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Subscriber benefits / handbook
Buy a full-season package or choose any 3+ plays and get the best seats at the best prices—guaranteed
We’ve introduced new prices that enable more people to experience the most extraordinary theatre in the Bay Area. So if you’re in school, starting a family or starting a new career, you’ll find a good seat to suit you. Subscribe!
Why subscribe? New and enhanced benefits
your subscription choices
See the full season of seven plays
You get the best seats for every play—guaranteed. You get the same seats in each theatre for the five Main Season plays and the very best available seats for our two Limited Season plays. You can keep your seats from season to season, and you’re first in line for improving them. Plus, you can upgrade your tickets once each season to a day or seat that’s more expensive—free.
See the five main season plays
You’re seated next. You get the same seats in each theatre, and you can keep your seats from season to season.
Choose three or more plays
You get priority seating, before the general public. Your seats will vary from show to show and season to season.
Additional discounts
Are you under 30? Are you at least 65? Are you employed in a pre-K–12 environment? You qualify for substantial discounts! Click here for more details.
why subscribe?
new and enhanced benefits
The number one benefit of subscribing is that when you plan to see more theatre, you actually see more theatre. And there are other advantages, too.
- Can’t make your show? Call us by 7pm the night before or use our online exchange form as late as midnight, and we’ll exchange your tickets for another performance—for free.
- Watch the play from best seats in the house.
- Save with discounts on guest tickets and waived service fees.
- Enhance your experience with insightful liner notes delivered by email a few days before your show.
- Enjoy discounts at nearby restaurants.
ticket exchange
Exchange your tickets for another performance—free! Exchanges are made on a seat-available basis for the same production only. When exchanging for a higher-priced performance, or if you request a more expensive seating section, you will be charged the difference in ticket price. Exchanges can be made online until midnight the day before your scheduled performance, and until 7pm the day before your performance by phone, fax or in person. NOTE: The box office is closed on Mondays.
Online exchange
Click here to exchange tickets online. You can make exchange requests as late as midnight before your scheduled performance.
By phone
Call 510 647–2949 by 7pm the day before your scheduled performance. Please have your tickets in hand when you call.
In person
Bring your current tickets to the box office by 7pm the day before your scheduled performance.
By fax
Before 7pm the day before your scheduled performance, cut your tickets in half length-wise and photocopy them. Fax this copy to the box office at 510 647–2975 along with exchange instructions (please include three alternate dates), your name, address, credit card number and a phone number where we can reach you for confirmation.
By mail
Include your tickets, three alternate dates, a daytime phone, a credit card number with expiration date (to cover any upgrade charges) and a stamped self-addressed envelope. Address these materials to: Berkeley Repertory Theatre Box Office / 2025 Addison Street / Berkeley, CA 94704. Please allow at least ten working days for processing.
extra tickets
Bring your friends to the show
Need extra tickets for family, friends or business associates? You save $5 off the regular single-ticket price when buying extra tickets to subscription shows. Plus, you pay no service charges. And you can exchange these tickets as needed. Your subscriber discount is only available by phone. Call 510 647–2949 between noon and 7pm Tuesday–Sunday.
Bring lots of friends!
Everyone’s got an entourage! Send your entourage of 10 or more people to Berkeley Rep. They can come as a group to a single performance, or individually to a range of performances. We create the custom e-vite—you just hit send. It’s that easy. Call 510 647–2918 for details.
ticket safe deposit
If you like, send us your tickets and we’ll store them at the Theatre after you’ve recorded the dates. That way, they’ll never get lost, and if you need to exchange your tickets to a different date, we’ll already have them!
lost ticket replacement
If you ever lose your tickets, don’t panic! Just call the Box Office at 510 647–2949 up to one hour prior to your showtime. We’ll happily arrange replacement vouchers for your seats.
ticket donation
Berkeley Repertory Theatre is a professional not-for-profit organization. If at the last minute you are unable to attend your performance, you may donate your tickets to Berkeley Rep by contacting the Box Office at least one hour prior to your showtime. The value of your donated tickets is tax-deductible and will be acknowledged by mail. Tickets cannot be replaced, donated or exchanged for past performances.
a few guidelines
- Listening aids for hearing-impaired patrons are available in the lobby one half hour before the performance.
- Recorded descriptive tapes for sight-impaired patrons are available and must be reserved at least two business days in advance of your performance (call the Box Office to request these materials).
