Holidays at #theAud Photo Contest

Holidays at #theAud Photo Contest

Enter to win a pair of tickets to

Too Hot to Handel: The Jazz-Gospel Messiah!

How to Enter: Photograph yourself, your friends, or your family at the Auditorium Theatre this holiday season. Post the photo on your favorite social media sites following the instructions below to enter.  Be sure to make your post "public" so that we can see your entry! You may enter as many times as you like - the more photos, the more chances to win!

Please note:  Photos may be taken in the lobby or after the performance inside the theatre.  No photos may be taken inside the theatre before or during the performance.

There are three ways to enter:

Facebook – tag the Auditorium Theatre in your post or photo
Twitter - tag @auditoriumchgo and #theaud
Instagram – tag @auditoriumtheatre and #theaud

Prizes: Two winners will be randomly selected. Each winner will receive two (2) free premium tickets to Too Hot to Handel: The Jazz-Gospel Messiah, January 18 & 19 at the Auditorium Theatre.

Contest Rules: No purchase or payment necessary to enter or win a prize.  Must be 18+ years of age. Contest ends December 31, 2013 at noon. The submitter certifies he or she has obtained permission from all persons appearing in the entry; however, only the entrant submitting the entry is eligible to win the prize. Photo must not contain material which is sexually explicit, obscene, violent, illegal, or offensive. Photo must not include 3rd party trademarks, logos, or insignias. You must tag @auditoriumchgo or #theaud in your Twitter post to enter.  If you enter on Facebook, you must tag the Auditorium Theatre Facebook page, Auditorium Theatre of Roosevelt University. Tag @AuditoriumTheatre or #theaud on Instagram to enter. Posts must be made "public" to be entered to win.  Auditorium Theatre staff will contact winners via Facebook, Twitter, or Instagram; failure to respond after 48 hours of notification may lead to the forfeit of prize. Photo entries will be used by the Auditorium Theatre to promote the contest, the Auditorium Theatre, and the programming at the Auditorium Theatre. This contest is in no way sponsored by Facebook or Twitter and is being run exclusively by the Auditorium Theatre of Roosevelt University. Void where prohibited.

Tweet to Win Tickets @AuditoriumCHGO

Enter to win a pair of tickets to your favorite show during our 13/14 Season! To enter, tweet and complete the phrase below. Click the link next to your favorite show for a pre-made customizable tweet! The most creative tweet that represents or promotes the event best will win.

“If I won tix to <event name> @AuditoriumCHGO, <fill in the blank>. #theaud”

Performances in the 13/14 Season include:

·      Hungarian State Folk Ensemble, November 22 [Tweet]

·      Too Hot to Handel: The Jazz-Gospel Messiah, January 18-19 [Tweet]

·      Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, February 28 – March 9 [Tweet]

·      Cloud Gate Dance Theatre of Taiwan Songs of the Wanderers, March 14-16 [Tweet]

·      Houston Ballet Aladdin, March 22-23 [Tweet]

·      Chick Corea and Béla Fleck, April 5 [Tweet]

·      River North Dance Chicago, April 12 [Tweet]

·      The Idan Raichel Project, May 15 [Tweet]

·      The Paul Taylor Dance Company, May 17-18 [Tweet]

Contest Rules: Only public tweets will be counted as entries. Enter as many times as you like for more chances to win!

One winner will be selected for each event  and contacted via Twitter on November 15. The most creative tweet that represents/promotes the event will win.

Death Boogie Twitter Poetry Contest

Enter to win a pair of FREE tickets to see Death Boogie: A Hip Hop Poetry Musical at the Auditorium Theatre of Roosevelt University on September 5-7, 2013.

To enter on Twitter, craft a short poem (no longer than one tweet) about “courage” and tag @AuditoriumChgo. Be creative and enter multiple times for more chances to win. One winner will be chosen on September 2.

Death Boogie, the 2012 Edinburgh Fringe Festival winner of TWO Musical Theatre Matters awards for BEST New Music and Best Innovation in Musical Theatre, is a multimedia Hip Hop Poetry Musical that uses projected illustrations and live music to follow the fictional story of Victor Spartan, a blue collar worker turned revolutionist.

