This page lists performing arts centers and theatres that have a history of providing audio description for live events. Browse by state to find accessible live performances near you. It’s always wise to contact the theatre to confirm that AD will be available.
Arizona
- Arizona Theatre Company - Herberger Theater Center, Phoenix
- Arizona Theatre Company - Temple of Music and Art, Tuscon
- Arizona Theatre Matters
- Phoenix Theatre
- Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts
- Tempe Center for the Arts
California
- B Street Theatre - Sacramento
- Broadway Sacramento - Community Center Theater
- Broadway San Francisco
- Broadway San Jose
- Center Theatre Group - Ahmanson Theater, Mark Taper Forum, and Kirk Douglas Theatre, Los Angeles
- Golden Gate Theatre - San Francisco
- Harris Center - Folsom (request audio description at least two weeks in advance by calling 916-608-6888)
- Orpheum Theater - San Francisco
- Mountain Play - Mill Valley
- Mountain View Center for the Performing Arts
- The Rubicon Theatre Company - Ventura
- San Diego Opera
- San Francisco Opera
- Segerstrom Center for the Arts - Costa Mesa
- Theater Works Silicon Valley
- World on Disability
Colorado
Connecticut
District of Columbia
For a schedule of audio described performances in the DC area, visitThe Washington Ear andDC Arts & Access Network Calendar.
- Arena Stage
- Capital One Arena (formerly Verizon Center
- Ford's Theatre
- Hexagon
- Shakespeare Theatre
- Studio Theatre.
- The John F Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts.
- The National Theatre
- Washington National Opera
- Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company
Florida
- Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts of Miami-Dade County
- Alliance for the Arts - Fort Myers
- Broward Center for the Performing Arts - Fort Lauderdale
- Daytona State College - Daytona
- Dr. Philips Performing Arts Center - Broadway Series, Orlando
- Florida Repertory Theatre - Fort Myers
- Orlando Ballet
- Orlando Fringe
- Orlando Shakespeare Theater
- New Generation Theatrical - Orlando
- New World Symphony - Miami
- Daytona State College - Daytona
The following theatres are part of theCentral Florida Audio Description Initiative (CFADI) and have committed to at least one performance with AD for each show in their seasons.
- Garden Theater - Winter Garden
- Athens Theater - DeLand
- Osceola Arts - Kissimmee
- Orlando Family Stage - Orlando
Georgia
Hawaii
Idaho
- Ballet Idaho - Boise
- Boise State Theater Department - Boise
- Broadway Boise
- Idaho Shakespeare Festival - Boise
- Morrison Center
Illinois
- Chicago Shakespeare Theatre
- Chicago Theatre Accessible Performances Calendar
- Circa 21 Playhouse - Rock Island
- The Goodman Theatre - Chicago
- Looking Glass Theatre
- Quad City Music Guild - Moline
- Richmond Hill Players - Geneseo
- Steppenwolf Theatre Company - Chicago
- Victory Gardens Theater - Chicago
Indiana
- Civic Theatre - Carmel
- Clowes Memorial Hall at the Butler Arts & Events Center - Indianapolis
- Fonseca Theatre - Indianapolis
- Indiana Repertory Theater - Indianapolis
- Phoenix Theatre - Indianapolis
Iowa
- Adler Theater - Davenport
- Des Moines Performing Arts
Kansas
Kentucky
Maryland
- Center Stage
- DC Arts & Access Network Calendar
- Every Man Theatre - Baltimore
- Olney Theatre
- Round House Theatre
- Washington Revels
Massachusetts
Access the Schedule of Audio Described Performances in the Greater Boston area from Perkins School for the Blind.
