2011 CAPA SUMMER MOVIE SERIES to Offer Audio Description Service

Six films on CAPA's 2011 Summer Movie Series at the Ohio Theatre will offer audio description for visually impaired patrons at no extra charge. Audio description allows visually impaired theatre-goers to hear a scene-by-scene narration of the on-screen action while they listen to movie dialogue.

Blind or visually impaired persons and their guests will be admitted for a reduced ticket price of $3.50 each. Headsets can be picked up in the lobby before the audio-described showings. To reserve equipment, contact Judy Smith at (614) 469-1045.

The following showings will offer audio-description:

To Kill a Mockingbird (1962)
Saturday, June 25, 7:30 pm
Gregory Peck, Mary Badham, Philip Alford
Atticus Finch, the American Film Institute's No. 1 Movie Hero of All Time, is immortalized by Gregory Peck's Oscar-winning portrayal. Based on Harper Lee's Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, the film follows a widowed, idealistic Southern lawyer as his tries to raise his children and defend a black man wrongly accused of rape in 1930's Alabama.

High Noon (1952)
Thursday, June 30, 7:30 pm
This landMark Western won four Oscars including Best Music, Original Song for "High Noon (Do Not Forsake Me, Oh My Darlin')." Cooper also won the Oscar for Best Actor in a Leading Role for his portrayal of a retiring sheriff whose wedding day is interrupted by gunfighters bent on revenge.

The Big Sleep (1946)
Wednesday, July 6, 7:30 pm
Hired to investigate a wealthy family, private eye Phillip Marlowe (Bogart) finds murder, blackmail, and possibly love in this exciting murder mystery filled with one twist after another. This all-time great piece of film noir will keep you baffled to the very end!

Bringing Up Baby (1938)
Wednesday, July 20, 7:30 pm
Directed by Howard Hawks, this definitive screwball comedy includes a madcap heiress, an absentminded zoologist, a giant brontosaurus, a pet leopard, and a single-mindEd Scottish terrier. Grant and Hepburn's chemistry and comic timing make this one of the fastest and funniest films ever!

The Grapes of Wrath (1940)
Thursday, July 28, 7:30 pm
Director John Ford's powerful portrayal of a Depression era family has been declared a National Treasure by the Library of Congress. Its evocative black and white cinematography and astounding performances capture the heroism and hopelessness of John Steinbeck's epic novel.

Funny Girl (1968)
Friday, August 12, 7:30 pm
"Hello, gorgeous!" Singer/comedienne Fanny Brice stole the show at The Ziegfeld Follies, and Streisand, in her Oscar-winning film debut based on the early Brice years, proves "Nobody Can Rain on Her Parade." Lavish production numbers, a very suave Omar Sharif, and marvelous melodies including "People" make for a superb combination of romance, music, laughter, and heartbreak.

Describers receive detailed training through Ohio State University's Lawrence and Lee Theatre Research Institute, the nation's only statewide audio description service. The institute's director, Alan Woods, is a national leader in establishing and raising standards for describers nationwide. Audio description is also provided in association with Accessible Arts, a non-profit organization dedicated to providing audio description for cultural arts events.

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