
BLIND RUNNER●
PARTNER
Esplanade – The Studios 2026, Mehr Theatre Group
SERVICE
Creative Captioning
PROJECTS DETAILS●
The Project Blind Runner is a Persian-language theatre production presented as part of Esplanade’s The Studios 2026. ALT STAGE supported the production through creative captioning.
The Work The captioning process considered dialogue, character identification, sound, rhythm, timing, and readability. Creative decisions were made around how captions could support audience understanding while remaining responsive to the pace and visual language of the production.
Creative Access Approach The work included consideration of:
• Character identification
• Sound description
• Caption structure
• Timing and rhythm
• Readability
• The relationship between captions and the wider performance experience
