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[pathman2]

Posted: 11/25/24 at 10:07am

dramamama611 said: "Possibly a silly question: Does anyone know if a membership allows you to purchase more than one ticket? I couldn't see my way to doing this if I could get 2 Tix for Streetcar, but not if we each need to have a membership.



Also: Does anyone know if they are holding tix for general sale? I don't have an AmEx, and Dec 10 is far enough away that I'm nervous about tickets."

Members can purchase up to 8 tickets. Unclear to me if that's per show or per production. Not sure about tickets being held back. It's selling really well (many performances only have singles left in the main orchestra). My membership already paid for itself just by buying 2 orchestra tickets to Streetcar given that members receive 20% off. Seats are clearly being held back for Amex preferred cardholders, they are marked on the seating chart. Not sure about regular Amex cardholders or the general public. Good luck!

 

[dramamama611]

Posted: 11/25/24 at 10:18am

Thank you!

 

With a membership, you get a 20% discount on tix, so the donation part is really reasonable.   Was able to snag 2 Orchestra seats for a 100 bucks each.  I still stayed under my budget all things considered.  I did look at View from My Seat, and have to say, both the upper Orch as well as the balcony looked VERY far away.   (But less expensive Tix were available -- in both those areas.)

Updated On: 11/25/24 at 10:18 AM

[swright1031]

Posted: 12/5/24 at 1:45am

Looking to get tickets for later in the run. For those of you who have been to this theater would you recommend side upper orchestra row q (marked as full view) or first row of the balcony a little more centered. Thanks in advance!

[yyys]

Posted: 12/5/24 at 8:52am

^ rear orchestra (upper) for sure, balcony is high up and can feel very far away from all the action.

Updated On: 12/5/24 at 08:52 AM

[Wick3]

Posted: 12/5/24 at 9:25am

Rear orchestra as in upper orchestra? Or the last few rows of the regular orchestra section?

[steven22]

Posted: 12/5/24 at 9:33am

I’ve never been to BAM (the one show I wanted to see over the pandemic never happened). If I was going to splurge, where should I sit? I’m planning to buy tickets today during the Amex presale….

[dramamama611]

Posted: 12/5/24 at 12:35pm

I'd stay away from the balcony, the seats are faaaaaar away. 

[TotallyEffed]

Posted: 12/5/24 at 12:39pm

Yall, it’s just a theatre. If you want to be close, sit close. If you want to be far away, sit far away. It’s Brooklyn, not outer space. ;)

[Jordan Catalano]

Posted: 12/5/24 at 12:46pm

To be fair a lot of people aren’t familiar with that theater and could be pretty surprised with just how massive it seems inside, depending on where you’re sitting. 

[TotallyEffed]

Posted: 12/5/24 at 12:54pm

I was teasing a bit. I just meant that sticking with your preferences should be fine. I always prefer to be closer, especially if I’m seeing a play. Balconies always feel too far away for me in any theatre so I try to avoid them.

[Jordan Catalano]

Posted: 12/5/24 at 12:57pm

Yeah and the balcony here really is far away.  Another thing to consider with this particular production is that is very very  dark so if you’re eyesight isn’t the best then sitting closer (if you’re able to) is best. 

[steven22]

Posted: 12/5/24 at 12:58pm

Thanks all. Crossing fingers I’ll be able to get a few tickets! 

[ColorTheHours048]

Posted: 12/5/24 at 12:59pm

TotallyEffed said: "Yall, it’s just a theatre. If you want to be close, sit close. If you want to be far away, sit far away. It’s Brooklyn, not outer space. ;)"

All due respect, I spend a good amount of time deciding on seats based on others’ feedback and sites like A View from My Seat and SeatPlan so I can make sure I’m getting an acceptable view for an acceptable price. I’m personally never going to sit in a restricted view seat willingly, no matter how little I’m paying (I recently sold my £30 seat to Cat on a Hot Tin Roof at the Almeida after finding out it was behind a pole), so it helps to get that feedback from people.

[TotallyEffed]

Posted: 12/5/24 at 1:03pm

I really was just teasing and answering in my own sassy way. Ask away all you want!

[pathman2]

Posted: 12/5/24 at 1:04pm

For those who have seen it in London, is that platform on the stage elevated very high (to accommodate what I assume is a collection system for water)? Is all the action on the platform? Wondering if the first row is too low.

[JasonC3]

Posted: 12/5/24 at 1:10pm

pathman2 said: "For those who have seen it in London, is that platform on the stageelevated very high (to accommodate what I assume is a collection system for water)? Is all the action on the platform? Wondering if the first row is too low."

I'm not 100% confident, but if I recall correctly the platform was two steps up from the stage as I recall a cast member or two sitting on that step at times.

[WesternSky2]

Posted: 12/5/24 at 1:10pm

Anyone out of the queue yet? What does availability look like?

[Jordan Catalano]

Posted: 12/5/24 at 1:15pm

It’s a double “layered” platform that I’d say was maybe 3-4 feet high. 

[Lauren2]

Posted: 12/5/24 at 1:16pm

I joined the queue before 1pm and I’m like 2600 in line……I’m nervous. 

[steven22]

Posted: 12/5/24 at 1:18pm

And now the line is paused…

[WesternSky2]

Posted: 12/5/24 at 1:19pm

I had the page open around 11am so I was placed pretty early in the queue - 375 - but still waiting. There are 143 people in front of me. It says now the line is paused... 

[Ensemble1733405259]

Posted: 12/5/24 at 1:30pm

I was going to be sent to pick my tickets at 1:02. It kicked me out and now I’m at the back of the line 3,000 ahead of me and the line is paused

[C4b2a3b]

Posted: 12/5/24 at 1:32pm

Now my queue page says 

"We're aware that a technical issue is preventing folks from purchasing tickets at the moment. We're incredibly sorry for the inconvenience, and our web team is actively working to resolve the issue."

[Wick3]

Posted: 12/5/24 at 1:32pm

Yup my page still says paused.

Also has the message:

"We're aware that a technical issue is preventing folks from purchasing tickets at the moment. We're incredibly sorry for the inconvenience, and our web team is actively working to resolve the issue.

[Ledaero]

Posted: 12/5/24 at 2:24pm

Everyone still seeing that the line is paused?