Written and performed by Actor/Poet Darian Dauchan. Directed by Jennifer McGrath.



NO PURCHASE OR PAYMENT NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN A PRIZE.
MUST BE 18 YEARS OF AGE. PRIZES ARE SUBJECT TO AVAILABILITY AND MAY BE SUBSTITUTED.
WINNER WILL BE NOTIFIED VIA TWITTER. FAILURE TO RESPOND AFTER 48 HOURS OF NOTIFICATION MAY LEAD TO THE FORFEIT OF PRIZE.
VOID WHERE PROHIBITED.

Discount News to Cure the BLUES

With the All New Original Tribute to the Blues Brothers™ opening tomorrow, we wanted to be sure we reminded you of a few upcoming special offers!

As a big "thank you" to our followers and fans we are offering a special discount offer on tickets to The All New Original Tribute to the Blues Brothers™. Use code SOCIAL when buying for 20% off tickets!

Only valid on price 2 and price 3.
Valid at box office and all ticketmaster points of purchase.

Or take advantage of our $15 Student Rush offer!

Get tickets in person at the Auditorium box office at 50 E. Congress Pkwy one hour before show time. Limit two tickets per valid college ID.

Locations based on availability; subject to change, restrictions apply
The Blues Brothers trademark is owned by Daniel Aykroyd and Judith Belushi Pisano.

Touring Chicago in Blues Brothers Style -

The Blues Brothers trademark is owned by Daniel Aykroyd and Judith Belushi Pisano.

Intern Intros - Meet Gary!

Hi! I’m Gary. I am currently the Operations Intern at the Auditorium Theatre for the summer. I have only been in Chicago for two weeks, and I love all the experiences I have had so far! I am a junior Sociology/Anthropology major at Denison University, located in Granville, OH. So you may ask: “What brings a Sociology/Anthropology major to Chicago for an internship at a theatre?”

There are a few reasons…

First, I love theatre. I enjoy watching people use their talents to entertain patrons for a few hours. When I see a show, I am transported to an artistic, imaginative, and creative world. I forget about all my worries and assignments that I have to complete and am immersed in what is happening on stage.

Second, I love the people who work here. Everyone is a little bit crazy, which makes everyday exciting and new. We joke around a lot and have fun while we work. I enjoy how my supervisor, the patron services coordinator, and I bicker about little things and tease each other. It makes the day go by much faster if you can laugh while you are working!

Third, I love pretty and shiny things. Who would want to work in a drafty, grey, and boring cubicle in an office building? I get to come to work every day and marvel at the beautiful golden arches as I enter the theatre. The theatre glistens and sparkles, welcoming me as I enter. A National Historic Landmark, the Auditorium Theatre is known internationally for its perfect acoustics, innovative architecture and stunning design. I am consistently amazed by its exquisiteness, and I always find another intricate detail I didn’t notice the day before.

Last and certainly most important, I love myself! I want to be considered significant and make an impact where I work. I did not want to be an intern who pushes paper, fetches coffee, and runs errands for their supervisors. As an intern at the Auditorium Theatre, I don’t have to do any of that. They took the time to understand my wants and desires. They wanted to know what I want to learn about and are designing my internship to fit my needs, not theirs.

I love the city of Chicago and my internship at the Auditorium Theatre. I hope everyone can eventually work in a place as beautiful and exciting as I am right now!

Our Live Tweets From The Eifman Ballet of St. Petersburg Fireside Chat and Performance

In case you missed it, our own Meaghan Madges was tweeting live from our pre-show Fireside Chat with Eifman Ballet of St. Petersburg founder, Boris Eifman and Dance Critic Lucia Mauro. Here's the timeline of the chat and her tweets about the performance.

Brett Batterson Tweets NDT

In case you missed it, our Executive Director, Brett Batterson, posted his thoughts on last Tuesday's NDT performance on twitter - check it out here: http://twitter.com/AuditoriumChgo.

The Auditorium is now on Twitter!

The Auditorium is now on Twitter.com. Keep up with the Auditorium while on the go by receiving mobile updates on Auditorium happenings.

Click here to see our Twitter page.


Photo of the "Spring Mural" by James Steinkamp.