The Ware Trilogy: Mother Hicks, The Taste of Sunrise and The Edge of Peace

Product Code: WJ3000

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The three plays of The Ware Trilogy comprise an epic saga of small-town America, told in lyrical language and the visual poetry of American Sign Language. We come to know these characters as they live their lives—ordinary people living through extraordinary times. At the core of each play is an issue important to Deaf and hearing cultures, but most important are the human stories that will resonate with audiences of all ages.

Sweet Nothing in My Ear

Product Code: SD8000

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Approx. Run Time: 90 min.

Dan has never had an issue with his wife's and son's deafness until a doctor suggests that the son get a cochlear implant.

Mother Hicks

Product Code: MK4000

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Approx. Run Time: 90 min.

This play, set in Ware, Illinois during the Great Depression, is about three outsiders—a foundling girl known only as Girl; a deaf boy, eloquent in the language of his silence; and an eccentric recluse, Mother Hicks, who is suspected of being a witch. The tale, told with poetry and sign language, chronicles their journey to find themselves, and each other, in a troubled time.