The Edge Theatre does not have a dedicated parking lot or parking spaces for the venue. There is limited paid street parking on Broadway.

If you will travel by paratransit or will be dropped off, we recommend being dropped off at the corner of Catalpa and Broadway, or in the driveway of Hernandez Auto Repair at 5447 N Broadway (which is less than 10 feet from the theater’s entrance).

The CTA has bus stops immediately in front of or across the street from the Edge Theatre.

• Northbound 36 (Broadway) Bus to Catalpa.
• Southbound 36 (Broadway) Bus to Catalpa.

The nearest train stop is the Bryn Mawr Red Line stop, but please note that it is not an accessible station.

The nearest accessible train stops are the Granville Red Line Stop and the Wilson Red Line stop. Both are about one mile from the theater, so we recommend transferring to the #36 bus from there if you need to reduce distance traveled.

The Edge Theater lobby and auditorium are physically accessible. There are 4 wheelchair accessible seats as well as 2 additional ‘transfer seats’ in the auditorium. Additional space for accessible seating is available in the back if needed. The theater is equipped with accessible bathrooms, including three all-gender single-user restrooms.

The front doors are not automatic, so we will have a member of the house management team at the doors ready to open them as needed until the show starts. If you arrive after the show starts, you can contact boxoffice@babeswithblades.org. We will also have box office staff watching the doors after the start time to allow access to late seating.

Assistive listening devices are available, and can be reserved by contacting our box office directly at boxoffice@babeswithblades.org.

Please contact boxoffice@babeswithblades.org or 773- 217- 8406‬ with any questions about the theater space and accessibility offerings.

All performances will have open captions.

These performances adapt the theater space and theater “rules” to make them more relaxed. The audience area will not be as dark, and the performance itself has been adapted to reduce the intensity of lighting and sound changes. The lobby will be available as a quiet space during performances. Click here for further details on “sensory friendly” performances.

• Sunday, September 11, 2022, at 3:00 p.m.
• Saturday, September 17, 2022 at 8:00 p.m.

ASL interpreters will be located near the stage for audience members who are deaf or hard of hearing. There will be a designated area in the theater that gives the best sight lines from which to follow both the interpretation and the action on stage.

• Saturday, September 24, 2022 at 8:00 p.m.
• Sunday, October 9, 2022 at 3:00 p.m.

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.

How early should the audience show up?

• Saturday, October 1, 2022. Touch tour at 7:00 p.m.. Audio Described performance at 8:00 p.m.
• Sunday, October 9, 2022. Touch tour at 2:30 p.m.. Audio Described performance at 3:00 p.m.

• Friday, September 23, 2022 at 8:00 p.m.
• Sunday, September 25, 2022 at 3:00 p.m.
• Saturday, October 8, 2022 at 8:00 p.m.

On Sunday, October 9th, the 3:00 p.m. matinee performance will have open captions, ASL interpreting, and audio description.

This performance will also offer a pre-show touch tour beginning at 2:30 p.m. and a post-show “talkback” discussion beginning at 5:30 p.m., facilitated by our collaborators at the University of Illinois Chicago’s “Making Inclusive Theatre” project.