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From: Audio Description Learning Network <adlearningnetwork at gmail.com>
Date: Thu, Jan 1, 2026 at 11:55 PM
Subject: January-February Audio Described Events
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Hello ADLN Community, and Happy New Year’s Day!

This is ADLN admin Simon Bonenfant. I hope everyone has had an incredible
holiday season, and enjoyed welcoming in 2026!

Below, please find the audio described events from January 16th to February
14th. There are 7 events in total. If you have any feedback, or just want
to drop me a note that you’ll be at a particular show, send me an email at
adlearningnetwork at gmail.com . Don’t forget to share with your friends!

January 16, 2026 (Friday)

*Event:* Suffs

*Venue:* Academy of Music, Ensemble Arts Broadway Series

*Time:* 7:30 PM

*Description:* “BEHIND EVERY POWERFUL WOMAN… ARE MORE POWERFUL WOMEN.

Direct from Broadway, comes the acclaimed Tony Award®-winning musical Suffs
about the brilliant, passionate, and funny American women who fought
tirelessly for the right to vote. Created by Shaina Taub, the first woman
to ever independently win Tony Awards for Best Book and Best Score in the
same season, this “thrilling, inspiring and dazzlingly entertaining”
(Variety) new musical boldly explores the triumphs and failures of a
struggle for equality that’s far from over. Winner of the Outer Critics’
Circle Award for Best New Musical.

Celebrating the Nation’s 250th”

*Website:*
https://my.ensembleartsphilly.org/booking/production/58209?_gl=1*uz9hwt*_gcl_au*OTE1NDYyNjI3LjE3NjExMDczODA.*_ga*MjA5MDcxNzEwNy4xNzM3MDU1NjYy*_ga_Y1K28WBV39*czE3NjczMjI0ODEkbzE0JGcxJHQxNzY3MzIzNzAyJGo2MCRsMCRoMA
..

*Accessibility Services:* Audio Description; (Nicole Sardella); ASL
Interpretation (Hands Up Productions)

*Special Notes:* To purchase tickets by phone, call the box office at
215.893.1999. Reach them by email at audienceservices at ensembleartsphilly.org

January 25, 2026 (Sunday)

*Event:* Poor Judge A Pig Iron Production

*Venue:* The Wilma Theater

*Time:* 2:00 PM

*Description:* “Pig Iron Theatre Company’s Poor Judge returns to the Wilma!
An original work of dance-theater cabaret born from the music of alt-rock
iconoclast Aimee Mann. Dreamed up by Philadelphia’s beloved Dito van
Reigersberg, this live music mixtape is part spy story, part woeful tale of
lost loves, and part Hollywood audition—all performed by a local supergroup
of actor-musicians. Through vignette and song, Poor Judge offers glimpses
of an inviting, seductive Los Angeles and its shadow: the frightening
underbelly of the American Success Story. Be prepared for a night of lonely
California highways, movie theater breakups, and sly acoustic re-imaginings
of Aimee Mann’s haunting catalog.”

*Website:* https://tickets.wilmatheater.org/98241/98301

*Accessibility Services:* Audio Description; (Nicole Sardella); Open
Captioning

*Special Notes:* Tickets can be purchased online or by calling the Box
Office at 215.546.7824. The Wilma is an access card participant, offering
$2 tickets with an Access Card (max 4), and you can purchase them by
calling the Box Office and showing your Access Card when you get to the
theater. E-mail tickets at wilmatheater.org with any questions.

January 29, 2026 (Thursday)

*Event:* Draw the Circle

*Venue:* Hedgerow Theatre Company

*Time:* 7:30 PM, Sensory Tour at 6:45 PM

*Description:* “Draw the Circle is a true story of love and transformation.
Starring Joseph Ahmed as an ensemble of characters, and drawn from the
playwright's own life, this critically acclaimed one-person show tells the
story of Shireen as he becomes Deen, and illuminates the many ways we all
change as we search for belonging and a place to call home. As Deen defies
expectations placed on him by gender, faith, and family, the play explores
the love and endurance required to live authentically and asks us what we
do when truth and tradition are in conflict.

A story full of humor and heart, Draw the Circle affirms that our shared
humanity is always larger than the divisions that are meant to define us.

Best enjoyed by ages  16+

Adult language and references to self-harm.”

*Website:* https://app.arts-people.com/index.php?actions=14&p=1

*Accessibility Services:* Audio Description and Sensory Tour; (Beth Feldman
Brandt); Watch Word Live Captioning through smartphone and smart glasses;
Open Captioning

Special Notes: Before the sensory tour, there will be a happy hour pride
night reception starting at 6:30.

Advanced reservations are encouraged for all accessibility services. For
open captioning, contact the box office to arrange best seating. For
questions or to RSVP, contact the box office at
boxoffice at hedgerowtheatre.org, or via phone at 610.565.4211.

January 31, 2026 (Saturday)

*Event:* Draw the Circle

*Venue:* Hedgerow Theatre Company

*Time:* 2:00 PM, Sensory Tour at 1:15 PM

*Description:* “Draw the Circle is a true story of love and transformation.
Starring Joseph Ahmed as an ensemble of characters, and drawn from the
playwright's own life, this critically acclaimed one-person show tells the
story of Shireen as he becomes Deen, and illuminates the many ways we all
change as we search for belonging and a place to call home. As Deen defies
expectations placed on him by gender, faith, and family, the play explores
the love and endurance required to live authentically and asks us what we
do when truth and tradition are in conflict.

A story full of humor and heart, Draw the Circle affirms that our shared
humanity is always larger than the divisions that are meant to define us.

