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The Bay Area’s February Lineup of Accessible and Inclusive Performances

This February, the Bay Area’s arts scene stays committed to accessibility with ASL interpretation, audio description, and sensory-friendly performances, ensuring everyone can experience live theatre, musicals, and more.

The Bay Area’s February Lineup of Accessible and Inclusive Performances
The Thing About Jellyfish at Berkeley Rep. | Photo courtesy of Berkeley Rep

February in the Bay Area brings a strong focus on accessibility in the arts, with performances designed to welcome all audiences. From ASL interpretation and audio description to sensory-friendly options, organizations across the region are making live theatre, musicals, and more inclusive experiences for everyone. No matter your interests, this month offers creative and connected performances that bring the community together.

The Thing About Jellyfish

  • Closed Captioned: February 6, 7, 9, 11 at 12 at 8 p.m.

Adapted from the best-selling novel, The Thing About Jellyfish is a visually stunning and deeply emotional coming-of-age story about love, loss, friendship, and the profound expansiveness of the human spirit.

Berkeley Repertory Theatre
berkeleyrep.org

Annie

  • ASL Interpreted: February 8 at 1 p.m.

Little Orphan Annie has reminded generations of theatergoers that sunshine is always right around the corner, and now the best-loved musical of all time is set to return in a new production – just as you remember it and just when we need it most.

BroadwaySF
broadwaysf.com

Five Black men sit talking, they're all wearing matching suits and smiling.
Cast of touring company of Ain't Too Proud. | Photo by Joan Marcus

Ain’t Too Proud – The Life and Times of The Temptations

  • Closed Captioned: Available at all performances with GalaPro

Set to the beat of the group’s treasured hits, including “My Girl,” “Just My Imagination,” “Get Ready,” and “Papa Was a Rolling Stone,” Ain’t too Proud tells the unforgettable story of the legendary quintet the Billboard Magazine named the greatest R&B group of all time. 

BroadwaySF
broadwaysf.com

Twyla Tharp Dance

  • Audio Described: February 9 at 3 p.m.

Twyla Tharp celebrates 60 years with the West Coast premiere of SLACKTIDE, a new work in collaboration with Philip Glass, as well as a revival of her Diabelli.

Cal Performances
calperformances.org

Rachmaninoff and the Tsar

  • Audio Described: February 1 at 8 p.m.; February 2 at 2 p.m.

Hershey Felder’s newest musical play will feature him in the role of composer and pianist Sergei Rachmaninoff alongside British-Italian actor Jonathan Silvestri in the role of Tsar Nicholas II.

TheatreWorks Silicon Valley
theatreworks.org

A man in a suit with pinstripe pants sits in a chair in front of a piano.
Virtuoso pianist/performer Hershey Felder returns to TheatreWorks Silicon Valley in Hershey Felder: Rachmaninoff and the Tsar. | Photo by Stefano DeCarli

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