the line
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THE LINE will be available on demand until September 1 at 11:59PM EST
THE LINE - with ASL Interpretation:
THE CAST OF THE LINE: Santino Fontana, Arjun Gupta, John Ortiz, Alison Pill, Nicholas Pinnock, Jamey Sheridan & Lorraine Toussaint
THE ASL TEAM: Michelle Banks, Leela Chaitoo, Frank Dattolo, Dickie Hearts, Amelia Hensley, Aaron Kubey, Warren "Wawa" Snipe & Alexandria Wailes
Director of American Sign Language: Anne Tomasetti
Rehearsal Interpreter: Frenchetta Perez-Kilpatrick
"EMOTIVE & EFFECTIVE... IMMEDIATE & URGENT, THE LINE bears the marks of rapid response" - The Guardian
"HARROWING" - The New York Times (Critics' Pick)
"CUTS TO THE BONE" - Variety
The Public Theater is committed to presenting stories that reflect and explore the world and time we live in. As our nation continues to grapple with the COVID-19 pandemic, The Public is producing and presenting a digital expression that centers the stories of frontline medical workers in New York City.
THE LINE is available to the Deaf and Hard of Hearing Community through American Sign Language Interpretation and Closed Captioning,
Written by Jessica Blank and Erik Jensen
Directed by Jessica Blank
THE LINE is a new play by Jessica Blank and Erik Jensen created in the award-winning documentary style that brought you The Exonerated, Aftermath, and Coal Country. Crafted from firsthand interviews with New York City medical first responders during the COVID-19 pandemic, THE LINE cuts through the media and political noise to reveal the lived experiences of frontline medical workers in New York and their battle to save lives in a system built to serve the bottom line.
ACCESS THE PLAY FOR FREE WITH AN AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE INTERPRETATION
THE LINE will be available on-demand until Tuesday, August 4, at 11:59PM EST on The Public Theater YouTube Channel.
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