Answers to common questions, including how to purchase tickets, what to wear, where to park, when to clap, and what to do if you have to cough. Lots more, too.
How Do I Purchase Tickets?
Tickets may be purchased online or by calling 812.425.5050.
Box office hours are Monday through Friday, 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. CT.
If tickets are still available on the day of the performance, they may be purchased:
Online until 3:00 pm CT...
Where Do I Pick Up Will-Call Tickets?
Will Call (pre-paid) tickets for all major performances may be picked at the Victory Theatre, located at 600 Main Street, two hours prior to performance. There are two box offices at the Victory, one for purchasing tickets and one for picking up pre-...
Is Special Access Seating Available?
The Victory Theatre and The Centre have seating available for those patrons requiring wheelchair access. Special access seating should be reserved in advance. Call the Evansville Philharmonic Orchestra Ticket Office at 812.425.5050 for details and seat...
How Long Is The Concert?
It varies, but most orchestra concerts range from about 90 minutes to two hours, with an intermission at the halfway point.
Very often there will be several pieces on the concert; but sometimes there is one single work played straight through. It's...
When Should I Arrive?
Plan to arrive 20-30 minutes before concert time, so you can find your seat, turn off your cell phone, take a look at your surroundings, absorb the atmosphere, and have time to glance through the program book, too. You won't be alone. Most concertgoers...
Where Can I Park?
The Evansville Redevelopment Commission announced a plan assuring 1,100 parking spaces located behind the Civic Center will remain free for downtown entertainment. Additionally 600 on-street parking spaces throughout downtown will remain free as...
Can I Bring My Children?
It depends on the concert and on the age of your kids. Many
standard-length classical concerts are inappropriate for small children
because they require an attention span that is difficult for youngsters
to maintain. Most concerts also are held...
Can I Take Pictures?
Cameras, as well as other recording devices, in the theatre can create major distractions for musicians and audience members around you. As a result, no still photography (camera/cell phone), video cameras, or tape recorders are permitted. All equipment...
When Do I Clap?
This is the number-one scary question! No one wants to clap in the
"wrong" place.
Knowing when to clap is simpler than you may think, and quite logical
on the whole.
At the beginning of the concert, the concertmaster will
come onstage....
What About Other Noises?
Including Cell Phones, Pagers, Watch Alarms
Please be courteous to patrons and performers by refraining from
talking or other audible disturbances while the concert is in progress.
Please turn off cell phones, pagers and watch alarms or set to vibrate
upon...
What If I Have Tickets I Cannot Use?
Ticket holders who cannot attend a concert can exchange those tickets for Classics or Pops concerts only (based on availability) for an exchange fee of $2.00 per ticket (free to subscribers).
Tickets are exchanged on a ticket-for-ticket basis and...
What If I Have To Cough?
Everyone gets the urge to cough now and then. Worrying about disturbing your fellow listeners is a laudable impulse, but don't let it ruin your enjoyment of the concert. There's a funny thing about coughing—the less worried you are about it, the...
What Should I Wear?
There is no dress code! Anything that makes you feel comfortable is fine. Most people will be wearing business clothes or slightly dressy casual clothes, but you'll see everything from khakis to cocktail dresses.
Some people enjoy dressing up an...








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