Best enjoyed by ages  16+

Adult language and references to self-harm.”

*Website:* https://app.arts-people.com/index.php?actions=18&p=4

*Accessibility Services:* Audio Description and Sensory Tour; (Beth Feldman
Brandt); ASL Interpretation; (Hands Up Productions); Relaxed Performance;
Watch Word Live Captioning through smartphone or smart glasses; Open
Captioning

*Special Notes:* Advanced reservations are encouraged for all accessibility
services. For open captioning, contact the box office to arrange best
seating. For questions or to RSVP, contact the box office at
boxoffice at hedgerowtheatre.org, or via phone at 610.565.4211.

February 1, 2026 (Sunday)

*Event:* Steel Magnolias

*Venue:* People’s Light, Steinbright Stage

*Time:* 2:00 PM, Sensory Tour at 1:00 PM

*Description:* “A hilarious and heart-wrenching American classic

The reigning ladies of a small Louisiana parish spend Saturday mornings at
Truvy Jones' beauty parlor. With help from aspiring beautician Annelle,
Truvy doles out gossip, wisecracks, and hairspray to "grande dame" Miss
Clairee, the lovable curmudgeon Ouiser, queen bee M'Lynn, and M'Lynn's
vivacious daughter Shelby. Six unforgettable women command the stage in
this hilarious and heart-wrenching masterpiece, starring People’s Light
icons Janis Dardaris, Claire Inie-Richards, Teri Lamm, Susan McKey, and
Marcia Saunders, under the direction of Abigail Adams.”

*Website:* https://tickets.peopleslight.org/97064/97105

*Accessibility Services:* Audio Description and Sensory Tour; (Nicole
Sardella); Relaxed Performance; ASL Interpretation; (Hands Up Productions);
Smart Caption Glasses

*Special Notes:* For tickets please call the Box Office at 610.644.3500,
visit the link above, or email tickets at peopleslight.org. People’s Light is
a proud member of the Art Reach Access Program. If you have an Access Card,
please purchase your tickets via phone or email and tell the Box Office
associate about your Card.  If you would like to RSVP to the Sensory Tour
(1pm before the Audio Described performance), reserve an Audio Description
Device, or have any further questions please email Olivia DiIorio, at
diiorio at peopleslight.org.

February 8, 2026 (Sunday)

*Event:* Complications in Sue

*Venue:* Opera Philadelphia, Academy of Music

*Description:* “One librettist, one actor, four singers, and ten composers
join forces to make opera in a brand-new way. In his first opera libretto,
Pulitzer and Tony Award-winning playwright Michael R. Jackson (A Strange
Loop) traces the life of a woman named Sue. Sue’s life, from the mundane to
the extraordinary, unfolds before us, with each decade scored by a
different musical luminary. Opera Philadelphia favorites Missy Mazzoli
(Breaking the Waves, The Listeners), Rene Orth (10 Days in a Madhouse), and
Nico Muhly (Dark Sisters) return alongside a panoply of company debuts from
notable composers, like GRAMMY® nominee Nathalie Joachim. The production
stars MacArthur Genius and cabaret icon Justin Vivian Bond, with Zack
Winokur and Raja Feather Kelly directing, and conductor Caren Levine making
her Opera Philadelphia debut.”

*Website:*
https://tix.operaphila.org/28864/28877?_gl=1*pirq7d*_gcl_au*MTIxMTY2ODkxOC4xNzYyMDQ5ODM4*_ga*Mjc0Mzk5NTA4LjE3NTEyNzA0NDM.*_ga_JCLSY2WQC5*czE3NjczMjI5NjIkbzckZzEkdDE3NjczMjI5ODQkajM4JGwwJGgw

*Accessibility Services:* Audio Description; (Nicole Sardella)

*Special Notes:* To purchase tickets by phone, call the box office at
215.732.8400.

February 14, 2026 (Saturday)

*Event:* Caesar

*Venue:* Philadelphia Theatre Company

*Time:* 2:00 PM

*Description:* “What would you do to protect your home?

Shakespeare’s classic political tragedy is reborn as a gripping
contemporary thriller in this bold new adaptation by Tyler Dobrowsky.
Caesar stays true to Shakespeare’s original language but trims the story to
its leanest, most urgent core—cutting to the heart of ambition,
authoritarianism, and the cost of protecting democracy.

Brutus, a principled Roman senator, joins a conspiracy to assassinate
Julius Caesar, fearing the rise of tyranny. But once the deed is done, the
fragile dream of liberty spirals into violence, unrest, and civil war. As
alliances shift and Rome descends into chaos, the play asks: Who gets to
hold power? And at what price?

Running just 95 minutes, Caesar is fast-paced and fiercely relevant,
inviting audiences to draw parallels between ancient Rome and the political
tensions of our world today.

In a season about what it means to be home, Caesar asks: who gets to shape
the future of a nation? And what are we willing to risk to defend the
place—and people—we love?”

*Website:* https://myptc.philadelphiatheatrecompany.org/97898/98152

*Accessibility Services:* Audio Description; (Nicole Sardella)

*Special Notes:* For assistance purchasing tickets, please call the Box
Office at 215.985.0420 x1 or via email at boxoffice at philatheatreco.org.

I hope you will be able to attend some of these upcoming performances. I’m
so glad to have you as apart of this community as we look ahead to a bright
future in 2026!

I wish you all the best as we start the New Year, and I’ll be back in
February.

All best,

Simon Bonenfant, on behalf of the ADLN team.

-- 

Simon Bonenfant

Outreach Coordinator

Hire Musicians LLC.
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