BWBTC Events
MULTI-ACCESSIBILITY / TALKBACK DAY: BWBTC Shakespeare Richard III
October 9, 2022 | 3:00 pm - 5:30 pm
| $35BWBTC Shakespeare: Richard III
Fri Aug 26, 2022 – Sat Oct 15, 2022
Written by William Shakespeare
Directed by Richard Costes
Fight & Intimacy Direction by Maureen Yasko*
In partnership with University of Illinois Chicago’s Disability Cultural Center
Babes With Blades Theatre Company brings the tale of Shakespeare’s most complex, cruel and fascinating protagonist to life this summer in a new version that accounts for previously disregarded perspectives. BWBTC Shakespeare’s Richard III tells the story of Richard of Gloucester, who uses intelligence, deception and political manipulation towards his ultimate goal: England’s crown. Babes With Blades’ production is a partnership with a project called “Making Inclusive Theatre: Richard III as Disability Art,” a collaboration with the University of Illinois Chicago’s Disability Cultural Center, the UIC Department of Theatre and Bodies of Work, a network of disability arts and culture.
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 disabled”.
Please note: Live captions will be available for all performances.
Important Accessibility Dates:
September 11th & 17th – There will be adjustments for sensory needs audience members
September 24th – There will be ASL interpreters at this performance
October 1st – We will offer a touch tour and audio description of the show
October 9th – Multi Accessibility/Talkback Day. ASL interpreters and audio description/touch tour will be provided as well as a talkback after the show with representatives from the UIC Disability Cultural Center.
Audience members who are blind and or have low vision will receive a headset that allows them to listen to a trained audio describer. Descriptions of key visual elements of the show will be inserted into natural pauses in the performance. 30 minutes prior to the show, patrons who are blind or have low vision are invited to attend a touch tour and audio description involving a table of props and costume elements in the lobby that can be explored with touch, as well as a brief presentation in the theatre detailing the set and introducing patrons to the voices of the actors.
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- Pre-Show Touch Tour at 2:30 PM.
- Audio Described & ASL Performance at 3PM
- Post-Show Talkback at 5:30PM
**Tickets: Previews $20; student and senior tickets are $28 and general admission are $35.
***Ticket sales end 3 hours before curtain. Seats may still be available even if it says no longer available. You can reserve a seat by calling our Box Office Line at 773-217-8406.***
COVID POLICY
For the safety of our cast, crew, staff, volunteers, and patrons, all in-person attendees will be required to show proof of vaccination at the door. We reserve the right to refund pre-purchased tickets if proof of vaccination is not provided. Edge Theatre and BWBTC also require that all audience members are masked in the theater and lobby at all times. If you do not wish to or are unable to meet these requirements, we suggest you attend one of our live-streamed performances on September 23rd, 25th and October 8th.