SASL Newsletter - Spring 2018 Issue Issue 9 - Spring 2018 | Page 8

Then, he walked out of the green room, turning off the light. The stage became dark. As the
theatre lights came on, the audience stood and waving hands filled the room.
“The gentle wind you blow with your applause will fill my ship’s sails…”
Patrick Graybill has been long considered as the quintessential actor, playwright, translator, and
teacher having inspired hundreds of people of all ages.
On Saturday, September 9, 2017, Dennis Cokely flew into Rochester from Boston to pay his
longtime friend and colleague Patrick Graybill a surprise visit at the pre-show reception room
in the NTID Dyer Arts Gallery.
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Special thanks to the following people who contributed to the performance honoring Patrick Graybill
Karen Christie, Aaron Kelstone, Hunter Luther, Stacy Lawrence, Perseus “Percy” McDaniel, Ana
Patricia Trujillo, Joseph Fox, Joseph Hamilton, Deirdre Schlehofer, Matthew Moore, Jeanne Behm,
Joan Naturale, Jim Orr, Katharyn Head, and Cezanne Enriquez
To support needed theater and dance lab renovations, and the expansion of the Green Room, visit
the NTID Giving page at http://www.ntid.rit.edu/50reunion/5for50/theater
The Power of ASL
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Spring 2018 – Issue 9