I. WHEELCHAIR ACCESSIBILITY

The Virginia Theatre is wheelchair accessible and has handicap parking to the west of the theatre entrance. Within the theatre, limited front-row wheelchair seating is available for sale. Please inform the box office if anyone in your party requires wheelchair seating when ordering tickets.

The Virginia Theatre is a two-story building, and does not have wheelchair accessibility to the balcony and mezzanine level seating.

For specific questions about wheelchair seating availability for a performance or to order tickets, please contact the box office at (217) 356-9053.

II. ASSISTED LISTENING DEVICES

Assisted listening devices are available upon request at the Virginia Theatre. A single earpiece bud, ear speaker, or neck loop may be used by a patron to help enhance their enjoyment of the performance. Devices may be obtained at the box office before the show, and a personal credit card or driver’s license will be held by the theatre staff until the device is returned at the completion of the performance.

For specific questions about the assisted listening devices, please call the box office at
(217) 356-9053.

III. AUDIO DESCRIPTION

Audio Description involves the accessibility of the visual images of theater and other art forms for people who are blind or visually impaired. It is a narration service that attempts to describe what the sighted person takes for granted -- those theatrical images that a person who is blind or has low vision formerly could only experience through the whispered asides from a sighted companion.

In theaters, in museums, and accompanying film and video presentations, Audio Description is commentary and narration which guides the listener through the presentation with concise, objective descriptions of new scenes, settings, costumes, body language, and "sight gags," all slipped in between portions of dialogue or songs. Found to be not only a significant technique for making the arts more accessible for an important but underserved constituency, Audio Description can be viewed as an aesthetic advance for the visual and performing arts.

For future events that offer audio description, please call the box office at (217) 356-9053.

• Audio description of the Virginia Theatre.
  Higher quality: MP3 (2.9MB)
  Lower quality: WMA (427kb)