[KeyStoneChapter] Fwd: May-June Audio Described Events, Plus Spotlight on Philly Inquirer!

[Denise Johnson]

Thanks Simon highly interesting I will make a few of these events and we will be planning a trip to the Constitution Center if we get 2 yeses. 


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On Friday, May 1, 2026, 11:49 PM, Simon Bonenfant via KeyStoneChapter <keystonechapter at nfbnet.org> wrote:




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Date: Fri, May 1, 2026 at 11:45 PM
Subject: Re: May-June Audio Described Events, Plus Spotlight on Philly Inquirer!
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Hello everyone, 
I'm resending this email, with one added listing. 
Thank youSimon

Hello ADLN Community, 

 

This is ADLN admin Simon Bonenfant. I hope all is well. 

 

Before we get to our usual listings, I wanted to share somepress coverage which was just published this week about a new touch tour ofSigners Hall at the National Constitution Center. 

“Created in collaboration with Philly Touch Tours, this tourguides visitors through a fascinating story telling experience and interactionwith the full size statues of those who added their names to the Constitutionas well as those who dissented.” The first tour was held on April 19, and thePhilly Inquirer was there to capture the experience.

 clickhere to read the article, and clickhere to watch a short testimonial. 

 

I hope that you enjoy learning about this tour. If you areinterested in arranging a tour for your group, Contact  kmarinello at constitutioncenter.org  or bkrisch at constitutioncenter.orgto start the process. Additionally, please share this coverage widely, so wecan keep amplifying the importance of inclusive programming!

 

Below, please find the audio described events from May 7 toJune 14. There are 9 events in total. Be sure to share with your friends, andif you have any feedback, send me an email at adlearningnetwork at gmail.com

 

May7, 2026 (Thursday)

Event: 1776 The Musical

Venue: Walnut Street Theatre

Time: 2:00 PM

Description: “Our gift to you and Philadelphia as wecelebrate the 250th anniversary of our nation’s birth – the founding fatherscome alive in 1776, the classic award-winning Broadway musical. Join JohnAdams, Benjamin Franklin, and Thomas Jefferson as they fight for independenceagainst a deadlocked Continental Congress in a retelling filled with humor,romance, pathos, and nail-biting tension. 1776 is not just a revolutionarymusical; it’s a captivating journey of what happened right here inPhiladelphia!”

Website: https://www.ticketmaster.com/walnut-street-theatres-1776-the-musical-philadelphia-pennsylvania-05-07-2026/event/020062CCC8F37D71?refArtist=K8vZ917rKu0&f_simplified_filter=true&f_enable_merch_slot=true

Accessibility Services: Audio Description; (AmandaPasquini)

Special Notes: To purchase tickets by phone, call thebox office at 215.574.3550.

 

May12, 2026 (Tuesday)

Event: From Nature to Nylons: a Touch-based Historyof Textiles

Venue: Science History Institute

Time: 10:30 AM

Cost: $3

Description: “Created in collaboration with PhillyTouch Tours, Touch Tours is a recurring program taking place on the secondTuesday of every month. This touch-based tour offers guests a private learningexperience that combines a personally guided exploration of select galleryexhibits and a hands-on study of objects from our collections.

>From Nature to Nylons begins with an introduction to naturalfibers, such as wool and linen, and moves on to the development of plastics andsynthetic materials like nylon and Gore-Tex. Guests will leave with a betterunderstanding of how these fibers changed our world, and how the changing worldinfluenced our desire for advanced high-tech textiles.

This tour is specifically designed to engage guests who areblind and visually impaired. We also strive to be inclusive for all visitorswith various abilities. Please reach out to communicate your accessibilityneeds.

Reservations for the touch tour are required, andparticipation is restricted to 10 guests. Because reservations are limited,guests are encouraged to register early. To register, use the form provided onthe event page.”

Website: https://www.sciencehistory.org/visit/events/from-nature-to-nylons-a-touch-based-history-of-textiles-202605/

 

May17, 2026 (Sunday)

Event: The Black Clown

Venue: Miller Theater, Opera Philadelphia

Time: 2:00 PM

Description: “Creator and opera revolutionary DavóneTines brings Langston Hughes’ poem “The Black Clown” to musical life in avaudevillian rendering of this masterpiece. Fusing gospel, opera, jazz, andspirituals into a searing night of theatrical brilliance, The Black Clownembodies the evolving, divided soul of Black America and animates a Black man’sresilience against a legacy of oppression. The Black Clown has been hailed as“pure poetry” by The Boston Globe, and The New York Times lauds “this rich,seamless production melds the past and present of African-American history intoan electrifyingly ambivalent whole.” Tines makes his Opera Philadelphia debutalongside an ensemble of 12 performers in this genre-bending, visuallyarresting piece, juxtaposing dazzling cathartic performances with Hughes’enduring work.

