Relaxed Performances are available at the Warehouse as well as the Mainstage. Holland is one of the options this season.
Relaxed Performances are designed to welcome audience members who would benefit from a less restricted audience environment, including (but not limited to) families with small children, those with: cognitive disabilities, physical needs entailing getting up out of your seat more often, sensory processing conditions or autism, and first-time theatregoers. The theatre will not go completely dark, there is a relaxed attitude towards audience noise and movement, and there may be minor production changes to reduce startling effects. We invite all patrons to come, be themselves and experience live theatre!
Download our Visual Guide to MTC 25/26 Relaxed Performances; Elf – The Musical on Sunday, December 7 at 2pm, John Hirsch Mainstage – buy tickets to the relaxed performance of Elf here! Adapted from the hit Christmas movie! Buddy the elf is happy, big-hearted and larger than life. Buddy is also larger than the other elves, which makes sense when it’s revealed he’s actually human. Buddy sets off to New York in search of the World’s Greatest Dad, but soon finds out his human father isn’t the world’s greatest anything. Undaunted by a series of misadventures, Buddy sings his way into the lives and hearts of his new family and friends in this sweet holiday musical. Holland on Friday, February 13 at 7:30pm, Tom Hendry Warehouse – buy tickets to the relaxed performance of Holland here! Carrie and Paul are good people with solid friends and great kids. Another constant in their life is Alice, an antagonistic social worker who holds all the cards when it comes to their disabled son. She is drowning the couple in paperwork, denying basic services and bewildering them with impossible deadlines. Carrie takes matters into her own hands in the most outrageous way possible and goes from doing everything for her family to risking it all in this hilarious madcap adventure that looks unflinchingly at disability advocacy. Rubaboo: A Métis Cabaret on Friday, May 15 at 7:30pm, John Hirsch Mainstage – buy tickets to the relaxed performance of Rubaboo here! Singer-songwriter Andrea Menard showcases the beauty of her Métis culture through music, dance and storytelling. Derived from the Michif word for “leftovers stew” or “big pot,” Rubaboo invites us to reflect on the ongoing journey of cultural preservation and pride. This grand musical feast is warm, energetic, and welcoming! It includes songs of reconciliation, unity, love and resilience.