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
The Music Man – Sunday, March 22, 2026 – 1:00PM
Suffs – Sunday, May 3, 2026 – 1:00PM
Wicked – Sunday, September 6, 2026 – 1:00PM
Crazy for You – Sunday, April 19, 2026 – 2:00PM
Polka Dots: The Cool Kids Musical (Sensory-Inclusive Performance) – Sunday, May 10, 2026 – 4:00PM
Noises Off – Sunday, June 14, 2026 – 2:00PM
Legally Blonde – Sunday, July 19, 2026 – 2:00PM
No Described Shows Scheduled at this time. Watch for updates!
The Music Man – Sunday, March 29, 2026 – 2:00PM
Beetlejuice – Sunday, May 3, 2026 – 2:00PM
No Described Shows Scheduled at this time. Watch for updates!
Clue High School Edition – Young Artists Theatre – Sunday, April 26, 2026 – 2:00PM
RENT School Edition – Young Artists Theatre – Sunday, July 26, 2026 – 1:00PM
Of Mice and Men – Sunday, July 5, 2026 – 2:00PM
Tosca – Wednesday, July 8, 2026 – 7:30PM
King Roger – Thursday, July 9, 2026 – 7:30PM
Of Mice and Men – Friday, July 10, 2026 – 7:30PM
Tosca – Saturday, July 11, 2026 – 7:30PM
King Roger – Sunday, July 12, 2026 – 2:00PM
Tosca – Sunday, July 19, 2026 – 2:00PM
Information for Venues
With our portable portable equipment and awesome AD Team, we can set up and serve patrons in your facility. From Broadway to Ballet, opera to children's theater, our team can help you deliver equal access to the arts!
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.