The Sound of Dogs Collective is composed of Jennifer Roberts, Pamela Witcher, and Micheline Chevrier. The Collective was formed out of the artists’ mutual desire to amplify Deaf voices and experiences, and to share each other’s knowledge and artistic practice.
Olivia Collette’s The Paranoid King focuses on the existential anxieties of King Ashurhaddan–ruler of the Assyrian empire between 680 and 669 BC. By highlighting these emotions, which are rarely associated with an ancient imperial leader, the play centres human empathy and understanding.