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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

The Bi Wives Club Comedy Showcase at Dorothy

Dorothy 2500 W Chicago Ave, Chicago

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 […]

  • All Gender Restrooms
  • ASL Interpreted
  • In Person
  • Wheelchair Accessible

Chicago Sensory Theatre Summit Industry Mixer at Chicago Children’s Theatre

Chicago Children's Theatre 100 S Racine Ave, Chicago

Kick off Chicago Children's Theatre's first-ever Sensory Theatre Summit with us on February 2nd! This celebratory mixer launches a groundbreaking month of workshops and events honoring our 20 years of […]

  • Sensory Friendly

Calm Waters at the Shedd Aquarium

Shedd Aquarium 1200 S DuSable Lak Shore Dr,, Chicago

Calm Waters is an exclusive event for guests with disabilities and Veterans to explore Shedd Aquarium’s exhibits and experiences in a comfortable and accepting environment. Family members and companions are […]

  • All Gender Restrooms
  • ASL Interpreted
  • Assistive Listening Devices
  • Audio Description
  • In Person
  • Low Lighting
  • Quiet Spaces
  • Sensory Friendly
  • Wheelchair Accessible

Play For All, Adaptive Sports Event at Chicago Children’s Museum

Chicago Children's Museum 700 E. Grand Ave., Chicago

Play For All invites children and families with disabilities and Museum members to come and experience CCM's inclusive, multisensory exhibits and programs. Special activities include hand-cycling, wheelchair racing, roller sled […]

  • All Gender Restrooms
  • Free Event
  • Quiet Spaces
  • Wheelchair Accessible

Digital Accessibility with Emma MacLean, CPACC

Zoom

The ways you communicate directly with your audiences – on social media, through email, on your website, and in your printed materials – can say a lot about your commitment […]

  • Captioning
  • Digital Documents Available
  • Pay What You Can
  • Virtual Event

Beverly Theatre Guild Presents “Clue” at Baer Theater

The Baer Theatre at Morgan Park Academy (2153 W. 111th Street, Chicago 60643) 2153 W. 111TH STREET, Chicago

In this fun murder-mystery play, based on the popular board game and movie of the same name, a mysterious dinner party in 1954 Washington, D.C. turns into a swift-moving whodunit […]

  • ASL Interpreted
  • In Person
  • Wheelchair Accessible