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On-Sale Dates

• • Season tickets on sale Wednesday, April 1, 2026.
    • Season tickets can only be purchased through the Box Office.
    • To purchase, please call 309) 438-2535.
    • Due to construction on campus, we highly encourage calling the Box Office as it can be difficult to navigate parking. If there are questions, please call or email FineArtsTickets@IllinoisState.edu.
  • Individual tickets on sale Tuesday, April 28, 2026. Individual tickets may be purchased online or by phone at (309) 438-2535.

Purchase your tickets online:

• • Buy Individual Tickets Online

Purchase your tickets over the phone:

• • Call the Box Office at (309) 438-2535.
  • Summer hours: Tuesday-Friday, noon-4 p.m. (Please note this is a change from 2025)
  • Academic year hours: Monday-Friday, 11 a.m.-5 p.m. (Subject to change).

Purchase your tickets in-person:

• • ISF operates a daytime Box Office in the Center for the Performing Arts on the Illinois State University campus. Box Office hours are listed above.
    • Due to construction on campus, we highly encourage calling the box office as it can be difficult to navigate parking. If there are questions, please call or email the Box Office at FineArtsTickets@IllinoisState.edu.
  • Ewing Theatre Box Office on the grounds of Ewing Cultural Center hours on mainstage performance nights: 6:30 p.m.–8 p.m.
    • New nightly sales based on availability. Follow us on Facebook for any last minute specials.
    • Pre-purchased tickets can be picked up when "Box Office" is selected at time of purchase.
    • Student Rush ticket sales.

Ticket Options  

Please note that multiple discounts may not be combined. All offers subject to availability.

Ticket Returns

• All sales are final. No refunds will be given.

Ticket Exchanges

• All exchanges are based on availability and must include the actual paper tickets, if they have been received.
• All exchanges must occur before the performance has begun. Exchanges are not possible after a performance has begun.

Late Arrivals

• Please allow at least 20 minutes to park, collect tickets, and be seated in the theatre before the performance.
• Seating assignments are valid only until curtain time. Latecomers will be seated only during an appropriate break in the play's action in available seats, as determined by the House Manager. This may not be until intermission.

Seat Map

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Ewing Theatre

Terms and Conditions

• A valid ticket must be produced to an usher in order to enter the theatre.
• The Festival reserves the right to refuse admission or to request any ticket holder to leave the theatre and take appropriate action to enforce this right.
• In the event of a canceled performance, the Festival will not be liable for any additional travel or accommodation expenses.
• The Festival reserves the right to make alterations to the advertised details for the performance at short notice (e.g. cast changes). In these instances, the Festival is not obliged to refund the ticket or exchange for another performance.
• On rare occasions, the performance or public areas may be filmed, sound recorded, or photographed. Buying this ticket affirms your consent to the filming, sound recording, and/or photography of yourself as a member of the audience and possible subsequent broadcast/publication.
• The Festival cannot be held responsible for the loss or damage to your personal property while at the venue.
• The unauthorized use of cameras, videos, or any other sort of audio or visual recording equipment is strictly forbidden.
• Mobile phones and other noise-making devices must be turned off prior the start of the performance and remain off during the performance.
• Strobe lighting, smoke effects, loud bangs, etc. are sometimes used in productions. Please contact the Box Office for further details.

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