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SUMMARY:Amy and the Orphans - Audio Described Play
DESCRIPTION:Audio Describer: Celia Hughes \nABOUT THE SHOW: When their 85-year-old father dies\, sparring siblings Maggie and Jake must face a question: How to break the bad news to their sister Amy\, who has Down syndrome and has lived in a state home for years. Along the way\, the pair find out just how much they don’t know about their family and each other. It seems only Amy knows who she really is. \nLOCATION: \nAmy and the Orphans by Lindsey Ferrentino is a heartfelt and darkly funny play about three adult siblings reuniting after their father’s death. As Maggie and Jake road-trip to break the news to their sister Amy\, who has Down syndrome and was institutionalized for much of her life\, long-held family secrets come to light. Inspired by Ferrentino’s own family\, the play challenges perceptions of disability and highlights the importance of inclusion\, with Amy emerging as the emotional center of the story.\nGround Floor Theatre \n979 Springdale Road\, Austin \nInformation and Tickets: HERE
URL:https://www.artsparktx.org/event/amy-and-the-orphans-audio-described-play/
LOCATION:Ground Floor Theatre\, 979 Springdale Road\, Suite 122\, Austin\, TX\, 78702\, United States
CATEGORIES:Audio Described Performances
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SUMMARY:I want to be a f***ing princess (Audio Described)
DESCRIPTION:Sunday\, May 18 – Austin \n5 pm – I wanna be a f***ing Princess \nby Jenny Connell Davis \nDescriber: Celia Hughes \nA fierce and unapologetic coming-of-age story about self-empowerment and finding your voice. When high school senior Willa Nichols decides she’s tired of playing by the rules\, she sets out on a mission to claim her own fairy tale\, one that is nothing like the picture-perfect\, princess tropes she grew up with. Davis challenges traditional norms and redefines what it means to be a queen of your own destiny. \nGround Floor Theatre \n979 Springdale Road Suite 122 \nAustin\, Texas 78702 \nFor Tickets: Tickets Here!
URL:https://www.artsparktx.org/event/cirque-vida-audio-described-2/
LOCATION:Ground Floor Theatre\, 979 Springdale Road\, Suite 122\, Austin\, TX\, 78702\, United States
CATEGORIES:Accessible Performances,Audio Described Performances
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SUMMARY:TUBU Fest (Audio Described)
DESCRIPTION:Theatre For Us By US\nDisability Short Fringe Play Festival\nJuly 18-20 (Audio Described all three nights)\nwww\,tubufest.com\nTUBU Fest is a safe space for people with disabilities to have their voices heard through their artwork in a one of a kind community oriented festival with opportunities for networking and taking their art to the next level. \nView event details and get tickets here.
URL:https://www.artsparktx.org/event/tubu-fest-audio-described/2024-07-20/
LOCATION:Ground Floor Theatre\, 979 Springdale Road\, Suite 122\, Austin\, TX\, 78702\, United States
CATEGORIES:Accessible Performances,Audio Described Performances
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SUMMARY:TUBU Fest (Audio Described)
DESCRIPTION:Theatre For Us By US\nDisability Short Fringe Play Festival\nJuly 18-20 (Audio Described all three nights)\nwww\,tubufest.com\nTUBU Fest is a safe space for people with disabilities to have their voices heard through their artwork in a one of a kind community oriented festival with opportunities for networking and taking their art to the next level. \nView event details and get tickets here.
URL:https://www.artsparktx.org/event/tubu-fest-audio-described/2024-07-19/
LOCATION:Ground Floor Theatre\, 979 Springdale Road\, Suite 122\, Austin\, TX\, 78702\, United States
CATEGORIES:Accessible Performances,Audio Described Performances
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SUMMARY:TUBU Fest (Audio Described)
DESCRIPTION:Theatre For Us By US\nDisability Short Fringe Play Festival\nJuly 18-20 (Audio Described all three nights)\nwww\,tubufest.com\nTUBU Fest is a safe space for people with disabilities to have their voices heard through their artwork in a one of a kind community oriented festival with opportunities for networking and taking their art to the next level. \nView event details and get tickets here.
URL:https://www.artsparktx.org/event/tubu-fest-audio-described/2024-07-18/
LOCATION:Ground Floor Theatre\, 979 Springdale Road\, Suite 122\, Austin\, TX\, 78702\, United States
CATEGORIES:Accessible Performances,Audio Described Performances
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SUMMARY:“Waiting for the Bus” Script Workshop
DESCRIPTION:Join Art Spark Texas along with members of TILT Performance Group and ATX Theatre ConFab producers for a developmental reading of James Burnside’s “Waiting for the Bus\,” a new play on America’s long and troublesome history of institutionalizing people with disabilities. \nSynopsis: The history of the institutionalization of disabled people\, particularly people with intellectual and developmental disabilities\, in America began in the 1840s with the noble notion of “Moral Therapy.” That what would “cure” these people was light\, fresh air\, good food\, and honest work. Large gothic facilities were built in the countryside\, and they rapidly became overcrowded\, poorly maintained\, and poorly staffed while “patients” were subjected to all manner of experimental “procedures.” This play could easily have been just another horror show​. And that would certainly be a large portion of the truth\, but lost would be the humanity of the people who lived in these institutions—people with hopes and dreams and love\, people with family and friends. \nAfterwards\, stay for a talk led by AST Executive Director Celia Hughes where you can gain new perspectives about what it’s like to live with or without accommodations directly from cast and audience members living with disabilities and from advocates who specialize in providing accommodations. \nTHIS IS THE PLACE where you can finally ask all those burning questions about exactly how to create events that are more accessible to ALL audiences—with the added benefit of witnessing methods in action during the reading. \nWe will provide ASL interpreting\, audio description\, and open captions.
