Social NarrativeFor The

Autism-Friendly performance Of

Palace Theatre1564 Broadway

New York, NY 10036

I will go to the

Palace Theatre

to see the show.

The theatre is located at

1564 Broadway, New York, NY 10036

I may have to stand in line.

If I stand in line I will stay

with [insert name/s] and

try to be quiet.

Inside someone will tell us where to go. They are

called an Usher.

The Usher will scan my ticket so I can get into the

theatre.

I can use the bathroom or

get a drink of water at the

water fountain before I go

into the theatre.

I may have to take an elevator to get to my seat.

I will go into the theatre.

The theatre is big.

The theatre will be

decorated to look like

Bikini Bottom. I will see

streamers on the walls.

The streamers are for

decoration and should not

be touched.

On the side of the stage

there will be a live band

playing.

There are a lot of seats in

the theatre!

I will hand my tickets to the Usher so they can

show me where my seats are.

The numbers on our tickets tell us where we have to sit. It is not a

choice.

The Usher will give us a

Playbill. A Playbill is a

book. I can look at the

Playbill with [insert

name/s].

The theatre will get dark

and quiet. I will try to be

quiet during the show so I

can hear everything.

I will see actors wearing

costumes walking on the

stage. The singers and

dancers may come close

to me. They are actors

wearing costumes and

makeup, like on

Halloween.

Real people will be playing

the characters from

SpongeBob. The voices of

the actors will not match

the voices of the cartoon.

I will try to stay in my seat.

If I feel scared, I can cover

my ears, squeeze a fidget,

hold [insert name/s] hand,

or hug [insert name/s]

After each song people

will clap.

Clapping tells the actors

you liked their song. If I

want to clap, I can.

During the show there will

be some loud sounds like

a siren or fog horn.

If the clapping is too loud I

can ask for ear plugs or

headphones to help make

it quieter.

At the end of the show

there will be confetti and

streamers. Beach balls will

be passed around the

audience. It’s a celebration

and I can participate.

After the show is over,

we’ll go out of the Palace

Theatre

I am so excited to see

SpongeBob on Broadway!

There will be a break. This

is called intermission.

During the intermission

people will leave the

theatre to get a drink, eat

a snack or to use the

bathroom. I can leave

with [insert name/s] to get

a drink, eat a snack or use

the bathroom.

After the intermission

everyone will come into

the theatre and sit down in

their seats. The theatre

will get dark and quiet. I

will try to be quiet during

the show so I can hear

everything. The actors will

come on the stage and

finish the Spongebob

show.