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: Text per caption. A photo of a man dressed as Abraham Lincoln wearing a black top hat, tailcoat, vest, pants, and black bow-tie. He holds a picture frame to the right covering half of his face. Inside the frame is the same image of him holding a frame covering the right half of his face. This is repeated four times within the frame he holds. The man’s image gets gradually smaller as it is repeated. There is a light grey backdrop behind him.]
Abraham Lincoln Goes to the Theatre
by Larry Tremblay
translated by Chantal Bilodeau
Saturday, November 8th
More information about the show here.
[Image description: Text per caption. A photo of a man and woman seated on a small purple couch in the back of a U-Haul cube truck. The back door is open and a cardboard box and rug are tumbling out. The truck is packed with cardboard moving boxes, plants, a record player and lamp.]
Big Stuff
written and created by Matt Baram & Naomi Snieckus
co-created and directed by Kat Sandler
starring Matt Baram & Naomi Snieckus
a Baram and Snieckus production
Saturday, December 6th
More information about the show here.
[Image description: Text per caption. A photo of two women sitting at an upright wooden piano. There are mismatched table lamps on each side of the piano and a brick wall behind them. One woman wears glasses and has light hair. She plays the piano while the woman beside her, with dark brown hair, watches.]
The Piano Teacher
written by Dorothy Dittrich
directed by Evalyn Parry
a Thousand Islands Playhouse production
Saturday, February 14th
More information 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, or using our ticket code “ComeOnIn” for $15 tickets.