Transport Group Sets THREE DAYS TO SEE Special Events

Transport Group's current production, Three Days to See, an intimate portrait of Helen Keller, will offer a number of events surrounding the disabled community. Included is an audio described performance on July 29 for the visually impaired, an open captioned performance for the hearing impaired on August 5, and talkbacks with author Dr. Beth A. Haller (July 31) and Maricar Marquez of the Helen Keller National Center (August 4).

Audio Description Services: July 29, 7:30

Please contact mdaniels@hainyc.org to reserve a listening device.

Open Captioning: August 5, 7:30

Tickets are available at transportgroup.org or by phoning 866-811-4111.

Talkback with Dr. Beth A. Haller

July 31, immediately following the 7:30 performance

Dr. Beth A. Haller, in conversation with director Jack Cummings III, discusses the impact of Helen Keller. Haller is the editor of the recently published "Byline of Hope: Collected Newspaper and Magazine Writing of Helen Keller," an examination of Keller's writings published in The New York Times, Ladies Home Journal, The Atlantic Monthly, and more.

Talkback with Maricar Marquez

August 4, immediately following the 7:30 performance

Maricar Marquez, a Support Service Provider/Volunteer Coordinator at the Helen Keller National Center who is herself deaf and blind, will join Cummings and cast for a talkback. Accompanied by her interpreters, Marquez will share a glimpse into a life without hearing or sight, and how today's world offers opportunities for the deaf-blind unthinkable during Keller's lifetime.

What remains when the senses fail? Who do you become? Three Days to See is an intimate portrait of Helen Keller that reveals the hidden story of her luminous intelligence and extraordinary accomplishment and attempts to shatter the stereotypes at the heart of the legacy of a unique American icon and one of the greatest thinkers of the 20th century. Our perception of this trailblazer-who had a revelatory take on culture, feminism, romance, and politics-may never be the same.

Founded in 2001 by Jack Cummings III and Robyn Hussa, Transport Group has produced twenty-three shows comprised of twelve new works and eleven revivals, including twelve plays and eleven musicals. In addition to mainstage productions, Transport Group also produce readings, developmental labs, concerts, and other special events. During Transport Group's first eight seasons, the company was in residence at The Connelly Theatre, a turn-of-the century proscenium theatre located in the East Village. Beginning with the 2009 - 2010 season, Transport Group began to explore environmental staging, performing works in non-traditional spaces such as a penthouse apartment, a commercial loft, and a gymnasium. Transport Group found an uptown home in The Duke on 42nd Street, where four shows were produced, including the acclaimed one-man version of The Patsy starring David Greenspan and the Drama Desk Award winning original musical See Rock City & Other Destinations by Brad Alexander and Adam Mathias. In 2014, Transport Group returned to The Gym at Judson, located in the historical Judson Memorial Church in Greenwich Village. Currently headed by Jack Cummings III (Artistic Director) and Lori Fineman (Executive Director), Transport Group's latest season (2013-2014) began with the first critically acclaimed revival of John Cariani's modern classic Almost, Maine, the 2006 romantic comedy that explores the magical delicacy of finding and sharing real love. Almost, Maine enjoyed an extended run with packed houses on a snow-laden set, and featured the play's author, Tony Award-nominated actor John Cariani in the cast. In March of 2014, New York responded with rapturous reviews, sold out performances, and multiple award nominations for the revival of the John Van Druten classic I Remember Mama. Director Jack Cummings III envisioned John Van Druten's 1944 play with an ensemble cast of ten women in their 70s and 80s, starring Drama Desk Award nominee Barbara Andres and Oscar and Tony nominee Barbara Barrie. Most recently, Transport Group produced a sold-out, star-studded concert version of The Music Man, featuring 58 actors, and the original orchestrations performed by a 20-piece orchestra. The Music Man: In Concert comes on the heels of past one-night-only sensations, including concert productions of Once Upon a Mattress, starring Jackie Hoffman and John "Lypsinka" Epperson, and Baby, featuring over 60 actors, hosted by original cast members Todd Graff and Liz Callaway.

Season subscriptions are now available for $80 at transportgroup.org or by calling 212-564-0333. A season subscription includes a VIP Reserved seat to both Three Days To See and Once Upon a Mattress, unlimited ticket exchanges, access to purchase house seats, and exclusive subscriber-only offers.

For more information, visit www.transportgroup.org.

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