The Dogberry Conundrum: Translating Shakespeare into American Sign Language

Crom Saunders

Writer, Translator, Artist

Crom Saunders is currently a certified Deaf interpreter working as an Associate Professor at the American Sign Language program of Columbia College, Chicago.  Crom works extensively in translation, including PSA videos and children’s stories, with organizations such as Fun4TheDisabled and Sally Is Sarah, LLC. Crom has interpreted dozens of plays, from children’s theatre to musicals, including at the Oregon Shakespeare Festival and Steppenwolf Theater, and has taught dozens of ASL linguistics, educational, and theatrical workshops across the nation, in addition to working as a Director of ASL for several theatre companies across the nation.  He also is currently translating Shakespeare’s entire canon into ASL.