AMERICAN CENTURY
THEATER
Gunston Arts Center, (703) 553-8782
2700 S. Lang St., Arlington
Full Price: $17 for plays, $20 for musicals
Student, Senior (65+): $14 for plays, $15 for musicals
Groups: 15-24: $13; larger discounts for larger groups, down to $8 per seat
Rush: No
Subscriptions: $50 for four-show series; $38 for three-show series (25-30% discount)
Other: Stagethought Program: Thursday-morning matinees for schools at $10 or less per ticket
ARENA STAGE
6th & Maine Ave. SW. (202) 488-3300
Full Price: $24-45
Student, Senior (60+), Disabled: 15% off for seniors and the disabled; 35% off for students
Groups: 15 or more: adults 20% off, seniors 35% off, students 50% off
Rush: A limited number of half-price tickets are reserved (even for sold-out performances) and sold 90 minutes before showtime.
Subscriptions: $71-301, with three-, four-, six-, and eight-show packages. Discount ranges from 15% to 47%, depending on package size and day of week. Deepest discount is for previews.
Other: E-Tix: Web-site discounts offered to employees of corporations that sign up with Arena. The theater lets the corporation know when it has unused seats at a discount, and via the web the corporation offers the tickets to its employees.
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA ARTS CENTER
2438 18th St. NW(202) 462-7833
Full Price: $10-15
Student, Senior (60+): At discretion of
each producer
Groups: 10 or more: 20% off
Rush: No
Subscription: Members pay $30 per year, get 20% off everything
Pay What You Can: At producers’ discretion
Other: Volunteers get a pair of tickets to use whenever they want.
ELIZABETHAN THEATRE OF THE FOLGER
SHAKESPEARE LIBRARY
201 East Capitol St. (202) 544-7077
Full Price: $22-33
Student, Senior (65+), Educators,
Military: 25% off
Groups: 10 or more: 25% off
Rush: For students only, half-price, one hour before showtime, if available
Subscription: No
Other: Members of the Folger Library get discounts that vary by performance.
Standing Room: Half-price for sold-out shows, one hour before showtime
FORD’S THEATRE
511 10th St. NW(202) 347-4833
Full Price: $27-40
Student, Senior (55+): Discounted only in groups or through rush program
Groups: 20 or more students or seniors: $14-20
Rush: $15 for seniors and students only; senior rush tickets available any time on day of show; student rush tickets available one hour before show.
Subscription: No
Other: Hearing-impaired patrons get $5 off full-price orchestra seats for signed performances only; Ford’s also has a free-membership Senior Citizen Club that permits members to buy two matinee tickets in advance for $15 each.
GALA HISPANIC THEATRE
1625 Park Rd. NW(202) 234-7174
Full Price: $18-20
Student, Senior (62+): $2 off
Groups: 10-20: $4 off; larger groups get larger discounts.
Rush: No
Subscription: $65 for four-show season (20% discount)
Other: GALA offers Express Vouchers exchangeable for tickets in any combination for any event: four-pack $70, six-pack $100 (15% discount). There is also a Gala Family Series that offers two regular attractions and two special events for $40 per person, available only to households with children 16 and under.
GEORGETOWN
THEATRE COMPANY
Various venues(703) 578-4710
Full Price: $12-18
Student, Senior (65+): 15% off
Groups: 10 or more: $10
Rush: No
Subscription: No
Pay What You Can: First night of every run
HORIZONS THEATRE
Rosslyn Spectrum (703) 243-8550
1601-21 N. Kent St., Arlington
Full Price: $15-18
Student, Senior (60+): $2 off
Groups: 10 or more: $10
Rush: No
Subscription: $36-43 for three-show season
(20% discount)
Pay What You Can: For dress rehearsals only;
call theater.
INTERACT THEATRE
COMPANY
Various locations(703) 760-9863
Full Price: $30
Student, senior (60+): $26
Groups: 10-14: $27; 15 or more: $25.50
Rush: No
Subscription: No
Standing Room: $10 for any sold-out show, one hour before showtime
KENNEDY CENTER
F & New Hampshire Ave. NW(202) 467-4600
Full Price: $40-50 for plays, $45-70 for musicals
Student, Senior (60+), Military, Disabled:
Half-price, with a limited number of tickets set aside in all price ranges for every performance
Groups: Varies. Contact group sales office.
Rush: Half-price when available (at producers’ discretion), but offered only to students, seniors, military personnel, and the disabled. On sale at 6 p.m. for evening shows, noon for matinees.
