Pre-Show Notes

What are Pre-Show Notes?

Although my shows are performed live, they have a high audio content so if you are blind or have low vision you might find they have good accessibility. However, there will still be some contextual details--for example, my costume or certain movements--that you might miss. I have developed pre-show notes to provide further context and give you the richest experience possible. I include these as written text on this website and also as audio files on my soundcloud page.

I have done audio description training and these pre-show notes and audio files are an important part of my production.

I'm an independent artist with a tiny budget and small audiences, so I can't afford to have audio describers for individual shows. In addition to that, even for shows with bigger budgets, audio descriptions are generally only available for certain sessions. But because my shows already have a high audio content and low visual content, these pre-show notes are designed to give you the richest experience possible.

The first pre-show notes I created were for I Made an Adult, and I worked with Maria Oshodi at Extant. More recently, I have had some guidance from Meg Riley from Access2Arts. I'm really grateful for their assistance and guidance, but also note that any limitations or errors in the notes are mine!