[Nfbk] the cardinal, summer 2012

Mon Sep 3 19:48:21 UTC 2012

I have asked about description on a different night (at the time of getting
tickets or even before purchasing when calling for information at least a
week or more in advance) and all I am told is that description is only
offered on the matinee that is listed. There was no effort to make any
arrangements, I was simply told it was only offered at that one performance.

I am not complaining about the description, only the fact that they have
offered it in the past at an evening performance and with more than one
showing as your choice of performance with description. The service has been
reduced to virtually only matinee performances. The description service was
so wonderful and added so much that that is why it is so disappointing to
not be able to get it for evening performances.

Cindy

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From: nfbk-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nfbk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of
Denise Franklin
Sent: Sunday, September 02, 2012 9:04 PM
To: NFB of Kentucky Internet Mailing List
Subject: Re: [Nfbk] the cardinal, summer 2012

If you noticed, she says that they will try to make accommodations for those
who don't come on the designated date as long as they know in advance. We
have attended numerous matinee performances with description and have
nothing but praise for the service and the performance.

Sent from my iPhone

On Aug 31, 2012, at 11:22 PM, "slerythema" <slerythema at gmail.com> wrote:

I am extremely disappointed that all but two of the Kentucky Center for the
Arts described performances are matinees. Matinees are typically performed
by the B cast and often shortened. Do they think that the blind do not know
the difference? And only one performance out of the whole run is described?
This is the second year that I have encountered this. 

I love going to see the Nutcracker most years, and found out how much more I
enjoyed it the first time I had audio description for a performance (a
Saturday night). The next year, description was only offered at a matinee.
Both I and the sighted people that went with me were very disappointed with
the B cast and abbreviated format. Last year, due to medical issues in our
family, we were late in deciding that we could make a performance. It was
unanimous that we did NOT want a matinee, and I discovered that we had
already missed the performance that was described, but it was only a matinee
so we would not have chosen it anyway.

If you enjoy matinees, that fine, but I have a friend that majored in
theatre in college and worked as an asm so I have had a lot of experience
with seeing both versions of a performance and my preference is definitely
evening performances that are NOT opening night. It is such a shame that
when a service is offered, it is then taken away and you are left with
substandard choices.

Cindy

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From: nfbk-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nfbk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of
Denise Franklin
Sent: Sunday, August 26, 2012 7:55 PM
To: NFBK list; kentuckycardinal at yahoogroups.com
Subject: [Nfbk] the cardinal, summer 2012

The Kentucky Cardinal 

The Kentucky Center for the Arts Audio Description Program 

Editor's note: Following is a list of dates for theatrical performances for
which audio description will be provided.  If you have been avoiding live
theater because you felt that as a blind or visually impaired person you
couldn't enjoy it, I strongly urge you to reconsider and attend one of these
performances.  The description comes through a headset and is inserted at
appropriate times and does not interfere with dialogue or music.   

The Kentucky Center Presents: 

Dance Theatre of Harlem  on Friday, 10/19/12 at 8:00 PM in Whitney Hall 

Trey Mclntryne Project & The Preservation Hall Jazz Band on Saturday,
12/08/12 at 8:00 PM at the Brown Theatre 

PNC Bank Broadway Across America Louisville Presents: 

Wicked on Saturday, 9/15/12 at 2:00 PM in Whitney Hall 

Beauty & the Beast on Saturday, 10/27/12 at 2:00 PM in Whitney Hall 

Jersey Boys on Saturday, 11/24/12 at 2:00 PM in Whitney Hall 

The Kentucky Opera Presents: 

Tosca on Sunday,  9/23/12 at 2:00 PM at the Brown Theatre 

Cinderella on Sunday, 11/04/12 at 2:00 PM at the Brown Theatre 

The Louisville Ballet Presents: 

Lady of the Camellias on Saturday, 10/06/12 at 2:00 PM In Whitney Hall 

The Nutcracker on Saturday, 12/15/12 at 1:30 PM in Whitney Hall 

Stage One Family Theatre Presents: 

Wiley and the Hairy Man on Saturday, 10/13/12 at 2:00 PM in the Bomhard
Theater 

Actors Theatre of Louisville Presents: 

Romeo & Juliet on Sunday, 9/16/12 at 2:30pmin the Pamela Brown 

Dracula on Sunday, 10/07/12 at 2:00pm in the Bingham Theatre 

Long Day's Journey Into Night on Sunday, 10/21/12 at 2:30pmin the Pamela
Brown 

A Christmas Story on Sunday, 11/18/12  at 2:00pmin the Pamela Brown 

To purchase tickets call The Kentucky Center Box Office at 1-800-775-7777
(toll free), 502-584-7777. Please make reservations for services at the time
you purchase your ticket to ensure the best seating location for the
service. 

If you cannot attend a scheduled audio described, please call 502-562-0111
(V) or 502-562-0140 (TTY) to request the service for another performance.
The Kentucky Center will work to accommodate access requests whenever
possible. 

 To purchase tickets to Actors Theatre of Louisville, please contact them
directly at 502-584-1205. 

Stacy Ridgway 

Manager of Access and Volunteer Services 

(502) 562-0711 p  (502) 562-0180 f 

Access Hotline (502) 562-0111 

 Volunteer Hotline (502) 562-0141 

(502) 562-0140 TTY 

The Kentucky Center for the Performing Arts 

501 West Main Street, Louisville, KY  40202 

 <http://www.kentuckycenter.org/> www.kentuckycenter.org 

It's a lot more satisfying to reach for the stars, even if you end up
landing only on the moon.

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