Accessibility

Requests for wheelchair seating, aisle seats, and front- and back-row seats will be accommodated whenever possible. Barrier-free entrances and accessible restrooms are available at all theatre facilities.

Please note that accessible seating will not always be available at showtime. We strongly recommend that you purchase your tickets in advance, by phone or in person from the box office, and discuss your needs with the box office staff. 

The Empie Theatre has fourteen rows of tiered seats. The main entrance to the Empie from street-level is at the top/back of the seating (Row O), and patrons walk downstairs toward the stage. Wheelchair access is available to the bottom/front row of seats (Row A). Request seats in the lower rows or the last several rows if you are not seated in a wheelchair but have difficulty walking the stairs. If you are visually impaired, request your seats in the front rows of the theatre.

The Baker Theatre has left and right entrances to both the Orchestra section (rows A to L) and the 4-row Balcony section (AA to DD). There is wheelchair access in the front and rear of the Orchestra section and the back of the Balcony. If you are not seated in a wheelchair but have difficulty walking the stairs, request your seats in the front rows or the last several rows of the Orchestra or the back row of the Balcony. If you are visually impaired, request your seats in the front Orchestra rows.

The Studio Theatre and Dance Studio Theatre entrances are accessible from the lowest level of the Trexler Pavilion. Both spaces are general admission seating with wheelchair accessibility. Seats nearest the stage do not require climbing platform risers. Patrons needing special seating are advised to request them from the box office or arrive 30 minutes before the start of the performance to be seated.

Please indicate special needs when reserving your theatre seats.

Open Caption & Audio Description

At certain performances, we will present Open Caption and Audio Description service for patrons who request them. At Open Captioned performances, the dialogue and lyrics of the play are displayed on a captioning device at the side of the stage, so that patrons with hearing difficulties can read the words as they watch. At Audio-Described performances, a narrator uses a headset system to describe the action on stage to patrons, to allow those with visual impairments to follow the action of the show.

For tickets and information, please contact the box office staff, at [email protected] or 484-664-3333.

Assistive listening devices are available from the box office in the Trexler Pavilion. We offer infrared units with in-ear headphones as well as loop systems that are compatible with hearing aids. Courtesy of the Dexter F. and Dorothy H. Baker Foundation.

Large-print programs are available upon advance request.

Barrier-free entrances and accessible restrooms are available at all theatre facilities.

Accesible parking spaces and drop off/pickup area are available outside of all venues:

• Directly outside the Box Office Lobby entrance to the Trexler Pavilion (for the Baker Theatre and Studio Theatre)
• On Chew Street, outside the Baker Center for the Arts (for the Empie Theatre)

Students with disabilities have access and opportunities to engage in the full range of experiences available to all students at Muhlenberg, including curricular, co-curricular, and extra-curricular activities.

In addition to the audience services listed above, Muhlenberg College and the Theatre & Dance Department maintain a strong commitment to accommodating the needs of our students. Through the Office of Disability Services, we will work with you to implement the most appropriate strategies for a successful learning experience, while maintaining the academic standards and integrity of the mission of the College.