A Georgia festival focused on the plays written by locals is will offer interpreting services during shows and at its Meet the Playwright talkback series. Organizers of the 15th annual Essential Theatre will use focus groups after the festival ends to find out what else can be done to meet the needs of the deaf and hard of hearing audience members. The Essential Theater runs through August 11 at the Actor's Express Theatre in the Atlanta suburb of Marietta. There is a list of shows with ASL interpreting and the talkback series here.
