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Finding Our Way Into the Unknown at Dovetail Studios

Dovetail Studios 2853 W Montrose Ave, Chicago

Finding Our Way Into the Unknown Friday, August 21st at 7:30 pm Saturday, August 22nd at 3:00 pm 2853 W Montrose Ave, Chicago, IL 60618 Black box opens 30 minutes before showtime. Estimated Run time: 70 minutes Masks are suggested for the audience and will be available at the event. Tickets are required and run […]

  • All Gender Restrooms
  • ASL Interpreted
  • Audio Description
  • In Person
  • Masks Highly Recommended
  • Sensory Friendly
  • Wheelchair Accessible

Octet: Open Captioned Performance at the Goodman Theatre

Goodman Theatre 170 N Dearborn St, Chicago

Open-Captioned Performance Friday, July 24 at 7:30pm Raven Theatre’s “astonishing” (Chicago Tribune) a cappella musical—hailed as “one of the most engrossing pieces of theater this year” (Chicago Reader)—comes to The Goodman for a limited run. In an anonymous meeting room on the North Side of Chicago, a group of people —always eight—gather to sing. Best […]

  • Open Captions

A Seat at the Table: Accessibility at Film Festivals Webinar Series

Zoom

Film Festival Alliance invites you to join a new webinar series exploring the experience of disabled patrons at film festivals, and the real impact that good (and bad) accessibility can have on that experience. This series is free and open to all, though registration is required. Structured around the theme of a dinner party, each […]

  • Captioning
  • English Captioning
  • Free Event
  • Open Captions
  • Virtual
  • Virtual Event

El Tango Cafe at Experimental Station

Experimental Station 6100 S Blackstone Ave, Chicago

El Tango Cafe is a theatrical production with humor, heart, music, and dance featuring wheelchair user Robby Lee Williams in the lead role, and wheelchair dancer Ladonna Freidheim. Robby was a company member with Tango 21 Dance Theater prior to acquiring a disability. Ever since Tango 21 has been developing adaptive Argentine Tango techniques led […]

  • All Gender Restrooms
  • ASL Interpreted
  • Pay What You Can
  • Wheelchair Accessible

“Iceboy! The Musical” at the Goodman Theatre

Goodman Theatre 170 N Dearborn St, Chicago

MUSIC BY MARK HOLLMANN LYRICS BY MARK HOLLMANN AND JAY REISS BOOK BY ERIN QUINN PURCELL AND JAY REISS DIRECTED BY MARC BRUNI STARRING MEGAN MULLALLY AND NICK OFFERMAN A musical 40,000 years in the making. Broadway’s brightest star of 1938, Vera Vimm (Megan Mullally/Will & Grace), is at the top of her game. But […]

  • ASL Interpreted
  • Audio Description
  • Open Captions

Iceboy! The Musical at The Goodman Theatre

Goodman Theatre 170 N Dearborn St, Chicago

MUSIC BY MARK HOLLMANN LYRICS BY MARK HOLLMANN AND JAY REISS BOOK BY ERIN QUINN PURCELL AND JAY REISS DIRECTED BY MARC BRUNI CHOREOGRAPHED BY JOANN M. HUNTER STARRING MEGAN MULLALLY AND NICK OFFERMAN A musical 40,000 years in the making. Broadway’s brightest star of 1938, Vera Vimm (Megan Mullally/Will & Grace), is at the […]

  • Open Captions

Iceboy! The Musical at The Goodman Theatre

Goodman Theatre 170 N Dearborn St, Chicago

MUSIC BY MARK HOLLMANN LYRICS BY MARK HOLLMANN AND JAY REISS BOOK BY ERIN QUINN PURCELL AND JAY REISS DIRECTED BY MARC BRUNI CHOREOGRAPHED BY JOANN M. HUNTER STARRING MEGAN MULLALLY AND NICK OFFERMAN A musical 40,000 years in the making. Broadway’s brightest star of 1938, Vera Vimm (Megan Mullally/Will & Grace), is at the […]

  • Audio Description
  • Touch Tour

Iceboy! The Musical at The Goodman Theatre

Goodman Theatre 170 N Dearborn St, Chicago

MUSIC BY MARK HOLLMANN LYRICS BY MARK HOLLMANN AND JAY REISS BOOK BY ERIN QUINN PURCELL AND JAY REISS DIRECTED BY MARC BRUNI CHOREOGRAPHED BY JOANN M. HUNTER STARRING MEGAN MULLALLY AND NICK OFFERMAN A musical 40,000 years in the making. Broadway’s brightest star of 1938, Vera Vimm (Megan Mullally/Will & Grace), is at the […]

  • ASL Interpreted

Theater of the Mind: ASL-Interpreted Performance at The Goodman – Reid Murdoch Building

