Content Transparency
Content transparencies are intended to inform interested patrons that a show may contain sensitive content. These notices flag production elements or specific themes that may impact the patron experience. Content transparencies can be useful for all patrons, but especially those with noise sensitivity, people with Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), and those who would like to bring children.
Here is how we understand some of the terms used below:
Here is how we understand some of the terms used below:
- Depiction: An act that is simulated by a character onstage in a realistic way.
- Unseen action: An offstage act that informs the progress of the story.
- Discussion: Characters onstage discuss this subject in some detail.
- Mentions: A brief reference or remark.
26/27 Season
- Effects: Theatrical haze.
- Content: Extended discussions of military and domestic violence, including sexual violence against a child.
- Effects: Loud sounds.
- Content: Depictions of drug use and addiction; depiction of a vehicle crash; depiction and discussion of severe childhood illness; discussions of chronic pain and infertility; discussion of the sexual connotation of a painting.
- Effects: Unknown at this time.
- Content: None at this time.
- Effects: Herbal cigarettes.
- Content: Depictions and discussion of racism; depictions of drunkenness and discussions of drinking; use of a homophobic slur and the N word; mention of physically disciplining a child; a brief description of a violent act; extended euphemistic discussions of abortion.
- Effects: Unknown at this time.
- Content: Depictions of violence; depictions of suicide.
- Effects: Unknown at this time.
- Content: Depictions of drunkenness and excessive alcohol consumption.
Questions?
Please contact our Box Office at STCBox@ShakespeareTheatre.org or 202.547.1122 and we’ll be happy to give you more information.