Please arrive at least 45 minutes EARLY to events on campus to allow time for parking, ticketing, and seating. Parking for Mainstage, Recital Hall, Second Stage and the Stanley-Sinsheimer Glen events is located in the Performing Arts lot off of Meyer Drive. A parking fee of $2 (payable at the Performing Arts parking lot) or a UCSC A or B parking permit is required. For more information on UCSC parking permits, please visit the Transportation & Parking Services website.
The Mainstage Theater at the UCSC Performing Arts Center seats 528 in an intimate performance space. The theater features a thrust stage and seating in five sections "in the round". The Mainstage Theater is mobility impaired accessible. View the Mainstage Theater Seating Layout (PDF format). You may also view the Theater Arts Mainstage website for more images of this unique performance space. Seating for most events in the Mainstage is reserved. Gold Circle seating varies between show Producer. Please check with the Ticket Office when ordering tickets for specific Gold Circle seating, if available.
The 231 seat Second Stage Theater is adjacent to the Mainstage Theater. It is a small performance space used for student dance and theater productions. Seating is usually reserved. Download the Second Stage Seating Chart (MS Excel format).
With about 200 modular seats, the Experimental Theater or "Black Box/Ex-Space" provides a highly flexible performance space for theater production. Seating is usually general admission, as the seats are rearranged for each production.
Each season, Shakespeare Santa Cruz performs two of its Summer festival productions in this magnificent natural outdoor amphitheater. The Glen seats upwards of 600 patrons, with both reserved seating and general admission seating. This is a venue not to be missed! Visit shakespearesantacruz.org for information on the Glen and enjoying the Shakespeare Santa Cruz Festival.
Opened in 1997 as part of the UCSC Music Center, the stunning Recital Hall is a carefully designed 396 seat acoustically variable performance space featuring a state of the art sound system and theatrical lighting capabilities. Download the Recital Hall Seating Chart. You may also visit the Recital Hall Facilities website to view venue information.
307 Church Street (at Center Street) Santa Cruz
1205 Soquel Avenue (at Seabright Ave) Santa Cruz
126 High Street, Santa Cruz (located next to the Santa Cruz Mission)
250 East Beach Street (at Lincoln St.) Watsonville (at Watsonville High School)
900 High Street, Santa Cruz (located near the UCSC campus)
6500 Soquel Drive, Aptos (located on the Cabrillo College campus)
The Lick Observatory is located at Mount Hamilton, about an hour from San Jose. They host an annual Summer Visitor Program and Summer concert series that invite the public to view through the telescopes at the observatory. Please visit the UCO/Lick website for more information about these programs. You can also view a virtual tour or photo tour of Mount Hamilton.
Please arrive at least 45 minutes early to all on-campus events to allow time for parking, ticketing, and seating. Latecomers will seated at the discretion of the House Manager or at suitable interval in the program.
Wheelchair Accessibility: All venues are wheelchair accessible. For accommodation, please contact the UCSC Ticket Office at 831-459-5829 or the Civic Box Office at 831-420-5260.
Assisted Listening Devices for the hearing-impaired are available for performances at the UCSC Theater Arts Mainstage, Stanley-Sinsheimer Festival Glen, Second Stage, Experimental Theater and Recital Hall. Please check with the house manager at least 30 minutes prior to the performance.
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