should it only be STUDENT rush tickets??

just wondering what you all thought.... i'm no longer a student... haven't been in a while... but i didn't necessarily get some high paying job after i graduated and i still have bills and student loans to pay off... and so i can't really afford to go to the theater all that often (and i like sitting close)... anyways... i hate how it's only student rush tix that most theaters offer discounts for... i can understand student discounts when purchasing tickets but i feel that rush tix should be offered to anybody... just saying... and just venting...

There was a woman who was not a student that rushed Gypsy and they gave her balcony seats for rush cost. Maybe you could go to the BO and ask? Especially if it's not a particularly popular show.

I'm not worry about being to old but too young. I am 13 but I don't have a student ID, I will get one next year. So I can't Rush. You can obviously tell that I am a student so I think they should just let me get the ticket.

So my point is you should be able to get a ticket without an ID. I think if you are no longer in school but under 30 or something they should accept that. Or just make it a general rush.

Wait, you want there to be a general rush for all ages? You realize that a large amount of people would just do that and the shows would not make as much money if people are paying a quarter of the normal price. Look at Passing Strange. They had a general rush. Look how well that did.

Also the point of rush is for young people to see shows that they might not normally be able to afford. I've seen MANY shows in the past few years and I know that I would have to severely cut back on what I saw if I had to pay full price.

It's rough that you're not in a position to be able to afford full price, but you could always do TKTS.

well aren't rush tickets these days only like a certain amount like lotto tickets? i'm just saying... that just because i'm not a student anymore doesn't mean i should no longer have the option of rushing if i wanted to....

and like someone mentioned... i actually kept using my undergrad and grad ID card long after i graduated to get discounts at movies and stuff... but i stopped after a while because i felt like i was cheating and lying (which i technically was) and i felt bad...

so because i'm no longer a student that means i can afford to go to the theater????

Why can't I have things I can't afford when I REALLY REALLY want them? I mean, I know I don't have the money to pay for it, but why shouldn't I get it anyway?

Sorry. The reek of entitlement just got to me for a second. Sometimes there are things you want that you can't afford. Broadway isn't the only place where theatre is going on, you know. Tons of amazing theatre gets done in the city in places other than Broadway houses. Maybe you should try expanding your horizons.

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I've seen MANY shows in the past few years and I know that I would have to severely cut back on what I saw if I had to pay full price ... I'm sorry, I don't understand why you think you are entitled to cheaper tickets for no reason?

Well, having to cut back on shows if rush weren't available pretty much goes for most people here who rush, be they students or not. I graduated a few years ago and am not in the position to spend $60+ on theatre tickets. So I rush. With an expired student ID. Get over it.

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One of the theatre companies near my house (I live nowhere near NY, sadly) offers tickets for sale at a discounted rate for students, and then slightly more for those under 25, then under 30, and then the full price tickets, and they can be bought just like the normal tickets - online/at the BO at any time for any performance. Then (for some, not all performances) they have general rush for balcony seats. I think that is a good way to work it :)

Excuse me carolynagirl, there is such a thing as non-traditional-aged college students ~ not to mention graduate students (who often have even less money than undergrads ~ particularly mommy and daddy supported undergrads). IF they set up the student rush as "undergraduate and under 25 only" that is one thing, but if they simply say "student rush" then anyone who is a student of any ilk should be allowed to purchase student tickets. (That said, I know at one show in particular where the age limit WAS enforced, several cast members stood up for non-traditional-aged students and tried to get it changed. It didn't work, but... As they said, "A student is a student.")

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Updated On: 9/18/08 at 08:08 AM

I would actually like it if more theaters had a program like HipTix. graduating college does not automatically mean you have wads of cash, and some people choose to go into fields where they'll never have wads of cash. I know no one is entitled to having cheaper tickets, and we're lucky to have them in the first place, but it'd be nice if there were many different options.

and CarolynaGirl, did you take a survey of everyone in line at Gypsy?

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Updated On: 9/18/08 at 08:58 AM

HipTix is wonderful and I am very glad it exists. More theaters implementing a program like it would be awesome. Hiptix only has a very limited number of seats per production and they usually aren't the best (I was in the back the last time I used it), but it gets you in the door to see the show which is a good thing.

A college degree doesn't always equal a good paying job, I realize, no matter how hard you try. Those in a non-profit or teaching job can take advantage of joining TDF, but I also know some people don't make as much and don't work for a non-profit and may not qualify for TDF. TKTS makes life much easier as well, but the rising ticket prices mean even a half-price ticket can be a little steep these days for some (I paid $73 when I brought a TKTS ticket to Grease in December, for example, and that was 50% off - holiday pricing!).

Lotto has helped me see a few shows I couldn't afford to see (and that didn't offer rush) - like Wicked. Of course, it took quite a few tries and I finally gave up on Avenue Q (in the day before discounts/TKTS for the show), counted my pennies and paid $46 for a rear mezz seat. And it was worth it.

No one is entitled to cheap tickets, I agree, but I also wish there were a few more options for those on fixed incomes to splurge a little. The cheapest ticket to Lion King is $51 (correct me if I'm wrong), not counting fees, so even that could involve planning ahead for some. But perhaps it makes one enjoy the show even more.

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Updated On: 9/18/08 at 09:19 AM

Im 14 and in High school but i don't have a student ID card because i'm homeschooled. Do they except anything else to identify what age you are? what should I do?