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Much Ado About Nothing – Open Caption at Chicago Shakespeare Theater

Chicago Shakespeare Theater 800 E. Grand Ave, Chicago

Open Caption performance of William Shakespeare's Much Ado About Nothing   Just in time for the holiday season, Shakespeare’s wittiest rom-com is “as merry as the day is long!” Beatrice […]

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

The Beatrix Potter Holiday Party at Chicago Children’s Theatre

Chicago Children's Theatre 100 S Racine Ave, Chicago

Four adorable Beatrix Potter favorites come to life in this mesmerizing, interactive trunk and puppet show, complete with original music. Storytellers weave Potter’s classic narration with gentle interactive moments, recruiting […]

  • Sensory Friendly

Much Ado About Nothing – Audio Described Performance at Chicago Shakespeare Theater

Chicago Shakespeare Theater 800 E. Grand Ave, Chicago

Audio Described performance of William Shakespeare's Much Ado About Nothing   Just in time for the holiday season, Shakespeare’s wittiest rom-com is “as merry as the day is long!” Beatrice […]

  • Assistive Listening Devices
  • Audio Description
  • Wheelchair Accessible

Best of The Infinite Wrench 2025 at the Neo-Futurist Theater

The Neo-Futurist Theater 5153 N Ashland Ave., Chicago

At Best of The Infinite Wrench, The Neo-Futurists will choose thirty of our favorite plays of the year and remount them for one last hurrah. Join the entire Neo-Futurist Ensemble […]

  • All Gender Restrooms
  • ASL Interpreted
  • Free Event
  • In Person
  • Masks Required
  • Pay What You Can

deCRIPtion presents: Clock Stammer: A Tactile–Acoustic Poetry Workshop

Access Living 115 W. Chicago Ave, Chicago

deCRIPtion is a program done in partnership between Bodies of Work and Access Living that offers monthly poetry and storytelling workshops built by and with disability in mind both in-person […]

  • All Gender Restrooms
  • Free Event
  • In Person
  • Wheelchair Accessible

The Beatrix Potter Holiday Party at Chicago Children’s Theatre

Chicago Children's Theatre 100 S Racine Ave, Chicago

Four adorable Beatrix Potter favorites come to life in this mesmerizing, interactive trunk and puppet show, complete with original music. Storytellers weave Potter’s classic narration with gentle interactive moments, recruiting […]

  • Audio Description
  • Touch Tour

Sensory-Friendly Nutcracker at the Harris Theater

Harris Theater for Music and Dance 205 E Randolph Dr, Chicago

Ballet Chicago presents a Sensory-Friendly performance of The Nutcracker. This show features: No intermission, the show will run just over an hour, with a 3-minute pause between Act 1 and […]

  • In Person
  • Large Print Programs
  • Low Lighting
  • Quiet Spaces
  • Sensory Friendly
  • Wheelchair Accessible

A Christmas Carol – Sensory Friendly at Goodman Theatre

Goodman Theatre 170 N Dearborn St, Chicago

“I will honor Christmas in my heart, and try to keep it all the year.” Rediscover a Dickens’ classic with an adaptation that “makes you believe kindness can win” (Chicago […]

  • Sensory Friendly

A Christmas Carol – Sensory-Friendly at Goodman Theatre

Goodman Theatre 170 N Dearborn St, Chicago

“I will honor Christmas in my heart, and try to keep it all the year.” Rediscover a Dickens’ classic with an adaptation that “makes you believe kindness can win” (Chicago […]

  • Open Captions
  • Sensory Friendly
  • Spanish / English audio translation

Nasty, Brutish, & Short: A Puppet Cabaret at Constellation Chicago

Constellation 3111 N Western Ave, Chicago

Nasty, Brutish, & Short (NBS) is an evening of contemporary short-form puppet and object-based theater for adult audiences. This special late-night edition of NBS, presented as part of the Chicago […]

  • Audio Description
  • In Person
  • Masks Highly Recommended
  • Touch Tour
  • Wheelchair Accessible

Top Tips for an Inclusive Rehearsal with A.B.L.E.

Menomonee Club Drucker Center 1535 N Dayton St, Chicago

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 […]

  • Digital Documents Available
  • In Person
  • Masks Highly Recommended
  • Pay What You Can
  • Sensory Friendly
  • Social Story
  • Wheelchair Accessible