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Tuesday, October 29, 2013

Chicago's 'Lookingglass Theatre' offering a Touch Tour and Audio Description for performances, Accessibility info



Lookingglass Theatre 

Accessibility

Accessibility at Lookingglass

Accessible Seating
Lookingglass Theatre ground floor and balcony seats are accessible for all patrons who use a wheelchair or scooter, or patrons who cannot walk stairs. Please contact the box office at 312.337.0665 for more information.

Assistive Listening Devices
Lightweight assistive listening devices are available for every mainstage performance at the box office free of charge. A form of ID is required as a deposit. 

Large Print Programs
Large print programs are available in electronic form or hard copy at the box office. If you would like a copy in advance of your visit to the theatre, please call the box office at 312.337.0665.

Audio Description/Touch Tour
Each subscription production features one performance with audio description. This service allows patrons with vision loss to hear a verbal description of the design elements, actor movements, and other elements not conveyed through sound. For the 2013-2014 season, audio described performances will take place on:
Sunday, October 27, 2013, 3pm - The North China Lover
Sunday, January 19, 2014, 3pm - The Little Prince
Sunday, May 18, 2014, 3pm - In the Garden
Available at 1:30pm before the audio described performances, Touch Tours are teactile explorations of scenic, costume, and property design, led by our audience services staff. Please RSVP for the touch tour when you purchase your tickets by calling the box office at 312.337.0665. Access discounts are available. You can also purchase a discounted season subscription with audio description here.

Open Captioning
Each subscription production features one performance with opening captioning. At captioned performances, text is displayed in line-of-sight on an electronic LED board showing what the actors are saying and other sound effects on stage. For the 2013-2014 season, open captioned performances will take place on:
Sunday, November 3, 2013, 3pm - The North China Lover
Sunday, January 26, 2014, 3pm - The Little Prince
Sunday, June 8, 2014, 3pm - In the Garden
To buy tickets online, please select the "Open Caption Line-of-sight" section and enter the discount code CAPTION for the access discount. You can also purchase a discounted season subscription with open captioning here

Partial support for open captioning provided by Theatre Development Fund

Group SalesGroup Sale purchases are available for accessible performances, including special rates for educational institutions and no per ticket handling fees. Contact groupsales@lookingglasstheatre.org or call 312.337.0665 x0 
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