Thanks to the work of the Chattanooga Chapter of The Hearing Loss Association of American (HLAA), hundreds of local residents will be able to fully appreciate live stage productions at the CTC.

With $4,500 in funds realized from the Association's first ever Walk4Hearing held last May, the chapter purchased captioning equipment as a gift to the community. So the first Thursday performance of every MainStage production will have real-time captioning of the play. For The Crucible, that date is Thursday, June 24 and for The Producers, it's August 19.

Linda Hershey, a CTC patron and HLAA member came to me with this idea some months ago and to the membership of HLAA. She has graciously donated her time to be the real-time caption operator for our productions this season. We're also extremely grateful to the Chattanooga HLAA who made this possible.

It opens doors to a broad, new audience and provides a new, accessible entertainment opportunity to the deaf and hard-of-hearing community in the greater Chattanooga area.

For tickets to the June 24th real-time captioned performance of The Crucible, buy tickets here or call the box office at 267-8534.