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CounterBalance 2022

12TH ANNUAL COUNTERBALANCE SEPTEMBER 24TH & 25TH, 2022 presented by Access Living, Bodies of Work, MOMENTA, and ReinventAbility. IN-PERSON PERFORMANCES (A virtual viewing option will be available in October) Hoover-Leppen Theatre CENTER ON HALSTED 3656 N. Halsted SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 24 7:30pm Doors open at 7:00pm SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 25 2:00pm Sensory Friendly Performance Doors open at […]

  • All Gender Restrooms
  • ASL Interpreted
  • Audio Description
  • Captioning
  • Sensory Friendly
  • Wheelchair Accessible

BWBTC Shakespeare: Richard III

Aligned with the mission of representing marginalized voices, BWBTC has partnered with UIC’s Disability Cultural Center to tell the tale of the malicious Richard of Gloucester. Casting both non-disabled and disabled actors, this production will not only examine stage combat as a storytelling tool, but interrogate the divide between “regular” theatre and “theatre for the […]

  • ASL Interpreted
  • Captioning

CounterBalance 2022

12TH ANNUAL COUNTERBALANCE SEPTEMBER 24TH & 25TH, 2022 presented by Access Living, Bodies of Work, MOMENTA, and ReinventAbility. IN-PERSON PERFORMANCES (A virtual viewing option will be available in October) Hoover-Leppen Theatre CENTER ON HALSTED 3656 N. Halsted SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 24 7:30pm Doors open at 7:00pm SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 25 2:00pm Sensory Friendly Performance Doors open at […]

  • All Gender Restrooms
  • ASL Interpreted
  • Audio Description
  • Captioning
  • Sensory Friendly
  • Wheelchair Accessible

Ernani

Ernani reveals Verdi at his most irresistibly melodic and dramatic. A persecuted nobleman forced to disguise himself as an outlaw, Ernani loves beautiful Elvira, but she's pursued by two other men — her uncle, Silva, and the King of Spain, Carlo. https://www.lyricopera.org/shows/upcoming/2022-23/ernani/

  • Audio Description
  • Touch Tour

Arsenic and Old Lace

Mild-mannered sisters Martha and Abby Brewster live in their spacious Victorian home in a quiet neighborhood in Brooklyn with an eccentric nephew, Teddy. Famed for their hospitality, Martha and Abby are adored by their neighbors and frequently entertain guests. But when their other nephew, Mortimer, discovers his aunts’ macabre secrets, a hilarious chain of events […]

  • Audio Description
  • Touch Tour

Arsenic and Old Lace

Mild-mannered sisters Martha and Abby Brewster live in their spacious Victorian home in a quiet neighborhood in Brooklyn with an eccentric nephew, Teddy. Famed for their hospitality, Martha and Abby are adored by their neighbors and frequently entertain guests. But when their other nephew, Mortimer, discovers his aunts’ macabre secrets, a hilarious chain of events […]

  • Audio Description
  • Touch Tour

BWBTC Shakespeare: Richard III

Aligned with the mission of representing marginalized voices, BWBTC has partnered with UIC’s Disability Cultural Center to tell the tale of the malicious Richard of Gloucester. Casting both non-disabled and disabled actors, this production will not only examine stage combat as a storytelling tool, but interrogate the divide between “regular” theatre and “theatre for the […]

  • Audio Description
  • Captioning
  • Touch Tour

Arsenic and Old Lace

Mild-mannered sisters Martha and Abby Brewster live in their spacious Victorian home in a quiet neighborhood in Brooklyn with an eccentric nephew, Teddy. Famed for their hospitality, Martha and Abby are adored by their neighbors and frequently entertain guests. But when their other nephew, Mortimer, discovers his aunts’ macabre secrets, a hilarious chain of events […]

  • Captioning

Arsenic and Old Lace

Mild-mannered sisters Martha and Abby Brewster live in their spacious Victorian home in a quiet neighborhood in Brooklyn with an eccentric nephew, Teddy. Famed for their hospitality, Martha and Abby are adored by their neighbors and frequently entertain guests. But when their other nephew, Mortimer, discovers his aunts’ macabre secrets, a hilarious chain of events […]

  • ASL Interpreted

Arsenic and Old Lace

Mild-mannered sisters Martha and Abby Brewster live in their spacious Victorian home in a quiet neighborhood in Brooklyn with an eccentric nephew, Teddy. Famed for their hospitality, Martha and Abby […]

  • ASL Interpreted

The Notebook

The Notebook is a new musical based on the bestselling novel that inspired the iconic film. Allie and Noah, both from different worlds, share a lifetime of love despite the […]

  • ASL Interpreted

Leonardo! A Wonderful Show About a Terrible Monster

Direct from New York City and the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, this Chicago premiere features hundreds of illustrated puppets, fuzzy Muppet-style puppets, hilarious actors on live cameras, and a live music […]

  • ASL Interpreted
  • Captioning
  • Sensory Friendly