Monday, August 25, 2014

Staff Members declare their “Create Your Own” preferred packages

A Sangamon Auditorium “Create Your Own” package must have at least four events and the events can be from a combination of our Broadway, Visiting Artists, and Kitchen Sink series.  It’s the most flexible package we offer; patrons enjoy up to a 15% discount on tickets and early access to Broadway tickets.

Every year at this time, I ask our staff to look through our season brochure and declare to me which events they would choose for their “Create Your Own” (CYO) package.  My exact email to the staff stated, “Please send me the list of the 4 events on our season that you would select if you were assembling your personal create-your-own series.”

Well, either none of our staff is good at math or this season is just so fantastic that most cannot resist choosing more than four events.  Here are their choices:

Mindy McCaffrey, Volunteer Coordinator: “I really want to list 7 or 8 events, but if I have to limit it to 4…”  Well, I'm glad you at least understand the assignment, Mindy!

Ian Anderson
Bassekou Kouyate and Ngoni Blues
Cantus – All is Calm
Peter and the Starcatcher

Michelle Yenerall, Ticket Sales Assistant: “Ok, I know this is more than four, I can count. These are just the ones I am interested in seeing.”  Hmmm...acknowledgement that you did the assignment wrong should count for something, I think!

The Moody Blues
Cirque Peking
Anything Goes
Sister Act
STOMP
Mamma Mia!
Dervish
Peter and the Starcatcher
Timber! By Cirque Alfonse

Briana Fugnitti, Business Administrative Associate:  It would be terrible if our business associate had poor math skills; probably very good that she truly only chose four.  

Mark Morris Dance Group
Cirque Peking
STOMP
Timber! By Cirque Alfonse

Mandy Buchanan, Ticket Sales Assistant: Since Mandy handles many of the cash deposits for the ticket office, also a very good thing that she can count.

STOMP
Million Dollar Quartet
Timber! By Cirque Alfonse
Roger McGuinn

Shannon Smith, Ticket Office Manager: Good thing Shannon has Mandy and Briana looking out for her math skills.

Moody Blues
Peter and the Starcatcher
Ian Anderson
Cirque Peking
Cantus – All is Calm
Chicago Blues Reunion
Indian Ink Theatre Company - The Elephant Wrestler
Bela Fleck, Abigail Washburn, and the Del McCoury Band
The Acting Company in Mark Twain's A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court
Dervish

LaNita Cox, Marketing Graduate Assistant: LaNita is brand new to our office this week!  I'm glad to see that she is still reading emails and following instructions and glad to see that her math skills are in tact (that should help her during her graduate studies).

STOMP
Cantus – All is Calm
April Verch Band
Chicago Blues Reunion

Amy Zepp, Audience Development Coordinator: “I think my list has 5 this year.” High points for acknowledgment of complete disregard for the assignment.

Anything Goes
Cantus – All is Calm
Peter and the Starcatcher
The Acting Company in Mark Twain's A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court
Timber! By Cirque Alfonse

Brandy Stabler, Development Assistant: Rest assured, everyone, that if you contribute to Friends of Sangamon Auditorium we *will* tabulate your gift amount correctly, even if Brandy can't count to four when selecting events.

Anything Goes
Mamma Mia!
Million Dollar Quartet
O Sole Trio
STOMP

Jennie Davis, Valet Supervisor: I think moms of five can be forgiven if they temporarily forget how to count.

The Moody Blues
STOMP
Peter and the Starcatcher
Mamma Mia!
Timber! By Cirque Alfonse

Monday, August 11, 2014

Announcing special pricing for UIS Employees!

For many years now, Sangamon Auditorium has offered special pricing to UIS Students.  With the 2014-2015 season, we are so pleased to also announce the availability of UIS Employee pricing for most of our events.

We have occasionally been asked about the availability of UIS Employee ticket prices.  Armed with the recent knowledge that we could offer a special employee price without additional tax burden to individual employees or added work for payroll staff from all areas of campus, we are pleased to be able to roll out the availability of UIS Employee pricing with the beginning of this 2014-2015 season.