- Some of our productions include mature subject matter and/or language that may be inappropriate for children. Please inquire with us whenever you’re thinking of bringing children to a performance. As a rule of thumb, we advise against bringing children under the age of seven. No babes in arms.
- Please turn off beepers, cell phones and watch alarms prior to entering the Theatre.
- The use of recording equipment or the taking of photographs in the Theatre is strictly prohibited.
- Many of our patrons have sensitivities to perfumes and other scents. We ask you to take this into consideration and keep perfume use to a minimum.
- Please let us know if your address, phone number or email address changes.
reminder: no late seating
Performances begin promptly. Latecomers will be seated at the House Manager’s discretion, and may have to watch on a video monitor in the lobby until intermission. Patrons who leave the Roda Theatre during a performance may—at the sole discretion of the house manager—be re-seated during the performance, not in their same seats. Patrons who leave the Thrust Stage during a performance will not be re-seated during the performance, but can watch the performance on a video monitor in the lobby. This is a policy we must enforce without exceptions, due to the design of our theatres, and for the safety of our actors and audience members.
restaurant discounts
As a Berkeley Rep subscriber, you are eligible for discounts at several fine restaurants in Berkeley. Simply present your subscriber ticket and subscriber ID card before ordering, and the restaurant will apply the discount immediately. These discounts only apply for subscribers in your party (the number of seats you purchased in your package); discounts are not applicable for alcohol and gratuity.
Listed below are our 12/13 season partners. These discounts expire on July 7, 2013.
Save 10% off your meal *
Bistro Liaison (1849 Shattuck Ave / 510 849–2155)
Bobby G’s Pizzeria (2072 University Ave / 510 665–8866)
Café Clem ** (2020 Kittredge St / 510 280–3881)
Cyprus Restaurant (81 Shattuck Square / 510 649–9999)
FIVE (2086 Allston Way / 510 845–7300)
Gather Restaurant (2200 Oxford St / 510 809–0400)
Gecko Gecko (2101 Milvia St / 510 665–4811)
The Hippie Gypsy (1797-A Shattuck Ave / 510 879–7335)
Jazzcaffè (2087 Addison St / 510 883–0231)
La Note ** (2377 Shattuck Ave / 510 843–1535)
Montclair Bistro (6118 Medau Place / 510 482–8282)
Oggi Restaurant & Wine Bar (1801 Shattuck Ave, Suite C / 510 898–1392)
Phil’s Sliders (2024 Shattuck Ave / 510 845–5060)
PIQ (91 Shattuck Ave / 510 540–7700)
Venezia Caffè & Ristorante (1799 University Ave / 510 849–4681)
Venus Restaurant (2327 Shattuck Ave / 510 540–5950)
Zut! On Fourth (1820 4th St / 510 540–5950)
Save 10% off your hotel reservation ***
Hotel Shattuck Plaza (2086 Allston Way / 510 845–7300)
Treat yourself
Almare (2170 Shattuck Ave / 510 649–1888)
- $1 off your gelato
Angeline’s Louisiana Kitchen (2261 Shattuck Ave / 510 548–6900)
- Free order of beignets with lunch or dinner (one order per table)
* Restaurant discounts exclude alcohol, tax and gratuity; valid only at locations listed above.
** Excludes Valentine’s Day and bank holidays.
*** Hotel discount valid only when you present a ticket for a performance during your stay; ticket must be presented upon check-in or check-out.
holiday alert
Please be aware that some of your performance dates may coincide with a holiday. Berkeley Rep’s flexible subscriber exchange policy allows you to change to a new date anytime during the run (upgrade costs may apply).
Chinglish
Rosh Hashanah: September 16–18
Yom Kippur: September 25–26
The White Snake
Thanksgiving weekend: November 22–25
Chanukah: December 8–16
Fallaci
Passover: March 25–April 2
Easter: March 31
The Arabian Nights
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box office contact info
Location
2025 Addison Street
Berkeley, CA 94704
Hours
Tuesday–Sunday, noon–7pm
CLOSED MONDAY
Telephone
510 647–2949
Fax
510 647–2975
Accessibility
Both our theatres are wheelchair-accessible, and we offer free assisted-listening devices at all performances. We also offer audio descriptions of the performances for the visually-impaired and scripts for the hearing-impaired through our box office. We are happy to work with you to accommodate any other needs you may have.
For more information on these services call us at 510 647–2949.
season sponsors
