Access Press, Volume 14, Issue 3, March 10, 2003. Article

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.

Stand On Your Man; runs 4/18-5/4; ASL Sun., 4/27, 7:00; Shawn McConneloug and her Orchestra; Loring Playhouse; Mpls.; 612-822-1275; www.smccorchestra.com. Explores our Country and Western roots through music, text, film/video and dances.
Evidence of Silence Broken; runs 4/18-5/3; ASL Wed., 4/30, 7:30; Trú Rúts Endeavors at Pillsbury House Theater; Mpls.; 612-825-0459; www.truruts.com. Explores the birth of a poet through spoken word and hip-hop.
The Wonderful Ice Cream Suit; runs 4/25-5/10; ASL Fri., 5/2, 8:00; AD Sat., 5/10, 7:00; Mixed Blood Theatre; Mpls.; 612-338-6131; www.mixedblood.com. Six amigos pool their resources to buy a mystical white suit and then take turns sporting it.
You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown; runs 4/30-5/18; AD/ASL Sat., 5/3, 7:30; Howard Conn Fine Arts Center; Mpls.; 612-623-9080; www.youthperformanceco.com.
Comedy of Errors; runs 4/25-5/3; ASL Sat, 5/3, 7:30; Roseville Area Middle School Theatre; Little Canada; 651-415-2146; www.rosetownplayhouse.org.
Main Street; runs 4/5-5/18; AD Sat., 5/3, 8:00; ASL Thurs., 5/8, 10:30 a.m. & Sat., 5/10, 8:00; Great American History Theatre; St. Paul; 651-292-4320; www.historytheatre.com.
May Day Parade and Ceremony; Sun., 5/4; parade & ceremony audio described at 1:00; program interpreted at 3:00; In the Heart of the Beast Puppet & Mask Theatre; Mpls.; 612-721-2535; www.hobt.org.
Next Glimpse: Nancy Hauser Dance Co.; runs 5/3-5/10; ASL Sun., 5/4, 2:00; JDC Studio Theater; 612-871-9077.
Dinner with Friends; AD Sun., 5/4, 2:30; Eye of the Storm Theatre at Theatre Garage; Mpls.; 612-728-5859.
Skin Deep: the Glue Factory Project 2003; runs 5/8-5/11; ASL Fri., 5/10, 8:00; Corning Dances & Company at Illusion Theater; Mpls.; 612-339-4944; tickets@illusiontheater.org; www.corningdances.com; pre-performance interpreted talk. An eclectic group of seasoned performers over the age of 40 explores the issues of façade with the wisdom of sages and the mischief of a toddler.
Camping With Henry and Tom; ASL Fri., 5/9, 8:00; Rochester Repertory Theatre; 507-289-1737; www.rochesterrep.org. President Warren Harding accepts Henry Ford’s invitation to join him and Thomas Edison on their annual camping trip.
The Three Sisters; runs 4/25-5/24; AD Sat., 5/10, 1:00 (tactile tour 11:00) & Fri., 5/16, 7:30; ASL Thurs., 5/15, 7:30 & Fri., 5/23, 7:30; Guthrie Theater; Mpls.; 612-377-2224, TTY 612-377-6626; www.guthrietheater.org.
An Experiment with an Air Pump; runs 4/19-5/18; ASL/AD Sat., 5/10, 8:00; Park Square Theatre; St. Paul; 651-291-7005; www.parksquaretheatre.org; half-price tickets to ASL/AD patrons. A provocative play (set in 1799 and 1999) addressing medical ethics, passion versus love, the evolving role of women and the aims of science.
The Magic Bus to Asian Folktales; runs 5/2-5/22; ASL Sun., 5/11, 2:00; AD Tues., 5/13, 11:00; SteppingStone Theatre with Theater Mu; Landmark Center; St. Paul; 651-225-9265; www.steppingstonetheatre.org. A ride on a magical bus transports three children to Imperial China, Laos and the Philippines.
Sacagawea; runs 5/8-5/19; ASL/AD Sun., 5/11, 2:00; Fargo-Moorhead Community Theatre; 701-235-6778; www.fmct.org.
Dear Ruth; runs 4/25-5/18; AD Sun., 5/18, 2:00; Theatre in the Round Players; Mpls.; 612-333-3010; www.theatreintheround.org. Posing as her older sister, a teenager decides to help the war effort by writing letters to a serviceman.

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

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