Saturday, August 10, 2024
Minnesota Fringe - AD/ASL
Minnesota Fringe- Audio Description
- ASL Interpretation
- Describers and Interpreters vary by show
Location
Schedule and Tickets
Schedule: 08/10
Fringe Festival venues are physically accessible to patrons with mobility disabilities. See individual venue pages for specific information on accessible entrance doors and parking. Fringe will assist patrons self-identifying with a disability with local transportation costs to any venue in the festival in order to attend a show where ASL or AD services are being provided. Please indicate your needs at least 24 hours prior to the show time at dawn@fringefestival.org. Reach out to boxoffice@fringefestival.org to arrange ticketing. Pre-Sales - 75% of all tickets are for sale in advance online until midnight the day before a show. Pre-sale tickets total $20 ($17 ticket + $3 processing fee). You will not receive a physical ticket when you reserve a seat online. Simply give your name to box office personnel when you come to the show. Your access to the theater is a reusable token issued to you at the box office instead of paper tickets. 25% of all tickets are reserved for walk-up sales on the day of the show, starting 30 minutes before showtime. At the door tickets are $20 ($17 ticket + $3 processing fee). Some shows sell out within minutes. To guarantee that you'll see a show, purchase online in advance through pre-sales. Reservation fees are waived for patrons using ASL or AD services (read Box Office policies to learn more about reservation fees). Passholders can purchase a discounted Multi-Show Pass with 5 or 10 tickets pre-loaded. 10-Show Passes are $130, 5-Show Passes are $75. For more info, contact boxoffice@fringefestival.org If you have questions about Fringe accessibility or to request reservation / transportation assistance: email access@fringefestival.org.
About the Show
August 1-11, 2024
The 31st annual celebration of the performing arts presents hundreds of performances by dozens of companies and individuals at a variety of venues in the Twin Cities! A 2024 Festival Button is required for admission ($5 at the door), good for neighborhood discounts during the festival and theater deals through next July.
Audio described and ASL-interpreted performances — 12 each! — are listed with descriptions at the Fringe website: https://minnesotafringe.org/2024/access.
Here are the accessible shows for August 9-10-11:
AUDIO DESCRIBED:
A Murder on the Great Grimpen Mire Express
Saturday, August 10, 1:00 PM
Saturday, August 10, 4:00 PM
Sunday, August 11, 1:00 PM
Two Bowls of Cereal and Some Bacon
Sunday, August 11, 2:30 PM
ASL-INTERPRETED:
Yo-Ho-Hum: A Pirate's Midlife Crisis
Friday, August 9, 8:30 PM
Looking for Justice (in all the wrong places)
at: Bryant Lake Bowl
Saturday, August 10, 5:30 PM
at: Open Eye Theatre
Sunday, August 11, 5:30 PM
at: Open Eye Theatre
Sunday, August 11, 7:00 PM
Secrets Under the Christmas Tree: A Deedee Wallaby Mystery
at: Open Eye Theatre
Sunday, August 11, 8:30 PM
NEW! Free Admission to Access Performances: Patrons requiring access services are eligible to claim 1 of 6 FREE tickets held at all performances with access services provided (ASL Interpretation, Audio Description). Patrons should proceed to the Box Office and identify themselves as an audience member using access services where they will be greeted by the access provider and offered early entry and priority seating to ensure the best vantage point for using the services. These free tickets will be available at individual box offices until 5 minutes prior to show start.
English - OC
The Guthrie Theater in co-production with the Goodman Theatre- Real-time Captioning
- Assisted Listening Devices
- Large Print Playbill
- Captioning by c2 inc.
Location
- Accessible Entrance
- Accessible Restrooms
- Accessible Seating
- Elevator to all public areas
Schedule and Tickets
Tickets: $29 to $82. Patrons using Open Captioning may pay $25. If you have questions about tickets or accessibility accommodation, contact 612-225-6390 or accessibility@guthrietheater.org. To purchase tickets for the Guthrie's accessible performances, use the accessibility filter on its online performance calendar or call the Box Office at 612-377-2224. Masks are encouraged but no longer required to visit or attend a performance at the Guthrie. If you are unable to attend Up-to-date health policies can be found at: https://www.guthrietheater.org/health-and-safety/.
About the Show
July 13 – August 18, 2024
by SANAZ TOOSSI; directed by HAMID DEHGHANI
In Karaj, Iran, educator Marjan, who perfected her English during a nine-year stint in Britain, strictly maintains an English-only method to ensure her four students pass the TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language) with flying colors. Everyone has varying motivations, accents and enthusiasm as they pursue fluency together — Marjan included, who feels her own proficiency slipping. After six weeks of trial, error and effort, what they discover about themselves may be the greatest learning curve of all. This Pulitzer Prize-winning new play tenderly explores the realities of the language-learning process and the parts of our identities that are lost and found along the way.
English premiered in March 2022 at the Atlantic Theater Company. The Los Angeles Times called it "gently compassionate" and "emotionally enlightening."
Hamid Dehghani is an accomplished Iranian theater director, playwright and actor. According to Dehghani, "stories like English are able to connect nations, connect people and help us see people as humans."
Seussical: The Musical - SF
Children's Performing Arts- Sensory Friendly
Location
- Accessible Entrance
- Accessible Parking Designated
- Accessible Restrooms
- Wheelchair Accessible
Schedule and Tickets
All Relaxed Performances are pay-what-you-can and advance reservations are not needed. For any specific accommodation requests or questions regarding Relaxed Performances please contact Maddie Ripperger at maddier@childrensperformingartsmn.org.
About the Show
August 8-17, 2024
For every mainstage show in its season, Children’s Performing Arts hosts a relaxed performance. This allows patrons with sensory, social, physical, and cognitive needs to attend a production in a safe and welcoming environment. Modifications to this performance include lights remaining dim in the audience, elimination of intense lighting and sound effects, and audiences being free to move around the space and make any noises they need to make. Fidgets, noise-canceling headphones, and modified seating are also welcome into the space!
The Cat in the Hat tells the story of Horton, an elephant who discovers a speck of dust that contains the Whos, including Jojo, a Who child sent off to military school for thinking too many "thinks." Horton faces a double challenge: not only must he protect the Whos from a world of naysayers and dangers, but he must guard an abandoned egg, left in his care by the irresponsible Mayzie La Bird. Although Horton faces ridicule, danger, kidnapping and a trial, the intrepid Gertrude McFuzz never loses faith in him. Ultimately, the powers of friendship, loyalty, family and community are challenged and emerge triumphant.