ASL Interpreted Performances
These shows include American Sign Language (ASL) interpretation. This means spoken English is interpreted into ASL. There will be ASL interpreters on the stage during the performance.
Continue reading for show synopsis and ASL interpretation dates.
Buying ASL Sightline Tickets
We have seating available for ASL performances that offer optimal sightlines to the ASL interpreters. The exact placement of the ASL Interpreter on our stage is often not determined until very close to the opening date. In the meantime, GCTC is holding seats near the front of the theatre, in the expected sightlines, for anyone buying an ASL ticket. When you purchase a ticket, you will receive a ticket voucher. A seat is being held for you for this date and time. Once the ASL sightlines are determined, you will receive an email prompting you to log in and select your seat, using the previously purchased voucher. Purchase your ticket voucher for the ASL performance in advance to guarantee your seat for the performance.
Follow this guide to book your ASL Sightline Tickets here.
If you have any questions, please email our Access Manager Drea (drea@gctc.ca).
These are confirmed by the week before the ASL performance. We will contact anyone who has bought an ASL sightline ticket to book their seat. If you don’t book your ticket by the Wednesday before the performance our GCTC team will seat you in the ASL seating zone.
Anyone purchasing tickets after the sightline tickets are set will still purchase a voucher but can then book immediately their seat without waiting.
As part of our ASL pricing, we offer flat-rate tickets of $15 or $25 so that you can pick the best seats for the sightlines without a change in the price. At right are our typical ASL sightline seating charts for our Mainstage Theatre.
ASL Interpreted Shows in 2024-2025
[Image description: An ink drawing of a man and a woman, bent and contorted to fit into a shoebox. The woman, left, is upside-down. Around them and between them are various articles from their tiny apartment including a teapot, broom, violin, cassette tape, and a smoking furnace. The drawing is coloured in various shades of pink.]
The Anger in Ernest and Ernestine
by Robert Morgan, Martha Ross & Leah Cherniak
directed by Geoff McBride
starring Maryse Fernandes & Drew Moore
Ernest and Ernestine are in puppy love. Then they move into a tiny basement apartment together. Can their love sustain cohabitation? A hometown team of Ottawa’s finest take on this Canadian comedy classic.
ASL performance: Friday, October 4th, 8 pm.
ASL Interperters: Carmelle Cachero and Elizabeth Morris.
Buy ASL sightline seats here.
[Image description: An ink drawing of a soldier in a helmet; a notebook, pen, pencil, and paintbrush are tucked into the helmet. The soldier has a moustache and wears glasses. Words including Grendel and homesick are tattooed on his head. Around him float images including a boot, knife, moon, skull, poppies, and more. The image is coloured in various shades of green.]
Beowulf in Afghanistan
a World Premiere by Laurie Fyffe
directed by Kate Smith
A Canadian soldier harnesses the medieval Anglo-Saxon text of Beowulf as a life raft through the clash of conflict, and after. A world premiere, supported by GCTC’s Tributary Project.
ASL performance: Saturday, November 23, 2 pm.
ASL Interperters: Carmelle Cachero and Elizabeth Morris.
Buy ASL sightline seats here.
[Image description: An ink drawing of a female figure with bangs and shoulder-length hair. She wears a backpack with rolls strapped to her back. Her body is tattooed with images including a sun and moon, heart, house, a boy, as well as text including words such as love, courage, adventure, motherhood, and Covid19. The image is coloured in various shades of purple.]
Why It’s imPossible
A play about parenting in precarious times
co-created by Sophia Fabiilli & Zoë Sweetby Sophia Fabiilli
directed by Evalyn Parry
starring Zoë Sweet
A SweetnFab Collective production
Beth is struggling to stay afloat as a single parent, a working professional, and the 45-year-old resident of her mother’s basement. As her child explores their gender, Beth confronts her idea of what a ‘good mom’ looks like, balancing the urge to protect her child with the desire to support her kid as their authentic self. Why It’s imPossible explores the complex relationship between mother and child, life’s transitions, and parenting in precarious times.
ASL performance: Sunday, February 2 at 2 pm.
Buy ASL sightline seats here.
ASL Newsletter
If you would like to stay in the know about ASL-interpreted events in the National Capital Region you can subscribe to this newsletter. This newsletter is sent out four times a year and is managed by GCTC, and the National Arts Centre’s English and Indigenous Theatre. Sign up below.
Questions?
For more information or questions about ASL performances at GCTC please reach out to Drea, GCTC’s Access Manager by email: drea@gctc.ca or by phone at 613-236-5196 ext 235.