About the Show

Humour and powerful, the young actors from SSSD, created a theatrical piece that touches the heart of every New Englander who is part of the Deaf community.

The act begins with a comical bus ride, masterfully performed with minimal props, the young actors use their bodies to create the image of a bus, it's moving, and passangers boarding. A media screen above their heads projects a movie of a moving road shot from the rear window of a vehicle, so as to give the full effect of a moving bus.

A surprising twist is thrown into the act, and with a beatufiul combination of live acting and edited media, the story unfolds before the audience's teary eyes.

No worries, the actors certainly have comic relief to follow!

Co-creators Janis Cole & Todd Czubek

About the Directors

‘ STOPPING BY MARIE’Janis Cole, M.Ed. (Co-creator of SSSD production ‘STOPPING BY MARIE) Co-chair of the International Deaf Theatre Festival. Janis Cole, 1st Deaf generation of hearing family. Janis is an educator, lecturer, ASL consultant, ASL trainer, certified Deaf interpreter, actress, director, producer and community advocate in the Deaf community. A graduate of Boston University’s program in Deaf/ASL Studies and is now a faculty member at Boston University in the Deaf Studies program, ASL specialist at Boston Center for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Children, ASL consultant with Center for Research and Training at TLC. She was a co-Artistic Director with Pah! Deaf Youth Theatre at Wheelock Family Theatre and Language Arts consultant with The Learning Center in Framingham. Janis is one of the team members who has worked with Todd of The Magical Literacy Camp (TMLC) and numerous of other Deaf related projects. She has on-going working relationship at the Scranton School for the Deaf in Scranton, Pennsylvania involving with Deaf children and staff. ‘STOPPING BY MARIE’ is one of my best work.

Todd A. Czubek, M.Ed. (Co-creator of SSSD production ‘STOPPING BY MARIE) Todd, hearing from a large Deaf family. His 2 Deaf siblings are 4th Deaf generation. Todd is the ASL Literacy Coordinator at the Scranton State School for the Deaf (SSSD) in Scranton, Pennsylvania. A graduate of Boston University’s programs in Deaf Studies (B.S.) and Deaf Education (M.Ed.) he has 11 years of teaching experience at both the New Mexico School for the Deaf and SSSD. Todd is also the creator and director of The Magical Literacy Camp (TMLC), a groundbreaking program designed to revolutionize perceptions and practices in ASL and English literacy instruction. He has worked with Janis Cole for many years, and together they have developed a number of innovative Deaf theatre projects. He is married to Janey Greenwald and together they have one fantastic son, John Czubek. They are living happily ever after in Waverly, PA.