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Denver Theater Seating Suggestions for Open Captioning

Viki — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 22:09:25 +0000

As I mentioned in a prior post, I recently caught my first open captioned performance at the Denver Theater. The show I saw was the musical, Wicked. The cast, the props and the special effects were exceptional. I really had a good time and would love to go to another open captioned performance again.

At the time of this writing, all open captioned performances are held at the Buell Theater. You will want to take care to purchase seats that will give you a good view of the captioning screen. The captioning screen is located to the far left of the stage (as you face the stage), so the best sections to be in are the D or E sections. You can view the seating chart here.

My seat was in the D section, row A, seat 1, so I was 3 rows back, the first seat next to the aisle. This was too far to the right for me to see both the captioning and the performance at the same time. I had to physically turn my head to every time I wanted to switch from watching the captioning to the performance, or vice versa.

I would recommend getting seats that are further to the left, at least 6 or 7 seats in, so that you can see both the captioning screen and the performance at the same time.

Visit the Denver Theater web site to see a list of upcoming captioned performances. ASL interpretation is also available on certain dates. If you go, be sure to come back and share your experience with us! Enjoy!

Denver Theater – Open Captioned Performances

Viki — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 04:10:12 +0000

On Sunday, November 15, we went to an open captioned performance of Wicked at the Buell Theater in Denver. We had a wonderful time and I will be sharing my experience in an upcoming post. But first, I wanted to post upcoming performances and dates where open captioning will be available for December 2009 – June 2010. All of these performances are for the Buell Theater:

Spring Awakening, Sunday, December 13, 2009 at 2:00pm
Little House on the Prairie, Sunday, December 27, 2009 2:00pm
Legally Blonde, Sunday, February 14, 2010 2:00pm
Mary Poppins, Sunday, April 4, 2010 at 1:00pm
In the Heights, Sunday, May 9, 2010 2:00pm
Young Frankenstein, Sunday, June 27, 2010 2:00pm

For more information visit: http://www.denvercenter.org/education/EducationResources/Accessibility/OpenCaptionedPerformances.aspx

Sign Language Interpretation at Joyce Meyer Conference in Denver

Viki — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 18:09:23 +0000

Joyce Meyer is a well-known Christian inspirational speaker. She will be at the Pepsi Center in Denver, Colorado:

Thursday, October 15, 2009 at 7:00pm
Friday, October 16, 2009 at 10:00am and 7:00pm
Saturday, October 17, 2009 at 10:00am

Sign Language interpretation will be provided for each session. A section will be reserved until 30 minutes before the start of each session. For more information, go to http://joycemeyer.org/OurMinistries/Conferences/denver09.htm

Admission is FREE, but expect to pay for parking.