He also was choreographer for the production of “Jesus Christ Superstar” at the Open Circle Theater in Washington, D.C. He has performed around the globe, including in Africa, Australia, Egypt, England, France, Jamaica, Japan, Sweden, South America and the Virgin Islands. His television and film credits include “ If You Could Hear My Own Tune,” “ The West Wing,” “Secret Dream,” “Little Lonely Monster,” “Deaf Mosaic” and “ The New Captain Kangaroo,” for which he won the 2000 Media Access Award.Ī dancer, director and choreographer, Beam has worked with the Gallaudet Dance Company, the National Deaf Dance Theatre, the DuPont Dance Company, the Penn Vision Dance Company and the Bethesda Academy of Performing Arts. He was a member of “ I Didn't Hear That Color,” the first black deaf play ever produced. He also performs in his one-man shows, “ Fred Michael Beam: Sign Me a Story” and “ Black, Deaf Male: Who Am I?,” which toured nationwide. “ Fall Out Shelter,” “The Dirt Maker” and “ The Underachiever” at the Kennedy Center the title character in “ Othello” at Gallaudet University and Steve in “ A Streetcar Named Desire” at SignRise Cultural Arts in Washington, D.C. He is an experienced performer with acting credits that include Nicholas in “ By the Music of the Spheres” at the Goodman Theater, Harry in “ Harry the Dirty Dog” at the Bethesda Academy of Performing Arts Witness in “ Miracle Workers” and Stranger in “ Mad Dancer” at the Arena Stage in Washington, D.C. Fred Michael Beamįred Michael Beam is the outreach coordinator for Sunshine 2.0. The members of this traveling troupe come from many parts of the United States with performance credentials in drama, comedy, dance and children’s theater, to name just a few. Contact us in our booking section or online to schedule a performance at your location today. Sunshine 2.0 audiences have a rare opportunity to see an exciting form of art that is not only entertaining, but introduces them to the world of deafness and creates an impression that will last a lifetime. Using unique approaches to theater and dance, Sunshine 2.0 develops programs, workshops, and performances featuring materials that provide educational content and demonstrate the special quality of the performing arts in Deaf theater, while introducing audiences to the experiences of Deaf people. Performances are presented in voice and in American Sign Language, are accessible to all audience members and cover subjects for people of all ages. The troupe travels to public schools, schools for the deaf and hard-of-hearing students, colleges, or civic group venues and offers performances and activities that highlight STEM fields and other educational topics through the arts. Sunshine 2.0 is a professional traveling theater troupe based at Rochester Institute of Technology’s National Technical Institute for the Deaf (NTID) in Rochester, New York.
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