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BYU unites hearing, deaf communities in 'Taste of Sunrise'

While the depth of the play lies in its story, “The Taste of Sunrise” breaks cultural and language barriers as it follows Tuc, a deaf young man growing up in the 1920s, who tells his tale through American Sign Language.

PROVO — The cast of “The Taste of Sunrise” at Brigham Young University describes the play as moving, universal, complex and full of hope.

And while the depth of the play lies in its story, “The Taste of Sunrise” breaks cultural and language barriers as it follows Tuc, a deaf young man growing up in the 1920s, who tells his tale through American Sign Language.