- Abilities Dance Boston
- American Repertory Theater - Cambridge
- Arts Emerson - Boston
- Citizens Bank Opera House - Boston
- Commonwealth Shakespeare Company - Boston
- Hanover Theatre for the Performing Arts - Worcester
- Huntington Theatre Company - Boston
- Moonbox Productions - Boston
- Museum of Science Mugar Omni Theatre
- Open Door Theater - Acton
- SpeakEasy Stage Company - Boston
- Wang Theatre
- Wheelock Family Theatre - Boston
Michigan
Minnesota
Performance Listings:
Theatres:
- Ames Center - Burnsville
- Art Shanty Projects - Minneapolis
- Artistry - Bloomington
- Barebones Productions - Twin Cities
- BOLD-choice Theatre - Duluth
- Brave New Workshop - Dudley Riggs Theatre, Minneapolis
- Chain Reaction Theatre Project - Eden Prairie
- Chanhassen Dinner Theatres - Chanhassen
- Children’s Theatre Company - Minneapolis
- Circus Juventas - St. Paul
- College of St. Benedict - St. Joseph
- College of St. Scholastica - Duluth
- Commonweal Theatre - Lanesboro
- Cross Community Players - Osseo & Maple Grove
- Duluth Playhouse - Duluth
- Frank Theatre - Minneapolis
- Gilbert & Sullivan Very Light Opera Company - Minneapolis
- Girl Friday Productions - Minneapolis
- Guthrie Theater - Minneapolis
- Hennepin Arts - (New Century, Orpheum, Pantages, State Theatres), Minneapolis
- History Theatre - St. Paul
- In the Heart of the Beast Puppet & Mask Theatre - Minneapolis
- Interact Center for the Visual & Performing Arts - St. Paul
- Jungle Theater - Minneapolis
- Mad Munchkin Productions - Minneapolis
- Minneapolis Musical Theatre - Minneapolis
- Minnesota Association of Community Theatres
- Minnesota Fringe Festival - Minneapolis
- Minnesota Opera Company - St. Paul
- Mixed Blood Theatre - Minneapolis
- Mixed Precipitation - Twin Cities
- Nimbus Theatre - Minneapolis
- Northfield Arts Guild - Northfield
- Open Eye Figure Theatre - Minneapolis
- Ordway Center for the Performing Arts - St. Paul
- Paradise Community Theater - Faribault
- Park Square Theatre - St. Paul
- Penumbra Theatre - St. Paul
- Pillsbury House Theatre - Minneapolis
- Red Eye Theatre - Minneapolis
- Six Points Theater (formerly Minnesota Jewish Theatre Company) - St. Paul
- Southern Theater - Minneapolis
- St. John’s University - Collegeville
- Stages Theatre Company - Hopkins
- SteppingStone Theatre for Youth - St. Paul
- Ten Thousand Things Theater - Minneapolis
- Theater Latté Da - Minneapolis
- Theatre B - Moorhead
- Theatre in the Round Players - Minneapolis
- Theatre Mu - Twin Cities
- Theatre Pro Rata - Twin Cities
- University of Minnesota Duluth Theatre - Duluth
- University of Minnesota Theatre and Dance - Minneapolis
- Walker Art Center - Minneapolis
- Walking Shadow Theatre Company - Minneapolis
- Yellow Tree Theatre - Osseo
- Youth Performance Company - Minneapolis
Missouri
- Kansas City Rep
- Kansas City Starlight Theatre
- Metro Theater Company - St. Louis
- The Fox - St Louis
- The Muny - St Louis
- Titanic Branson
Nebraska
- Orpheum Theatre - Omaha
- Omaha Community Playhouse
- Rose Theatre - Omaha
- Blue Barn Theatre - Omaha
- Circle Theatre - Omaha
- Lied Center for Performing Arts - Lincoln
- University of Nebraska Omaha Weber Fine Arts Theatre
Nevada
- The Smith Center for the Performing Arts - Las Vegas
New Jersey
- Bickford Theatre at the Morris Museum, Morris Township
- Mason Gross School of the Arts at Rutgers, New Brunswick
- McCarter Theatre Center, Princeton
- New Brunswick Performing Arts Center, New Brunswick
- Papermill Playhouse, Millburn
- Shakespeare Theatre of NJ, Madison
- Two River Theater Company, Red Bank
New York
Performance Listings:
- Theatre Access NYC
- TheGalaPro App, provides an All-Access experience at twelve New York City theatres
Theatres:
- Geva Theatre Center - Rochester
- Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts
- The New Victory Theater
