Free Night of Theater
Free Night of Theater will take off on October 13, 2008, in Seattle and to 120 cities nationwide. This year, the growth of Free Night of Theater is marked by the debut of New York, Chicago and a number of other cities on the national campaign.
Free Night of Theater (FNOT) is the annual national audience development program to attract new theatergoers to America’s professional not-for-profit theaters. Since the Theatre Communications Group (TCG) launched the pilot program in 2005, Free Night of Theater has increased in scope and participation each year. This year will be the largest Free Night of Theater celebration since its inception in San Francisco, expanding to over 700 companies and attracting 75,000 new theatergoers from coast to coast. Brad Erickson, Executive Director of Theatre Bay Area says,
The demand for live theatre—when it's made accessible to all—is overwhelming. We're bringing in new audiences—young people, people of color, people from all walks of life—and they are coming back for more. Free Night of Theater has thrown the doors of our theatres open wide.
The program also provides a unique opportunity for theaters nationwide to collaborate on a project that will positively affect their visibility, sponsorship opportunities and provide access for new audiences to experience the joy of theater for the first time.
In Seattle, in order to register for your free night of theater, you'll need a SeattlePerforms.com account to reserve tickets, which is free. Then select the performance you would like to see from the list on Seattle Performs: Live Theater Week.
For more information, please contact Barbara Wichmann at ARTEMIA Communications, at 415.351.2227 or by email at b.wichmann@artemia.com.
