BERKELEY REP OFFERS DISCOUNTED SEASON SUBSCRIPTIONS Savings for Teachers, Students, Seniors & Those Under 30 BERKELEY CA, MAY 19, 2005 Last week, Berkeley Repertory Theatre announced its spectacular 2005/06 Season, featuring renowned artists such as Tony Kushner, Rita Moreno and Maurice Sendak. Today it announced significantly discounted subscription packages with season tickets for certain groups: • Full-time students and anyone under 30 years of age can subscribe for half-price. This discount, which applies only for the full seven-play season, is available during previews, for Thursday or Saturday matinees or for Tuesday, Wednesday or Sunday evenings. Subscriptions start as low as $73.50—only $10.50 per show and a savings of 65% off the single-ticket price! • Teachers and school employees can purchase subscriptions at only $25 per ticket! For this group, a subscription to the full seven-play season is only $175—a savings of up to 48%. This discount is available to all employees of K–12 schools (teachers, janitors, administrators, etc.) and may be used for the Saturday matinee or Sunday evening series. • Senior citizens save up to $70 by subscribing to any matinee series. That’s as much as $10 off per show! This offer is for people aged 65 or older and may be used for the full seven-play season or for the five-play main season. Matinees are generally held on Thursdays, Saturdays and Sundays, and senior subscriptions start at only $175. • Budget-conscious or adventurous patrons can buy discounted preview subscriptions. Preview prices have been lowered 35% from last year! See the show before the critics have their say and create your own buzz. This offer is available to people of all ages and all professions and may be used for the seven-play full season ($147), five-play main season ($105) or three-play limited season ($72). • The night/OUT series brings top-notch theatre and fabulous parties to the LGBT community. This party for the lesbian/gay/bisexual/transgender community is held three times each season: enjoy hors d’oeuvres, drinks and music mixed by cutting-edge DJs following performances of Brundibár, Nine Parts of Desire and The Glass Menagerie. Free entry to these parties is included with purchase of the appropriate five-play ($185) or seven-play ($259) package. Simply mention series B3 for Thursdays at 8 PM when buying your subscription. Berkeley Rep’s 2005/06 Season includes seven scintillating shows: Our Town, an invigorating new production of Thornton Wilder’s life-affirming play that brings neighbors together in fractured times; Finn in the Underworld, the world premiere of a haunting tale of heredity that’ll have you hanging on the edge of your seat; Brundibár, a musical allegory of innocence triumphing over evil from two master artists, Tony Kushner and Maurice Sendak; Nine Parts of Desire, Heather Raffo’s acclaimed solo show about women in war-torn Iraq; The Glass Menagerie, featuring another mesmerizing performance from the legendary Rita Moreno; Zorro, the world premiere of Culture Clash’s hilarious look behind the mask of California’s original hero; and The Miser, an astonishing new production of Molière’s savagely funny farce from the Tony Award-winning Theatre de la Jeune Lune. For schedule and ticket information, visit berkeleyrep.org or call the box office at 510.647.2949 or toll-free at 1.888.4BRTTix. Box office hours are from NOON to 7 PM, Tuesday through Sunday; the box office is closed on Mondays. Berkeley Rep’s box office is located at 2025 Addison Street, Berkeley, CA 94704, only half a block from Berkeley’s Downtown BART station and close to AC Transit bus lines. Media conact: Terence Keane 510.647.2917, tkeane@berkeleyrep.org BACK TO TOP