Content Transparency Statement
Playwrights Horizons recognizes the importance of the well-being of all our audience members, and is committed to sharing information about topics and/or sensory experiences which people may find distressing or inaccessible in advance of attending our productions or events.
Rheology takes the form of a physics lecture interwoven with personal storytelling. The production contains mature content, including:
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Discussion of illness, aging, and death
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Themes of grief and the anticipated loss of a parent
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Simulated medical distress, including choking and coughing
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References to cremation, human remains, and the physical processes of the body after death
The production contains the following design elements and sensory experiences:
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Bright projected text and imagery
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Overlapping animated text effects
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Vibrating/shaking visuals
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Vivid shifting lights
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Sudden neon-bright transitions
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Frequent lighting of matches onstage
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Moments of audience interaction as part of the lecture-style presentation
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A performer may be seated among the audience and speak from within the house
If you have any specific questions about content, age-appropriateness, or stage effects (such as strobe lights or theatrical fog) not listed that might have a bearing on patron comfort, please utilize our Access Needs Form or email audienceservices@phnyc.org.