KVPAC Partners With TCG Initiative- Free Night of Theater Program

KVPAC's Encore Players is proud to announce its association with the Houston Arts Alliance (HAA) and its partnership with the National Theatre Communications Group (TCG) initiative, Free Night of Theater, where theaters open doors to new audiences free of charge. Free Night of Theater began in 2005 in three cities - Austin, Philadelphia and San Francisco. Now, the event has expanded to more than 120 participating cities. In 2008, more than 65,000 free tickets were distributed for 1,700 performances nationwide. This year, TCG anticipates offering almost 100,000 free tickets for theater companies in more than 800 theaters across the nation. The goal of Free Night of Theater is to attract new and diverse audiences to American not-for-profit theater. Encore Players, Katy's only adult community theater group, is a program within the Katy Visual & Performing Arts Center (KVPAC), a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization. Free Night reservations can be made online through a national ticketing website administered through TCG. Tickets will be made available Monday, October 5. The public is encouraged to continue referring www.freenightoftheater.net for ticket availability, added performances and or reservation cancellations.

Free performances in Houston will be from October 8 - 18 and will feature 20 organizations offering over 2000 seats that will include a wide selection of theatre as well as dance performances. Participating organizations include: Classical Theatre Company, DiverseWorks Artspace, Encore Players at KVPAC (Katy's only contributing theatre), Ensemble Theatre, Express Children's Theatre, Frenetic Theatre, Horse Head Theatre, Houston Ballet, Houston Grand Opera, InterActive Theater, Main Street Theater, Mildred's Umbrella, Miller Outdoor Theatre, Stages Repertory Theatre, Texas Repertory Theatre, Theatre Suburbia, Theatre Under The Stars, Upstage Theatre and Voices Breaking Boundaries. Houston's Free Night of Theater is sponsored by Southwest Airlines and House of Blues, with additional support from Houston Community Newspapers and Houston Press.

KVPAC's Encore Players will participate in Houston's Free Night of Theater with this year's fall musical, Into the Woods. Music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim and book by James Lapine, this production is directed by Jill Manser with musical direction by Elizabeth Mace. Performances are scheduled for October 2, 3, 9, 10, 16, 17 all at 8:00pm and a 2:00pm matinee on October 11 at the Katy Visual & Performing Arts Center (KVPAC) located at 2501 S Mason Rd., #290, Katy, TX 77450, in the Great Southwest Equestrian Center complex. Tickets can be purchased at www.kvpac.org. Ticket prices are Adults: $18 in advance ($20 at the door), Students: $15, Seniors: $15, and Groups of 10 or more: $10 each. 

 

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