Dear Ticket Holder,

We hope you are looking forward to your upcoming visit to Wharton Center. Here are some tips to make your visit more enjoyable.

Please note event parking is $10.

What to Expect

Event Details | Sensory-Friendly Performances

• Please check your tickets or email confirmation to make sure you are arriving on the correct date and time: Sunday, December 9, 2018 at 2:30pm.
• Pasant lobby and Pasant Theater doors open at 1:30pm.
• Please join us for pre-show craft activities starting at 1:30pm. These activities are provided by our ICAN volunteer team, and have projects to suit multiple ages and abilities. The ICAN activities will be available, along with puzzles and coloring activities, throughout the entire show.
• If you are picking tickets up at Will Call, please allow extra time to stop at the Ticket Office.
• The performance is approximately 1 hour.
• There will be a 1pm matinee of Fiddler on the Roof  taking place in the Cobb Great Hall.
  • Plenty of usher staff and SFP-specific volunteers will be there to help you and your party enjoy your afternoon.
  • Expect heavier parking traffic than usual upon departure.

Sensory-Friendly Details & Accommodations

Sensory-Friendly Performances feature a welcoming, supportive environment for people with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and other sensory sensitivities and their families or caregivers.

• Adaptations to the performance include:
  • Lower sound and light levels onstage
  • House lights on at a low level throughout the performance (the theatre will never go completely dark)
  • Elimination of potentially startling special effects and lighting
• Trained staff, volunteers, and ASD specialists will be on hand to assist and direct audience members as needed.
• Sensory supports will be available (fidgets, earplugs).
• A crafts and activities area will be available starting at 1:30pm and throughout the performance.
• Video monitors will broadcast the performance in the lobby and activity areas for those who need a break from the theatre but still want to watch the performance.
• Typical theatre house rules are relaxed:
  • Audience members may get up, move around, and leave whenever they need
  • Audience members are welcome to bring devices for therapeutic uses, including iPads and smart phones
  • Audience members may bring their own manipulatives, comfort objects, seat cushions, headphones, electronics, and other supports
• A Social Narrative (PDF)

Parking Details

• Parking in the ramp adjacent to Wharton Center is on a first come, first served basis. View the Directions and Parking page for more information.
• Parking is $10 CASH ONLY at the Wharton Ramp (MSU Ramp #3), 766 East Shaw Lane.
• Free parking available in the Shaw Ramp (MSU Ramp #1/Lot 51) behind the MSU College of Law, West of Wharton Center, 592 North Shaw Lane.

Please contact us at (517) 432-2000 with any questions about this event. We look forward to seeing you at Wharton Center for Performing Arts.

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