Talespinner Children's Theatre
is committed to accessibility
For additional information, questions, or if you need assistance or an accommodation is not mentioned below, please contact us at 216-264-9680, or email us at admin@talespinnercle.org.
Talespinner will only choose venues that are wheelchair accessible. For our current production of Ista and Her Garden at 78th Street Studios, accessible parking is located in the lot behind the building, which can be accessed via both 78th and 80th Streets. The theatre is located on the second floor, and curb-to-seat assistance will be provided to utilize the wheelchair lift and elevator. To arrange access, please call 216-264-9680. Ista and Her Garden is an immersive, sensory filled show, and the route through the space will be wheelchair friendly — there is no traditional seating for this production.
Talespinner offers at least one ASL interpreted performance for each production, as well as open captioned performances.
Ista and Her Garden
Accessible performances:
May 24th at 11:00 am — Captions
May 25th at 9:30 and 11:30 am– Captions, ASL Interpretation
For more information, please contact Heather at heather@talespinnercle.org or 216-264-9680
Talespinner offers at least two performances per production with pre-show tactile tours and live audio description.
Ista and Her Garden
Ista and Her Garden is being specially developed by Talespinner Children’s Theatre to incorporate audio description directly into the text, design, and staging of the play itself, eliminating the need for a secondary audio describer during the show, toward a more wholly inclusive experience for audiences who are blind or have low vision.
Human guide ushering and curb-to-seat services are still available. For more information, please contact Heather at heather@talespinnercle.org or 216-264-9680
At Talespinner, every performance is a sensory friendly/relaxed performance.
We offer the following at our box office patron services: noise reducing headphones, sunglasses, fidget toys, coloring books.
We additionally offer Pre-Play Tours, where patrons can come onstage, meet the actors, touch props, and learn more about the show, as well as a multi-sensory lobby display where patrons can engage in the world of the play through touch, sound, smell, and taste, and a comfortable quiet space, where patrons can take a break from the performance.
All performances feature trigger warnings for potentially startling lights, noises, and movement. No full blackouts are used.
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Open Captions
Open captions provide real-time presentation of the words being spoken by the actors and description of sound, music, and line delivery, timed to match the action of the performance.
At Talespinner, these are projected either onto the set, or above the stage, and are offered twice for each main-season production. We also color code our captions by character.
Touch Tours
A guided walkthrough of the stage, with the opportunity to touch the set and selected props and costumes. This is intended to pair with the audio description, and to invite patrons who are blind or have low vision to experience the scale, textures, and physical makeup of the set, costumes, and props.
Audio Description
Audio description is a verbal description of the visual elements of a production, intended to express details about the performers, costumes, props, projections, and movement for patrons who are blind or have low vision.
At Talespinner, this is offered either through a headphone, or in a special seated section with the describer seated with those using the access tool. We include audio description twice for each main-season production.
Sensory Friendly/Relaxed
Know Before You Go Guides for Upcoming Shows
Video Know-Before-You-Go Guides for 78th Street Studios coming soon!
Accessibility tools are made possible in part through the generous support of our sponsors
