Productions & Box Office
Welcome to the Austin Peay State University Theatre and Dance Box Office! Join us for an incredible plays, musicals, and dance performances. Students gain extensive hands-on experience by working on 4 to 5 major productions each year, including plays, musicals, and dance concerts hosted in both an intimate proscenium theatre, the Sara and Mike Gotcher Theatre, and our blackbox theatre, the Margret Fort Trahern Lab Theatre.
This season, we are proud to start offering captioning for our main stage shows for hearing challenged individuals. Our goal is to start this service for the show Sueño. Please check back for more info. Captioning provided by Captitle. For more information visit: https://www.captitles.com
From hit musicals like Ride the Cyclone and The Mad Ones to powerful productions like A Doll’s House, Part 2, Sueño, and our annual Spring Dance Concert, this season has something for everyone!
Plan Your Visit
All of our department's productions and box office operations are hosted in the Trahern Building, located on APSU's main campus on the corner of 8th Street and Jackson Alley at 380 8th Street.
Venues & Box Office
Enter through the main front doors facing 8th Street to access the lobby, ticket window, and theatres.
Sara and Mike Gotcher Theatre
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An intimate proscenium theatre
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Seats up to 190
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Wheelchair accessible seating available
Margaret Fort Trahern Lab Theatre
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An intimate black-box performance space.
Box Office Policies
Ticket Pricing
Many of our productions are pay-what-you-can with a minimum of $5 per ticket. Children 10 and under are admitted free of charge (up to four children).
Advance Tickets
Skip the line at the door by purchasing your tickets in advance online! See the Current Season for links to purchase.
Payment Methods
We accept major credit cards at the physical box office.
Refund/Exchange Policy
All sales are final. No refunds allowed.
Parking Information
Visitor parking is located near the Trahern Building and guests are welcome to drop off those who need access at the front of the building before parking.
Campus parking is reserved for students, faculty, staff, and university visitors during regular business hours, M-F, 8:00am - 4:30pm.
The nearest available parking lots are Lot 63 on 8th Street, Lot 43 on Browning Drive, and Lot 7 on Marion Street. Limited ADA Accessible-only parking is available directly in front of the building in Lot 59 or beside the building along Jackson Alley in Lot 62.
See the Campus Parking Map for more details.
Have a question?
Reach out to our box office team at watersk@apsu.edu.