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SUMMARY:Top Tips for an Inclusive Rehearsal with A.B.L.E.
DESCRIPTION:Since 2016\, A.B.L.E. has been creating innovative theatre and film projects for\, with\, and by actors with intellectual and developmental disabilities. A.B.L.E. has built a methodology rooted in fostering agency and celebrating the creativity of individuals of all abilities. Join A.B.L.E.’s Founder and Executive Director\, Katie Yohe\, and our team of Creative Associates to experience our approach first hand in this interactive training. We’ll examine some of the barriers facing disabled and neurodivergent actors in a traditional performing arts setting\, and share our top 10 tips for accommodating neurodivergent performers. Participants will come away with a deeper awareness and understanding of the disability community\, and practical strategies that can make their rehearsal process effective and welcoming for participants with a variety of learning and communication styles. \nThis session is ideal for Teaching Artists\, directors\, performers\, and arts educators who want to revitalize their practice and develop tools and techniques for making their sessions more inclusive. \nAdvanced registration is required and must be received before Wednesday January 28th at 5pm. \n  \nAccessibility at this session:  \n\nASL interpretation will be arranged as requested by registrants.\nA social story will be provided closer to the session to let you know what to expect\nSensory support tools are available (or feel free to bring your own)\nIf you have additional access needs\, please let us know!\n\nWebsite: https://ableensemble.com/event/inclusive-rehearsal-feb26/
URL:https://culturalaccesscollaborative.org/access-event/top-tips-for-an-inclusive-rehearsal-with-a-b-l-e/
LOCATION:Menomonee Club Drucker Center\, 1535 N Dayton St\, Chicago\, 60642\, United States
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SUMMARY:The Bi Wives Club Comedy Showcase at Dorothy
DESCRIPTION:The Bi Wives Club is a comedy showcase for all outsiders who hide in plain sight. The show is a playful\, intimate\, and reliably hilarious fan favorite. Audiences praise the humor\, atmosphere\, and the show’s sense of community and connection. It’s both one of the funniest & most energizing shows in town. At this performance on February 1st at 7pm\, ASL Interpretation will be provided\, use code ASLCLUB to access discounted $10 tickets. \nDoors open at 6pm with a one hour happy hour before our show begins at 7pm. Dorothy remains open after the event until 11pm. \nDorothy is 21+ and requires physical or mobile ID for all to enter. Dorothy is also ADA accessible with elevator access on Campbell Ave. If you are a guest who requires elevator access\, please wait by the black door on Campell Ave with our logo in the window and call our staff to assist: 773-770-3799 \nPlease note: refund requests are only available until 24h before the event (1/31\, 7pm). No other refund requests will be honored. \n  \nAccessibility: ASL Interpretation \nWebsite: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-bi-wives-club-a-comedy-showcase-tickets-1979633455957 \n———————- \nABOUT THE COMEDIANS \nDEANNA ORTIZ was voted Best Standup in The Chicago Reader 3 years in a row\, and named one of Time Out’s Comics To Watch in 2025\, Deanna Ortiz is the host of the podcast ‘Crushes!’\, ‘Crime For Bed’ on Hatch+\, and The Drunk Cooking Show on Instagram. She has worked as a contributing writer for NPR’s Wait Wait Don’t Tell Me\, and her standup has been featured in Vulture\, WGN News\, FOX Good Day Chicago\, and TimeOut Chicago. \n“GABBY” GABE SKLAN is a comedian\, clown\, and award-winning playwright who performs and produces comedy and variety shows all across the city. Their work prioritizes cultivating presence of mind and treating subject matter with all due respect (even when that’s none). \nAMBA WALKA is a multi-platform journalist\, producer\, comedian\, and founder of The Crib Comedy Playspace a production house and incubator for Chicago comedic talent to perform\, connect and create. Follow her across social platforms @AmbaWalka. \nANNA LUCERO is the bi girlfriend of a British man (not posh British\, more like a retired soccer hooligan) and makes her money as a hairstylist. She previously produced The Gogo Show at The Lincoln Loft for 12 years & often performs with Las Locas. You can see when she’s performing next on her ig: @annalu312. \nThe comedian producers of the Bi Wives Club are three bi wives (not to each other) who perform\, celebrate\, and promote joke-dense authentic comedy. KRIS LANTZY is a queer comic and hot mom tackling alllll ‘the issues’ through her playful comedic lens\, like what to do when everyone thinks your wife is your sister? CHRISTEN MANVILLE has an unmatched ability to inhabit discordant perspectives with ease. She is the ideal date for an X-rated experimental puppet show or your grandmother’s 80th birthday party. KAYLA MCCAFFREY is an actor\, comedian\, and improvisor as well as a newlywed wife\, inner child nurturer\, and vegan dog mom. Kayla jumps between her too-many roles with ease and throws her whole heart into everything she does.
URL:https://culturalaccesscollaborative.org/access-event/the-bi-wives-club-comedy-showcase-at-dorothy/
LOCATION:Dorothy\, 2500 W Chicago Ave\, Chicago\, 60622\, United States
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