Accessibility

Accessible parking is available in our garage starting at $30 ($18 for subscribers) and requires a valid disability parking placard or license plate. We recommend calling our Box Office (202-488-3300) to reserve your spot in advance.

Complimentary Valet is provided to our patrons with accessibility needs who have paid for parking in advance, starting one hour before showtime - simply pull up at the main entrance to Arena Stage on Sixth Street SW and a valet will assist you. For guests without accessibility needs, valet parking is $35.

For other parking information, visit the Transportation & Parking section of our website. View more

For more information about accessibility at Arena Stage, please contact us at access@arenastage.org.

Our open layout makes navigation straightforward, with accessible entrances at our main doors and all three theaters. Elevators connect all lobby levels all the way up to our terrace level, and accessible restrooms are available on every floor.

We're happy to provide courtesy wheelchairs (ID is required to be loaned out) to help you move through the building. If you would like assistance, please let us know ahead of your visit and we'll have someone ready to help.

 In all three of our theaters, we offer both wheelchair-accessible seating (marked with a wheelchair symbol on our seating maps) and companion seats (marked with a star).

You're welcome to either stay in your wheelchair/mobility device or transfer into a theater seat - whichever is most comfortable for you. Both options can be reserved online or through our Box Office (202-488-3300). If you know whether you'll be transferring before you arrive, please tell us in advance!

Closed captioning at your fingertips!

Closed Captioning is available for Arena Stage performances and is powered by GalaPro.

GalaPro allows patrons to view closed captioning for select performances at Arena Stage. GalaPro captioning is not available until after the official opening night of a production, usually on-two weeks into the run. Please see belowto find out when GalaPro will be available for each production. Patrons can download the free GalaPro app to their tablet or mobil device at https://www.galapro.com/. Patrons can also borrow a tablet from our Visitors Services Desk.

For more information, please reach out to access@arenastage.org.

Assistive Listening Devices (ALDs) amplify the sound onstage into provided headphones. ALDs do not feed sound directly from the actors' microphones, rather they pick up sound from throughout the theater. The devices may be used in any seat, any theater, aand any performance. Headsets with induction neck loops are available for patrons who use hearing aids and cochlear implants with a "T" switch. ALDs and headsets are distributed on a first-come, first-served basis from the Visitor Services Desk, located within the building's Main Entrance. 

The Script Loan Program is available for patrons who find that reading the play before attending improves their experience. Arena Stage can mail you a copy of the script prior to your performance. Please email access@arenastage.org for more information.

Audio description is a carefully timed narration of the onstage visual elements in the performance, including the action, costumes, and scenery. Program notes are available in the theater 10 to 15 minutes before show time. The description is broadcast live simultaneously via an inconspicuous FM receiver. Patrons may pick up their receiver and headset at the Visitors Services Desk, located within the building's Main Entrance.

This service is prescheduled on select Saturday matinee performances for each Arena Stage production. If you would like to request an additional audio described performance, please contact access@arenastage.org at least two weeks prior to the proposed performance date to accommodate for describer availability.

Large-Print and Braille Programs are available one week after the first performanceof a production and may be picked up, free-of-charge, from the Visitors Services desk. If a large-print or braille program is not available at your performance, you can request one be mailed to you after the performance.

To download seating maps, click the image.

Fichandler Stage

Kreeger Theater

Kogod Theater