Opening Nights

Join us on the opening night of each maintsage show as we raise glasses high and toast our celebrated actors, designers and krewe. $50 per person includes the performance of The Taming of the Shrew and 15th Anniversary Season gala reception afterwards, and $35 per person includes the performance of As You Like It and the opening night reception afterwards.

The Taming of the Shrew: Saturday, May 31, 2008 at 7:30 p.m.

As You Like It :                   Saturday, June 28, 2008 at 7:30 p.m.

Discount Tickets

To ensure that everyone has the opportunity to enjoy our performances, the Shakespeare Festival offers two half price previews and one Pay-What-You-Will performance for each mainstage production.

The Taming of the Shrew

1/2 Price Preview:                     Thursday, May 29, 2008 at 7:30 p.m.

1/2 Price Preview:                     Friday, May 30, 2008 at 7:30 p.m.

Pay-What-You-Will:                  Sunday, June 01, 2008 at 1:30 p.m.

As You Like It

1/2 Price Preview:                     Thursday, June 26, 2008 at 7:30 p.m.

1/2 Price Preview:                     Friday, June 27, 2008 at 7:30 p.m.

Pay-What-You-Will:                  Sunday, June 29, 2008 at 1:30 p.m.

Pay-What-You-Will performance tickets may only be purchased at the Box Office, 1½ hours prior to that show; $3 minimum per ticket. Full-price tickets may still be reserved in advance for those shows.

Student and Theatre Folk $12.50 rush tickets are available five minutes before curtain, in person, after all full-price requests have been processed.  Rush tickets are NOT available on opening nights, or for any productions other than The Taming of the Shrew and As You Like It.

For more information call the Box Office at 504-865-5105 x 2

Or contact by e-mail at box@tulane.edu

Pictured above: Sean Patterson as "Thisbe", Ryan Bruce as "Pyramus" and (kneeling) Robin Baudier as "Wall" in A Midsummer Night's Dream

Summer 2006, photo by Brad Robbert