Skirball

Fourth grade is not easy and after spending a year planning her "positively purple" birthday party, Megan finds herself at odds with new student Alexis. To Megan, Alexis has it all: beauty, brains, and athletics-she's practically perfect in every way. Though Megan tries to be nice to her, Alexis is anything but friendly, making Megan wonder, "Does she not like me because I'm deaf?" When they're forced to collaborate on a science project, Megan discovers Alexis's secret. This touching new musical is an important reminder that despite first impressions, nobody's perfect.
 

Recommended for ages 8 and up.
Performance length: 60 minutes

The Skirball Center's Big Red Chair Family Series is made possible in part with support from Joan Ganz Cooney, L. Jay and Mary Ellen Oliva and NYU Family Care.

Nobody's Perfect is simultaneously performed in spoken English and American Sign Language (ASL) and is the first production ever to tour the US with a built-in open-caption system.

Based on the children's book by Marlee Matlin and Doug Cooney
Adapted for the stage by Doug Cooney
Music by Deborah Wicks La Puma
Directed by Coy Middlebrook
ASL Translation by Alexandria Wailes
Co-commissioned with VSA arts

Photos by Carol Pratt
Pictured left: Alexis sings about perfection with Florrie Bagel as Bethany to the left.
Pictured right: The girls try to convince Alexis to go to Megan’s party. (l-r) Jennifer Irons as Alexis, Omoro Omoighe as Keisha, Florrie Bagel as Bethany, Rachel Brennan as Cindy.