I am spending this weekend learning how to describe theatrical performances for vision compromised patrons.

It is a highly specialized skill, and I have been in awe, watching and listening to four of my skilled colleagues as they describe 2 hour long performances, inserting descriptions between dialogue, and painting the picture of the story, without any subjective terms or personal interjections, so as to leave the patron with a clear, objective view of the story.

This all happens as the play is going on! [Read more…]