Hadestown
A FREE Autism Friendly Performance
1. Who is this show for?
This is a special performance for individuals on the autism spectrum, as well as people with other developmental or cognitive disabilities who may benefit, not for the general public. You do not need to be a TDF member to enter the ticket drawing.
2. When is the show?
- August 18, 2024 at 1 p.m. Sold out
3. Where is the show?
Walter Kerr Theatre
219 West 48th Street between Broadway and Eighth Avenue
New York City
Maia Reficco and Jordan Fisher as Eurydice and Orpheus in Hadestown. Photo by Evan Zimmerman.
This event is FREE OF CHARGE to our audience members. All tickets will be awarded through a random drawing. By filling out this form, you are entering to win tickets for this performance. Limit four tickets per entry.
Please be advised that you will not be able to select your specific seats and there are no guaranteed seating locations for this event in terms of aisles or rows. If you are looking for wheelchair locations, please be sure to indicate that in the general seating form. Read the rules for entering our Hadestown Autism Friendly Performance ticket drawing.
Email autism@tdf.org with any questions. Please do not call.
The Relaxed [Autism-Friendly] Performance is sponsored by Thomas M. Neff.
About the show
Welcome to Hadestown, where a song can change your fate. Winner of eight 2019 Tony Awards including Best Musical, this acclaimed production by celebrated singer-songwriter Anaïs Mitchell and innovative director Rachel Chavkin (Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812) intertwines the mythic tales of young dreamers Orpheus and Eurydice, and King Hades and his wife Persephone. It’s a hell-raising journey to the underworld and back that pits industry against nature, doubt against faith and fear against love.
Other information
Age recommendation:
8 and up. All audience members must have a ticket regardless of age. Children under 4 are not permitted in the theatre.
Running time:
2 hours and 30 minutes including a 15-minute intermission
Show resources:
View our Hadestown Logistics Guide
Browse our Hadestown Visual Checklist
Read our Hadestown Event Narrative
See our Hadestown Character Guide
Content warnings:
Where possible, adjustments to sound, lighting and haze will be made. Break areas will be available for anyone who needs them.
Accessibility:
There is no elevator or escalator in the theatre. The mezzanine requires stairs. Most rows in the orchestra do not require steps with the exception of rows R and S, which have one step up to the seats. I-Caption, D-Scriptive, translations and infrared technology are available.
What makes the performance autism-friendly?
To create an autism-friendly performance, the show is being performed in a welcoming, supportive environment for individuals on the autism spectrum, with sensory and communication disorders, or learning disabilities. Slight adjustments to lighting and sound will be made. There will be break areas staffed by specialists in the field in case anyone needs to leave the theatre during the show. A downloadable Event Narrative with pictures of the theatre and the production will be available on this page, designed to personalize the experience for individuals wishing to prepare for the show. Additional resources for this performance such as a Character Guide will also be available.
We can make no assurances that this performance will be suitable for everyone with autism. Parents and guardians are solely responsible for their children’s viewing and engagement with the performance.
TDF wishes to acknowledge the following donors for their generous support of TDF’s Autism Friendly Performances:
Anonymous, Darlene and Stuart Altschuler, Theodore H. Barth Foundation, Harry S. Black & Allon Fuller Fund, The FAR Fund, Howard Gilman Foundation, Adolph and Ruth Schnurmacher Foundation, Jane and In Seon Hwang, Seventh District Foundation, The Shubert Foundation, The Smart Family Foundation of New York, The Start It! Foundation, The Taft Foundation, Ronald and Catherine Weiss in honor of Joseph Flom
This program is supported, in part, by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the New York City Council’s Committee on Mental Health, Disabilities, and Addictions. This program is made possible by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Kathy Hochul and the New York State Legislature.