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Free Night of Theatre 2008 - DALLAS
October 10 - November 16, 2008
FREE. LIVE. LOCAL. THEATER.

The City of Dallas Office of Cultural Affairs is pleased to announce Dallas’ inaugural Free Night of Theater, to be held from Thursday, October 16 through November 10, 2008.

Presented in conjunction with Theatre Communications Group (TCG), Free Night of Theater offers Dallas theatergoers over 3,000 free tickets to more than 26 Dallas-area theaters. Dallas is one of 120 communities across the country participating in the event, which campaigns to attract new audiences to live theatrical performances.

OCA is thrilled to partner with the Dallas theatre community and TCG to offer this unique opportunity for thousands of new audience members to have access to experience the joy of theatre for the first time -- absolutely free of charge!

Learn more about the history of Free Night
Free Night on KERA's Art&Seek - 1: Listing | 2: Report | 3: Roundup
Free Night on Facebook - National | Local
Free Night on MySpace - National | Local
Free Night on YouTube

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How to get your FREE ticket:

Theatergoers will only be able to reserve tickets through the Free Night of Theater website, www.freenightoftheater.net, beginning at noon on Wednesday, October 1, 2008.

Tickets can only be reserved online and reservations are handled on a first come, first serve basis. Each participating theatre will set a reservation ticket limit for their productions. Once tickets have been reserved through the website, patrons will be able to pick up their tickets at the will-call window of the individual theater’s box office on the night of the show. Patrons are strongly encouraged to visit a theater that they have never attended. 

 

Participating Theatres:
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African American Repertory Theater   One Thirty Productions
Charles W. Eisemann Center   Pocket Sandwich Theatre
The Company of Rowlett Performers   Repertory Company Theatre
Contemporary Theatre of Dallas  

Rover Dramawerks

Dallas Children's Theater   Shakespeare Dallas
Dallas Hub Theater   Teatro Dallas
Dallas Theater Center   TeCo Theatrical Productions
Echo Theatre   The Black Academy of Arts and Letters
Garland Civic Theatre   Theatre Britain
ICT MainStage   Theatre Three
Jubilee Theatre   Undermain Theatre
Lyric Stage   Uptown Players
MBS Productions   WaterTower Theatre
The MET Theatre   WingSpan Theatre Company
See a detailed listing of theatres and shows
Companies presenting special Free Night Pre-Events
Documentary Arts   Pegasus Theatre (download PDF flyer)
Junior Players (download PDF flyer)   Theatre Britain (download PDF flyer)

 

Free Night of Theatre History:

Free Night of Theater was conceived at TCG’s National Conference in 2003 as a way to remove perceived barriers that have historically prevented audiences from attending not-for-profit theater. The program was piloted in 2005 in three cities; Philadelphia, San Francisco and Austin. That year over 150 theatre companies welcomed nearly 8,000 theatergoers of which an estimated 80 percent were attending the theatre for the first time. Since 2005 the program has grown tremendously. In 2008, the fourth year for Free Night, the program will include over 600 theatre companies in over 120 cities and will provide an estimated 75,000 tickets. Recent attendance research gathered by Shugoll Research reports that 41 percent of 2007's Free Night patrons returned and purchased tickets to another performance at the same theatre following their Free Night experience. In fact, 80 percent of attendees to the 2007 program reported that they had attended live theatre somewhere since Free Night.

 

Participating Theatres - Detailed Listing:

AA Rep LogoAfrican American Repertory Theater
Neat
Reserve Tickets at freenightoftheater.net
(reservations begin Oct 1, 2008 at noon)
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Charles W. Eisemann Center
Pinkalicious: The Musical
Reserve Tickets at freenightoftheater.net
(reservations begin Oct 1, 2008 at noon)
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C.O.R.P. LogoThe Company of Rowlett Performers (C.O.R.P.)
For Whom the Tinkerbell Tolls
Reserve Tickets at freenightoftheater.net
(reservations begin Oct 1, 2008 at noon)
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Contemporary Theatre of Dallas
On Golden Pond
Reserve Tickets at freenightoftheater.net
(reservations begin Oct 1, 2008 at noon)
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DCT LogoDallas Children's Theater
Mummy's Claw
Lilly's Purple Plastic Purse

