Touch Tours
A touch tour is an opportunity for blind and low-vision audience members to come prior to a performance to learn more about the show and familiarize themselves with the design of the space, costumes and props ahead of the show itself.
What are GCTC touch tour’s like?
Our touch tours occur on the second Saturday of the production schedule. Tours will begin at noon, followed by a complimentary tea/coffee and some social time prior to the performance which begins at 2 pm. During a touch tour, audiences are given the opportunity to hear the plot synopsis, set and character descriptions, and to touch some set, props and costume elements from the performance.
Where do they take place?
They happen at our theatre on 1233 Wellington St. W. in Ottawa’s Hintonburg neighbourhood.
Questions?
For more information or questions about touch tours 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.
For what shows, and when, are the touch tours?
All the touch tours begin at 12 pm on Saturday. The following are the shows and dates:
[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.
Touch Tour Saturday, Oct 5th, 12 pm show begins at 2 pm. RSVP with GCTC’s Access Manager to attend.
Learn more about the show 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.
Touch Tour Saturday, November 23, 12 pm show begins at 2 pm. RSVP with GCTC’s Access Manager to attend.
Learn more about the show 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, and 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 Sweet
by 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.
Touch Tour Saturday, February 1st, 12 pm show begins at 2 pm. RSVP with GCTC’s Access Manager to attend.
Learn more about the show here.
[Image description: An ink drawing in which four people, bodies not shown, are holding hands in a prayer circle. Their sleeves are patterned intricately with graphic designs of circles and waves inspired by Kuba and Super Wax Cloth. In the centre of the image is the flag of the Democratic Republic of Congo. Floating between the hands are images such as a church, cellphone, bible, lipstick, devil, and plane. The image is coloured in various shades of blue.]
Vierge
by Rachel Mutombo
directed by Dian Marie Bridge
a GCTC co-production with Black Theatre Workshop
Sixteen-year-old Divine’s only real friend is Jesus. When her family joins a new church she learns that the world around her is not as it seems. With heart and humour, Vierge follows four Congolese-Canadian girls as they navigate Christianity, virginity, and teenage hormones.
Touch TourSaturday, March 29th, 12 pm show begins at 2 pm. RSVP with GCTC’s Access Manager to attend.
Learn more about the show here.
How do I buy tickets?
You can RSVP for touch tours by emailing our Access Manager Drea (drea@gctc.ca) or by phone 613-236-5192 ext 235. You can choose to purchase a subscription for the season or buy single tickets through Drea for the shows.
Tickets
Tickets can be purchased either for the standard zone price or a touch tour ticket offer for $30 per ticket.