The Bay Area’s October lineup of accessible performances
Your monthly guide to inclusive performances in San Francisco, Berkeley, and beyond.
Leaves are crunching underfoot, days are getting shorter, and the performing arts season is just getting started. As we move into October, there are quite a few options of accessible shows throughout the Bay Area. Duck indoors and take in a show with confidence.
North by Northwest
Theatre legend Emma Rice returns to the Bay Area with her inventive take on the Alfred Hitchcock 1959 classic.
Open Captioned: October 10 at 2 p.m.
The Terminator Live
Watch The Terminator on the big screen as Brad Fiedel's iconic score is performed live.
Closed Captioned: October 9 at 7:30 p.m.
Oh, Mary!
A dark comedy about a miserable, suffocated Mary Todd Lincoln in the weeks leading up to Abraham Lincoln’s assassination.
ASL Interpreted: October 17 at 1 p.m.
The Cook
An aristocratic Cuban family flees from Havana to Miami on the eve of Castro’s revolution, entrusting their mansion to their devoted cook Gladys who vows to protect it until their return.
Closed Captioned: October 3 at 2 p.m.; October 4 at 2 p.m.; October 8 at 1 p.m.
Audio Described: October 10 at 2 p.m.
Liberation
“An unadulterated pleasure. Powerfully moving and funny. When these women talk, we want to hear every word.” — The New York Times
Closed Captioned: October 29 at 8 p.m.; October 30 at 8 p.m.; October 31 at 2 p.m.
Phantom of the Opera
The Phantom is back to thrill audiences once again! Cameron Mackintosh presents a revitalized new production of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s legendary musical.
Closed Captioned: October 7 at 7:30 p.m.; October 8 at 7:30 p.m.
ASL Interpreted: October 10 at 2 p.m.
Audio Described: October 11 at 1 p.m.
Open Captioned: October 11 at 6:30 p.m.
Bluey’s Big Play
A theatrical adaptation of the Emmy award-winning children’s television series, with an original story by Bluey creator Joe Brumm.
ASL Interpreted: October 31 at 2 p.m.
Mary, Queen of Scots
Composer Thea Musgrave brings one of history’s most captivating figures to the stage with a score as bold and compelling as its heroine.
Open Captioned Supertitles: Every performance (Now – October 4)
Manon
Manon composer Jules Massenet’s soaring score captures the intensity of young love as Manon and Des Grieux’s relationship endures twist after turn.
Open Captioned Supertitles: Every performance (October 15 – November 1)
Peter Pan Goes Wrong
From the creators of The Play That Goes Wrong, this riotous comedy delivers nonstop mayhem, perfectly timed chaos, and the kind of theatrical disaster you have to see to believe.
Haptic Tour: October 11 at 12:30 p.m.
Audio Described: October 11 at 2 p.m.
The Fall Show
In a surreal story that’s full of big hearted fun, tender moments, and vibrant expressions of emotional depth, The Fall Show is a visceral exploration of how we relate told through music and music.
ASL Interpreted: October 16 at 8 p.m.
Audio Described: October 18 at 2 p.m.
Haptic Tour: October 18
Once Upon a Mattress
The laugh-out-loud musical comedy that tells the story behind the classic fairy tale The Princess and the Pea.
ASL Interpreted: October 3 at 2:30 p.m.
Dracula
Steven Dietz’s adaptation of the timeless classic seduces with elegance and suspense, turning the legendary vampire tale into a high-octane theatrical ride.
Audio Described: October 18 at 1 p.m.
ASL Interpreted: October 22 at 7:30 p.m.
Open Captioned: October 25 at 2 p.m.
