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. Selected performances
offer reduced admission prices for the patron and one companion.
When calling a box office, confirm the service (ASL or AD), date,
time, ticket price and anything else needed, e.g. length of performance,
etc. If you attend a show, please share your feedback with
the performing organization, interpreter, and VSA arts of Minnesota
. Accessible performance information is compiled by VSA Arts of
Minnesota , 612-332-3888 or http://www.vsaartsmn.org
Candida
May 27 - Aug. 27
Commonweal Theatre, 206 Parkway
Ave. N., Lanesboro. ASL: Sun., July 23, 2p.m.; Tix: $10 (Reduced)
507-467-2525, 800-657-7025 or tickets@commonwealtheatre.org; www.commonwealtheatre.org
Forty-Five Minutes from Broadway
June
16 - Aug. 26
University of Minnesota Centennial
Showboat Players at Harriet Island Regional Park, St. Paul. ASL:
Fri., July 14, 8:00 p.m.; Tix: $20; Paddelford Packet Boat Company,
651-227-1100 or www.ShowboatTheater.com
To Fool the Eye
July 1 - Oct.
29
Commonweal Theatre, 206 Parkway
Ave. N., Lanesboro. ASL: Sun., Sept. 24, 2p.m. Tix: $10 (Reduced)
507-467-2525, 800-657-7025 or tickets@commonwealtheatre.org
H.M.S. Pinafore
July 14 - Aug.
13
Theatre in the Round Players,
245 Cedar Ave., Mpls. AD: Sun., Aug. 13, 2:00 p.m.; Tix: $20, senior/student
discounts; 612-333-3010; www.theatreintheround.org
The Great Gatsby
July 15 -
Sept. 10
Guthrie Theater, 818 2nd St.
S., Mpls. ASL: Fri., Aug. 18 and Aug. 25, 7:30 p.m.; AD: Sat., Aug.
5, 1:00 p.m. (free tactile tour 11); Fri., Aug. 11, 7:30 p.m.; Tix:
Reduced to $16; 612-377-2224, TTY 612-377-6626; www.guthrietheater.org
The Real Thing
Aug. 5 - Sept.
24
Guthrie Theater, 818 2nd St.
S., Mpls. AD: Sat., Aug. 26, 1p.m. (sensory tour 11:00); Fri., Sept.
1, 7:30 p.m. ASL: Fri., Sept. 8, 7:30 p.m. Tix: $16 (Reduced); reg.
$22-$52; 612-377-2224, TTY 612-377-6626; www.guthrietheater.org
MN Renaissance Festival
Aug.
19 - Oct. 1
Weekends, Labor Day and Festival
Friday, Sept. 29, Renaissance Festival, 20 miles south of the Twin
Cities, 3 miles south of Shakopee off Highway 169 at 145th St ASL:
Signing Sat, Sept. 9, 9a.m. to 7p.m. Tix: Adult $18.95, Sr (60+)
$16.95; Child (6-12) $9.95; $3 off in adv at Super-America; 800-966-8215
or info@renaissancefest.com
Minnesota State Fair
Aug. 24
- Sept. 4
State Fair, 1265 Snelling
Ave. N., St. Paul. Grandstand performers will include Rascal Flatts,
Flaming Lips, Prairie Home Companion with Garrison Keillor, Bonnie
Raitt, Steve Miller Band, Alan Jackson, Brooks Dunn, Amateur Talent
Contest, and more. Interpreters or Audio Describers for Grandstand
Shows must be requested at least two weeks in advance. Call 651-642-2262
or 651-642-2442 (TTY); tickets@mnstatefair.org or
guestservices@mnstatefair.org; www.mnstatefair.org
ASL: Fri., Aug. 25, 7:30 p.m. $40-$67. Rascal Flatts with Gary
Allan
ASL: Sat., Sept. 2, 6:30 p.m. $25. BoDeans and Gear Daddies, with
The Nadas
ASL: Mon., Sept. 4, 7p.m. $40 Brooks & Dunn w/Sugarland
ASL: roving interpreters will be available to assist guests at daily
events from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. daily.
