Access to the Arts
From Broadway to Ballet, IRIS volunteers provide live Audio Description for performances and community events. Patrons hear this “play by play” of the visual elements of a performance on a headset provided by IRIS.
Audio Description is scheduled for the performance dates listed below. It can also be arranged by special request.
Upcoming
Audio Description Performances
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February 13, 2022 at 1:00pm – Tootsie
March 12, 2022 at 2:00pm – RENT
March 27, 2022 at 1:00pm – Hadestown
May 22, 2022 at 1:00pm – Hamilton
August 7, 2022 at 1:00pm – My Fair Lady
August 28, 2022 at 1:00pm – To Kill a Mockingbird
January 3, 2023 at 1:00PM – CATS
March 19, 2023 at 1:00pm – 1776
For tickets, call 515.246.2300
January 19, 2022 at 7:30pm – An Officer and a Gentleman
April 7, 2022 at 7:30pm – The Band’s Visit
For tickets, call 1.800.HANCHER
December 19, 2021 at 1:00pm – Sound of Music
February 6, 2022 at 2:00pm – Agatha Christie’s Murder on the Orient Express
April 3, 2022 at 2:00pm – Singin’ In The Rain
June 12, 2022 at 2:00pm – Calendar Girls
July 10, 2022 at 2:00pm – Roald Dahl’s Matilda the Musical
For tickets, call 515.277.6261
December 11, 2021 (time tba) Ballet Des Moines’ The Nutcracker
For Tickets, call 515.244.0507
Sensation Audio Description Team
Through my participation here, I have come to realize what a valuable resource IRIS is for the people of Iowa who depend upon it. So, when we learned about this idea, and the need for funding, my husband and I felt this was something which we could help develop.
How better to enrich the lives of those we serve than to bring art, music and theater to them? We recommended to name the team “Sensation,” because it not only implies the sensational nature of the art forms we will be describing, but also ties into the feelings we all experience in our senses and emotions as we listen to and appreciate these performances.