Think Outside the Vox July 2026

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Think Outside the Vox

July 2026

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Maria and Joshua in the booth for In Old Age, smiling.

Waving hands to our Deaf, Blind, disabled, and neurodivergent creatives who delivered on VOX-supported productions in June.

Above: In Old Age, Mfoniso Udofia’s UFOT Play 8 of 9. Blind QC Expert Kwaku Darko (not pictured) and Audio Describers Maria Hendricks and Joshua Olumide split preshow and in-show and perfectly matched the tone of the play. Dive into our June recap and mark your calendars for free, outdoor ASL-interpreted concerts and accessible theater performances in July and August.

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Put some Purple in your summer:


A Midsummer Night’s Dream

Commonwealth Shakespeare Company

All performances (July 22 – August 9) are free
and open captioned on the Boston Common.

Saturday August 1st, 8:00pm: ASL-interpreted.

Sunday August 2nd, 1:30pm: Audio Described with Tactile Tour at 11:45am.

Sunday August 2nd, 8:00pm: ASL-interpreted
AND Audio Described with Tactile Tour at 6:15pm.

ASL team: DASL Kristin Johnson, Christopher Robinson,
Morgan Beall, Brent Tracy, Jessenia Kolaco.

AD team: Blind QC Expert Tanja Milojevic, Lali Haines, Luis Cotto.


ASL-interpreted Boston Landmarks Orchestra Concerts

Hatch Memorial Shell on the Charles River Esplanade

Wednesdays at 7:00pm: July 22nd, 29th, August 5th, 12th.

DASLs Rachel Berman-Kobylarz and Kristin Johnson.

DASL Léon Jerfita with ASL interpreters Julia Barnes and Janine Sirignano for Eureka Day at The Huntington. VOX developed a cuing system with CCTheater captioning software to make a saturated scene more accessible.

DASL Leon with ASL interpreters Janine and Julia for Eureka Day.
Jae in the balcony of The Modern Theater practicing their in-show audio description.
Jessenia and Chloe stand in the corner just off the square stage interpreting in ASL as Ebony Marshall-Oliver, the woman playing Abasiama, acts on stage.

Skeleton Canoe by All My Relations Collective and International Festival of Arts & Ideas at University Theater.

Blind Quality Control Expert Kwaku Darko, Audio Describers Maria & Teddy Hendricks, and Open Captioning by Olivia Reinebach. VOX traveled to Yale University’s campus in New Haven, CT, connected with local Indigenous families during the Tactile Tour, and integrated captioning into the rich set design.

Kwaku and Maria explore Turtle as Stage Manager Amanda holds her up on stage.
The Lenny Zakim Fund 30 years logo.

Support our summer planning and operations! VOX was selected as a matching grant candidate for 2026. PayPal or Venmo (@Think-Outside-The-Vox) and your donation will be Challenge Matched and DOUBLED by The Lenny Zakim Fund up to $2,500!

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