- Playwrights Horizons (offers some free and low-price tickets:Access Passport)
- Primary Stages
- The Public Theatre
- Second Stage Theatre
- Stephen Sondheim Theatre
- Syracuse Stage
- The Westchester Theatre
North Carolina
Listings:
Theatres:
- Applause! Cary Youth Theatre
- Asheville Community Theatre
- Blumenthal Performing Arts Center - Charlotte
- Burning Coal Theatre Company
- Cape Fear Regional Theatre - Fayetteville
- Carolina Ballet
- Cary Players
- Durham Performing Arts Center
- Hoof 'n' Horn
- Justice Theater Project
- Martin Marietta Center for the Performing Arts
- NC Chamber Music Institute
- NC Museum of Art (summer outdoor movies)
- NC Opera
- NC Symphony
- University Theatre
- PlayMakers Repertory Company
- Raleigh Little Theatre
- Steven Tanger Center for the Arts
- Temple Theatre - Sanford
- Theatre In The Park
- Wake Forest Renaissance Centre for the Arts
North Dakota
Ohio
- Benjamin and Marian Schuster Performing Arts Center - Dayton
- Broadway in Cincinnati
- CAPA (the Ohio Theatre, the Palace Theatre, the Southern Theatre, the Riffe Theatre Complex, Lincoln Theatre, McCoy Theatre, Drexel Theatre)
- Catco - Columbus
- Cincinnati Ballet
- Cincinnati May Festival Chorus
- Cincinnati Opera
- Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park
- Covedale Center for the Performing Arts
- Dayton Opera
- Great Lakes Theater at Playhouse Square
- Otterbein University Theatre - Westerville
- Playhouse Square
- The Ohio State University Department of Theatre
- The Wexner Center for the Arts
Oregon
- Broadway Rose Theatre - Tigard
- Oregon Shakespeare Festival - Ashland
- Portland Opera
Pennsylvania
- Arden Theatre Company - Philadelphia
- DreamWrights Youth & Family Theatre - York
- Fulton Theatre - Lancaster
- Philadelphia Theatre Company
- The Labuda Center - DeSales University, Center Valley
- Opera Lancaster
- Penn State Center for the Performing Arts - University Park
- Prime Stage - Pittsburgh
- People's Light Theatre - Malvern
- Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre
- Pittsburgh Opera
Tennessee
- Tennessee Performing Art Center - Nashville
Texas
Austin/Georgetown
- Ballet Austin, 512.476.2163, at The Long Center for the Performing Arts
- Georgetown Palace Theater, 512.869.7469
- Paramount Theatre (Austin Theatre Alliance), 512.472.5470
- Texas Performing Arts, 512.471.1444
Dallas/Fort Worth
- AT&T Performing Arts Center, 214-880-0202
- Bass Performance Hall, Ft. Worth, 817-212-4280, offers audio description for its Broadway shows on Saturday matinees
Houston
- A. D. Players, 713-526-2721
- Alley Theatre, 713-228-9341
- Hobby Center, 713-315-2400
- Houston Grand Opera, 713-228-6737
- Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo, 832-667-1000
- Miller Outdoor Theatre, 281-373-3386
- Wortham Theater Center (includes Houston Ballet), 832-487-7000
Described performances include operas, ballets, musicals, and plays. Houston Grand Opera was the Houston pioneer in audio description, offering service on 48 hours' notice for all performances since 1987.
San Antonio
- Majestic Empire Theatres, 210-226-3333. Please contact info@majesticempire.com to request Audio Description services for your event at least two weeks in advance."
Utah
- The Utah Shakespeare Festival - Southern Utah University, Cedar City
Vermont
- Flynn Center Performing Arts - Burlington
- Stowe Theatre Guild - Stowe
- Weston Theatre Company - Weston
Virginia
Listings:
Theatres:
- Alden Theatre in McLean and theMcLean Community Players
- Center for the Arts, George Mason University - Fairfax
- Chrysler Hall - Norfolk
- Downing-Gross Cultural Center for the Arts - Newport News
- Ferguson Center for the Arts - Newport News
- Hylton Performing Arts Center - Manassas
- The Little Theatre of Alexandria
- VA Stage Company at the Wells Theatre - Norfolk
- Virginia Repertory - Richmond
- Signature Theatre - Arlington