Inclusive theater: Fox Cities PAC uses the GalaPro app, allowing clarifications from any seat

APPLETON, Wis. (WFRV) – The Fox Cities Performing Arts Center (PAC) uses an app that most theatergoers probably haven’t heard of yet.

When someone signs up for a PAC show, they usually get an alert about what PAC has to offer. Of valet parking to wheelchair accessible seats, the PAC provides a unique application that can apparently help people who have difficulty understanding English, or who cannot hear well, from any seat.

The PAC website states that visitors can use the GalaPro subtitling, enabling real-time help using voice recognition technology.

All you have to do is install the free app once from the App Store / Google Play to be able to access all it has to offer. After that just choose Fox Cities PAC and the show you want to see. Here is ! The whole installation.

Open captioning

The PAC has other special features to include spectators with different disabilities. The managers of the theater explain that there are selected shows that allow open captioning, a special aid that features a text display on the side of the stage that scrolls through the dialogue and lyrics of the performance as the show unfolds in real time.

The following dates are the scheduled times, open captioning will be available at the PAC:

• Oct 30, 2021 – 2 p.m. Wicked show
• December 18, 2021 – 2 p.m. Hadestown Show
• January 22, 2022 – 2 p.m. Mean Girls show
• February 19, 2022 – 2 p.m. Hairspray show
• April 23, 2022 – 2 p.m. Dear Evan Hansen show
• May 21, 2022 – 2 p.m. Frozen show

American Sign Language

In addition to these helpful captions, the PAC website states that the theater also offers American Sign Language performers, on request. Requests should be made at least two weeks before the scheduled performance date to allow signatories to prepare.

On the website, it is stated that this service is available for Sunday matinee performances for most Broadway shows and can be requested when ordering tickets.

The following dates are the scheduled shows and times that the PAC provides in American Sign Language:

• October 31, 2021 – 1 p.m. Wicked show
• December 19, 2021 – 1 p.m. Hadestown Show
• January 23, 2022 – 1 p.m. Mean Girls show
• February 20, 2022 – 1 p.m. Hairspray show
• April 24, 2022 – 1 p.m. Dear Evan Hansen show
• May 22, 2022 – 1 p.m. Frozen show

Alternative programs

PAC performance schedules may also change at the request of a guest. The website explains how the CAP delivers programs in large print and braille. However, this service requires two weeks notice.

Finally, visitors will also be able to access large print menus in the concession areas of the Center at the four levels of the PAC.

Curious about what the Fox Cities PAC has to offer? Click here. To learn more about the GalaPro application, Click here.