The Nalaga’at (Do Touch) of Israel is the first Deaf-Blind theatre company in the world, each member born with Usher’s Syndrome. The group of twelve actors toured in North America from June 15 to 27, 2004, performing their acclaimed show, “Light Is Heard in Zig Zag,” in New York, Boston, Toronto, and Montreal. The show is a series of vignettes, most set to music, that portray the cast’s dreams and realities. Some people expect the piece to be depressing but Adina Tal, director, said, “It’s colorful, it’s funny, it’s sad. It’s everything good theater should be.” Nalaga’at’s work has been praised by all who have seen it, with critics calling it “the most surprising hit of Israeli theater.” The Jerusalem Post called the performance “simply amazing.” The troupe was hosted in the U.S. by the Helen Keller National Center in New York and the Perkins School for the Blind in Boston. For more information about Nalaga’at, visit www.nalagaat.org.il, in Hebrew or English.