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BROADWAY ACROSS AMERICA-BOSTON
Accessible Services for the upcoming 2009-2010 Season

During the upcoming 2009-2010 Broadway Across America-Boston Season the following Audio Described, Open Captioned and American Sign Language Interpreted performances will be available at both Boston's Colonial Theatre and the Boston Opera House.
AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE INTERPRETED PERFORMANCES
During ASL Interpreted performances, qualified Interpreters convey the story, dialogue and other elements to Deaf and Hard of Hearing Patrons. ASL section seats are available in the orchestra, permitting patrons to see both the stage and the Interpreters simultaneously.

ASL Interpreted Performances for the 2009-2010 Season:
Avenue Q Thurs, Nov 19 – 7:30pmBoston’s Colonial Theatre
Dreamgirls Wed, February 10 – 7:30pmBoston’s Colonial Theatre
Disney’s The Lion King Thurs, March 11 – 7:30pmBoston Opera House
Young Frankenstein Thurs, April 29 – 7:30pm Boston Opera House
OPEN CAPTIONED PERFORMANCES
During Open Captioned Performances, an electronic text display is placed to the side of the stage which shows what the performers are saying and singing while also describing any sound effects on stage for our Deaf and Hard of Hearing Patrons. For more information on Open Captioning services provided by C2Net, Click Here.

Open Captioned Performances for the 2009-2010 Season:
Fiddler on the RoofThurs, Nov 12 — 1pmBoston Opera House
Mamma Mia!Sun, Dec 20 — 2pmBoston's Colonial Theatre
In The HeightsSat, Jan 16 — 2pmBoston Opera House
DreamgirlsSun, Feb 7 — 2pmBoston's Colonial Theatre
Disney's The Lion KingThurs, Mar 18 — 1pmBoston Opera House
Young FrankensteinSat, May 1 — 2pmBoston Opera House
August: Osage CountySun, May 16 — 2pmBoston's Colonial Theatre
GreaseSat, June 5 — 2pmBoston Opera House
AUDIO DESCRIBED PERFORMANCES
During these performances, a specially trained describer will narrate what is happening on stage during pauses in dialogue. The describer uses a headset and microphone while our Visually Impaired patrons listen through an earpiece receiver.

Audio Described Performances for the 2009-2010 Season:
Fiddler on the Roof Sun, Nov 8 — 2pm Boston Opera House
Disney's The Lion KingSun, Feb 21 — 1pmBoston Opera House
Grease Sun, June 6 — 2pm Boston Opera House
HOW TO PURCHASE DISABILITY ACCESS TICKETS:
In Person:Directly at The Colonial Theatre Box Office, 106 Boylston Street, Boston
Monday-Saturday 10am-6pm.
By Email:Send an email to ADABoston@BroadwayAcrossAmerica.com.
By Phone:By calling (617) 880-2419. Please leave a detailed message including a day/evening phone number and specific information regarding what kind of special seating need you have. The Colonial Theatre’s TTY number is 617-426-3444.
Mail Order:The Colonial Theatre Box Office 106 Boylston Street, Boston, MA 02116 Attn: Disability Access Seating and the Production name. All orders must include: name of production, day and evening telephone number, performance date/time and please specify special need request. Please provide check or money order made payable in full to The Colonial Theatre.
Other Disability Access accomodations at both The Colonial Theatre and the Boston Opera House include wheelchair seating, infared assisted listening, Braille programs and large print programs.
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