PAPAGAYO! A Sensory-Friendly Performance

The Clemens Center and John G. Ullman & Associates Foundation, Inc. 2023-24 Family Connex Series presents

Tri-Cities Opera
PAPAGAYO!
A Sensory-Friendly Performance

Saturday, March 2, 2024 at 2:00pm

Tri-Cities Opera welcomes you to a rainforest filled with bright animal characters and puppets aplenty! Papagayo is a story of celebrating differences and working together. When the hungry Moon Dog threatens their beloved moon, Papagayo helps to save the day and encourage the night creatures to see him in a new light!

This is a 45-minute Sensory-Friendly performance for children and adults with autism spectrum disorders or any sensory or social cognitive disorders.

Adjustments to the production include:

– house lights dimmed (but not off),
– no strobes or flashing lights
– consistent sound volume,
– explanation of what will be seen and heard – narrators in the story
– quiet areas in the venue,(namely, Mandeville Hall)
– fidgets welcome
– audience encouraged to talk and react,
– ability to leave your seats.
– If a customer need to use a specific electronic device, such as an iPad, to help with their – enjoyment of the show, they are allowed and customer is asked to inform the ushers as they enter the theatre.