Accessible Performances

The following performances will be Audio Described (AD) for people who are blind or have low vision, or interpreted in American Sign Language (ASL) for people who are deaf or hard-of-hearing.

Alice=s Rockin= Adventures; runs 3/7-3/23; ASL Sun., 3/16, 2:00; AD Tues., 3/18, 11:00; Landmark Center; St. Paul; 651-225-9265; www.steppingstonetheatre.org. A new adaptation of Lewis Carroll=s timeless classicCfilled with songs, jokes, intrigue, laughter and wonder!
[sic]; runs 2/28-3/29; AD Fri., 3/21, 7:30; ASL Fri., 3/28, 7:30; Pillsbury House Theatre; Mpls.; 612-825-0459; www.pillsburyhousetheatre.org. The relationship among friends stuck in apartment purgatory provides the comic landscape for this new take on urban friendship.
tick, tick...BOOM!; runs 3/11-3/23; AD/ASL Sat., 3/22, 2:00; Historic Pantages Theatre; Mpls.; 612-373-5650 or 612-989-5151; www.state-orpheum.com. A musical about events that inspired a struggling artist in SoHo to face life-altering choices and fight to keep his dream.
Sweet Honey in the Rock; ASL Sat., 3/22, 8:00 & Sun., 3/23, 3:00; College of St. Catherine; St. Paul; 612-673-9230 or 651-690-6700; www.avaspecial.com. This concert by the African-American female a cappella group honors domestic abuse and sexual assault programs, and is dedicated to Sheila Wellstone.
Lobby Hero; runs 2/7-3/29; AD Thurs., 3/27, 7:30; Jungle Theater; Mpls.; 612-822-7063; www.jungletheater.com. Confronted with personal ethical dilemmas, a hapless young security guard, his strait-laced supervisor, a veteran police officer and his feisty rookie partner are challenged to Ado the right thing.@
MACT Community Theatre Play Festival; ASL/AD Wed., 4/2 thru Sun. a.m., 4/6; U of M Crookston; www.crk.umn.edu or www.mact.net; 218-281-8266 or 651-644-1187. 19 plays of one hour or less in eight different play sessions. Workshops also. Call for a brochure.
8-Track: The Sounds of the 70's; runs 3/18-5/24; ASL/AD Sat., 4/5, 2:00; Ordway Center for the Performing Arts; St. Paul; 651-224-4222, TTY 651-282-3100; www.ordway.org. Admit it: you feel good in polyester! Rediscover The Carpenters, LaBelle, Barry Manilow, The Doobie Brothers, The Bee Gees and more.
Victor/Victoria; runs 3/28-4/19; ASL Sat., 4/5, 8:00; Rochester Civic Theatre; 507-282-8481; www.rochcivictheatre.org.
Pride and Prejudice; runs 4/3-4/13; AD/ASL Sun., 4/6, 2:00; Fargo-Moorhead Community Theatre; 701-235-6778; www.fmct.org.
The Crucible; ASL Sun., 4/6, 7:30; College of Saint Benedict; St. Joseph; 320-363-5777; www.csbsju.edu/finearts.
Kindertransport; runs 4/11-4/27; ASL Fri.-Sat., 4/11-12, 7:30; Lyric Arts Main Street Stage; Anoka; 763-422-1838; www.lyricarts.org. During the run of this play about Hitler=s Germany, the official Kindertransport Association graphic art exhibit will be on display in the theatre building.
Book of Days; runs 3/21-4/13; AD Sun., 4/13, 2:00; Theatre in the Round Players; Mpls.; 612-333-3010; www.theatreintheround.org. The vices and secrets of an Ozark farming community come to light when its leading citizen dies in a bizarre hunting accident.
La Traviata; runs 4/5-4/13; AD Sun., 4/13, 2:00; Minnesota Opera at the Ordway; St. Paul; 612-333-6669; www.mnopera.org.
Ferdinand the Bull; ASL Sun., 4/13, 4:00 & Wed., 4/16, 11:15; Saint John=s University; Collegeville; 320-363-5777; www.csbsju.edu/finearts.

Korczak=s Children; runs 3/18-4/19; AD/ASL Fri., 4/18, 7:30; Children=s Theatre Co.; Mpls.; 612-874-0400; www.childrenstheatre.org. Outside the walls of Korczak=s orphanage, the Nazis were menacing the Warsaw Ghetto. Inside, he made theatre and healed.
The Summer People; runs 4/11-4/19; ASL Sat., 4/19, 8:00; U of M Theatre; Mpls. Reserve tickets at 612-624-2345 (via MRS) at least 3 weeks before show to assure interpreting service; http://cla.umn.edu/theater. A group of Russia=s elite idles away the summer. Turbulent times are dawning on their country, but they are powerless to do anything but squabble about their changing society.
Seven Guitars; runs 4/10-5/4; ASL Fri., 4/25, 8:00; Penumbra Theatre; St. Paul; 651-224-3180; www.penumbratheatre.com. Seven people come together in 1948 outside a Pittsburgh rooming house to celebrate the life and mourn the death of Floyd ASchoolboy@ Barton, a blues guitarist on the cusp of stardom.
Psycho Beach Party; runs 4/17-4/26; AD Sat., 4/26, 8:00; Fargo-Moorhead Community Theatre; 701-235-6778; www.fmct.org. Imagine AGidget@ crossed with AThe Three Faces of Eve@ and AMommie Dearest,@ then put on your Hawaiian shirt and head for the beach! Dinner theatre available.
AACT Region 5 Community Theatre Play Festival; ASL/AD Fri.-Sun., 5/2-4; Rochester Civic Theatre; 507-282-8481; www.rochcivictheatre.org. Winning plays from seven state community theatre festivals will be performed at this regional festival. Critiques follow each play and awards are presented at a Sunday brunch. ASL or AD must be requested by 4/18. For a brochure, call or e-mail dsween@rochcivictheatre.org.

Watch for a special offer to attend the accessible performance of AThe Full Monty@ June 21 at 2:00 at the Ordway in St. Paul.

For updates by phone, call VSA arts of Minnesota at 612-332-3888 or statewide 800-801-3883 (voice/TTY).

To find out which movies are captioned or described at the MoPix-equipped cinemas in Minnesota, call: AMC Eden Prairie, 952-656-0010; or Crown Minneapolis, 612-338-1466.

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