Abilene, April 5 – Single Tickets are now available for the 2018 Main Stage Season at Great Plains Theatre! While Season ticket packages are still on sale, and have been since November, single ticket purchases have now been made available to all!New this year is Theatre Thursday, an evening performance that has been sponsored by area business to provide tickets to patrons at a lower cost. Great Plains Theatre is elated to partner with Midwest Concrete during Camelot and Land Pride during The Lion in Winter to help make theatre more accessible to all. Theatre Thursday tickets will be priced at $20 for adults, $10 for students, a savings of $12.50 and $10, respectively. GPT is still looking for business or entities who wish to partner during Shrek The Musical and Not Another Christmas Letter! The Musical.
Great Plains Theatre’s season opens with Camelot, a new revision of the classic script specially tailored for an intimate theatre setting. Next comes The Lion in Winter, a tale of love and deception during the winter of 1183 as three young princes fight for the throne. Summer ends with a spectacle of color and heartfelt storytelling with Shrek the Musical. This book turned movie turned Broadway musical will transport audiences Far Far Away while teaching a valuable lesson: Don’t judge an Ogre by their outer layer! As 2018 draws to a close Not Another Christmas Letter! The Musical comes to GPT’s stage as a celebration of all things Christmas: wrapping presents, decorating the tree, waiting in line for hours to buy toys, and fighting with the family for the perfect picture!
Theatre Thursday will operate on a first come first serve basis, and once they’re gone they’re gone! Know someone who has been hesitant to attend a GPT production? Theatre Thursdayis a great way to encourage them to try something new! Who knows? A life-long love of theatre could be only a Thursday away.
This season features a range of stories and characters sure to entertain and intrigue audiences all summer long. Season tickets and individual tickets are on sale and available online at greatplainstheatre.com, via phone at 785.263.4574, or at the box office at 401 Cottage Ave.