%0 Journal Article
%T Who¡¯s devising your theatre experience? A director¡¯s approach to inclusive theatre for blind and low vision theatregoers
%A Deborah I Fels
%A Mala D Naraine
%A Margot R Whitfield
%J Visual Communication
%@ 1741-3214
%D 2018
%R 10.1177/1470357217727678
%X In this article, the authors present the first documented implementation of a director-produced and delivered audio description (AD) for devising theatre. In a single live, audio-described performance of Highway 63: The Fort Mac Show at Theatre Passe Muraille in Toronto, Canada, the director/describer¡¯s artistically informed approach focuses on entertainment value for blind and low vision (B/LV) theatregoers. In-depth, semi-structured interviews with the director/screenwriter/describer garnered insight into a director¡¯s unique perspective on the development process for the integrated approach to AD, including her artistic choices, expectations and delivery style as a first-time amateur director/describer. The process of developing and delivering integrated AD had a transformative effect on her as a director
%K accessible theatre
%K devised theatre
%K director/describer
%K director¡¯s role
%K inclusive design
%K integrated audio description
%K live audio description
%U https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/1470357217727678