Subscription: $325-450 for six-show season
(not discounted)
Pay What You Can: An unscheduled program, generally advertised a week in advance and offered at the discretion of each producer. Andrew Lloyd Webber’s hit musical won’t ever have PWYC tickets. Rita Dove’s new play probably will.
Standing Room: Price varies (for Phantom of the Opera, $20; for Proposals, $15; for National Symphony, $15). Standing-room tickets are available only for sold-out performances, but they go on sale as soon as a performance sells every seat and can be purchased by phone in advance.
Other: Shear Madness is $25-35, with discount coupons widely available.
LE NEON
Rosslyn Spectrum(703) 243-6366
1601-21 N. Kent St., Arlington
Full Price: $17-20
Student: $12-15 (good for anyone under 21)
Senior: No
Groups: 12-24 adults: $15; 25 or more adults: $12; 12 or more youths: $10
Rush: No
Subscription: $35-50 season pass for three-show season; $85 Super-Duo pass (for two people). Passes are good for unlimited return visits to each show.
METROSTAGE
1816 Duke St., Alexandria(703) 548-9044
Full Price: $18-22
Student, Senior (60+): $5 off
Groups: 10 or more: 15% off
Rush: No
Subscription: $43-53 for three-show season
(20% discount)
Pay What You Can: Weekday preview
performances
Other: $5 off for Actor’s Center members
NATIONAL THEATRE
1321 Pennsylvania Ave. NW(202) 628-6161
Full Price: $35-67.50
Student, Senior (65+), Disabled, Military, Dept. of Human Resources cardholders: Half-price on Tuesday and Wednesday and at Sunday matinees with a limited number of seats in all sections, one ticket per person, available at box office only
Groups: 20 or more: 10% off, except on Saturday; offered at producers’ discretion
Rush: $20, two hours before showtime; offered at
producers’ discretion
Standing Room: $20, sold in advance, once a
performance sells out
OLNEY THEATRE
2001 Rte. 108, Olney(301) 924-4485
Full Price: $15-32
Student, Senior (65+): $3 off
Groups: 15 or more: $15
Rush: Half-price for students, one hour before show, if available (starting April ’98)
Subscription: $85-145 for five-show series, $96-163 for six-show series (10-20% discount)
Other: Singles-night seats $18, twice per production
Passbook: Six admission coupons for $108, usable in any combination
POTOMAC THEATRE
PROJECT
2001 Rte. 108, Olney(301) 924-3400
Full Price: Free
Student, Senior (55+): Free
Groups: Free
Rush: Free
Subscription: Free
Note: To guard against patrons’ making reservations and then not showing up, there is a nonrefundable phone reservation charge of $2 per ticket. Or you can take your chances at the door, for free.
REP STAGE
Howard Community College (410) 772-4900
10901 Little Patuxent Pkwy., Columbia
Full Price: $10-16
Student, Senior (60+): $3 off
Groups: 6 or more: $3 off
Rush: $6 seats for students only, 30 minutes before performance, if available
Subscriptions: $45-60 for four-show season plus one special attraction (10% discount)
Note: Does not use TICKETplace
ROUND HOUSE THEATRE
12210 Bushey Dr., Silver Spring(301) 933-1644
Full Price: $20-27
Student, Senior: Student discounts only on rush tickets, no senior discount
Groups: 6-10: 10% off; 11-19: 15% off; 20-29: 20% off
Rush: $6 seats for students only, one hour before performance, if available
Subscriptions: $65-95 for four-show season
(12-19% discount)
Other: Members of Actors’ Center, Theatre Communications Group, Playwrights’ Forum get 5% off
SHAKESPEARE THEATRE
450 7th St. NW(202) 393-2700
Full Price: $13.50-49.50
Senior (60+): 20% discount
Groups: 10 or more students: $12-24; slightly higher rates available for nonprofit groups and corporations; no group discounts for Friday or Saturday
Rush: Half-price for students only, one hour before
performance
Subscription: $55-245 for five-show season
(1-18% discount)
Pay What You Can: One performance for each show; tickets on sale at noon, limit two per person
Other: Young Theatergoers’ Subscription Series: $34-190 for 21-and-unders
Standing Room: $10 for any sold-out show, two hours before showtime
SIGNATURE THEATRE
3806 S. Four Mile Run Dr., Arlington (703) 820-9771
Full Price: $18-23 for plays, $21-25 for musicals
