FSCJ Hosts 18th Annual 'Test Drive Your Seats' Open House Today

The Florida State College at Jacksonville (FSCJ) Artist Series, sponsored by Chase will hold its 18th Annual Test Drive Your Seats Open House Event from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. today, September 16, 2015 at the Times-Union Center at 300 Water Street, Jacksonville, FL 32202.

Current Broadway season ticket holders can pick up their ticket packets, exchange their tickets, buy single tickets for family and friends, and "test drive" their seats. People who wish to purchase season tickets can come out to see the venue, see which seats are available, and become season ticket holders on-site!

Parking for the Test Drive Your Seats Open House Event is complimentary at the Enterprise Parking Garage for the first 100 people, sponsored by LAZ. Attendees can park in the garage and then ask the FSCJ Artist Series Box Office for a parking ticket before they leave the Times-Union Center.

All attendees will receive a free gift provided by Chase, the sponsor of the FSCJ Artist Series. Additionally, attendees can enjoy complimentary hospitality by the Official Caterer of the Times-Union Center, Savor...Jacksonville, and from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. register to win prizes from Lite 96.1 FM.

The FSCJ Artist Series' 2015-2016 Broadway in Jacksonville Season, sponsored by Chase features THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA as the season anchor (February 10-21), as well as HOW THE GRINCH STOLE CHRISTMAS! THE MUSICAL (December 1-6), 42nd STREET (January 12-17), and MOTOWN THE MUSICAL (April 19-24).

Season tickets are on sale now with four-show package prices starting at $136. Season ticket prices vary depending on the show time, day of the week, and seating location. New subscribers can order their season tickets at (904) 442-2929, 1-888-860-BWAY, or www.artistseriesjax.org.

Season subscriber benefits include: guaranteed package pricing, premium seat locations, no waiting in line for tickets, discounted exchanges, priority ticket purchases, access to other FSCJ Artist Series events, and lost ticket insurance. VIP Seating is available to contributors to the FSCJ Artist Series at five levels: Angel, Producer, Benefactor, Patron, and Donor. Call (904) 442-2929 for additional benefits available through the VIP Theater Club.

Performances for each of the four Broadway shows (except Dr. Seuss' How The Grinch Stole Christmas! The Musical) are Tuesdays through Thursdays at 7:30 p.m., Friday and Saturday evenings at 8 p.m., Saturday afternoons at 2 p.m., and Sundays at 1:30 p.m. and 7 p.m. The performance times for Dr. Seuss' How The Grinch Stole Christmas! The Musical, are Tuesday, December 1 at 7:30 p.m., Wednesday, December 2 at 7:30 p.m., Thursday, December 3 at 11 a.m. and 7:30 p.m., Friday, December 4 at 7:30 p.m., Saturday, December 5 at 1 p.m. and 7 p.m., and Sunday, December 6 at 1 p.m. and 4 p.m. All times are subject to change. An American Sign Language interpreted performance for the deaf is available for the Sunday evening performance of each presentation.

Tickets to individual shows in the FSCJ Artist Series' 2015-2016 Broadway in Jacksonville Season, sponsored by Chase go on sale this fall and winter, but season ticket holders can purchase additional tickets now before they go on sale to the public. Broadway subscribers can also purchase tickets to other FSCJ Artist Series events, including Broadway Specials, Concert and Variety, Dance, Opera, and Family shows at the Test Drive Your Seats Open House Event.

The FSCJ Artist Series is Jacksonville's major presenter of national and international touring productions. Celebrating its 50th season in 2015-2016, the FSCJ Artist Series enhances the entertainment scene in Northeast Florida with Broadway productions, concerts, ballets, operas, dance productions, school performances, and variety shows. Serving as a fundraising arm of Florida State College at Jacksonville Foundation, Inc., (501-c3), the FSCJ Artist Series supports the performing arts projects of the Series and Foundation.

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To order by phone with Visa, MasterCard, American Express, or Discover, call the FSCJ Artist Series Box Office at: (904) 442-2929 (toll-free outside of Jacksonville 1-888-860-BWAY). Tickets are also available online with Instant Seat Selection by visiting the FSCJ Artist Series Website at www.artistseriesjax.org.