# the hearing audience is the guest here

- Link: https://tacobout.online/2026/10/22/deaf-republic-nyu-skirball/
- Published: 2026-10-22T18:55:00-05:00
- Author: Hitch

[Ashley Lee on Deaf Republic at Playbill.](https://playbill.com/article/dead-centre-deaf-republic-nyu-skirball)
Dead Centre’s production brings Deaf and hearing performers, puppetry and live cinema
to NYU Skirball November 12–15. Communication, and who gets accommodated, is the
main event.

![A performer in a black leather coat holds a marionette on a stage framed by red
metallic streamers.](https://i0.wp.com/tacobout.online/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/
deaf-republic-johan-persson-marionette.jpg?ssl=1)

Adapted from Ilya Kaminsky’s poetry with Sign Language poet Zoë McWhinney, this 
is a useful reminder that access can shape the art rather than arrive as an accessory.
The [venue lists International Sign, spoken English and creative written-English captioning](https://nyuskirball.org/performance/deaf-republic/),
but explicitly says the production is not fully captioned. Check its accessibility
details before booking.

Source: Ashley Lee, Playbill, October 22, 2026. Production photographs by Johan 
Persson, via [NYU Skirball’s official production page](https://nyuskirball.org/performance/deaf-republic/);
used for editorial coverage of the production.