National Theatre of the Deaf

National Theatre of the Deaf
AbbreviationNTD
Founded1967 (1967)
HeadquartersWest Hartford, Connecticut, U.S.
Coordinates41°46′17″N 72°44′51″W / 41.7712702°N 72.7473777°W / 41.7712702; -72.7473777
Tyrone Giordano
Websitentd.org

The National Theatre of the Deaf (NTD) is an American theatre company founded in 1967 and based in Connecticut, United States.

The company presents productions that combine American Sign Language and spoken language to make performances accessible to both deaf and hearing audiences. NTD is affiliated with a drama school founded in 1967 and with the Little Theatre of the Deaf (LTD), established in 1968 for younger audiences.

Before the NTD’s founding, there were no college-level theatre programs designed for deaf actors. The three major deaf theatre groups active earlier were the New York Association of the Deaf, the New York Theatre Guild of the Deaf, and the Metropolitan Theatre Guild of the Deaf.

NTD’s first official performance was The Man With His Heart in the Highlands at Wesleyan University in 1967. Company members participated in the first National and Worldwide Deaf Theatre Conference in 1994. The NTD has received awards including the Tony Award for Theatrical Excellence. The group has toured all 50 states and more than 30 countries.

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