Experience the Center in a Relaxed Environment
Midland Center for the Arts is committed to providing a supportive and welcoming environment that makes live performance and our museums accessible to those with autism spectrum disorders (ASD), developmental and physical disabilities, sensory processing disorders, PTSD, and for other sensory-sensitive people with their families.
Upcoming Relaxed Events

HONK: Relaxed Performance
FEB 25, 2023 / 3 PM
An updated and stylish retelling of the Hans Christian Andersen story The Ugly Duckling, Honk! entertains both children and adults. Winner of the Lawrence Olivier Award for Best Musical in 2000, it incorporates a message of tolerance.
The musical is set in the countryside and features Ugly, a cygnet who is mistaken as an ugly duckling upon falling into his mother's nest. It soon becomes clear that he is no ordinary Duck. Mocked on the farmyard, pursued by the ever-hungry Cat, Ugly finds himself lost on a nearby marsh in the middle of a duck-shoot and embarks on an odyssey through the countryside, meeting a battery of colorful characters and finding himself, and love, along the way. With a tuneful score, witty lyrics and book, Honk! confirms that Drewe and Stiles are "the brightest hopes for the future of the British musical." -Daily Telegraph.
A social story and FAQ will be available closer to the performance.
An updated and stylish retelling of the Hans Christian Andersen story The Ugly Duckling, Honk! entertains both children and adults. Winner of the Lawrence Olivier Award for Best Musical in 2000, it incorporates a message of tolerance.
The musical is set in the countryside and features Ugly, a cygnet who is mistaken as an ugly duckling upon falling into his mother's nest. It soon becomes clear that he is no ordinary Duck. Mocked on the farmyard, pursued by the ever-hungry Cat, Ugly finds himself lost on a nearby marsh in the middle of a duck-shoot and embarks on an odyssey through the countryside, meeting a battery of colorful characters and finding himself, and love, along the way. With a tuneful score, witty lyrics and book, Honk! confirms that Drewe and Stiles are "the brightest hopes for the future of the British musical." -Daily Telegraph.
A social story and FAQ will be available closer to the performance.