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"YOU saw it first at the Vandivort!" see 17 productions in the two houses
Thursday, August 14, 2008
Our Box Office is open this week Tuesday-Friday 12-5 PM, Saturday 2-5 PM, Sunday 12-2 PM. The theatre and box office is located at 305 E. Walnut Street, 4th floor, in downtown Springfield MO. Call 417-831-8001 (out of town 888-452-0930) for tickets or more information. Tickets may be purchased over the phone, using a credit card or in person, at our box office.
Volunteer ushers are needed for most performances. Call to sign up and receive complementary seating for that performance. Ushers need to report to the theatre 40 minutes before each performance.
We are the FIRST to bring you many exciting theatre attractions to Springfield
“YOU saw it first at the Vandivort!” We have produced the largest number of Springfield area theatre premieres: Disney’s High School Musical, The Rocky Horror Show, Bat Boy: The Musical, Hair, Urinetown: The Musical, Edward Albee’s The Goat, or Who is Sylvia?, The Pillowman, Nine: The Musical, Shakespeare’s R &J, The Laramie Project, Wit and many, many more. This season is no exception. You will not want to miss a single attraction.
17 productions in the two houses: Springfield area premieres: Psycho Beach Party, Fuddy Meers, Striking 12, Speech & Debate, Doubt: A Parable, The Little Dog Laughed, Bug, My Name is Rachel Corrie and Dinner With Friends.
New productions of classic contemporary plays and musicals: Edward Albee’s Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, the greatest American play in the past 50 years and Annie, the best-loved family musical the world over.
And some of your favorites are returning, this season: Todd & Ali Smith’s A Baby Boomer’s Guide to the Galaxy, Nathan Shelton’s new production of Dracula and Richard Dines’s new presentation of The Vagina Monologues, all sell-outs when presented at the VCT in past seasons. Carol Reinert with MONTAGE returns in a new Cabaret Concert: Love Notes. The Blackout Sketch Comedy troupe, a favorite at 2nd Stage last season and referred to as “SNL on HBO,” with two completely new productions: Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Crappiness and The 2009 Spring Collection.
Help us keep exciting theatre happening in downtown Springfield. This season, our 14th, will see more changes and diversity of programming than you have witnessed in the past 13 years. A second theatre: the Vandivort 2nd Stage, located at 440 S. Campbell Ave., two and a-half blocks from our home base: the Vandivort Center Theatre, 305 E. Walnut St. One central box office, located at the VCT, to handle your walk-in and telephone orders by day. Call 417-831-8001 (out of town 888-452-0930) for questions and ticket orders. Ticket reservations will be held at each theatre for the evening or matinee performance, for easy pick-up. And yes, besides cash, we take MasterCard, VISA, Discover and American Express credit and debit cards over the phone and in person at each theatre.
FLEX PASSES, good for any performance in either theatre. Look over the enclosed list of coming attractions and order your “Flex Pass” season tickets now for Springfield’s contemporary and most exciting theatre. As in the past, the most flexible season ticket offered in Springfield…pick and choose the productions you want to see. Flex Passes are available in denominations of 5, 10 and 15 shows. Reasonably priced to fit all budgets. You only pay for the number of shows you want to see. See great theatre and save as much as $6 per ticket with a Flex Pass. Holders may make reservations 9 months ahead. (Single ticket buyers can only purchase tickets 3 weeks before each production opens.)
On Sale Now: 15 Shows: $210 Adult; $180 Senior & Student. 10 Shows: $150 & $130. 5 Shows: $80 & $70.
Buy your Flex Pass this weekend when you come to Smith & Smith’s Baby Boomer’s Guide to the Galaxy!
Todd & Ali Smith’s A BABY BOOMER’S GUIDE TO THE GALAXY
A Cabaret Concert featuring Smith & Smith...the second time around, after playing to sold out audiences last January...with Chris Leavy at the piano. A musical celebration of the generation that can’t seem to get over itself. Make your reservations now, don’t miss this special encore engagement!
August 15 &16 at 7:30, Aug. 17 at 2:00 PM
Reserved Seat Tickets: $16 Adult, $14 Senior (55 and over) & Student. Group Rates Available for 12 or more. Student Rush Tickets $10 (if seats are available) 30 minutes before each performance, with I.D.