The HeArd — ASL for the ArtsRequest interpreters
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ASL for the arts

ASL access.
Live performance.

Professional ASL interpreting for theater, concerts, comedy, and anything performed onstage in Northeast Ohio.

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For Deaf audiences

Request ASL for any show

Choose the performance. We’ll show you how to ask the venue for access.

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For venues

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Bring experienced, prepared ASL interpreters to your stage.

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For Deaf audience members

Want ASL at a show?

You can request an interpreter for any performance. The show does not need to be listed on our schedule.

Three seated ASL interpreters and their chairs turned toward the far-left Deaf audience, with the active interpreter facing forward and the play visible directly behind
Clear interpreters. Clear sightlines. Full access.
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Choose any show

Theater, concert, comedy, or any live stage performance.

2

Contact the venue

Ask its accessibility services team for ASL interpreters and accessible seating.

3

Request early

Give the venue as much notice as you can so it can arrange access.

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Performance interpreting

We interpret the whole experience.

From the hush before curtain up to the roar of a concert crowd, we bring the complete live experience into ASL.

Actors performing on a realistic regional theatre stage while an ASL interpreter signs beside them
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Theatre

Characters, dialogue, music, and emotion.

An ASL interpreter rocking out and signing onstage beside a live band
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Concerts

Lyrics, rhythm, artist dialogue, and energy.

A comedy audience laughing while an ASL interpreter signs beside the comedian
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Comedy

Jokes, timing, tone, and audience interaction.

Deaf children smiling and signing together during an interpreted family performance
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Family performances

Family shows, talks, festivals, and more.

Audience members talking together before a theater performance
Connection before curtain up

Deaf people at the center

Access is more than a seat in the room.

It is conversation, connection, shared laughter, and the freedom to experience every part of a live performance.

Performance interpreters working together during a theater rehearsal
Deaf mentorship shapes the work
DEAF
VOICES
LEAD

Deaf centered

Access shaped with the Deaf community.

Deaf mentors, sign consultants, and audience feedback guide our work.

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