Seattle live theatres offer accessible programming
Seattle's three largest live theatres continue to offer accessible performances during the 2011-12 season for people with hearing loss through both captioning and sign-interpreted performances.
Here is the lineup at the Paramount Theatre:
West Side Story, Sunday, Jan. 15, ASL performance 1:00 p.m., captioned performance 6:30 p.m.
Beauty and the Beast, Sunday, Feb. 26, ASL performance 1:00 p.m.; captioned performance 6:30 p.m.
Mamma Mia, Sunday, March 25, ASL performance 1:00 p.m.; captioned performance 6:30 p.m.
Cats, Sunday, April 22, ASL performance 1:00 p.m.; captioned performance 6:30 p.m.
Million Dollar Quartet, Sunday, May 20, ASL performance 1:00 p.m.; captioned performance 6:30 p.m.
American Idiot, Sunday, June 10, ASL performance 1:00 p.m.; captioned performance 6:30 p.m.
Captions are prepared in advance from the script, and displayed on a portable LED reader-board in synch with the pace of the actual performance. Paramount sets aside a block of seats from which both the caption-display board and the on-stage action are visible in the same line of sight. Tickets are offered at a discounted price, and can be purchased on line.
Here is the lineup for Seattle's Fifth Avenue Theatre:
Captioned performances:
Cinderella, Sunday, Dec. 18, 1:30 p.m.
Oklahoma, Saturday, March 3, 2:00 p.m.
First Date, Thursday, April 19, 8:00 p.m.
Damn Yankees, Thursday, May 17, 8:00 p.m.
Rent, Saturday, Aug. 18, 8:00 p.m.
ASL performances:
Cinderella, Thursday, Dec. 22, 7:30 p.m.
Oklahoma, Saturday, March 3, 8:00 p.m.
First Date, Friday, March 30, 8:00 p.m.
Damn Yankees, Saturday, May 19, 8:00 p.m.
Rent, Saturday, Aug. 18, 8:00 p.m.
Tickets are available at a discounted price by email, ticketing@5thavenue.org.
In addition to volume-enhancing Assistive Listening Devices, 5th Avenue also offers a copy of the script with a book light for all shows to enable patrons with hearing loss to follow the dialogue. The script and booklight may be reserved in advance by email, ticketing@5thavenue.org, and permits patrons with hearing loss to enjoy productions if they cannot attend on the dates set aside for captioned or ASL-interpreted performances.
Here is the schedule for Seattle Repertory Theatre's captioned performances:
How to Write a New Book for the Bible, Thursday, Jan. 19, 7:30 p.m.
Red, Thursday, March 1, 7:30 p.m.
Clybourne Park, Thursday, April 26, 7:30 p.m.
Tickets may be purchased online by clicking on the links above.
Seattle Rep also offers ASL-interpreted performances. That schedule is available at www.tadanw.org.
