Rocky Mountain Deaf Theatre presents two productions in April April 5, 2013

Rocky Mountain Deaf Theatre presents

James "JJ" Jones - The Mime

A Multimedia Mime Show Tribute to Marcel Marceau, Red Skelton, Deaf Artist Chuck Baird

James "JJ" Jones has been deaf since birth, but can partially hear with his hearing aid. He first discovered "pantomime" at an early age by watching the Red Skelton show, which was not captioned at the time. "JJ" first performed mime in school at the age of 10.

"JJ" learned more mime just before he graduated from the National Technical Institute for the Deaf (N.T.I.D.) in Rochester, NY. While there, he attended many mime workshops by Claude Kipnis, Keith Berger, Dimitri, Bernard Bragg (from the National Theatre of the Deaf), Francisco Reynders (Marcel Marceau's classmate) and many other mime artists. "JJ" improved his mime skills by observing the famous mime artist, Marcel Marceau. "JJ" fulfilled one of his lifelong dreams by meeting his role models Red Skelton and Marcel Marceau in person.

"JJ" performs mime programs ranging from street mime to multimedia presentations. He also gives mime workshops for schools and colleges. "JJ" has performed all over the USA at many schools, State Fairs, Deaf events such as Deaf Expos, Deaf Celebration, Deaf Awareness Day, and Deaf Way II (the International Deaf Conference in Washington D.C. in 2002). ). JJ has also begun to perform internationally, having recently performed at the first annual World of Mime in Paris, France honoring Marcel Marceau, and at the World Deaf Day in Bordeaux, France. (see photos under 'International', in Photo Gallery).

"JJ" has been a mime instructor at Maple Woods Community College for the Interpreter Training Program in North Kansas City, Missouri for over 15 years. He loves to teach mime to children and student interpreters. For more info about "JJ the Mime" see www.jjmime.com

(There may be a special appearance by former Denver Broncos football player Kenny Walker.)

Rocky Mountain Deaf Theatre presents James "JJ" Jones - The Mime

A Multimedia Mime Show Tribute to Marcel Marceau, Red Skelton and Deaf Artist Chuck Baird - Friday, April 5, Saturday, April 6 at 7 p.m. & Sunday, April 7 at 2 p.m. $20 cash at the door/$15 advance; $10 children under age 13. Vintage Theatre, 1468 Dayton St., Aurora, CO 80010

Advance tickets can be obtained by emailing [email protected]

Rocky Mountain Deaf Theatre presents

"The World Is My Stage"

Written by and Starring

Bernard Bragg

Bernard Bragg is an accomplished performer, director, writer, poet, and artist who dazzles crowds of deaf and hearing people alike. His show "The World Is My Stage," provides insights about the mistakes, misadventures, and mishaps that take place while performing. He narrates how he managed to sidestep, correct, and cover up to make it to the final curtain triumphantly. He will show how his lessons on‐stage apply to the greatest stage of all: life!

In addition to helping found and performing with the world renowned National Theater of the Deaf, he has studied with the famous French mime artist Marcel Marceau in Paris , performed in Moscow with a Russian theater group, and trained Swedish actors at the prestigious Stockholm Academy of Dramatic Arts. Bernard Bragg has been a Visiting Professor and artist-in-residence at NTID/RIT and Gallaudet, as well as teaching at CSUN. He has written, directed and produced countless theatrical productions all over the country and the world. The World Federation of the Deaf honored him with two of its highest awards: International First-Class Merit medal and Lifetime Achievement Award.

Bernard Bragg is the recipient of a Special Tony Award for Theatrical Excellence.

His performances will benefit each city twofold: To entertain, as well as to help raise funds to support a deaf community cause in each city chosen by each hosting organization. More info at http://bernardbragg.com/

Rocky Mountain Deaf Theatre presents "The World Is My Stage" - Written by and Starring Bernard Bragg - Friday, April 12 and Saturday, April 13 at 7:00 p.m. Performed in American Sign Language with voice interpretation

$25 cash at door/$20 in advance; $15 children under age 13. Advance tickets can be ordered by email: [email protected]. Vintage Theatre, 1468 Dayton St., Aurora, CO 80010.