The Grand Opera House receives grant for Sensory-Friendly Family Program
“With our sensory-friendly programming, we aim to provide a comfortable and welcoming environment for those who would otherwise be too anxious to attend a live performance,” said
This past weekend, The Grand presented its final sensory-friendly program of 2018 with the performance of The Rainbow Fish, an enchanting story about a silver-scaled and gold-hearted fish who learns to share his most prized possessions. The Sensory-Friendly Family Program will continue in the spring of 2019 with the performances of Jeff Boyer’s Big Bubble Bonanza on
The Grand, a historic landmark and live entertainment venue debuted the Sensory-Friendly Family Program this past spring with the performances of Bubble Trouble and Acrobats of Cirque-tacular. The programs welcomed more than 60 families.
“The Grand Opera House sensory-friendly family programming helps engage and inspire a community who would have been left out of attending live performances,” said
The 1,208-seat theater entertains, engages and enriches the community with diverse live performances and educational programs The Grand’s education and outreach initiatives serve more than 35,000 young people and their families each year, including programs such as Stages of Discovery and Summer in the Parks.
Tickets to the 2019 sensory-friendly shows can be purchased online at TheGrandWilmington.org/sensory-friendly or at the box office located at
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