Class Acts Performances

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Class Acts is a performing arts series for young people offered by Sangamon Auditorium through the schools. The goal of Class Acts is to present a diverse performing arts program for youth in support of educational and cultural goals mandated by the state of Illinois for grades K through 12. The Class Acts program also assists the many publics served to better understand the nature of the arts through study guides and teaching materials.

Class Acts Season Brochure - Click to preview our electronic season brochure

2008-2009 Season

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Class Acts Ordering Information

Call the Sangamon Auditorium Ticket Office at 217.206.6160 or 800.207.6960. Ticket price per person is $5.50. Classes should have one chaperon for every 15 students. Every 16th ticket is complementary. To determine how many complementary tickets you will receive with your order, take the total inclusive number and divide by 16, rounding down to the nearest whole number. Everyone—including teachers, chaperones, parents, and bus drivers—must be included in your total if they want to watch the performance. A confirmation letter will be mailed after the order is placed.

Reservations are filled in the order they are received. You must confirm the total number attending 3 weeks prior to the performance. Once the final ticket count is confirmed, no seats may be released. Payment must be received 2 weeks prior to the performance. One voucher will be issued to admit your entire group. Please remember to bring your voucher with you to the performance.

Release Dates: If your order is not confirmed by the deadline, your seats will be released to the next group on our waiting list. All sales are final. We are not able to give refunds or exchanges. Only if a school officially closes on the day of a planned attendance to a Class Acts performance will the Auditorium allow an exchange for another performance within the same season. Official notification in writing from the school principal within 3 business days of the performance will be necessary before any adjustment to your account can be made.

Schools that bring their own lunches to eat at UIS need to request space for lunch at the time the ticket order is placed. The cafeteria has limited space, which is filled on a first-come, first-served basis. The cafeteria is not prepared to serve students lunch unless prior arrangements have been made. Call the Auditorium Ticket Office for reservations.

Auditorium staff recommends appropriate grade levels and provides study guides for those levels based on content of performance, manner of presentation, and the recommendations of the Class Acts Advisory Committee and the performers themselves. Teachers at other grade levels may consider bringing their students to a performance if they find the material suitable. However, be advised that students more than three grade levels from those recommended may experience some dissatisfaction. Please call Carly Shank at 217.206.6160 if you have questions about this issue.

Mail payment to:

Sangamon Auditorium Ticket Office
University of Illinois at Springfield
One University Plaza, MS PAC 292
Springfield, IL 62703-5407

Each Class Acts order placed over the phone or online will be assessed a $3 processing fee. Patrons who come to the ticket office in person and place a complete order (including payment) on the same day will not be assessed the $3 fee.

Class Acts Attendance Information

Ushers and managers make special effort to see that students with mobility, visual, and hearing impairments are seated in appropriate locations. Please let the Ticket Office know about such impairments when tickets are ordered.

Every class will receive teaching materials for each performance. Study guides include background information on the company, the content and background of the performance, pre- and post-performance activities, and local resources and bibliographies.

Also included in your packet will be details about audience manners, parking locations, and directions to our site. PLEASE READ THESE CAREFULLY to make your visit to Sangamon Auditorium an enjoyable one.

Services for Students with Disabilities

We ask patrons to request accessibility services two weeks or more before a performance to provide sufficient time to make and secure the appropriate arrangements. Please note that services are not arranged until requested by ticket purchasers, and that all services may not be available for every performance and are contingent on the availability of service providers.  Please call the Ticket Office for more information or to request services.
 
- Personal Amplified Listeners (PAL)
 
- Large Print and Braille Programs
 
- Communication Access Realtime Translation (CART)
 
- American Sign Language (ASL) Interpreters

- Accessible Seating
 
Please inform the Ticket Office if you have students with accessible seating needs.  If advance notice has not been arranged, every reasonable effort will be made to accommodate your group based on remaining available seating upon your arrival.  Students with mobility, visual, or hearing impairments will be seated with their escort in the appropriate section of the auditorium.  This may be separate from the rest of the group.