Boston Common, August 6st, 2021. The Tempest, Shakespeare’s final play, takes the audience to an island shrouded in magic, betrayal, revenge, and family.
* The characters include: the wise and powerful Prospero, who struggles to maintain the world he’s created as order is thrown off balance by those around him: his curious daughter, Miranda; a man who’s just washed ashore, Ferdinand; the half human, half monster Caliban; two fools, Stephano and Trinculo; and the mystical spirit of the air, Ariel, among many others.
ALL 2021 Accessibility Performances of The Tempest:
- Open Captioning: July 31 – https://web.ovationtix.com/trs/pe/10776869
- Audio description and ASL interpreted performance August 1 – https://web.ovationtix.com/trs/pe/10776954
- ASL interpreted performance August 6 – https://web.ovationtix.com/trs/pe/10776873
- Rain Date for all Access services: August 8
* Accessibility – A limited number of tall chairs, accessible seating areas, and assisted-listening devices, are available at each performance by visiting the Information Tent..
Opening Captioning Performance registration is required to https://web.ovationtix.com/trs/pe/10776873 or https://commshakes.org/accessibility/ or contact 617-362-7485 or email audienceservices@commshakes.org.
Information about pre-show description:
* Please arrive at the theater half an hour before the official curtain time to hear the pre-show audio description. Pre-show descriptions are packed with details which describers don’t have time to explain once the curtain goes up. These details include descriptions of sets, props, characters, the actors playing them, and their costumes. They can also establish a shorthand vocabulary for what describers will call certain characters or areas of the set and will explain the stylistic conventions of the show. In short, pre-show descriptions can greatly enhance the audio description user’s experience of live theater.
