HomeMy WebLinkAbout0409.094August 4, 1994
THE HONORABLE CITY COUNCIL
Palo Alto, California
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Xembers of the Council:
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This is an informational report and no Council action is required.
This report is to update the Council as to how box office services
will be provided after August 31, 1994.
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The Box Offica l which is currently operated by the Council for the
Arts Palo Alto Area (CAPA)I will close on August 31, 1994. Since
1978, CAPA has been operat.inq the box office on a break-even basis.
They Anticipated a loss in revenue which could not be absorbed in
1994 .. 95 due to chanqes by Playez;s and TheatreWorks in their
sch.edulin9 and tiCKiilt handling arrangernentc. The primary usors
have been Palo Alto Children's Theatre l Palo Alto Players,
Tb$atreWorks# and West Bay Opera. The Director of Arts ana CUlture
investigated the possibility of providing the same box office
services through other E):atablished outlets such AS Stanford's
Treeside.r Box Office ana Sass Tickets. These proved too expensive
for the users.
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palo Alto Players, TheatreWork:s, and West Bay Opera will continue
to sell their own season tickets as thay have for several years~
They will now also Gell individual tickets, through their Olrm phone
and mail systems, and will share space in the existing city Box
Office according to their needs for presale~ Ea~h company will
sell its tickets in the box office space immediately prior to
performance.s. Schedulinq of the box otfice has been completed and
that service will be ~ade part of the user contracts. Staff has
put in place a system to allow the Children's Theatre will sell
season tickets and individual tickets directly from the Children's
Theatre facility.
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Tbe tour .ajor box office users have met and will be assistinq in
tbe tr ..... ition for th$ public by publishing each other's box "ffice
nu:.bera in their literature, and by hancUnq out each other's
pubHoit,y notic..... Tho City will continue to provide the box
ott ice space to the Caamunity Theatre performing companies at no
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Paul 'l'hlltgen
Dir~ctor ot Com.unity services
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