Lower sound, house lights up, no startling noises, and a quiet room at every Sensory Inclusive show. Here is the quiet way through it, in the arts center's own words.
Lone Tree Arts Center
10075 Commons Street, Lone Tree 80124 · Box office 10 am to 4 pm, Monday to Friday, and two hours before shows. The building follows the show schedule; Sensory Inclusive Sunday shows are at 4 pm. Holiday closures: not stated.
“Our team keeps sound levels lower than normal and keeps the lights in the audience higher than normal”
“Audience members are free to come and go if need be” and “there is always a ‘quiet room’ available.”
Our note This is a theater, so the building is busy or quiet by show schedule, not by time of day. The Sensory Inclusive shows are the quiet way in.
Our note The Dec 8 holiday show is different from the Sunday series: it is a 7 pm weeknight show and asks for light applause instead of hand waving.
Our note We read the ticket pages without the seat map, so only one price zone showed for each show; others may exist. Later series dates outside this window: Feb 21, Mar 14 and Jun 13, 2027.
A quiet room is always available at Sensory Inclusive shows. Where it is: not stated; ask an usher.
Ushers wear green scarves or ties and can point you to headphones, ear plugs or fidgets. The Dec 8 show has free fidget tools for everyone.
Sensory Inclusive tickets start at $9 for adults and children. Parking is free in the lot on the south side of the building, with a drop-off point at the front entry.
More: run time, coming and going, food, getting there, the social narrative
Named in the arts center's own social narrative; it publishes no noise scale
Louder, in the arts center's words
The show (sounds “may be louder than you prefer”)not stated
Cheering and clapping after the show (“cover your ears or use headphones” if it is too loud)not stated
The lobby on the way out (“may be crowded”)not stated
Quieter
Quiet room (location not stated; ask an usher)quiet zone
Lobby benchesquiet zone
The Sunday shows are about an hour; the Dec 8 run time is not stated. Intermission: not stated for any show. All four are in the Main Stage Theater.
You can come and go during the show. The arts center's social narrative says you can leave the theater if it gets to be too much and return to your seat when ready.
Box office 720.509.1000; accessibility requests boxoffice@cityoflonetree.com. ASL, large print programs and audio description on request at least 14 days ahead.
Free wireless headset receivers at the box office; a hearing loop in the Main Stage Theater.
Food: concessions at most shows. Drinks can go into the theater; snacks stay in the lobby. The lobby has benches and a water fountain.
Overflow parking for sold-out shows: the free garage across the street at Target. Transit: RTD light rail to Sky Ridge Station, then the free Lone Tree Link; a 15 to 20 minute walk from the station.
Phones and other devices are restricted during the show unless an announcement says otherwise.
Frindle also plays Sun Nov 1 at 1:30 pm as a regular, non-sensory show. The Sensory Inclusive one is at 4 pm.
The arts center publishes its own social narrative (English PDF); this page links to it rather than replacing it.
What the arts center doesn't say
not stated where the quiet room is
not stated whether the quiet room is open at regular shows
not stated where first aid is
not stated bag and stroller rules
not stated an outside food rule
not stated a building re-entry rule or late seating policy
not stated how many accessible parking spaces there are
not stated whether headphones or fidgets need a deposit or ID
Tickets at the box office in the lobby, an usher in a green scarf or tie, then about an hour in the Main Stage Theater. At Sensory Inclusive shows the sound is lower, the house lights stay up, there are no startling noises, you can come and go, and people wave instead of clapping. A quiet room is always available; ask an usher where. Change anything.
One tip from a dad who's been there
Read the arts center's own social narrative the night before. When you arrive, ask an usher in a green scarf or tie where the quiet room is before the show starts. Leaving early still counts as a show day.
Common questions
What if my child won't look at the schedule or story?
That is common at first. Leave it where the moment happens, point to one picture at a time, and keep it low-pressure. Many kids warm up to it after a few calm tries, in their own time.
Can I make this in Spanish?
Yes. Every tool and this page exist in Spanish, and the printed page comes out in the language you choose. Use the language switch at the top.
Do I need an account?
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