Content & Sensory Advisories
The School of Drama provides content and sensory advisories for its season of plays. If you choose to read the advisories, please be aware that they may reveal elements of the plot prior to viewing.
While the school does not have a policy on admission for children, parents are urged to use their own discretion when considering what is appropriate.
For any questions regarding advisories, please email Maria Stoy, Box Office Manager at mstoy@andrew.cmu.edu.
2025/2026 Season Advisories
Click the show titles below to learn more about their content and sensory advisories. Note that these will be updated as each production’s opening night approaches.
CONTENT ADVISORIES:
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Use of prop blade
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Violence
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Mention of suicide and death
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Depiction of suicide and death onstage
SENSORY ADVISORIES:
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Haze and fog effects
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Flashing lights
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Loud sounds
CONTENT ADVISORIES:
- Prop Firearm
- Depiction of Suicide
- Death on Stage
- Depiction of Physical Violence
SENSORY ADVISORIES:
- Screaming
- Gunshot
- Haze
CONTENT ADVISORIES:
- Explicit Language
- Sexual Themes
- Culturally charged and explicit language
SENSORY ADVISORIES:
- Fog and Haze
- Flashing Lights
- Gunshot Sound Effect
- Fake Blood
CONTENT ADVISORIES:
- Violence
- Strong Language
- Sexual Themes
SENSORY ADVISORIES:
- Flashing Lights
- Haze
- Loud Sounds
- Flying Objects
CONTENT ADVISORIES:
- Depiction of suicide
- Blood
- Combat PTSD
- Death
- War
- Mentions of slavery
SENSORY ADVISORIES:
- Haze/Fog
- Flashing Lights
- Loud Sounds
- Flying Objects
CONTENT ADVISORIES:
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Adult language
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Gender and race based bias
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Sexual content
SENSORY ADVISORIES:
- Fog and haze
- Loud sudden noises
- Strobe*
*A list of all cues for the strobe sections is available upon request at the box office.
CONTENT ADVISORIES:
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Sexual references
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Gun prop used onstage
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Adult language
SENSORY ADVISORIES:
- Fog and haze
- Gunshot sounds
CONTENT ADVISORIES:
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Grief
- Death
- Threats of sexual violence
- Abstracted suicide
SENSORY ADVISORIES:
- Use of strobe*
- Haze
- Bright flashing lights
- Loud noises
*Strobe is utilized twice in this production. It is used for approximately 18 seconds at the 25-minute mark of the play (when Eurydice leaves the interesting man’s house) and for approximately 20 seconds at the 1-hour mark (immediately after Eurydice interacts with the Lord of the Underworld).
CONTENT ADVISORIES:
- Depictions of drug and alcohol use
- Sexual intimacy
- Explicit language
- Antisemitism
SENSORY ADVISORIES:
- Haze
- Strobe
- Bright light
- Loud music and sound effects
Stay tuned for this production’s content and sensory advisories.