The Majestic Theatre offers Open-Captioned performances for the hearing impaired
community for many of the Broadway in San Antonio series productions. This service
will typically be offered during Sunday matinee performances. For Open Captioning
dates and times for specific performances, please inquire at the Majestic box office (210-226-3333).
Productions without dialogue may not offer Open Captioning.
At performances presented with Open Captioning, the dialogue spoken or sung by the actors
on stage is also displayed in red letters on a small digital screen that is located in
front of one side section of the orchestra level. Scrolled manually in synchronization
with the dialogue or singing on stage, the script is entered ahead of time; thus the
captions appear with no time delays or transcription errors during the performance.
The operator also has the capacity to edit the script in performance, should the words
change as they are being performed.
Much like Closed Captioning for television
programs, Open Captioning presents the spoken or sung portions, as well as sound
effects, of the performance in a format accessible to deaf audience members who do not
use American Sign Language or to patrons who may have difficulty hearing clearly.