 

 This productioncontains racial slurs and stylized representations of violence, particularlyrelated to slavery, as well as haze, simulated smoking, and bright flashinglights.”

Website: https://tix.operaphila.org/28868/28895?_gl=1*1jewdmn*_gcl_au*MTc3NDA2ODI4NC4xNzc1MDMzMTU1*_ga*Mjc0Mzk5NTA4LjE3NTEyNzA0NDM.*_ga_JCLSY2WQC5*czE3NzUwMzMxNTUkbzExJGcxJHQxNzc1MDMzNjkxJGo2MCRsMCRoMA..

Accessibility Services: Audio Description; (NicoleSardella)

Special Notes: For any inquiries, contact GuestServices at 215.732.8400 or by emailing tix at operaphila.org.

 

May17, 2026 (Sunday)

Event: Mrs. Christie

Venue: McCarter Theatre Center, Berlind Theatre

Time: 2:00 PM

Description: “In 1926, Agatha Christie vanished, thenreappeared eleven days later without explanation. It was a tabloid sensation–amystery that remains unsolved nearly a century later. In 2026, Christiesuperfan Lucy makes the pilgrimage to the author’s estate. When she happensupon an unpublished diary written in Christie’s own hand, Lucy resolves tocrack the case once and for all. In parallel storylines that blend past andpresent, Mrs. Christie proves that sometimes you need to disappear in order tofind yourself.”

Website: https://tickets.mccarter.org/18348/18361

Accessibility Services: Audio Description; (JanetDickson);  Assistive Listening Devices;Open Captioning; (Captioning C2); Free Standing Chairs available upon request;Braille and Large-print Programs available upon request of 2-week notice. 

Special Notes: Tickets: Emailpatronservices at mccarter.org, call 609.258.2787, or visit the box office between12pm-6pm Tuesday-Saturday. *The Berlind Theatre is at the bottom of the hill onUniversity Place, and faces the Dinky Bar and Restaurant*

 

May17, 2026 (Sunday)

Event: The Woman Question

Venue: People’s Light, Leonard C. Haas Stage

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

Description: “A trailblazing world premiere

A new play with local roots, The Woman Question unearths thestories of medical pioneers who led the charge for women’s health andreproductive freedom 150 years ago. This world premiere docu-fantasy followsthe 1894 class of the Woman’s Medical College of Pennsylvania, an intrepidcohort of students whose struggles and joys reverberate across centuries.Written and performed by acclaimed theatre-maker Suli Holum (Hurricane Diane)in collaboration with Company Artist Melanye Finister (A Raisin in the Sun) anda remarkable cast and creative team, The Woman Question blends archivalresearch, flights of collective imagination, and a delightful,Victorian-infused theatricality.”

Website: https://tickets.peopleslight.org/97108/97778

Accessibility Services: Audio Description and SensoryTour; (Gina Pisasale); Relaxed Performance; ASL Interpretation; (Hands UpProductions); Wheelchair Accessible; Assistive Listening Devices; Large PrintPrograms; Fidget Library available at all performances. 

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

 

May31, 2026 (Sunday)

Event: The America Play 

Venue: Wilma Theater

Time: 2:00 PM

Description: “A Black Abraham Lincoln impersonatornamed the “Foundling Father,” runs “the Great Hole of History,” a touristattraction where visitors can meet other historical lookalikes. The poeticrepetition and evocative jazz-like style of this canonic text mimics theharmful patterns and toxic ideologies perpetuated throughout Americanhistory. The America Play is a daring exploration of the fracturedstories that shape our nation from one of our most prominent Americanplaywrights, Pulitzer and Tony Award-winner, Suzan-Lori Parks. Directed byHotHouse Member and Co-Artistic Director Lindsay Smiling (The Half-God ofRainfall), this play challenges us to redefine what it means to be American inthe context of our current political landscape. The Wilma’s HotHouse ensemblebrings this imaginative work to life, creating a space for active dialogue,catharsis, and deep connection with the audience.”

