Frequently Asked Questions

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Subscribe and Save for the 2011- 2012 Season
When you become a subscriber, you and your family save money and enjoy all the treats and treasures in our 2011-2012 season. Great family entertainment....opening night receptions....and opportunities to meet the staff and cast in a beautiful theatre. Every production is a not-to-be-missed event. Guarantee your favorite seats at The New Hazlett Theater when you subscribe and save to Prime Stage.

Subscriber Only Benefits
Only subscribers receive RESERVED SEATING (the BEST SEATS in the house) and FREE EXCHANGE PRIVILEGES and BRING A FRIEND PRIVILEGES (Flex two-play packages are also available).
We look forward to celebrating the season with you.

Subscribing Is Easy
Simply complete the subscription order form to place your order.

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Where are we located?
All public and student matinee performances will be produced at The New Hazlett Theatre in Allegheny Center on Pittsburgh's North Side near the Pittsburgh Children's Museum.Antigone

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Are the shows suitable to all ages?
All of our shows are appropriate for youth from middle school through high school, plus adults, families, and educators. If you have any questions, you may call the Administration Office at 412-771-7373 or email the Artistic Director at wbrinda@primestage.com.

What are "Chat Sessions"?
For public performances

Our “Chat Sessions” immediately follow our Saturday Night public performances and all Student Matinees.

On Saturday nights, you and your family can have Desserts with the Director and chat about the performance.

Look for discussion prompts in the playbills that you, your family and friends can talk about on the way home.

For Student matinee field trips -
Our goal is to extend the experience for young people and those coming to the theatre for the first time.

Look for discussion prompts in the playbills.

During these sessions which last about 20 minutes, you and your students have an opportunity to ask the characters in the play and members of the cast questions about what they saw and felt during the play being and the theatre.

Is Prime Stage accessible to patrons with disabilities?

"The arts are a right, not a privilege...No citizen should be deprived of the beauty and insights into the human experience only the arts can impart."

- National Council on the Arts, 1973 Facility Access

The New Hazlett Theatre can easily accommodate mobility-impaired patrons. You may pull up to the theatre and have direct access to the box office, lobby and theatre. Parking for those with disabilities is located in all parking garages within walking distance to the theatre. All vehicles using these spaces must display a disability sticker. Wheelchair seating in the theatre should be requested at the time of your ticket reservation.

How do I contact the Box Office? What hours is it open?
For individual, group and season subscription tickets you can order tickets online throughProArts Tickets or call 412-394-3353 between Noon - 5:30 pm Monday - Saturday.

For school field trips, please call our Education Box Office at 412-841-7353 between 10:00 am and 6:00 pm daily or email at studentmat@primestage.com.

Please visit our Educators and Students page for more information about Student Matinees.

How do I schedule a field trip or school visit to Prime Stage?
Please visit our Educators and Students page. For school field trips, receive a curriculum guide or school visit, please call our Education Box Office at 412-841-7353 between 10:00 am and 6:00 pm daily to determine seat availability and then complete the ticket order form available on-line. You can also email the Education Box Office atstudentmat@primestage.com.

Is parking available at Prime Stage?
For all performances there is street parking along the curbs. Our subscribers can park free at the Allegheny Alliance Church. On Friday and Saturday nights follow the circle drive around and turn left onto East Commons and follow the road around to the Children's Museum on the left. Turn left to the Museum. There is free parking behind the Children’s Museum.

Is there a dress code at Prime Stage?
There only dress code at Prime Stage is to be comfortable while watching our performances. Select attire that feels appropriate to you and to our audiences.

Are Volunteer and Mentoring opportunities available?
As a Prime Stage volunteer you see our productions for free or help out in many ways.

For information on our Theatre Mentoring Program for middle and high school students,
contact Prime Stage at 724-773-0700 or email mentoring@primestage.com.