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September 7, 2005
Theatre Access Project announces upcoming captioned and sign language interpreted performances
Theatre Access Project (TAP), Theatre Development Fund's invitation to the performing arts for people with physical disabilities announces its upcoming schedule of open captioning and sign language interpreted performances for theatregoers with hearing loss. The following is a list of upcoming open captioned and sign language interpreted performances.
AVENUE Q (Golden Theatre)
Monday, October 24 at 8 PM - open captioned
CHITTY CHITTY BANG BANG (Hilton Theatre)
Wednesday, November 2 at 2 PM - open captioned & sign language interpreted
Wednesday, November 9 at 2 PM - open captioned & sign language interpreted
Wednesday, December 7 at 2 PM - open captioned & sign language interpreted
Wednesday, December 14 at 2 PM - open captioned & sign language interpreted
ABSURD PERSON SINGULAR (Absurd Person Singular)
Saturday, November 19 at 2 PM - open captioned
IN MY LIFE (Music Box Theatre)
Tuesday, November 22 at 8 PM - open captioned
SEASCAPE (Booth Theatre)
Tuesday, November 29 at 8 PM - open captioned
RADIO CITY CHRISTMAS SPECTACULAR (Radio City Music Hall)
Wednesday, December 7 at 8 PM - open captioned
SOUVENIR (Lyceum Theatre)
Tuesday, December 13 at 8 PM - open captioned
THE WOMAN IN WHITE (Marquis Theatre)
Wednesday, January 11 at 8 PM - sign language interpreted
Thursday, January 12 at 8 PM - open captioned
Through TDF's Theatre Access Project, special discount tickets in the orchestra are set aside monthly for theatregoers who are deaf or hard of hearing, partially sighted, blind, require aisle seating for medical reasons, use wheelchairs or cannot climb stairs.
Theatregoers with disabilities may join TAP's mailing list which includes ticket offers to open captioned and sign language interpreted performances, where the seat locations are in view of either the open caption box or sign language interpreters. There is no fee to join . For more information, and to join TAP's mailing list: contact TAP directly: email: tap@tdf.org; call 212.221.1103 , TTY 212.719-4537; or download an application at TDF's Web site: www.tdf.org/tap
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Posted by 4HL on September 7, 2005 8:02 AM
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