GENERAL INFORMATION AUDIO/VISUAL ENHANCEMENT FM listening assistance devices are available. Please contact the office of McCain Auditorium at least 48 hours prior to the event at 785-532-6425. Patrons who use a TDD may contact the McCain Box Office through the Kansas Relay Center at 1-800-776-3777 at least one month prior to the performance. Large print programs are available if the request is made at least one week prior to the performance. Sign language interpretation is available with one month advance notice. Please call 785-532-6425 for more information.
the Friends of McCain. Refunds are made only for canceled performances. Refunds will not be issued if McCain schedules a show as a replacement.
LOST TICKETS If tickets are misplaced, the McCain Box Office will issue replacement tickets for $2 per ticket. For your protection, replacement tickets will not be issued earlier than one hour prior to curtain. Valid identification is required.
VOLUNTEER AT MCCAIN AUDITORIUM Volunteer opportunities include ushering, catering, or assisting in the technical department or office. Please call 785-532-6425 to ask how you can be a part of McCain Auditorium’s volunteer program.
ACCESSIBLE SEATING Wheelchair accessible seating is available with companion seating nearby. Inform the McCain Box Office of special seating needs when ordering.
DOORS AND LATE SEATING Doors generally open 30 minutes prior to the performance start time. All events start promptly at the time listed on the ticket. Latecomers will be seated at the first appropriate pause in the program or at intermission, as determined by house staff.
CHILDREN AND CONTENT As a courtesy to our patrons, we ask that children under the age of six not be brought to performances, except for those designated as “Recommended for the entire family.” Refer to the new icon at the bottom of the text for our family friendly shows. Children brought to other shows that are not designated as “Recommended for the entire family” should be able to sit quietly throughout the entire performance. Infants on laps are only permitted at performances designated as “Recommended for the entire family.” All children, regardless of age, are required to have a ticket, including infants on laps. Our staff can answer questions about the ageappropriateness or content of a show. However, you must ultimately be responsible for determining whether a show’s content is appropriate for you or your family.
CANCELED PERFORMANCES If a performance is canceled, return your tickets to the McCain Box Office to exchange towards another McCain Performance Series event. You may also turn in your ticket for a tax-deductible contribution to
MCCAIN CONNECTIONS McCain Auditorium is committed to enhancing cultural expression, developing human potential, and expanding knowledge by offering innovative engagement programs throughout the campus, community, and region. McCain Connections is a comprehensive program that engages audiences of all ages, broadening their arts experiences above and beyond the performance. Check our website at www.k-state.edu/mccain for periodic updates to this exciting program.
McCain Conversations (Pre-Performance talks): McCain Conversations are informal preperformance talks designed to inform, educate, and engage audience members before certain McCain Performance Series events. Hosted by K-State faculty or other experts in the community, these talks are fun, free of charge to all ticket holders, and may even feature a guest appearance by one of the evening’s performers. Look for the McCain Conversations icon to see which events will be preceded by a pre-performance talk. Check our website at www.k-state.edu/mccain for details.
Post-Performance Dialogue: Immediately following certain McCain Performance Series events, audience members are invited to remain in the theatre to participate in an informal moderated dialogue and question and answer session with the artists. Check our website at www.k-state.edu/mccain for details. continued on next page
Community and School Engagement:
Student Matinees:
Several artists presented by the McCain Performance Series offer master classes, lectures, residencies, and other activities for schools, businesses, senior centers, and other entities, connecting artists to the community.
Student matinee performances provide elementary, junior high, senior high, and home school students live arts education experiences free of charge at McCain Auditorium. These performances are designed to nurture a life-long appreciation of the performing arts. Teachers receive in-depth study guides that provide a curriculum context enhancing the experience. This season, students will be invited to McCain for a free matinee performance of the following:
Diavolo Dance Theatre interacts with students at Manhattan High School
Campus Connections: Select artists presented by the McCain Performance Series will visit campus classrooms and other locations to connect with college students in informal settings. Campus Connections encourages dialogue and extends opportunities for K-State students to deepen learning unique to their fields or to discover issues beyond their classroom curriculum.
MAMMOTH FOLLIES
FEATURING THE HUDSON VAGABOND PUPPETS October 8, 2009
Mammoth Follies explores the wonders of evolution in an old-fashioned revue of original songs, witty jokes, and earth-smashing dances performed by giant dinosaur puppets. This program will dramatize historic and scientific facts (as well as some myths) about the great age of the dinosaur. Enormous puppets populate the stage, including your host Willie Mammoth, Smiley the SaberToothed Tiger, Bessie the 27-foot long Apatosaurus, Tony and Trixie Triceratops, Terry the Pterodactyl, and the 11-foot tall T. Rex in a musical trip through pre-history.
Diavolo Dance Theatre conducts a master class at K-State’s Nichols Theatre
Mammoth Follies is designed for grades K-4. Curriculum connections include science, natural history, and fine arts. Study guides will be available for educators in advance of the show. For information on how you or your students can attend Mammoth Follies free of charge, please call Terri Lee at 785-532-6425.
