Lights Up! extends free, $1 and $15 tickets to help audience members of all backgrounds join the audience throughout the season.

Every performance in the T2 season is eligible for Lights Up! tickets with no blackout dates, wherever seats are available.

Lights Up! offers three avenues for access:

  • Non-profit organizations serving community members distribute free tickets throughout the year to those facing barriers to access.

  • Families who qualify for federal SNAP assistance can show their current EBT (Electronic Benefits Transfer) card just once in person at our Box Office to gain access to $1 tickets all year — online, by phone or in person.

  • 30 Under 30 provides up to 30 $15 tickets for school-aged students and young adults under the age of 30, at every performance.

Questions?  Call the Box Office at 479-777-7477. Already signed up for a Lights Up! program? $1 or $15 tickets will show up as price options when you log in to reserve tickets at the link below. 

Partners

Lights Up! For Access is made possible with generous lead support from the Walmart Foundation and support from the Williard and Pat Walker Charitable Foundation as well as the TheatreSquared community of donors.

“The Walmart Foundation has worked for years to enhance the quality of life through increasing access to arts and recreation in Northwest Arkansas,” said Julie Gehrki, Senior Director of the Walmart Foundation. “We are excited to support TheatreSquared as they launch ‘Lights Up!,’ which will allow hundreds of local, low-income residents to enjoy high-quality performances.”

Current non-profit partners include 7Hills Homeless Center, Single Parent Scholarship Fund of NWA, NWA Food Bank, Full Circle Campus Food Pantry, Ozark Literacy Council, LifeStyles, Inc., NWA Children's Shelter, the Northwest Arkansas Women's Shelter, Hillcrest Towers, Ozark Guidance Center, Feed Communities, UA Pride, NWA Equality Inc, NWA NAACP, Arkansas Coalition, Canopy NWA, Arkansas Athletic Outreach, Welcome NWA, Havenwood, Big Brothers and Big Sisters of Northwest Arkansas, Compassion Fayetteville, Freedom One, Goodwill Industries, UAMS (Mental Health Clinic), Peace at Home Shelter, St. James Food Pantry, Black Action Collective, TASC, Elizabeth Richardson Center, Fayetteville Housing Authority, Habitat for Humanity, Magdalene House, New Beginnings, and many others.

“7hills is excited to see TheatreSquared's ‘Light's Up!’ program enrich the lives of people who have experienced homelessness in Northwest Arkansas,” said Solomon Burchfield, Director of Operations at 7Hills. “Often people struggling with the demands of everyday life have a hard time affording and accessing the cultural experiences our community has to offer. We are grateful that this opportunity helps brings our whole community together to be educated, entertained, and inspired. Great art should be a part of every person's life.”

Subsidized tickets are also available for schools and teachers bringing groups of students. Group rates for junior high and high school students are available here.

Photo: TheatreSquared is joined by representatives from the Walmart Foundation and community partners to announce the Lights Up! Program.