The Last of the Boys
Aug.
25 - Oct. 1
Jungle Theater, 2951 Lyndale
Ave. S., Mpls. AD: Thurs., Sept. 7, 7:30 p.m. Tix: Reduced to $8,
612-822-7063; www.jungletheater.com.
MN Fringe Festival
Aug.
3 - 13
ASL and AD: Performances to
be announced at various venues in Minneapolis
Tix: www.fringefestival.org or www.uptowntix.com
The Afterlife Project,
or ‘She’s Just Sleeping’ and
Other Lies Your Mother Told You About Death
Aug. 11
John had a heart attack.
Spot got hit by a truck. Jane suffocated during autoerotic asphyxiation
while listening to Rod Stewart. Come see what they’re up
to now! Death — Everybody’s
doin’ it. Performed by Upright Egg Theatre Company. AD: 5:30
p.m., Rarig Center Thrust, 330 21st Ave. S., Mpls. Describer: Cynthia
Hamre
Circumference
Aug. 11
The
Ghosts of Gym Teachers Past commingle with the Fear of Fitness Centers
Present and the Longing for Weight Loss Future as an aerobi-phobic “floating
head” struggles to become a real, kinetic person. Lycra encouraged!
Performed by Amy Salloway. AD: 7p.m., Rarig Ctr Thrust, 330 21st
Ave. S., Mpls. Describer: Cynthia Hamre
Monsters in America:
Puppets of Mass Destruction
Aug. 11
The Corporation accidentally
unleashes a rampaging horror and their wiliest spin-doctors make
scapegoats of the cutest and cuddliest “cereal
killers” in America. Fingers are pointed. Allegories are veiled.
Worlds are rocked. (“Death Penalty Puppetry” gang.).
Performed by the Chameleon Theatre Circle. AD: 8:30 p.m., Rarig Center
Proscenium, 330 21st Ave. S., Mpls. Describer: Cynthia Hamre
In Hope of Claudia
Aug. 12
Beatrice
lead Dante from dis to purgatorio to paradiso. “In
Hopes of Claudia” leads poet Kevin Kling and Simone Perrin
on a musical triptych to the stars. Performed by Kevin Kling. ASL:
1:00 p.m., Mpls. Theatre Garage, 711 W. Franklin Ave., Mpls. Interpreter:
TBA
Dancing Rats and Vampire Moms
Aug. 12
Dangerous
mothers come out to play in three tales told with wit, heart, and
a touch of horror: “Oprah Meets Snow White,” “Mama
Gone” & “The Dancing Rat of Paris.” “Donoval
has mastered the art of telling stories that are funny and heart-wrenching.” -
Chicago Reader, critic’s choice. Performed by Hardcover Theater
and Nancy Donoval. AD: 1:00 p.m., the Playwrights’ Center,
2301 Franklin Ave. E., Mpls. Describer: Cynthia Hamre
Japonesque
Aug. 13
What would happen
to Mr. Rogers if he got trapped on Sesame Street in a dark back-alley
of Japan? Japonesque will realize this scenario through funny,
eerie, sexy improvisations using five boxes and infinite possibilities.
Dancer/choreographer Kats D Fukasawa and multi-disciplinary artist
Masanari Kawahara will present unpredictable dance-theater performance
using improvised movements, mask theater, puppetry, vocalization
and basic course in Japanese culture. Performed by Paneer Project.
ASL: 1:00 p.m., Southern Theater, 1420 Washington Ave. S., Mpls.
Interpreter: TBA
Vive Venezuela
Aug. 13
Acclaimed artistic
director Judith Perez, and an ensemble cast, present through dance,
live percussion, song, and costumes, the diversity, mystery, textures
and colors of Venezuela. Performed by Sentir Venezolano. Captioning
1:00 p.m., Rarig Center Proscen-ium, 330 21st Ave. S., Mpls. Captioner:
Robin Gillette. ![]()
