CUArts - Arts Initiative @ Columbia University

	THEATER

	Classic Stage Company	$20 for all students with valid CUID at box office. Call in advance to get availability Founded in 1967, Classic Stage Company is the award-winning Off-Broadway theatre that re-imagines classics for contemporary American audiences. Its 180-seat auditorium located near Union Square is at once intimate and spectacular, and is cherished by artists in every aspect of theater as one of the great spaces in New York.

	59E59 Theatre	As an E:GO student member for $5, pay $10 for advance tickets (up to 4) to all shows at box office or by phone (212-542-5959 ext.107) and $5 on Wednesdays. Non-member students get advance $15 tickets online or phone and $10 rush tickets one hour before performance on the day of. 59E59 Theaters is a brand new, state-of-the-art theater complex in a spectacular location on 59th Street between Park and Madison Avenues in Manhattan.

	HERE Arts Center	Varies show-to-show but usually no student prices because shows are already inexpensive HERE Arts Center supports artists' independence within an interdependent community. The HERE community provides the artist with access, arts management innovation, and nonprofit enterprise. We measure our success by the lively, active exchange that occurs in our spaces daily. With this in mind, our seasons are driven by the needs of our community.

	Irish Rep	$5 off at box office / 50% off rush one hour before show at box office Founded in September 1988 the theatre brings works by Irish and Irish American masters and contemporary playwrights to American audiences. For more information visit irishrep.org

	Japan Society	Student rush tickets an hour before curtain with valid ID for ½ off Founded in 1907, Japan Society is a nonprofit, nonpolitical organization that brings the people of Japan and the United States closer together through understanding, appreciation and cooperation. For more information visit japansociety.org

	Lincoln Center Theatre	$20 for all shows once you are a StudenTix member (membership is free). $30 student rush tickets are available 2 hours before showtime. Lincoln Center Theater was re-established in 1985 producing dozens of plays and musicals, seen by millions of audience members. The organization observes Lincoln Center founder John D. Rockefeller 3rd’s mandate that "the arts not for the privileged few, but for the many." For more information visit lct.org

	Manhattan Theatre Club	Current students can see all 3 Biltmore shows for $90; a 4 play sampler (all three Biltmore plays and one NY City Center Stage I production) for $120, 5 MTC Productions (all three plays at the Biltmore, 2 Stage I productions at NY City Center) for only $150; or all 7 plays for $200. Founded in 1970, the Manhattan Theatre Club is dedicated to producing new plays and musicals of by both established and emerging American and international playwrights and is committed to bringing theatre to the widest possible audience. For more information visit mtc-nyc.org

	The Mint Theatre	Under 25 years old can order $25 tickets in advance- over the phone, online or in person! (ID required. Limit 2 tickets per order.) The Mint Theater Company is dedicated to searching out worthy but neglected voices from the past, with a sharp appetite for timeless and timely plays that speak to issues, struggles and questions that are as current as today’s headlines. For more information visit minttheater.org

	Pearl Theatre	Half price for students under 24 day of, 1/2 hour before peformance/ $10 rush tickets 15 min before curtain on Thursdays for 8pm show Since 1984, The Pearl Theatre Company has created a home for audiences and theatre artists to experience great plays. The Pearl appeals to the sophisticated theatre aficionado as well as to anyone looking for a classic night on the town. For more information pearltheatre.com

	Playwrights Horizons	$15 one hour before show at box office / 4 Ticket FlexPass: $40 and 6 Ticket FlexPass: $60 PLAYWRIGHTS HORIZONS is a writer's theater dedicated to the support and development of contemporary American playwrights, composers and lyricists, and to the production of their new work. For more information visit playwrightshorizons.org

	Primary Stages	Purchase $15 tickets online using code "STUD" Primary Stages was founded in l984 as a non-profit theater company with the mission of producing new plays and fostering the artistic development of emerging and established American playwrights. For more information visit primarystages.com

	Roundabout Theatre	Check out Roundabout's HIPTIX program for discounted Roundabout seats: http://www.hiptix.com/ Roundabout Theatre is committed to teaming great theatrical works with the industry's finest artists to re-energize classic plays and musicals and the production of new works by today's great writers and composers. For more information visit roundabouttheatre.org


	Second Stage	$15 student rush tix under 25 yrs half hour before show day of - 1 per ID Second Stage Theatre gives new life to contemporary American plays through 'second stagings;' provides emerging authors with their Off-Broadway debuts; and produces world premieres by America's most respected playwrights. For more information visit secondstagetheatre.com

	Signature	No discounts during Anniversary season - everything $15! The Company produces fully staged works by each playwright -in-residence including re-examinations of past writings as well as New York and World Premieres. For more information visit signaturetheatre.org

	The Culture Project	$15 rush day of show at box office for select shows / cash only / 1per ID / rush starts one hour before show For more than a decade, the Culture Project has sparked conversation, lifted the human heart and incited political action through brilliantly conceived, expertly staged dramas. For more information visit 45bleecker.com

	The Public	$25 tickets available in advance at box office for every downtown theater performance. Valid student ID required- 1 per student / Limited $20 Rush Tix available at box office one hour prior to curtain. 2 ticket limit per person. Cash only. Founded by Joseph Papp as the Shakespeare Workshop and now one of the nation's preeminent cultural institutions, The Public Theater produces new plays, musicals, productions of Shakespeare, and other classics. For more information visit publictheater.org

	Theatre for a New Audience	Purchase $10 tickets for any TFANA production if you are 25 years of age or younger. Tickets must be purchased at the Duke box office with valid I.D. One ticket per person (Duke Box Office: Tues - Fri: 4PM - 7PM; Sat: 12PM - 6PM). Founded in 1979, the mission of Theatre for a New Audience is to help develop and vitalize the performance and study of Shakespeare and classic drama. Theatre for a New Audience finds the contemporary heart of the classics. For more information visit tfana.org

	The Tank	$1 off on every performance The Tank is a multi-use, non-profit, all-ages black box performance space dedicated to supporting both artists & audiences by keeping ticket prices under $10.

	Zipper Theater	The Zipper Theater is a renovated Zipper factory that features theatrical productions in addition to a concert series. It's a superb 199 seat venue for performers and audiences - amazing sightlines, great sound, and unusually comfortable seats (most of the seats come straight out of automobiles!). For more information visit zippertheater.com

	The Frick	Student Discount $5 Student Membership $25 The Frick is one of the world's most important private collections of painting, sculpture and decorative art dating from the 14th through the 19th centuries.

	International Center of Photography	Free admission with CUID The International Center of Photography is the preeminent institution in its field and an international leader in collecting, exhibiting and teaching photography.