The Reid Murdoch Building Goodman 333 N. LASALLE STREET, CHICAGO

ASL Performance on Thursday, July 16 at 7 pm Created by David Byrne & Mala Gaonkar Directed by Andrew Scoville Produced in Special Arrangement with Arbutus IT’S ALL INSIDE YOUR HEAD. BUT IS ANY OF IT REAL? Co-created by Academy, Grammy, and Tony Award-winning artist David Byrne* and writer Mala Gaonkar, Theater of the Mind […]

  • ASL Interpreted

Theater of the Mind: Relaxed Performance at The Goodman – Reid Murdoch Building

The Reid Murdoch Building Goodman 333 N. LASALLE STREET, CHICAGO

Relaxed Performance on Wednesday, July 15 at 7 pm Created by David Byrne & Mala Gaonkar Directed by Andrew Scoville Produced in Special Arrangement with Arbutus IT'S ALL INSIDE YOUR HEAD. BUT IS ANY OF IT REAL? Co-created by Academy, Grammy, and Tony Award-winning artist David Byrne* and writer Mala Gaonkar, Theater of the Mind is a […]

  • Audio Description
  • Opt In/Out Choices
  • Sensory Map
  • Touch Tour

UNTITLED VAMPIRE PLAY – Touch Tour & Audio Described Performance at Lookingglass Theatre

Lookingglass Theatre 163 E Pearson St, Chicago

UNTITLED VAMPIRE PLAY World Premiere Written by Kevin Douglas Directed by Devon DeMayo Hilarity (and tragedy) ensue in the World Premiere of UNTITLED VAMPIRE PLAY when Val, a vampire, is in a new relationship with a mortal, Dom, each having different ideas about where their relationship should go. Rose, Val’s progeny, wants Val to consider […]

  • All Gender Restrooms
  • Assistive Listening Devices
  • Audio Description
  • Touch Tour
  • Wheelchair Accessible

UNTITLED VAMPIRE PLAY – Open Captioned Performance at Lookingglass Theatre

Lookingglass Theatre 163 E Pearson St, Chicago

UNTITLED VAMPIRE PLAY World Premiere Written by Kevin Douglas Directed by Devon DeMayo Hilarity (and tragedy) ensue in the World Premiere of UNTITLED VAMPIRE PLAY when Val, a vampire, is in a new relationship with a mortal, Dom, each having different ideas about where their relationship should go. Rose, Val’s progeny, wants Val to consider […]

  • All Gender Restrooms
  • Assistive Listening Devices
  • Open Captions
  • Wheelchair Accessible

Everyone at Play at Kohl Children’s Museum

Kohl Children's Museum 2100 Patriot, Glenview

Kohl Children’s Museum welcomes children with disabilities and their families for an afternoon of learning and play focused on them. Our Museum campus is designed for universal accessibility with a purpose to encourage linguistic, cognitive, motor and social skills for all children ages birth to 8. 16 hands-on Museum exhibits. One-on-one interactive activites with trained, […]

  • Free Event
  • In Person
  • Quiet Spaces
  • Sensory Friendly
  • Wheelchair Accessible

New Works at Berger Park Cultural Center

Berger Park Cultural Center 6205 N Sheridan Rd, Chicago

Synapse Arts and the 2026 New Works artists Aurora Tabar, Christine Shallenberg, and Qū Jié 曲洁 invite you to our culminating performances! The annual New Works program provides rehearsal space, mentorship, career building, and stipends to support underrepresented dance artists as they try new things. At Berger Park Cultural Center, 6205 N. Sheridan Rd in […]

  • All Gender Restrooms
  • ASL Interpreted
  • Digital Documents Available
  • In Person
  • Masks Highly Recommended
  • Pay What You Can
  • Quiet Spaces
  • Wheelchair Accessible

Catch as Catch Can – Open Caption Performance at Steppenwolf Theatre Company

Steppenwolf Theatre Company 1650 N. Halsted Street, Chicago

CATCH AS CATCH CAN Written by Mia Chung Directed by ensemble member Amy Morton When a prodigal son returns to blue collar New England, his homecoming sets off a spiraling crisis for two families, threatening not only their relationships but their very identities. In Mia Chung’s wildly inventive Catch as Catch Can, three actors take […]

  • All Gender Restrooms
  • ASL Interpreted
  • Assistive Listening Devices
  • Audio Description
  • Braille Programs
  • In Person
  • Large Print Programs
  • Open Captions
  • Touch Tour
  • Wheelchair Accessible

UNTITLED VAMPIRE PLAY – Mask Required Performance at Lookingglass Theatre

Lookingglass Theatre 163 E Pearson St, Chicago

UNTITLED VAMPIRE PLAY World Premiere Written by Kevin Douglas Directed by Devon DeMayo Think you’ve got baggage? Try dating when you have centuries of dating history and a literal body count. Sink your teeth into Lookingglass Theatre’s sharply funny world premiere where the only thing more frightening than vampires (and a serial killer on the […]

  • All Gender Restrooms
  • ASL Interpreted
  • Masks Required
  • Wheelchair Accessible