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Ed Waterstreet (born Edmund Waterstreet, May 5, 1943, in Algoma, Wisconsin) is a Deaf American actor and one of the founders (along with his wife, Linda Bove) and the artistic director of Deaf West Theatre, which was established in 1991, and was the first resident theatre company in America operating under the direction of a deaf artistic director.
Ed Waterstreet was born on 5 May 1943 in Algoma, Wisconsin, USA. He is an actor and producer, known for Snowbound, The Pretender (1996) and Sweet Nothing in My Ear (2008). He has been married to Linda Bove since 1970.
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- Algoma, Wisconsin, USA
Ed Waterstreet was born on 5 May 1943 in Algoma, Wisconsin, USA. He is an actor and producer, known for Snowbound, The Pretender (1996) and Sweet Nothing in My Ear (2008). He has been married to Linda Bove since 1970.
- May 5, 1943
Founder Ed Waterstreet, who is deaf himself, calls Deaf West Theatre “the realization of a dream.” Since childhood, when he would go to shows with his hearing family, he had dreamed of a theater that would be fully accessible to him and other individuals who are deaf.
Ed Waterstreet (b. 1943) is a deaf actor and director, as well as the husband of Linda Bove. He guest starred on Sesame Street a number of times between 1971 and 1987, sometimes as a member of the Little Theatre of the Deaf and other times solo as Linda's friend Ed.
Mar 2, 2012 · Deaf West Theatre is announcing Friday the retirement of its pioneering founder, Ed Waterstreet, and the appointment of his successor as artistic director, David J. Kurs.
Established in 1991 by Founding Artistic Director, Ed Waterstreet, Deaf West Theatre engages artists and audiences in unparalleled theater experiences inspired by Deaf culture and the expressive power of sign language.
