Access Press, Volume 14, Issue 8, August 10, 2003. Accessible Performances

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.

Summer Blizzard 2003; runs 8/14-8/17; ASL Sat., 8/15, 2 p.m.; 3 Legged Race, at the Southern Theater; Mpls.; 612-340-1725; www.southerntheater.org. Features five collaborative teams including clowns, dancers, aerialists and musicians.
The Mikado by Gilruns; runs 7/1-8/17; AD Sun., 8/17, 2 p.m.; Theatre in the Round Players; Mpls; 612-333-3010; www.theatreintheround.org. This comic opera follows the thwarted passion of the son of the Mikado of Japan for a beautiful young girl engaged to the Lord High Executioner.
Pride and Prejudice; runs 7/26-8/30; AD Fri., 8/22, 7:30 p.m. & Sat. 8/30, 1 p.m.; ASL Fri., 8/29, 7:30 p.m.; Guthrie Theater; Mpls.; 612-377-2224, TTY 612-377-6626; www.guthrietheater.org.
Nickle and Dimed; by Joan Holden; runs 8/9-8/31; ASL Fri., 8/22, 7:30 p.m.; AD Sat. 8/23, 1 p.m.; Guthrie Lab; Mpls.; 612-377-2224, TTY 612-377-6626; www.guthrietheater.org. Based on journalist Barbara Ehrenreich’s best-selling book, this investigative seriocomedy is a penetrating, often harrowing account of what it’s really like to live in low-income America.
The Guys; runs 9/5-9/6; ASL Sat., 9/6; 8 p.m.; The Actor's Gang at Stephen B. Humphrey Theater; Saint John's University; Collegeville; 320-363-5777, www.csbsju.edu/finearts or www.theactorsgang.com. An acclaimed, two-person play about a journalist’s personal experiences during the aftermath of Sept. 11.
Mysteries of the Ancient World Art exhibit; ASL Sun., 9/7, 2 p.m.; The Minneapolis Institute of Art offers ASL-interpreted public tours of exhibits on the first Sunday of the month; 612-870-3131 or TTY 612-870-3132; e-mail dhegstro@artsmia.org; www.artsmia.org.
Carmen Funebre (Funeral Song); runs 9/10-9/14; AD Sat., 9/13, 7:30 p.m.; on the site of new Guthrie theater on the Minneapolis Riverfront; 612-377-2224; TTY 612-377-6626; www.guthrietheater.org. Based on the personal testimonies of victims of the Bosnian conflict.
Minnesota Renaissance Festival; starts 8/16 and runs weekends thru 9/28; ASL Sat., 9/13—Sign Language Saturday will offer interpreters at the majority of performances during the day. The Festival site is at the intersection of Highway 169 and 145th Street; tickets at 952-445-7361 or at SuperAmerica; www.renaissancefest.com .
Honk! The Ugly Duckling Musical; runs 8/19-11/1; AD/ASL Tues., 9/23, 7:30 p.m.; Children’s Theatre Co.; Mpls.; 612-874-0400; www.childrenstheatre.org . Award-winning London hit musical version of the Hans Christian Andersen classic.

For updates by phone, call VSA arts of MN at 612-332-3888 or statewide 800-801-3883 (voice/TTY), or the MACT Hotline at 612-706-1456 or statewide 800-290-2428 (voice mailbox 4). Listings are also posted on the Web at: http://mn.vsarts.org or www.mact.net. To receive this list by e-mail each month, call VSA arts or send an e-mail to jon.vsarts@bcmn.com. Specify if you want to receive the Audio Description listings, ASL-Interpreted shows or the combined list.

To find out which current 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. If you would like to receive a weekly e-mail of accessible film times, contact VSA arts.

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