Sensory-Friendly Performances
Sensory-friendly performances welcome audiences to engage in an accessible and relaxing theater-going experience. This theatergoing experience is made to cater to people with sensory sensitivities. The autism and neurodivergent communities especially benefit from these performances, where adjustments are made to make your audience experience comfortable.
Some adjustments that you can expect to create an accepting and welcoming environment for all include:
- Trained ushers, volunteers, and front-of-house staff.
- A large quiet area in the lobby.
- Fidget items available for all audience members.
- Sensory kits available for check out, including noise-reducing ear protectors.
- House lights slightly raised.
- Loud noises, strobe lights, and other over-stimulating effects reduced or eliminated.
- Assistive devices allowed throughout the performance, including tablets and phones.
- Space to move, talk, make noise, leave your seats, and re-enter the theater throughout the performance.
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Sensory Accessibility
In addition to dedicated sensory friendly performances, all of Seattle Rep's productions are sensory accessible. Find sensory guides for our productions below.
Sensory Guides
We aim for sensory guides to be completed and posted below and on each respective show's webpage by opening night of each production, though for some performances, dates may vary.
Mother Russia: March 12, 2025
Laughs in Spanish: April 23, 2025
Duel Reality: June 4, 2025
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Social Narrative
Download GuideRead about the things you will see at Seattle Rep.
Please note: Seattle Rep's Box Office and lobby underwent renovations in the summer of 2024 and some of the locations in this social narrative have changed. An updated narrative will be added here in early 2025.
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Blues for an Alabama Sky
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Blithe Spirit
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Primary Trust
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Together Again, Again!
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Fat Ham
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Sanctuary City
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Quixote Nuevo
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Little Women
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Islander
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Passengers
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Lydia and the Troll
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How I Learned What I Learned
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Between Two Knees
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Metamorphoses
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I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter
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Dickens and His Carol
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What the Constitution Means to Me
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Where We Belong
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Bruce
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Selling Kabul
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Ghosts
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Teenage Dick
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Freestyle Love Supreme
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Seattle Rep is proud to be certified by Sensory Access, whose goal is to make all events more accessible to those with sensory processing difficulties.