TICKET ORDERING INFORMATION SUBSCRIBER DISCOUNTS: Subscribe to 7 – 10 events and save 10%! Subscribe to 11 – 17 events and save 15%! Subscribe to the entire season and save 20%! Please note: To receive your discount, all your selected shows must be purchased at the same time. Ticket buyers wishing to sit together should place orders together or send all orders in one envelope. PRIORITY SEATING: Priority seating will be processed in the following order: 1) Renewing Subscribers who are also Friends of McCain receive the highest seating priority, in descending order of contribution, with the highest priority going to Friends members at the Supporter Level or above. 2) New Friends who are also Subscribers receive next priority in order of contribution. 3) Renewing Subscribers (non-Friends members) 4) New Subscribers (non-Friends members) 5) Single ticket holders (non-Friends members) For best choice of seats, place your order by July 10, 2009! SINGLE TICKETS Single tickets go on sale August 24, 2009. GROUP DISCOUNTS Entertain a group of 15 or more friends, family, classmates, or business associates and save 15%! Please call 785-532-6428 for more information. K-State STUDENTS - 50% DISCOUNT! K-State students may purchase tickets to McCain Performance Series events at 50% off general public prices. Prices are reflected on the ticket order form. Student IDs are required. Discount tickets for students are supported by the K-State Fine Arts Fee.
K-State FACULTY and STAFF/MILITARY DISCOUNT K-State faculty and staff and military discounts are available. Discounted prices are reflected on the ticket order form. Valid IDs are required. Limit is two tickets per ID. TICKET EXCHANGES/DONATIONS/REFUNDS Subscribers may exchange tickets for those of equal or lesser value for a $2 service charge for each ticket exchanged (this fee is waived for Friends of McCain members at the Contributor Level or higher). Subscribers may also upgrade their tickets by paying the difference in price (service charges apply). To exchange tickets, present them to the McCain Box Office at least two (2) business days before the performance. Exchanges and upgrades are subject to availability. Tickets may be returned for a tax-deductible contribution to the Friends of McCain. Tickets are non-refundable, except in the case of a canceled performance. BOX OFFICE: For more information, call the McCain Box Office at 785-532-6428. The McCain Box Office is open from 11 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. on weekdays and is located in the lobby of McCain Auditorium. McCain Performance Series tickets may also be purchased at the Little Theatre Box Office located in the K-State Union Tuesdays through Thursdays from 11:30 a.m. – 1 p.m. during the fall and spring semesters. FIVE EASY WAYS TO ORDER TICKETS: Mail: 211 McCain Auditorium Manhattan, KS 66506-4711 Web: www.k-state.edu/mccain Fax: 785-532-5870 Phone: 785-532-6428 In Person: M cCain Box Office or Little Theatre Box Office (see hours listed above)
YOUTH TICKETS – 50% DISCOUNT! Youth tickets are 50% off general public prices. Prices are reflected on the ticket order form. Youth tickets are for patrons ages 18 and under. Identification may be required. SENIOR DISCOUNT Patrons 62 years or older may purchase tickets at a special senior price. Senior prices are reflected on the ticket order form.
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THE SECOND CITY
FRI
Sept 18
7:30 pm
$35
$33
$17.50
$30
$28
$15
JON NAKAMATSU
THUR
Sept 24
7:30 pm
$28
$26
$14
$24
$22
$12
$
WAR OF THE WORLDS
THUR
Oct 1
7:30 pm
$32
$30
$16
$27
$25
$13.50
$
ORQUESTRA SAO PAULO
SAT
Oct 10
7:30 pm
$46
$44
$23
$40
$38
$20
$
RAIN: THE BEATLES TRIBUTE
SUN
Oct 18
7:30 pm
$49
$47
$24.50
$45
$43
$22.50
$35
$33
$17.50
$
TAP DOGS
TUES
Oct 27
7:30 pm
$45
$43
$22.50
$40
$38
$20
$30
$28
$15
$
BRASIL GUITAR DUO*
TUES
Nov 10
7:30 pm
$29
$27
$14.50
$24
$22
$12
SHAOLIN WARRIORS
THUR
Nov 19
7:30 pm
$35
$33
$17.50
$29
$27
$14.50
$24
$22
$22
$
BIG BAD VOODOO DADDY
FRI
Dec 4
7:30 pm
$35
$33
$17.50
$30
$28
$15
$25
$23
$12.50
$
RICKY SKAGGS
THUR
Jan 28
7:30 pm
$49
$47
$24.50
$45
$43
$22.50
$35
$33
$17.50
$
MOMIX - BEST OF MOMIX
THUR
Feb 4
7:30 pm
$35
$33
$17.50
$30
$28
$15
LADYSMITH B. MAMBAZO
FRI
Feb 19
7:30 pm
$34
$32
$17
$28
$26
$14
$22
$20
$11
$
ANNIE
WED
Feb 24
7:30 pm
$49
$47
$24.50
$45
$43
$22.50
$35
$33
$17.50
$
FLAMENCO VIVO
FRI
Mar 5
7:30 pm
$32
$30
$16
$26
$24
$13
DARWIN THE DINOSAUR
SUN
Mar 28
3:00 pm
$26
$24
$13
$20
$18
$10
$16
$14
$8
$
THE AHN TRIO w/DJ SPOOKY FRI
Apr 9
7:30 pm
$34
$32
$17
$28
$26
$14
$22
$20
$11
$
JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR MON
Apr 19
7:30 pm
$55
$53
$27.50
$49
$47
$24.50
$39
$37
$19.50
$
CINDERELLA
Apr 25
7:30 pm
$46
$44
$23
$40
$38
$20
$34
$32
$17
$
SUN
$13
$
$
$
* Presented in Nichols Theatre
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Select all 18 events
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SAVE 20%
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Select ENTIRE SEASON subtract 20% $ Add Handling Charge*
$4.00
Friends of McCain Donation (see Brochure) $
TOTAL $ * Avoid this fee by ordering in person.
TICKET ORDER INFORMATION
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