URL:https://www.artsparktx.org/event/waiting-for-the-bus-script-workshop/
LOCATION:Ground Floor Theatre\, 979 Springdale Road\, Suite 122\, Austin\, TX\, 78702\, United States
CATEGORIES:Accessible Performances,ASL Performances,Audio Described Performances
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SUMMARY:"Paws and Claws" Art Pop-Up
DESCRIPTION:Art Spark Texas presents “Paws and Claws” Pet Portraits Art Pop-up \nIntroduce your pet to the Austin art scene!  The “Paws and Claws” original pet portrait exhibit is an annual fundraiser to support Art Spark Texas artists and programs. \nAll portraits from our Paws and Claws fundraiser will be revealed and displayed together publicly at our FREE art pop-up. Bring your friends to admire your pet’s debut appearance in the Austin art scene or donate in honor or memory of a friend’s pet and surprise them at the exhibit. \nThe art pop-up runs from 3-4:30 pm at the Ground Floor Theatre on Saturday\, May 18\, 2019. \nDirections to the Ground Floor Theatre: The theatre is located where Springdale and Airport meet\, behind Austin Bouldering Project and Daily Greens\, tucked between Austin East Ciders and Friends and Allies Brewery. Park in our parking lot\, which is accessible off Springdale\, just past Daily Greens\, and around the back of the building. You can also find a map at www.groundfloortheatre.org and a helpful video at https://vimeo.com/286364861 \nThe “Paws and Claws” art pop-up is open to the public but in order to get your pet’s portrait featured at the pop-up you’ll need to do a couple of things: \n\nMake an $85 (per pet) donation to Art Spark Texas by April 30\, 2019\nSend us a photo of your pet Click here \nAttend our May 18\, 2019 pop-up art exhibit and pick up art by 4:30 pm\n\nArrive early and enjoy the Opening Minds\, Opening Doors Showcase inside the theatre starting at 2:00 PM. This event is the culmination of presentations from our six-week writing workshop. \nCan’t wait to see you and your pet’s portrait at the Paws and Claws art pop-up!
URL:https://www.artsparktx.org/event/paws-and-claws-art-pop-up/
LOCATION:Ground Floor Theatre\, 979 Springdale Road\, Suite 122\, Austin\, TX\, 78702\, United States
CATEGORIES:Art Exhibits,Fundraisers
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ORGANIZER;CN="Art Spark Texas - Artworks":MAILTO:april@artsparktx.org
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SUMMARY:OMOD Showcase 2019
DESCRIPTION:Opening Minds\, Opening Doors (OMOD) is a public speaker training program for adults with disabilities. Through an intensive six-week writing workshop\, participants craft personal stories and develop public speaking skills to transform those stories into powerful presentations. \nWe invite you to a showcase of stories that run the gamut of life experiences – from work and family to advocacy\, immigration\, forays into the theatre\, and more. Together these presentations will shatter misconceptions about what it means to live with a disability and remind us that everyone\, regardless of ability and background\, shares a common humanity. RSVP\, invite your friends\, and follow our Facebook event page for updates. \nDoors open at 1:45 PM // Show starts at 2:00 PM \nJoin us in the theatre lobby after the showcase for our “Paws and Claws” Art Pop-Up and “Pet Love” Reception! \nDirections to the Ground Floor Theatre: The theatre is located where Springdale and Airport meet\, behind Austin Bouldering Project and Daily Greens\, tucked between Austin East Ciders and Friends and Allies Brewery. Park in our parking lot\, which is accessible off Springdale\, just past Daily Greens\, and around the back of the building. You can also find a map at www.groundfloortheatre.org and a helpful video at https://vimeo.com/286364861
URL:https://www.artsparktx.org/event/omod-showcase-2019/
LOCATION:Ground Floor Theatre\, 979 Springdale Road\, Suite 122\, Austin\, TX\, 78702\, United States
CATEGORIES:OMOD
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ORGANIZER;CN="Eric Clow":MAILTO:eric@artsparktx.org
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SUMMARY:Call for Art: Pet Love
DESCRIPTION:Submission deadline: April 15\, 2019 \nArt Spark Texas is looking for pet themed artwork to display at Ground Floor Theatre during May 2019 to complement the show Dex & Abbey. This call for art is open to all Art Spark Texas artists (Veterans\, artists with disabilities\, and seniors) in Austin and surrounding areas. Please download and complete the Pet Love Call for Art  or contact April for more details.
URL:https://www.artsparktx.org/event/call-for-art-pet-love/
LOCATION:Ground Floor Theatre\, 979 Springdale Road\, Suite 122\, Austin\, TX\, 78702\, United States
CATEGORIES:Calls for Art
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ORGANIZER;CN="April Sullivan":MAILTO:april@artsparktx.org
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