Reflections Through a DeafLens

Jane introduces a new feature on her site.

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Transcript: Hello, it's great to have you here. From time to time, I'll be talking about perhaps a book, a film, a play, a piece of art work, perhaps a painting; maybe a person or a group; or maybe something from TV. I'm calling this category, "Jane's Picks." My first selection is CJ Jones. My reason for picking CJ is that he's been around for a while. He's a veteran actor having been with the National Theatre of the Deaf and the Children of a Lesser God touring company. He's performed with Deaf West and has appeared in television programs, such as Frasier, Sesame Street, and Rainbow's End, among others. He has also been in films. You can see all this on his website. it's easy to remember his URL, http://www.cjjoneslive.com/. CJ is really an interesting person. He's multi-talented, and is coordinating a huge upcoming event scheduled for October 25-27, 2007 here in the USA. The event is "The International Sign Language Theatre Festival" in California. For details, see CJ's website. Who is CJ? Surely you remember seeing him several months ago on PBS's documentary Through Deaf Eyes. That was CJ in the opening part of the film, riffing. He's a comedian who understands the power of laughter. He helps us to keep things in perspective. His wisdom of laughter feels good–he makes us feel good to laugh. It feels good to watch CJ. Check out CJ Jones at http://www.cjjoneslive.com/. Thank you, Jane