1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:28,720 Before the Overture Center lobby fills, I'm sitting next to her right next door. 2 00:00:28,720 --> 00:00:44,760 Before the tickets are scanned, before the audience finds their seats, a small number 3 00:00:44,760 --> 00:00:54,720 of select audience members gather for an intimate event. 4 00:00:55,720 --> 00:00:59,720 Some like it hot is a touring Broadway show. 5 00:00:59,720 --> 00:01:05,720 But before places are called, two cast members are playing a different role. 6 00:01:05,720 --> 00:01:12,720 It is a Tony award-winning costume, beautiful hand, stitched and rhinestone encrusted. 7 00:01:12,720 --> 00:01:19,720 Kelly Sheehan and Brian Hunt lead the tactile tour for audience members who have difficulty seeing. 8 00:01:20,720 --> 00:01:29,720 Overture Center guest services members, Tom Klubertons and Alexis O'Connell direct these efforts working with the traveling cast and crew. 9 00:01:29,720 --> 00:01:37,720 They bring with them key pieces of the show, whether that's props, costumes, some set pieces, wigs, 10 00:01:37,720 --> 00:01:44,720 and they allow our blind and low vision guests to pass them around while describing what they look like. 11 00:01:45,720 --> 00:01:51,720 I'm legally blind, I have no vision on my left eye and limited tunnel vision on my right eye. 12 00:01:51,720 --> 00:01:56,720 So getting to touch and look at stuff up front is very valuable. 13 00:01:56,720 --> 00:01:59,720 Classic, but they look really decadent. 14 00:02:03,720 --> 00:02:05,720 I love to see the Broadway musicals. 15 00:02:05,720 --> 00:02:08,720 I can't even think of all the shows I've been through. 16 00:02:08,720 --> 00:02:16,720 I think all of us have this extraordinary love for and understanding of the power that the arts has. 17 00:02:16,720 --> 00:02:20,720 My favorite part about my job is getting to offer that for other people. 18 00:02:29,720 --> 00:02:33,720 The last I might have for you is a pair of healed tap shoes. 19 00:02:34,720 --> 00:02:42,720 Oh my gosh, Overture takes total amazing care of people with disabilities in my opinion. 20 00:02:42,720 --> 00:02:44,720 It is going to get pretty loud in here. 21 00:02:48,720 --> 00:02:54,720 For this free concert by the drum group Handphubians, sound-reducing headphones are a popular choice. 22 00:02:54,720 --> 00:03:00,720 They protect hearing but are also valuable for people with sensory processing disorder. 23 00:03:01,720 --> 00:03:08,720 They can be checked out from one of Overture's accessibility kiosks along with a number of other assistive devices. 24 00:03:08,720 --> 00:03:11,720 We have our assisted listening devices here. 25 00:03:11,720 --> 00:03:14,720 There are strobe effect-reducing glasses. 26 00:03:14,720 --> 00:03:16,720 There are different fidget tools. 27 00:03:16,720 --> 00:03:18,720 This here is one of our wobble seats. 28 00:03:18,720 --> 00:03:25,720 It's primarily designed for folks that just want a little bit of extra sensory stimulation throughout a performance. 29 00:03:26,720 --> 00:03:30,720 You know, you can wiggle around in your seat without having it impact the folks around you. 30 00:03:30,720 --> 00:03:35,720 But we've also seen these be used by people who might have just had back surgery. 31 00:03:38,720 --> 00:03:43,720 The motto here at Overture Center is extraordinary experiences for all. 32 00:03:43,720 --> 00:03:45,720 And we really take that to heart. 33 00:03:45,720 --> 00:03:48,720 When we say extraordinary experiences, we mean extraordinary. 34 00:03:48,720 --> 00:03:51,720 And when we say for all, we mean for all. 35 00:03:51,720 --> 00:04:02,720 The Arts Center has a national reputation for its inclusion efforts, especially in providing a more complete experience for a low and no-vision audience members. 36 00:04:02,720 --> 00:04:07,720 One by one, they arrest the patrons of the nightclub. 37 00:04:07,720 --> 00:04:12,720 My name is Heather Perkins, and I do the audio description here at Overture Center. 38 00:04:12,720 --> 00:04:18,720 Male dancers throw the female dancers in a flip over their arms, 39 00:04:18,720 --> 00:04:20,720 leaping and jumping in the air. 40 00:04:20,720 --> 00:04:24,720 They slide the female dancers through their legs across the floor. 41 00:04:24,720 --> 00:04:31,720 So by audio describing into our blind and low-vision guests' ears what other people around them are seeing, 42 00:04:31,720 --> 00:04:36,720 they can then have the same reaction as everyone else that's here to enjoy the show. 43 00:04:36,720 --> 00:04:38,720 You're alive! 44 00:04:38,720 --> 00:04:39,720 Joe hugs Jerry. 45 00:04:39,720 --> 00:04:41,720 I don't have to sit there in one room. 46 00:04:41,720 --> 00:04:42,720 What? 47 00:04:42,720 --> 00:04:44,720 What's going on in the scene, or who's doing what? 48 00:04:44,720 --> 00:04:47,720 A set of three wooden doors are brought on stage. 49 00:04:47,720 --> 00:04:50,720 Heather is brings Broadway to life. 50 00:04:50,720 --> 00:04:56,720 The audio presentation just truly brings the Broadway show to life. 51 00:04:56,720 --> 00:05:00,720 We want to make sure that we're providing the absolute best service that we can. 52 00:05:00,720 --> 00:05:05,720 And that sort of work makes me really excited to come into this building every day. 53 00:05:14,720 --> 00:05:17,720 Thank you.