Reserve Tickets at freenightoftheater.net
(reservations begin Oct 1, 2008 at noon)
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Dallas Hub Theater
Coronado
Reserve Tickets at freenightoftheater.net
(reservations begin Oct 1, 2008 at noon)
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Dallas Theater Center
The Good Negro
Reserve Tickets at freenightoftheater.net
(reservations begin Oct 1, 2008 at noon)
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Echo Theatre
TBA (Stage Reading)
Reserve Tickets at freenightoftheater.net
(reservations begin Oct 1, 2008 at noon)
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Garland Civic Theatre
Heaven Can wait
Reserve Tickets at freenightoftheater.net
(reservations begin Oct 1, 2008 at noon)
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ICT Mainstage
Noises Off
Reserve Tickets at freenightoftheater.net
(reservations begin Oct 1, 2008 at noon)
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Jubilee LogoJubilee Theatre
For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide When the Rainbow is Enuf
Reserve Tickets at freenightoftheater.net
(reservations begin Oct 1, 2008 at noon)
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Lyric Stage LogoLyric Stage
Fiorello!
Reserve Tickets at freenightoftheater.net
(reservations begin Oct 1, 2008 at noon)
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MBS Productions
Dream Awake
Reserve Tickets at freenightoftheater.net
(reservations begin Oct 1, 2008 at noon)
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The MET Theatre
A Head in the Globe (Stage Reading)
Reserve Tickets at freenightoftheater.net
(reservations begin Oct 1, 2008 at noon)
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One Thirty Productions
Wedding Belles
Reserve Tickets at freenightoftheater.net
(reservations begin Oct 1, 2008 at noon)
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Pocket Sandwich Theatre
Sweeney Todd - The Fiend of Fleet Street
Reserve Tickets at freenightoftheater.net
(reservations begin Oct 1, 2008 at noon)
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Repertory Company Theatre
Urinetown
Reserve Tickets at freenightoftheater.net
(reservations begin Oct 1, 2008 at noon)
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Rover Dramawerks LogoRover Dramawerks
Veronica's Room
Reserve Tickets at freenightoftheater.net
(reservations begin Oct 1, 2008 at noon)
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Shakespeare Dallas
The Merchant of Venice
Reserve Tickets at freenightoftheater.net
(reservations begin Oct 1, 2008 at noon)
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Teatro Dallas LogoTeatro Dallas
Don Juan the Vampire
Reserve Tickets at freenightoftheater.net
(reservations begin Oct 1, 2008 at noon)
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TeCo Theatrical LogoTeCo Theatrical Productions
Leonard's Car
Reserve Tickets at freenightoftheater.net
(reservations begin Oct 1, 2008 at noon)
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The Black Academy of Arts and Letters
Dallas Tenors
Comedy Night at the Muse
featuring Howie Bell
Obituary
starring Akin Babatunde
Reserve Tickets at freenightoftheater.net
(reservations begin Oct 1, 2008 at noon)
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Theatre Britain
Peacemaker
Reserve Tickets at freenightoftheater.net
(reservations begin Oct 1, 2008 at noon)
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Theatre Three LogoTheatre Three
The Light in the Piazza
Reserve Tickets at freenightoftheater.net
(reservations begin Oct 1, 2008 at noon)
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Undermain Theatre
Monkey: The Quest to the West
Reserve Tickets at freenightoftheater.net
(reservations begin Oct 1, 2008 at noon)
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Uptown Players
Legends
Reserve Tickets at freenightoftheater.net
(reservations begin Oct 1, 2008 at noon)
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WaterTower LogoWaterTower Theatre
Doubt, A Parable
Make Me A Song: The Music of William Finn

Reserve Tickets at freenightoftheater.net
(reservations begin Oct 1, 2008 at noon)
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WingSpan logoWingSpan Theatre Company
Ghosts
Reserve Tickets at freenightoftheater.net
(reservations begin Oct 1, 2008 at noon)
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