Any employee with a valid UIS i-card can receive up to 10% off the regular ticket price for most events in our season, including Broadway shows.

Single tickets to many of our season events go on sale Monday, August 18, at 10 AM.  UIS Employee tickets must be purchased in-person at the Sangamon Auditorium Ticket Office (in the PAC lobby) or over the phone at 217.206.6160 or 800.207.6960.  The special UIS Employee pricing will be limited to 2 Employee-priced tickets per i-card per event.

UIS Employee prices for the upcoming season are listed below.  Visit our website for more information about these events.

Blue Man Group
Friday & Saturday, September 5 & 6, 8 p.m.
Regular Price: $65, $60, $55  UIS Employee Price: $59, $55, $50

An Evening with Sarah Jarosz
Sunday, September 28, 7 p.m.
Regular Price: $39  UIS Employee Price: $36

O Sole Trio
Friday, October 10, 8 p.m.
Regular Price: $39  UIS Employee Price: $36

Mark Morris Dance Group – Excursions Tour
Sunday, October 19, 7 p.m.
Regular Price: $48, $38  UIS Employee Price: $44, $35

Cirque Peking
Friday, October 24, 7:00 p.m.
Regular Price: $25, $20  UIS Employee Price: $23, $19

Bassekou Kouyate & Ngoni Blues
Saturday, October 25, 8 p.m.
Regular Price: $39  UIS Employee Price: $36

Anything Goes 
Sunday, November 2, 2014, 7:00 p.m.
Regular Price: $65, $60, $55  UIS Employee Price: $59, $55, $50

Cantus – All is Calm
Monday, December 1, 7:30 p.m.
Regular Price: $50, $45  UIS Employee Price: $46, $41

Chicago Blues Reunion
Saturday, December 6, 8 p.m.
Regular Price: $45, $40  UIS Employee Price: $41, $37

Sister Act 
Friday, December 19, 8 p.m.
Regular Price: $65, $60, $55  UIS Employee Price: $59, $55, $50

April Verch Bigger Band
Friday, January 16, 8 p.m.
Regular Price: $39  UIS Employee Price: $36

STOMP
Monday, January 26, 7:30 p.m.
Regular Price: $65, $60, $55  UIS Employee Price: $59, $55, $50

Indian Ink Theatre Company – The Elephant Wrestler 
Tuesday, February 3, 7:30 p.m.
Regular Price: $39  UIS Employee Price: $36

Tango Buenos Aires – Song of Eva PerĂ³n
Sunday, February 8, 7 p.m.
Regular Price: $48, $43  UIS Employee Price: $44, $39

Mamma Mia! 
Thursday, February 26, 7:30 p.m.
Regular Price: $67, $62, $57  UIS Employee Price: $61, $56, $52

The Acting Company – Mark Twain’s A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur’s Court 
Wednesday, March 4, 7:30 p.m.
Regular Price: $44, $40  UIS Employee Price: $41, $37

Dervish – Magical Music from Ireland
Friday, March 13, 8 p.m.
Regular Price: $28, $23  UIS Employee Price: $26, $21

JumpinJazz Kids – A Swinging Jungle Tale
Tuesday, March 31, 7 p.m.
Regular Price: $19  UIS Employee Price: $18

Peter and the Starcatcher 
Regular Price: $55, $50, $45  UIS Employee Price: $50, $46, $41

Million Dollar Quartet 
Sunday, May 3, 7 p.m.
Regular Price: $65, $60, $55  UIS Employee Price: $59, $55, $50

Timber! by Cirque Alfonse
Tuesday, May 12, 7:30 p.m.
Regular Price: $50, $45  UIS Employee Price: $46, $41

An Evening with Roger McGuinn
Thursday, May 14, 7:30 p.m.
Regular Price: $39  UIS Employee Price: $36

Neil Berg and Rita Harvey On Broadway
Saturday, June 27, 8:00 p.m.
Regular Price: $39  UIS Employee Price: $36