Website: https://tickets.wilmatheater.org/98350/98398

Accessibility Services: Audio Description; (NicoleSardella); Open Captioning

 

June5, 2026 (Friday)

Event: The Outsiders

Venue: Academy of Music, Ensemble Arts BroadwaySeries

Time: 7:30 PM

Description: The winner of four 2024 Tony Awards®,including Best Musical, is The Outsiders. This classic coming-of-age storytakes you to Tulsa, Oklahoma in 1967, where Ponyboy Curtis, his best friendJohnny Cade, and their family of Greaser “outsiders” dream about who they wantto become in a world that will never accept them. The Outsiders features DanyaTaymor’s Tony Award winning direction that’s “refreshing, gritty, and endlesslyeffective.” (The New York Times). With “high-octane choreography” (New YorkMagazine), THE OUTSIDERS has been described as “more pulse-pounding thananything else on Broadway!” (Time Out New York).”

Website: https://my.ensembleartsphilly.org/booking/production/58281

Accessibility Services: Audio Description; (NicoleSardella); ASL Interpretation; (Hands Up Productions)

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

 

June12 and 13, (Friday and Saturday)

Event: Dear Evan Hansen

Venue: Arden Theatre Company, F. Otto Haas Stage

Time: Friday, June 12 at 7:00 PM, and Saturday, June13 at 2:00 PM

Description: “A letter meant to stay private, a truththat was never supposed to come to light, a life he never imagined possible.Evan Hansen is on the verge of getting the one thing he’s always desired, achance to truly belong. Winner of six Tony Awards, Dear Evan Hansen is a deeplypersonal and profoundly contemporary musical for anyone who’s ever felt alonein a crowded room.

Contains mature themes including mental health challenges aswell as strong language.”

Website: Friday

Saturday

Accessibility Services: Audio Description; (NicoleSardella); Open Captioning; Smart Caption Glasses; Assistive listening devices;Large print programs; Sensory tools, including show specific narrative  available at all performances.

Special Notes: To purchase tickets by phone, call215.922.1122 or email boxofficer at ardentheatre.org

 

June14, 2026 (Sunday)

Event: Two Outta Three

Venue: People’s Light, Steinbright Stage

Time: 2:00 PM, Sensory tour at 1:00 PM

Description: “The acclaimed comedy cabaret from 1812Productions

How do we move on when our kids move out? Philly theatreveterans (and real-life married couple!) Jennifer Childs and Scott Greer bringtheir acclaimed comedy cabaret to People's Light for a special presentationthis June. Two Outta Three is a laugh-out-loud look at how a trio becomes a duoagain, rediscovering the rhythm and timing of their own lives. People's Lightaudiences will also recognize Childs' witty wordplay from her two originalpantos, Alice in Wonderland and Peter Panto.”

Website: https://tickets.peopleslight.org/102568/102583

Accessibility Services: Audio Description and SensoryTour; (Nicole Sardella); ASL Interpretation; (Hands Up Productions); OpenCaptioning; Pre-performance Guides; Wheelchair Accessible Seating; AssistiveListening Devices; Large-print Programs; and Fidget Library available at allperformances. 

Special Notes: For tickets please call the Box Office at610.644.3500, visit peopleslight.org, or email tickets at peopleslight.org.People’s Light is a proud member of the Art Reach Access Program. If you havean Access Card, please purchase your tickets via phone or email and tell theBox Office associate about your Card.  Ifyou would like to RSVP to the Sensory Tour (1pm before the Audio Describedperformance), reserve an Audio Description Device, or have any furtherquestions please email Olivia DiIorio, at diiorio at peopleslight.org.

 

June18, 2026 (Thursday)

Event: The Shark is Broken

Venue: Montgomery Theater

Time: 7:30 PM, sensory tour at 6:45 PM.

Description: “FADE IN: 1974. The ocean’s wild, thefilm’s over budget, and the shark is out of commission… again. Stuck on atoo-small boat, Jaws stars Robert Shaw, Richard Dreyfuss, and Roy Scheiderbicker, booze, and bond as tempers flare and egos collide. Co-written by IanShaw (Robert’s son) and Joseph Nixon, this play dives deep into the hilariousand chaotic behind-the-scenes voyage that nearly sank Jaws—and made cinematichistory instead.”

Website: https://www.montgomerytheater.org/shows/shark-broken

Accessibility Services: Audio Description and SensoryTour; (Nicole Sardella); Wheelchair Accessible; Accessible Parking; AssistiveListening Devices available at all performances. 

Special Notes: To purchase tickets, RSVP to thesensory tour, or reserve an audio description headset, contact the box officeby email at play at montgomerytheater.org, or by phone at 215.723.9984.

 

I hope you will be able to attend many of these events , andI wish you a great May ahead! 

 

With best regards,

Simon Bonenfant, on behalf of the ADLN team. 




-- 

SimonBonenfant 

Outreach Coordinator 

Hire Musicians LLC.
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