Morning Matinee
The Morning Matinee Series creates cultural excursion opportunities by offering students and senior citizens morning performances of our productions.
2023 - 2024 Upcoming Morning Matinee
Find more information on our 2023 - 2024 morning matinee series, please click on the link below.
Policies & Questions
Group Ticket Reservations/Purchasing
Reserve tickets no later than ten days prior to the performance of the production
you plan to attend.
To make a reservation, please give the closest estimate of the number of seats that
will be needed.
A nonrefundable deposit of 50% of the balance is due when the ticket order is placed.
We will not hold seats without a deposit.
Full payment is due before the performance. You may come to the box office window
to complete payment and to receive tickets. Tickets will not be dispersed without
full payment or the guarantee by a purchase order.
After full payment is received, tickets may be mailed, at your request, or picked-up
from room 111 Tucker Hall, Florida A&M University. Otherwise, tickets will be held
at the box office window until your arrival for the show.
You may pay your deposit and/or balance with a company or cashier check, or with a
money order or cash (we cannot accept single payments from individual group members).
Upon final payment all group ticket sales are final. No refunds or exchanges will
be offered for unused tickets.
There are no refunds or exchanges on tickets.
Adjustment in Group Size/Cancellation
An increase in group size, subject to seating availability, may be made up to one
day prior to the performance with final payment due before the performance. You will
have to fill out a new reservation form that must reflect new totals of participants
and the new total amount due. If your number increases and we have no warning, we
will try our best to seat the new participants after all other reservations have been
accommodated.
A decrease in group size or a cancellation after the initial deposit forfeits any
refund on tickets. In other words, there is no refund on the deposit if your group
size decreases below the deposit minimal or your group cancels the reservation.
Accessibility/ Accommodation for Special Needs
The Charles Winter Wood Theatre is equipped with ramps, wheel chair seating and audio
aids. When placing your reservation, please indicate whether any attendees have special
needs such as wheel chair accessibility, preferential seating for visual/hearing impairments,
etc.
Late Seating Policy
Essential Theatre productions begin on time. Please arrive at least one half hour
before the scheduled curtain to give your group plenty of time to be seated before
the show begins.
If a delay will cause your group to arrive late to the theatre, please leave a message
at (850) 561-2425 indicating your expected arrival time, a contact name and telephone number. In order
to minimize disturbances to performers and other audience members, groups that arrive
late will not be seated until there is an appropriate break or intermission, and may
run the risk of not being able to sit together. Individual group members that may
be on time cannot be seated unless they have a ticket in hand.
Where Do We Get Receipts/ Invoices?
The ticket computer will automatically generate a receipt that looks like a ticket.
Be careful not to confuse this receipt with an extra ticket. If you are in need of
a signed receipt, make a request at the ticket office window and you may pick it up
there during intermission or following the performance. All purchase order invoices
will be mailed to you for payment following the performance.
Do We Have To Pay To Park?
The parking fees are: $10 per vehicle for buses, $5 per vehicle per car or van on
the day of performance. Methods of payment accepted are cash and credit/debit cards.
Parking arrangements must be made one week prior to the performance. To arrange for
parking contact: Allison McNealy, Assistant Director of Parking and Transportation
at (850) 561-2210 or allison.mcnealy@famu.edu.
Where Do We Park?
On the morning of performances a security guard will meet your vehicle(s) at the Tucker
Hall parking lot on the corner of Gamble Street at Orr Drive. There you will be able
to off-load your students. The driver of your vehicle will be routed to the stadium
lot to park. Be sure to have your driver’s phone number so that you may call him/her
when the show is over. The driver should return to the same location to pick you up.
Do You Start On Time?
Yes, all programming produced by the Essential Theatre does start on time. We encourage
you to plan enough travel time for unforeseen events. If you think you will arrive
late, please notify us so that we may arrange to seat you upon arrival. Sometime we
are able to hold the curtain approximately five to ten minutes depending on the length
of the show, but this is a last result.
What Is The Length Of The Show?
All performance lengths vary. Running times will be available one week prior to performance.
What Are The Seating Arrangements?
Because of the unpredictable arrival of buses, seating is based on a first come, first
served basis. Each group will be seated together, however.
Are There Any Essential Theatre Policies We Should Be Aware Of?
Please remind your students that food and drink are not permitted in the theatre.
Use of cameras, cell phones and all other recording devices are prohibited. All cell
phones should be turned off or kept on vibrate mode. Also discourage students from
leaving the theatre during the performance. Do encourage bathroom breaks before the
show or during intermission.
Contact Us For More Information
P: (850) 561-2425
F: (850) 561-2846
E: kimberly.harding@famu.edu
More Information
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Venue
All shows are performed in the Charles Winter Wood Theatre/ Edmonds stage located in Tucker Hall on the campus of Florida A&M University. -
Cost of Program
$5 per student, $7 per adult (For every twenty-five students two chaperones are admitted at no charge.) -
House Opening & Pre-Show Presentation
The house opens 30 minutes prior to curtain. While students are waiting for the performance to begin a pre-show projected presentation engages student learning through subject content of the play, fun facts, vocabulary, quiz questions and illustrations. -
Seating Arrangements
While your RSVP will gaurantee a specific number of seats, house management will seat you on a first come - first served basis. Please plan to arrive early. -
Payment Arrangements
We ask that you send a 50% non-refundable deposit with your reservation form. To pay the balance you may elect to bring cash, check or money order to the box office window at the time of your arrival. For your convience we do accept purchase orders that may be faxed,or sent by email or snail mail with your reservation form.