Off-Broadway Access Review -
The Visitors

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ID: image of the The Visitors playbill in front of the stage with the text "Access Review" on top

 

General Note

This is a review of the accessibility of the theater, of the lighting/sound/scent design of the show, and a list of content warnings as a way to prep folks with various needs before they go see it. 

This is not meant to scare anyone away from seeing the show. Most productions have about the same amount of content warnings and sensory warnings to go along with it, they’re just rarely explicitly written down. 

For some people, knowing these things ahead of time makes it easier to enjoy the show because they know what to expect. And, often, makes those people more likely to see it in the first place. I hope that it’s helpful!

I am also happy to clarify any specifics, just send me a message or an email and I will respond when I can.

Also please note that I make these while seeing a show for the first time, so I may miss some cues or be slightly off as to their placement/cue line!

Theater

(Perelman Performing Arts Center)

All comments on the accessibility of lighting are in reference to seats on the back right side of the orchestra, perpendicular to the stage

Bathrooms: 

  • divided into “women - toilet stalls” and “men - toilet stalls/urinals” with single stall accessible/all gender restrooms and all have a sign that says “open to all regardless of gender identity or expression”

  • located on the 3rd floor with accessible ones on the 2nd and 3rd floors

Other theater accessibility:

  • they offer large print and braille playbills, assistive listening devices, & captioning devices

  • there is an elevator to all floors (the theater is on the 4th floor)

Click here for more information on the accessibility of this theater.

Light/Sound/Scent

General:

  • The show runs 75 minutes without an intermission

  • I didn’t need earplugs for this show

  • Auditory processing note– the characters all speak in Australian accents and switch between languages, so it may take some time for your brain to calibrate

The Show:

  • Pre-show there are bird & ocean sounds

  • “wild weather is imminent” - singular thunder clap

  • “we need to shelter” - another singular thunder clap

  • shortly after the second thunder, you hear the sound of a man scream while being killed, followed by the description of a hanging 

Content Advisory

  • colonialism/imperialism/racism

  • description of a hanging

  • description of a gunshot wound

  • some light sexual humor