VENUE ACCESSIBILITY

A Far Cry performs at several venues across Boston - please read below for current accessibility accommodations at each venue:

NEC’s Jordan Hall:

• Accessible Parking

• Assisted Listening

• Accessible Restrooms

  There is no bathroom on the second floor. Bathrooms are located down on the first floor and inside the theatre.

• Elevator

  Our elevator is located to the left of the front doors in the Jordan Hall Building. To call the elevator, hit the “Call for Assistance” button located on the lower right hand side before hitting the “up” button on the elevator. Tickets must be scanned by ushers on the first floor before heading into the hall or the second floor balcony. To enter the balcony from the elevator, ride the elevator to the second floor. Exit the elevator to your right. The door to the balcony is through the double doors on the left side.

• Large Print

  For large print programs (with 24+ hours notice), please call (617) 585-1340 Monday – Friday, 9am – 5pm.

• Wheelchair Access

  Access seats for patrons at Jordan Hall are located in the platform sections in the circle and balcony. While there is an elevator to the balcony, the majority of seats require at least some steps to get to. The platform section is reserved ONLY for people who have access needs.

  Accessible platform seats are available for Jordan Hall concerts. For general admission concerts, please contact a member of the usher staff upon arrival and they will be able to show you to our accessible platform seats. For assigned seated concerts, patrons requiring assistance should contact the NEC Box Office in advance of your visit by emailing box.office@necmusic.edu.

• Additional Accessibility Info

  • Click here to learn more about accessibility options at this venue.

  • Accessible platform seats are available for all A Far Cry concerts at Jordan Hall.

Old South Church:

• Assisted Listening

  Hearing loops available for Main Sanctuary and Mary Norton Hall spaces

• Accessible Restrooms

  Accessible Restroom on the first floor

• Elevator

• Wheelchair Access

  All performance spaces are wheelchair accessible. Ramps at front entrance.

  ADDITIONAL ACCESSIBILITY INFO: More info at https://www.oldsouth.org/performance-venues

St. John’s Church:

• Access Entrance:

  There is a ramp outside the main entrance to the church which will bring you into the main seating area.

• Audience Seating

  Seating in St. John’s Church is completely flat and requires no stairs. Most available seating is in the church pews, with a few rows of additional chairs placed at the back of the hall and behind the musicians. Seating is general admission, but if you would like to secure a specific seat at the end of a pew or in a single chair for accessibility reasons, don’t hesitate to contact boxoffice@afarcry.org.

• Restrooms

  All restrooms are on a lower level and do require walking down a flight of stairs.

• Assistive Listening Devices

  Assistive Listening Devices are not available at St. John’s Church.

First Church Cambridge

• First Church’s Sanctuary is wheelchair accessible, as is Lindsay Chapel, and Margaret Jewett Hall and the Hastings Room.

• There are four accessible restrooms on the first floor, and two accessible (or disability) parking spaces on Garden Street in front of the church.

• There are push-button automatic door openers at the 11 Garden Street entrance near the playground on the north side of the church.

• Assistive Listening Devices are not available at First Church.

A Far Cry does not discriminate on the basis of disability, and is committed to providing accessible programs and events to facilitate participation. A guest or outside organization must notify  A Far Cry of any request for a disability accommodation in advance of the event. Late accommodation requests, or requests made the day of the event, may not be possible to provide. Please send requests to info@afarcry.org.