Conference on Creativity

CONFERENCE ONCREATIVITY

October 13, 2020

10:00AM

Conference Hall 3

Sensory Guide for the Sensory Friendly Performance of Disney's

The Lion King

The performance takes place at the Paramount Theatre in Seattle, WA.

Seating is stadium style, with two center aisles and an aisle on the outside.

RunTime: The show has two acts and a 18 minute intermission. ACT 1 is

approximately 70 minutes. Act 2 is 60minutes. Overall time is 2.5 hours

The Sensory Friendly Show will have decreased volume and amplification.

House Lights which are usually off during a performance, will also be on dimly.

Content Considerations

The show features a mix of costumes, from overall-body costumes to

actors holding puppets. Some children may need adults to quietly point

out certain characters.

The show has some emotionally-intense moments which include the

death of characters on stage.

There are several occasions where the characters come into the

audience and close to those on aisle seats.

1.1 Prologue(Pride Rock)Circle of Life 1.2 Scar and Mufasa(Scar’s Cave) Pridelands 1.3 Rafiki’s Tree (Rafiki’s Tree)Rafiki Paints Simba 1.4 Day with Dad(The Pridelands) Grasslands 1.5 Scar Tricks Simba (Scar’s Cave) 1.6 Simba Invites Nala(The Pridelands) Lioness Hunt 1.6A Can’t Wait to Be King (The Pridelands) I Just Can’t Wait to Be King 1.7 The Elephant Graveyard(The Eleph. Graveyard) Chow Down 1.8 Under the Stars (Pridelands)They Live in You

Scene Description Sensory

Act One

Large characters walk down the main aisle to enter the stage The singing at the beginning is quite loud Slight Boom at the end of Scene 1 Some characters are almost yelling in this scene

Some scary moments when Lionesses hunt catch a GazelleLoud sounds & loud drumming

Medium loud, gets pretty loud at endLots of Visual Stimulation with animals lights and curtains

Loud air vents from the ground can be surprising Light flashes Loud rock music“Chow Down” song can be scary

1.9 Be Prepared (The Eleph. Graveyard)Be Prepared 1.9A Zazu Apologizes 1.10 The Stampede(The Pridelands)The Stampede 1.11 Eulogy(The Gorge / Funeral Bier / Pride Rock) Eulogy Be Prepared 1.12 Rafiki Mourns(Rafiki’s Tree)Rafiki Mourns) 1.13 Hakuna Matata(The Desert/Jungle ) Hakuna Matata

Scene Description Sensory

Act One

Light flashesLoud rock music“Chow Down” song can be scary

Lionesses crying is quite intense

Deep Base rumbling at beginningThe masks can be scary to someVery emotional scene with death

INTERMISSION

E One by One(Theater/Pridelands), One by One 2.1 The Madness of King Scar (Scar’s Cave) The Madness of Scar 2.2 Nala’s Farewell(The Pridelands) Shadowland 2.3 Simba’s Nightmare (The Jungle)Weem-A-Wep 2.4 Endless Night(The Jungle/Under Stars)Endless Night 2.5 He’s Alive!(Rafiki’s Tree)Endless Night

Scene Description Sensory

Act Two

Cast members in audiencewooping bird puppets in audience

Music gets intense when crocodiles get on stageScene can be scary as a character is in danger

Volume gets loud in some parts

Rafiki is loud

2.6 Simba and Nala Reunite (The Jungle) Can You Feel the Love Tonight 2.6A Mufasa’s Ghost(The Jungle),He Lives in You 2.6B Who’s the Monkey(The Jungle) 2.7 Simba Confronts Scar (Pride Rock) Finale – Part 1 2.7A Circle of Life(Pride Rock)Circle of Life – Reprise

Scene Description Sensory

Act Two

Intense Drumming during the chase

Loud booming music at beginningLightningLoud sounds throughoutIntense music

Drums are loudVolume gets louder when dancers arrive

Volume louderSlight Bass Boom at very endLots of clapping and cheering at end

This is a list of possible sensory difficulties you or your child may experience while viewing this performance. Part of the magic of live theater is that unexpected things happen, so not every moment can be accounted for.

This review team included an Autistic Teen, a Psychologist and an Autism Therapist

WWW.SensoryAccess.org

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