East West Players to Offer Special Discounts and 'Wine Down Fridays'

East West Players (EWP), the nation's premier Asian American theatre, brings back Wine Down Fridays, Next Generation Community Night and post-show discussions. Additionally EWP continues to make performances accessible by offering a Pay-What-You-Can Performance and Student Rush tickets.

"In an effort to reach out to new audiences and to better serve them, we want to make theatre-going more of an experience," says Producing Artistic Director Tim Dang. "Whether it's a complimentary glass of wine or free pizza and beer, it's our way of making theatre more accessible and more enjoyable for everyone from the sophisticated cosmopolitan to the laid back young professional. We are also bringing back our post-show discussions as our season's theme, Art Is..., begs for more discourse."

Wine Down Fridays occur every Friday during the regular run of a performance. A complimentary glass of red or white wine will be served 1 hour prior to the performance. ART's Wine Down Fridays will be held on September 18 & 25 and October 2 & 9. Patrons must be at least 21 years old to drink.

Next Generation Community Night is held on the first Wednesday after opening night. Complimentary pizza, soda & beer are served along with DJ music 1 hour prior to the performance. Additionally $1 opportunity drawing tickets are sold for prizes including DVDs, collectables, tickets & passes to special events. ART's Next Generation Community Night will be held on Wednesday, September 23. Community supporters of Next Generation Community Night include Asian Pacific American Legislative Staffers, Organization of Chinese Americans - Orange County Chapter, Taiwanese Asian Professionals and Young Generation Asian Professionals.

ART's post show discussion will be held on Sunday September 20 at 2pm after the performance. It will feature a discussion with actors Francois Chau, Bernard White and Ryun Yu.

ART's Pay-What-You-Can performance will be held on Thursday, September 17. Tickets are available for purchase 1 hour prior to performance time at the box office. Tickets are a minimum of $1 each and limited to 4 tickets per person.

Student Tickets are available throughout the run of the performance. $12 student tickets are available during previews September 10 - 13 and student rush tickets are available 30 minutes prior to regular performances for $20 between September 17 - October 11.

Generous support for ART is provided by the S. Mark Taper Foundation Endowment for East West Players.

Additional funding made possible by: Aratani Foundation, California Community Foundation, LA County Arts Commission, City of Los Angeles Department of Cultural Affairs, the Ralph M. Parsons Foundation and Shubert Foundation.

All performances of ART will be staged at the David Henry Hwang Theater at the Union Center for the Arts at 120 Judge John Aiso St., Los Angeles, CA 90012. ART opens Wednesday, September 16, 2009 and closes on Sunday, October 11, 2009. Opening night will be accompanied by a pre-performance cocktail reception and a post show reception with the cast and creative team. Performances are Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays at 8pm, and Sundays at 2pm. Previews are Thursday - Saturday, September 10 - 12 at 8pm and Sunday, September 13 at 2pm. Pay-What-You-Can Performance will be held Thursday, September 17 at 8 pm.

General Tickets range from $25 - $35. Preview tickets are $20 for all seats. Opening night tickets are $60 for all seats. Tickets are currently on sale. For ticket purchases or more information, please call East West Players at (213) 625-7000 or visit www.eastwestplayers.org. Senior, student and group discounts are available. Dates and details are subject to change.

 

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