Jenny Salinas Returns to the Stage with Vibrant Works’ Live Audio Description

Our very own talented Jenny Salinas stepped back into the spotlight last weekend in “Strangers at a Feast,” a new play performed at Jump-Start Theater. For Jenny, the return to the stage was deeply personal—and something she once thought might never happen again.

Before losing most of her vision, Jenny was an actor. “After I lost a significant amount of my vision, I thought being onstage was only a past memory,” she said. “But I learned how to navigate onstage again. It was a wonderful surprise.”

In the play, she portrayed JaeJay, a young YouTube influencer who recently lost her eyesight.

“She speaks about starting over and not knowing how to do this,” Jenny said. “In writing the scenes, I drew from personal experience and felt that I told a relatable, truthful story. Writing doesn’t have to be good, but it should be truthful.”

Jenny hoped her character would help people understand that not every personal detail should be the first thing someone asks about.

“Many people want to ask me all kinds of questions about my blindness,” she said. “But as JaeJay says, ‘If I knew you recently had a divorce, I wouldn’t say, hi, my name is JaeJay—so tell me all about your divorce.’ You see, that’s very personal, and so is my blindness journey.”

“It’s important to see real people in an art like theater,” she added. “Art is supposed to be a mirror to the human experience.”

Vibrant Works was proud to provide live audio description for the Sunday matinee, making the experience more accessible for audience members who are blind or have low vision. Through a headset, listeners received real-time descriptions of key visual elements—gestures, costumes, sets—that helped paint the full picture of what was happening onstage.