Accessibility
For more information on The Huntington’s access programs, please email access@huntingtontheatre.org or call 617-266-0800.
New This Year: ASL, Audio Descriptions, and Open Caption Season Ticket Packages!
- Book Your tickets in advance.
- Keep the same seats for every performance.
- Attend ALL Access performances.
Don’t want to see all the shows? Pick and choose which ones you want for the same price.
Individual tickets are still $20 a ticket, even with a season package!
Season ticket packages and individual tickets are available for the following performances:
- ASL Performances
- Sing Street — Friday September 30th at 8pm
- August Wilson’s Joe Turner’s Come and Gone — Friday November 4th at 8pm
- The Art of Burning — Friday February 3rd at 8pm
- K-I-S-S-I-N-G — Friday March 31 at 8pm
- Clyde’s — Friday April 14th at 8pm
- Joy and Pandemic — Friday May 12th at 8pm
- Audio Described performances
- August Wilson’s Joe Turner’s Come and Gone — Saturday November 12th at 2pm
- The Art of Burning — Saturday February 11th at 2pm
- K-I-S-S-I-N-G — Saturday April 1st at 2pm
- Clyde’s — Saturday April 22nd at 2pm
- Joy and Pandemic — Saturday May 20th at 2pm
- Open Caption Performances
- Sing Street — Tuesday September 13th at 7:30pm
- August Wilson’s Joe Turner’s Come and Gone — Tuesday November 8th at 7:30pm
- The Art of Burning — Tuesday January 31st at 7:30pm
- K-I-S-S-I-N-G — Tuesday March 28th at 7:30pm
- Clyde’s — Tuesday April 18th at 7:30pm
- Joy and Pandemic — Tuesday May 16th at 7:30pm
ASL Interpreted Performances
The Huntington offers ASL interpretation for the Deaf and hard-of-hearing at designated performances.
Seating for each ASL-interpreted performance is located in the orchestra, house left. Tickets are $20 each for Deaf patrons and their guests. To reserve tickets please email access@huntingtontheatre.org or call 617-266-0800.
Deaf/hard-of-hearing school groups are also invited to attend the Student Matinee Series, several performances of which are ASL-interpreted. Schools are provided with study and curriculum guides in advance and with preview tickets for teachers (on request). Although geared toward school groups, individual Deaf or hard-of-hearing students accompanied by an adult are also welcome. For student matinee information or reservations, please contact the Director of Education at 617-273-1558, or email mobrien@huntingtontheatre.org.
These programs are supported in part by the Liberty Mutual Foundation.
Assistive Listening Devices
Both the Huntington Avenue Theatre and the Calderwood Pavilion are equipped with an FM hearing enhancement system. Wireless headphones are available free of charge at the main lobby concessions. Assistive listening devices are made available to patrons at all performances.
Audio Description
Audio Description is a carefully timed, live narration of the visual aspects of a performance. It is broadcast via a radio transmitter to patrons who wear a single headphone receiver enabling them to hear both the on-stage dialogue and the describer’s narration.
Headsets must be reserved and limited seating is available. Braille and large print programs will be available at the performances. Plan to arrive 30 minutes early for audio described program notes and set description. Guide dogs are welcome. Tickets are $20 for each blind/low-vision patron and their guests. To reserve tickets and headsets, please contact Director of Education Meg O’Brien at 617-273-1558 or email mobrien@huntingtontheatre.org.
Blind school groups are also invited to attend the Student Matinee Series, several performances of which are audio-described. Schools are provided with study and curriculum guides in advance and with preview tickets for teachers (on request). Although geared for school groups, individual blind or visually impaired students accompanied by an adult are also welcome. Student tickets are $15, with a limited number of free tickets available on a first-come, first-served basis. For student matinee information or reservations, please contact Meg O’Brien at 617-273-1558, or email mobrien@huntingtontheatre.org.
Season Audio-Described Performances
August Wilson’s Joe Turner’s Come and Gone
11/12/22 @ 2pm
The Art of Burning
2/11/23 @ 2pm
K-I-S-S-I-N-G
4/1/23 @ 2pm
Clyde’s
4/22/23 @ 2pm
Joy and Pandemic
5/20/23 @ 2pm
Open Captioning
Open caption (OC) services will be provided at select performances for patrons with slight to profound hearing loss. During open captioned performances, an electronic text display is positioned to the side of the stage, which shows what the actors are saying or singing and describes sound effects on stage. Patrons are placed in select seats near the open caption board to ensure they can see both the stage and the caption board during the performance.
Tickets are $20 for each patron with slight to profound hearing loss. To reserve tickets please email access@huntingtontheatre.org or call 617-266-0800.
Partial support for open captioning provided by TDF.
Season Open Captioned Performances
Sing Street
9/13/22 @ 7:30pm
August Wilson’s Joe Turner’s Come and Gone
11/8/22 @ 7:30pm
The Art of Burning
1/31/23 @ 7:30pm
K-I-S-S-I-N-G
3/28/23 @ 7:30pm
Clyde’s
4/18/23 @ 7:30pm
Joy and Pandemic
5/16/23 @ 7:30pm
Facility Access
The South End / Calderwood Pavilion at the BCA is fully accessible. The Virginia Wimberly Theatre can accommodate both wheelchair and companion seating in the orchestra and mezzanine sections. The Nancy and Edward Roberts Studio Theatre can accommodate up to four wheelchair seats, depending on the seating configuration. There are accessible restrooms on both levels of the Calderwood Pavilion. The Atelier 505 Parking Garage provides handicapped parking in close proximity to the Calderwood Pavilion.
Venue Information:
- South End / Calderwood Pavilion at the BCA
- The Huntington Theatre is currently being renovated.
Large Print Programs
Large print programs are available free of charge at each Huntington performance.
Access programming is sponsored in part by a grant from the Liberty Mutual Foundation. Access programming for the Student Matinee Series is supported by The Peabody Foundation, Inc. Access programming is facilitated by Cultural Access Consortium.
For more information, please email access@huntingtontheatre.org or call 617-266-0800.