Thank you, Milwaukee!

The inaugural season of free Shakespeare in the Park has been a huge success. The Tempest was booked solid for the entire run and played to full houses.

Please join our mailing list via the Contact Us page or via email, SSFry@OptimistTheatre.org to be the first to hear about our 2011 season.

Please help make 2011 happen with a 100% tax deductible donation.

Optimistically,
Susan Scot Fry, Managing Director and Ron Scot Fry, Artistic Director

Seat Availability for The Tempest

Thank you for your RSVP request for The Tempest. I’m sorry to have to say, but at this point in time, all reserved seating has been booked for all 9 performances.

There are a few options.

Waiting List

Get on the waiting list for reserved seating. If someone cancels their reservation, we’ll reserve the seat for you in the order your name appears on the list and notify you via email. Please let Susan Fry, via SSFry@OptimistTheatre.org know if you would like this option. RSVP seats released within 6 hours of the performance will be made available to walk-in seating.

Walk-in Seating

When you arrive at Alverno College, add your name to the walk-in list and 15 minutes prior to curtain, we will release any unclaimed RSVP’s to walk-ins, in the order received. We cannot create a waiting list for walk-in seating. It is limited to persons who are actually on-site at the time the seats are unclaimed.

Lawn Seating

There are some small, grassy areas in the courtyard where a limited number of walk-ins are welcome to set up lawn chairs to view the performance. Visibility is slightly limited and we recommend lawn chairs instead of blankets as the grass can be a bit wet. Sign up at the RSVP table for lawn space and those spaces will be allocated then and there, up to the limit allowed by the fire marshal.

A few other thoughts...

We are eternally grateful for the outpouring of support and desire to see this production and wish we could extend the performance to accommodate all requests. Unfortunately, although Shakespeare in the Park is free to the audience, it’s not free to produce so we don’t have the option to extend this year.

I’m very sorry for the inconvenience and if we aren’t able to help you see The Tempest this year, we hope for an even longer run next season. Join the Optimist Theatre mailing list and be the first to hear next year.

Optimistically,
Susan Scot Fry
Managing Director