Student, Senior: No discounts
Groups: 20 or more: $1 off, with block of seats reserved (nonsubscribers otherwise receive general admission tickets)
Rush: $10, one hour before performance (only when announced in newspaper ad)
Subscriptions: $87-115 for five-show season, with reserved seats (8% discount)
SOURCE THEATRE
COMPANY
1835 14th St. NW(202) 462-1073
Full Price: $20-25
Student, Senior (62+): $2 off
Groups: 10-29: $3 off; 30-39: $4 off; 40 or more: $5 off
Rush: Half-price for students, 30 minutes before show,
if available
Subscription: $68-150 for four-show season plus one Aftershocks show (20% off)
Other: All Aftershocks shows $12
STUDIO THEATRE
1333 P St. NW(202) 332-3300
Full Price: $17.50-34.50
Student, Senior (62+), Military: $5 off
(except Saturdays)
Groups: 15 or more: sliding scale ranging from full price for center seats on Saturday night to $13 for side seats at matinees
Rush: Half-price for students, 30 minutes before performance, if available
Pay What You Can: First Saturday of each show’s run
Subscriptions: $108.75-250, for five-show season
Other: All Studio Secondstage shows $15, with no
additional discounts
TEATRO DE LA LUNA
Gunston Arts Center (703) 548-3092
2700 S. Lang St., Arlington
Full Price: $10-18
Student, Senior (60+): $15
Groups: 10 or more: $3 off
Rush: No
Subscription: $50 for four-show season (30% discount)
Pay What You Can: Every Wednesday
THEATER J
16th & Q Sts. NW(202) 518-9400
Full Price: $14-20
Student, Senior (65+), District of Columbia Jewish Community Center members: $3 off
Groups: 10 or more: $14
Rush: No
Subscription: No
Pay What You Can: First preview of each production
THEATER OF
THE FIRST AMENDMENT
George Mason University Center for the Arts
4400 University Dr., Fairfax(703) 993-8888
Full Price: $23
Students: $10; TFA also sets aside 25 free tickets per performance for GMU students.
Seniors: No discount
Groups: 15-29: $2 off; 30 or more: $4.50 off
Rush: No
Subscription: $66 for three-show season (4% discount)
Other: Two-for-one coupon offers on GO-cards
(in racks around town)
WARNER THEATRE
513 13th St. NW(202) 628-1818
Full Price: $19-55
Student, Senior (62+): Usually 10% off, varies with producer
Groups: 20 or more: 10-20% off
Rush: No
Subscription: Broadway & Beyond Series:
$76-180 for four shows (18% discount)
Standing Room: No
WASHINGTON BALLET
Various venues(202) 362-3606
Full Price: $20-45
Student, Seniors (62+): Through subscriptions only
Groups: 10-25: 15% off; 26-100: 20% off
Rush: No
Subscription: $94 for three-show season; students and seniors $83.50
Standing Room: $15 on day of performance
WASHINGTON
JEWISH THEATRE
6125 Montrose Rd., Rockville(301) 230-3775
Full Price: $10-25
Student, Senior (62+): $3 off
Groups: 10-19: $3 off; 20 or more: $4 off
Rush: No
Subscription: $28-64 for three-show season
(15% discount)
WASHINGTON OPERA
Kennedy Center(202) 295-2400
F & New Hampshire Ave. NW
Full Price: $36-230
Student, Senior (60+), Military, Disabled: Half-price with a limited number of tickets in all price ranges set aside for every performance
Groups: No
Rush: No
Subscription: Not discounted
Standing Room: $15. On sale starting at 10 a.m. Saturday for that week’s shows. One ticket per person per performance.
WASHINGTON
SHAKESPEARE COMPANY
Clark Street Playhouse(703) 418-4808
601 S. Clark St., Arlington
Full Price: $15-20
Student, Senior: $2 off
Groups: 15-25: $1 off; 26 or more: $2 off
Rush: No
Subscription: Six plays for price of five; (17% discount)
Other: Previews $12
WASHINGTON STAGE GUILD
Carrol Hall, 924 G St. NW (202) 529-2084
Full Price: $18-20
Student, Senior (65+): $5 off
Groups: 10 or more: Half-price
Rush: No
Subscription: $50 for four passes, usable in any
combination (37% discount)
Other: Members of the Actors’ Center or Actor’s
Equity get $5 off.
WOOLLY MAMMOTH
THEATRE
1401 Church St. NW(202) 393-3939
Full Price: $15-32
Student, Senior (60+): $5 off
Groups: 8 or more: $5 off
Rush: No
Subscriptions: Six-show series $117-154; four-show series $79-104 (25% discount)
Pay What You Can: First and second preview
for every show
(All Woolly discounts apply only to center seating costing $20 and up.)