The Bay Area’s October lineup of accessible performances
Your monthly guide to inclusive and accessible performances in San Francisco, Berkeley, and beyond.
October brings crisp evenings and the full rhythm of arts seasons across the Bay Area, with theatres, concert halls, and more welcoming audiences back inside. As fall settles in, it’s a wonderful time to reconnect with live performance—whether by discovering new productions, revisiting familiar favorites, or setting out on a solo adventure.
Bay Area arts organizations are also expanding access this season, offering ASL interpretation, captioning, and other accessibility features so that everyone can share in the creativity and energy of the region’s arts scene.
Kim’s Convenience
Open Captioned: October 4 at 2 p.m.
This hilarious and heartwarming award-winning comedy drama about a Korean family-run corner store that inspired the popular Netflix hit is a feel-good ode to generations of immigrants who have made Canada the country that it is today.
American Conservatory Theater
act-sf.org
The Reservoir
Closed Captioned: Every matinee through October 9
Audio Described: October 11 at 2 p.m.
Josh is a hot mess of a queer twenty-something. He’s dropped out of school to get his life together — but can’t manage to stay sober. Struggling with fogginess and memory loss, he finds unlikely allies in his four hilarious grandparents. Desperate for a sense of purpose, Josh sets out to bring them along on his road to recovery.
Berkeley Repertory Theatre
berkeleyrep.org
& Juliet
Closed Captioned: October 8 at 7:30 p.m.; October 9 at 7:30 p.m.
ASL Interpreted: October 11 at 2 p.m.
Audio Described: October 12 at 1 p.m.
Open Captioned: October 12 at 6:30 p.m.
This hilarious new musical flips the script on the greatest love story ever told. & Juliet asks: what would happen next if Juliet didn’t end it all over Romeo?
Broadway San Jose
broadwaysanjose.com
Some Like It Hot
Closed Captioned: October 22 at 7:30 p.m.
ASL Interpreted: October 25 at 2 p.m.
Audio Described: October 26 at 1 p.m.
Open Captioned: October 26 at 6:30 p.m.
Set in Chicago when Prohibition has everyone thirsty for a little excitement, Some Like It Hot is the story of two musicians forced to flee the Windy City after witnessing a mob hit.
Broadway San Jose
broadwaysanjose.com
Shucked
ASL Interpreted: October 4 at 1 p.m.
Maizy and Beau are getting hitched, when the corn that protects their small community starts to die. The town needs answers. But who will dare to venture beyond the borders of Cob County?
BroadwaySF
broadwaysf.com
Paris Opera Ballet: Red Carpet
Audio Described: October 4 at 2 p.m.
Steeped in a revered tradition that dates to the court of Louis XIV, the stunning dancers of the Paris Opera Ballet meet the visceral and emotive choreography of UK-based Hofesh Shechter in the North American premiere of this new, full-length work.
Cal Performances
calperformances.org
Parsifal
Open Captioned: October 25 at 1 p.m.; October 28 at 6 p.m.
Summoned by Fate. Guided by Faith. For the first time in 25 years, Wagner’s final opera returns in a brand-new San Francisco Opera production.
San Francisco Opera
sfopera.com
Little Women
Audio Described: October 5 at 2 p.m.
ASL Interpreted: October 9 at 7:30 p.m.
Open Captioned: October 12 at 2 p.m.
In this new adaptation, Lauren Gunderson breathes new life into the story of the March sisters in 19th century New England, exploring their relationships with each other, and the ways they rise through hardships and celebrate good times together.
TheatreWorks Silicon Valley
theatreworks.org
