Each season Royal MTC offers one ASL-interpreted performance for members of the deaf community. The performance is held at the Tom Hendry Warehouse, where good sightlines ensure patrons don't miss any of the action.
Please note:
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Limited seating available.
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When booking tickets (boxoffice@royalmtc.ca), those interested should identify themselves as members of the deaf community to ensure seating in the section where they can see the interpreters.
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If no one has requested tickets in the ASL section 48 hours prior to the performance, the interpreters are cancelled.
Our next ASL-interpreted performance is Women of the Fur Trade on Thurs, Mar 12, 2020 at 7:30 PM at the Tom Hendry Warehouse.
Age rating: Grade 9+
Show advisory: Strong language and mature content
RELAXED PERFORMANCE
Each season, Royal MTC offers a relaxed performance, which is designed welcome audience members who would benefit from a more relaxed environment, including (but not limited to) those with sensory sensitivities, learning differences, autism spectrum disorder, and first-time theatregoers. Minor production changes are made to reduce startling effects and there is a relaxed attitude towards audience noise and movement. We invite all patrons to come, be themselves and experience live theatre!
Our next relaxed performance will be The New Canadian Curling Club on Fri, Feb 28, 2020, 7:30 pm at the John Hirsch Mainstage.
Age rating: Grade 9+
Show advisory: Strong language
The New Canadian Curling Club Visual Guide, a step-by-step guide about what to expect when coming to the theatre. Hard copies are also available for pick up at our box office, will be available in Dec 2019.
OPEN CAPTION PERFORMANCE
During open-captioned performances, an electronic text display is positioned to the side of the stage, which shows what the actors are saying or singing and describes sound effects on stage.
This benefits not only Deaf patrons or those with hearing loss, but also enhances the performance for the hearing audience as a whole who may have missed a word, phrase, joke, or lyric. The majority of patrons utilize the captions as a reference throughout the performance since they can easily glance at the display while not missing the performance on stage.
Our next Open Caption Performance will be Miss Bennet: Christmas at Pemberley on Sun, Dec 8, 2019, 2:00 pm at the John Hirsch Mainstage.
Age rating: Grade 6+
WHEELCHAIR SEATING
The John Hirsch and Tom Hendry theatres are both fully accessible for wheelchair patrons. Please notify staff of your needs at the Box Office when ordering your tickets. Sorry, wheelchair accessible seats are not available online at this time.
HEARING-ASSISTANCE DEVICES
Sennheiser Infrared Assisted Hearing Devices are available free of charge to patrons on a first-come, first-served basis. Limited number available; please see the House Manager upon arriving at the theatre. For more information, contact the Box Office.