Director's Letter

Season Schedule

Show Times

Subscription Packages

Exchange Policy

Trade Policy

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Here at the Fine Arts Center Theatre Company we hold our season subscribers in the highest esteem.  We realize that you are the foundation of our audience, and as such, we want to offer you the lowest prices possible, the best seats available, and a generous benefit package.

New this year, we're offering a "mini-season" to include the last four shows of the season. In addition to seeing four high quality productions for the price of three, as a subscriber you'll also have the opportunity to:

• Take advantage of our ticket “trade out” policy.
• Pay no “handling fees” that apply to single ticket purchases.
• Take advantage of our easy exchange policy.
• Keep your same seats, or upgrade to better seats, as a renewing subscriber.
• Have the assurance that we have a record of your tickets even if you misplaced them.                  

Before you make your selection, seriously consider becoming a member of the Fine Arts Center. In addition to receiving discounts on both season subscription packages and additional single tickets to any Theatre Company performances, your FAC membership has dozens of benefits including discounts on classes at Bemis School of Art and free admission to the Taylor Museum exhibits. Click here to find out more or call our box office at 719.634.5583.

We would also like to remind you that you can order your intermission beverages in the Deco Lounge prior to the start of the show to avoid waiting in line at intermission.

Enjoy the Season,
Alan Osburn
Producing Artistic Director

2009/2010 Mini-Season

A Christmas Survival Guide
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
All My Sons
Crazy For You

A Christmas Survival Guide
(Musical/Revue)
Conceived and Written by James Hindman and Ray Roderick | Musical Arrangements by John Glaudini

November 27 – December 23, 2009†

This intimate revue takes a wry and knowing look at the stressful holiday season. Armed with a copy of A Christmas Survival Guide and an optimistic attitude, the characters charge into shopping malls, office parties, and family gatherings in their search for the true essence of Christmas. By mixing comedic vignettes, a contemporary score of original music and classic songs such as Silver Bells, Away in a Manger, and Carol of the Bells, the characters learn to cope with the season in ways that are both hilarious and heartwarming. A Christmas Survival Guide is a light and lively way to take your mind off the holiday crush!

Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
Music and Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim | Book by Hugh Wheeler

January 22 – February 14, 2010

Tony Award – Best Musical
Tony Award – Best Original Score
Tony Award – Best Book of a Musical

This chilling, suspenseful, heart-pounding masterpiece of murderous “barber-ism” and culinary crime tells the infamous tale of the unjustly exiled barber who returns to 19th century London seeking revenge against the judge who framed him. His thirst for blood soon takes its toll on his unfortunate customers, and the resourceful proprietress of the pie shop downstairs has the people of London lining up in droves for her mysterious new meat pie recipe! Sweeney Todd has a great sense of fun, mixing intense drama with howlingly funny moments of dark humor: audiences find themselves laughing hysterically one moment and gasping in surprise the next. “There is more of artistic energy, creative personality and plain excitement than in a dozen average musicals.” – New York Times.

This production contains graphic violence, adult language, adult situations, and is not suitable for anyone who is easily offended or for children under the age of 17.

All My Sons
By Arthur Miller

March 19 – April 4, 2010

Tony Award – Best Play
Drama Critics Circle – Best Play

Arthur Miller is arguably the greatest American playwright of all time. All My Sons chronicles the lives of the Keller and Deever families just after the conclusion of World War II. Joe Keller, and neighbor Herbert Deever, ran a machine shop which made airplane parts. Deever was sent to prison because the firm turned out defective parts, causing the deaths of many soldiers. Keller went free and became wealthy. The twin shadows of this catastrophe, and the fact that one of two Keller sons was reported missing during the war, dominate the action. The climax showing the reaction of a son to his guilty father is a fitting conclusion to a play electrifying in its intensity. As local families yearn for the safe return of their loved ones and more is learned about potentially unethical government contracting practices in Iraq, this timeless masterpiece couldn’t be more relevant.

Crazy for You
Music and Lyrics by George Gershwin and Ira Gershwin | Book by Ken Ludwig

May 7 – 30, 2010

Tony Award – Best Musical
Tony Award – Best Book of a Musical
Drama Desk Award – Best Musical
Outer Circle Critics Award – Best Musical

With music and lyrics by George and Ira Gershwin and a book by Ken Ludwig (writer of last year’s hit comedy Lend Me A Tenor), this high-energy musical comedy is filled with mistaken identity, plot twists, fabulous dance numbers, and memorable tunes, including I Got Rhythm, They Can't Take That Away from Me, Nice Work if You Can Get It, Embraceable You, and Someone to Watch Over Me. It is the story of Bobby Child, a well-to-do 1930s playboy, whose dream in life is to dance. Despite the serious efforts of his mother and soon-to-be-ex-fiancee, Bobby achieves his dream and finds the love of his life.

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Show Times:

Thursday evenings: 7:30 p.m.   |   Friday and Saturday evenings: 8:00 p.m.   |   Sunday matinees: 2:00 p.m
†Saturday, Nov. 28 at 2:00 pm

Exchange Policy

Available to season ticket subscribers only

One of the benefits for subscribers to our upcoming theatre season is the ability to exchange subscription tickets for any performance that is not sold out, beginning September 1, 2009. Please familiarize yourself with the following rules and procedures of our exchange policy:

1. You may exchange your ticket(s) as needed, but all exchanges must be made no later than 24 hours before the date of the performance printed on your ticket.

2. Exchanges are subject to availability. We cannot guarantee that your usual seating will be available for the performance date you wish to exchange to. Please make your exchanges as early as possible for best availability, as we are unable to honor this exchange policy for sold-out performances.

3. Exchanges must be made in person (with your tickets in hand) at the Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center box office. The box office is open Tuesday through Sunday 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM. If you cannot make it here in person, and with time permitting, you may mail your tickets to us with a note detailing the exchange you wish to make. Please include your name and phone number so we can call you if we have any questions.
   Our address is: Fine Arts Center Box Office, 30 West Dale St., Colorado Springs, CO 80903

4. Exchanges can be made for other performance dates of the same production only.

5. Season subscribers may begin exchanging tickets September 1, 2009.

Thank you for taking the time to familiarize yourself with this information. Please feel free to call us at 719.634.5583 if you have any questions or concerns regarding our exchange policy. And, as always, thank you for making it an evening with the Fine Arts Center Theatre Company!

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Trade Out Policy

In keeping with the Fine Arts Center’s vision for the future, the Fine Arts Center Theatre Company productions “provide innovative, world-class programming to an ever expanding audience.” However, we understand that theatre, as with all art forms, is subjective in its nature.  What’s enlightening to one audience member might be objectionable to another. That is why we encourage our valued subscribers to take advantage of our ticket trade out policy.

This exclusive season subscriber benefit allows you the option to trade out tickets for any given production for additional tickets to another offering. 

There is a two show limit connected with this policy, and it applies to Fine Arts Center Theatre Company productions only.

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