Wish You Were Here
A roundtable on how to create radically welcoming access at the theatre.
All Stories About Sensory-friendly
Red Kite, Where Community Takes Flight
In serving constellations of disability, this growing program within Chicago Children’s Theatre builds confidence, celebrates joy, and fills a gap in support networks.
Everything Going His Way: My Dad’s ‘Oklahoma!’ Accessibility Journey
Taking my father, a Parkinson’s patient and stroke survivor, to the current Broadway revival was a challenge, but well worth it.
‘The Forest of Everywhere,’ For Everyone
Bricolage Production Company’s Immersive Companion Program leads audiences of all abilities through immersive shows.
Expanding Autism-Friendly Work Under a Big Umbrella
No longer a rarefied practice, sensory-friendly performances got a national boost from Lincoln Center’s April-May festival.
Roads Less Traveled
In touring shows for young audiences, how do you get beyond familiar titles? Building trust among adventurous allies is key.
Think of the Children: Making the Funding Case for TYA
Youth theatres often receive less funding than adult theatres, but some have become adept at making a multi-pronged case for support.
Extra Sensory: Crafting Autism-Friendly Performances
How Children’s Theatre of Charlotte drew on the field’s best practices to create sensory-friendly offerings.
Community ‘Carol’: A Holiday Classic That Keeps On Giving
How Dickens’s Christmas perennial is supporting inclusivity and outreach at theatres nationwide.
6 Theatres Band Together to Offer Relaxed Performances
Theatres in New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Delaware will offer a total of 10-12 sensory-friendly performances in the next 2 years.
