As part of Fiasco Theater's ongoing efforts to help make theater more affordable for caregivers, audience members can access free childcare onsite through Broadway Babysitters for ages 3 months and up! Limited spots available, pre-registration required. 

Caregivers who wish to attend The Verge on November 7th at 1:30pm and are interested in requesting care should go to THIS link. Once your spot is confirmed you will receive an email to purchase your tickets for the performance. 

Broadway Babysitters is an arts-focused childcare company led by an ensemble of expert childcare professionals. Our personally vetted and individually trained playmakers bring the stage to your living room, drawing on their skills to help kids meet the world with wonder and cast themselves in any role they imagine. By encouraging creative play, providing behind-the-scenes support, and sharing the spotlight with caregiver-focused nonprofits, we connect families to the arts and empower artists to build families of their own. 

Join Expand the Canon Artistic Director Emily Lyon in conversation with THE VERGE director Jessie Austrian, dramaturg Rhiannon Ling, and actor Miriam Silverman for a conversation about Susan Glaspell's legacy, the role of Claire Archer in the panoply of theatrical antihero(ines)s, and the continued advocacy for the work of women and gender expansive classic playwrights. 

Expand the Canon curates a collection of classic plays by women through history, and partnered with Fiasco on a reading of THE VERGE as part of their 2023-24 advocacy. Learn more at: https://www.expandthecanon.com/

Moderator - Emily Lyon (confirmed) 
Panelists - Jessie Austrian, Miriam Silverman, Rhiannon Ling

For Open Captioning: During this performance, an experienced captioner scrolls up to three lines of text onto a four-foot-long LED sign in sync with the performance.

For Audio Descriptions: Using a single earpiece connected to an FM headset, patrons who are blind or have low vision can listen to trained audio describers give live, verbal descriptions of actions, costumes, scenery, and other visual elements of a performance. Audio describers start pre-show notes approximately 15 minutes before the performance begins.

In collaboration with TDF, this sensory-friendly performance is designed to welcome neurodivergent audience members, including patrons with autism or sensory sensitivities. While the experience is created with this community in mind, many benefit from the adjustments at this performance. Sensory-friendly performances include…

• Technical Adjustments - Lighting, sound, and high-sensory technical elements are adjusted slightly. The house lights remain on and dim throughout the performance.

• Preparatory Materials - We will provide a “Know Before You Go” visual guide. This outlines what to expect at the theater and performance.

• Sensory Supports - A variety of fidgets are available for audience members as well as noise canceling headphones and sunglasses. There is a break area outside of the theater where audience members can take time away from the performance and continue to watch a video stream of the show 

• Flexible Expectations - Expectations around audience etiquette are relaxed at this performance. Audience members are invited to react as they need, make sounds, and move around in ways that feel comfortable.

At the box office, staff can provide earplugs, noise-canceling headphones, and fidgets. Please return the noise-canceling headphones after the performance.

Tickets can be reserved through a form that will be available in early November. Please email info@fiascotheater.com to make sure you are on the list to receive the form when it becomes available. 

Join Fiasco Theater’s community of current students and alumni for this performance of THE VERGE! Following the show, join us for a lively conversation with members of THE VERGE cast to discuss Fiasco’s legacy as a theater with actor training and community engagement at its core. 

Moderator - Ashley Thaxton-Stevenson
Panelists - Amara Leonard, Devin E Haaq, Paul L Coffey

An American Sign Language-interpreted performance will be held on Friday November 20th at 7:30pm. Interpretation will be provided by Hands On, an organization dedicated to providing access to the performing arts to the Deaf and hard of hearing community.

Hands On is a nonprofit arts service organization whose mission is to provide the services, information, and resources necessary to ensure the Deaf community's active participation in New York's cultural mainstream through the provision of high-quality artistic interpreted theater, dance, performance art and literature.  For more information, please visit Handson.org.

For optimal viewing of the interpreters, tickets should be reserved by contacting Hands On directly at  https://www.handson.org/events/the-verge/

For more information about Hands On, please visit HandsOn.org