Sesame Street, the children’s television show, collaborated with The National Theatre of the Deaf to produce four American Sign Language (ASL) music videos featuring alumni on both sides of the production team. Performers Amelia Hensley, ‘13, Joey Antonio, 20 & G-’21, and Phelan Conheady brought their energy to the screen, performing alongside videos from the Sesame Street cast, including musical star Will.i.am. On the production side, Jules Dameron, ‘03, directed the production, and Kailyn Aaron-Lozano, G-’20 & G-’21 worked on the production as the director of ASL.
The four videos released are the following:
- Sing the Sesame Street Alphabet Song in American Sign Language (ASL) with Joey Antonio and Phelan Conheady
- If You’re Happy and You Know It in American Sign Language (ASL) with Phelan Conheady
- What I Am in American Sign Language (ASL) with Amelia Hensley and Joey Antonio
- Feist 1, 2, 3 ,4 in American Sign Language (ASL) with Amelia Hensley
You can view all the Sesame Street videos in this playlist, and learn more about The National Theatre of the Deaf on their website.
