The play's the thing. The FREE thing!

This just in from DH...the City of Dallas Office of Cultural Affairs is pleased to announce Dallas' inaugural Free Night of Theater, to be held from Thursday, October 16 through November 10, 2008. Presented in conjunction with Theatre Communications Group (TCG), Free Night of Theater offers new Dallas theatergoers over 3,000 free tickets to more than 26 Dallas-area theaters. Dallas is one of 120 communities across the country participating in the event.

How can you get a FREE ticket you ask? Reserve your tickets through their website, beginning Wednesday, October 1, 2008 at noon. Tickets can only be reserved on,ine and reservations are handled on a first-come, first-served basis. Each participating theater will set a reservation ticket limit for their productions. Once tickets have been reserved through the website, patrons will be able to pick up their tickets at the will-call window of the individual theater's box office on the night of the show. 

Participating Local Theaters: African American Repertory Theater, Charles W. Eisemann Center, The Company of Rowlett Performers (C.O.R.P.), Contemporary Theatre of Dallas, Dallas Children's Theater, Dallas Hub Theater, Dallas Theater Center, Echo Theatre, Garland Civic Theatre, ICT MainStage, Jubilee Theatre, Lyric Stage, MBS Productions, One Thirty Productions, Pocket Sandwich Theatre, Repertory Company Theatre, Shakespeare Dallas, Teatro Dallas, TeCo Theatrical Productions, The Black Academy of Arts and Letters, The MET Theatre, Theatre Britain, Theatre Three, Uptown Players, WaterTower Theatre, WingSpan Theatre Company.