Huntington Theatre Co Offers 50% Off Tix To Select Shows During One Day Sale 8/19

Huntington Theatre Company offers 50% off tickets to select performances of William Inge's classic comedy Bus Stop, Annie Baker's acclaimed new comedy Circle Mirror Transformation, and Bob Glaudini's world premiere Vengeance is the Lord's at a special One Day Sale on Thursday, August 19.

The 50% off tickets will be available:

· Online at huntingtontheatre.org from midnight until midnight

· By phone at 617 266-0800 from 12pm until 6pm

· In person at the Huntington's Boston University Theatre Box Office, 264 Huntington Avenue.

The Huntington's periodic One Day Sales supplement standing discount ticket programs that reduce ticket prices to the Company's world-class productions to rates that are affordable for all. See below for a full list of discounts.

Standard discounted and full-priced single tickets to all productions in the Huntington's 2010-2011 Season go on sale Sunday, August 15 and are available by phone 12pm until 4pm.

In William Inge's classic American romantic comedy Bus Stop, a snowstorm strands a bus outside of Kansas City, and its passengers - including a stubborn, lovestruck cowboy and the nightclub singer he hopes to marry - seek shelter and warmth at a roadside diner. The motley crew spends one night together, filled with bluster, heartache, and laughter, while searching for love. Bus Stop is directed by former Huntington Artistic Director Nicholas Martin. The Wall Street Journal calls Inge an "indisputably major artist, one of this country's half-dozen greatest playwrights."

Discounted tickets are available for the following performances of Bus Stop:

* Friday, September 17 at 8pm
* Sunday, September 19 at 7pm
* Tuesday, September 21 at 7:30pm
* Thursday, September 23 at 7:30pm
* Friday, September 24 at 8pm
* Saturday, September 25 at 2pm

In Circle Mirror Transformation, the four students in Marty's creative drama class experiment with theatre games as hearts are quietly torn apart and tiny wars of epic proportions are waged and won. Set in the Shirley, Vermont community center, this gentle and beautifully crafted new comedy mixes antic sadness and hilarious detail, and became a runaway hit Off Broadway. The New York Times called the play, "absorbing, unblinking, and sharply funny." Circle Mirror Transformation is the Huntington's offering in The Shirley, Vermont Plays festival of plays by the breakout writer Annie Baker. Learn more about the festival at ShirleyVTPlays.com.

Discounted tickets are available for the following performances of Circle Mirror Transformation:

* Sunday, October 17 at 7pm
* Tuesday, October 19 at 7:30pm
* Friday, October 22 at 8pm
* Saturday, October 24 at 2pm

Vengeance is the Lord's is a world premiere from smart, edgy, and insightful playwright Bob Glaudini, a John Gassner Playwriting Award recipient. The Horvath family forgives their trespassers - all but one. A mother's call for mercy clashes with a father's need for retribution when their daughter's murderer comes up for parole. Sharp jokes and tough love drive this searing and funny new drama, which unfolds at dinners from Thanksgiving to Easter. A modern American family asks a classic moral question: what can we do when "justice" is not enough? Huntington Artistic Director Peter DuBois reunites with Glaudini to direct, having previously collaborated on Jack Goes Boating with Philip Seymour Hoffman for LAByrinth Theater Company and A View from 151st Street, also with LAByrinth.

Discounted tickets are available for the following performances of Vengeance is the Lord's:

* Friday, November 12 at 8pm
* Sunday, November 14 at 7pm
* Tuesday, November 16 at 7:30pm
* Wednesday, November 17 at 7:30pm
* Thursday, November 18 at 7:30pm
* Saturday, November 20 at 2pm

"Smart. Fun. Those two words kept coming up as we approached programming this season at the Huntington," says DuBois. "We have created a season of plays that promise to engage audiences deeply throughout the year - comedies with sharp perspectives, dramas with searing centers, and universal stories about families and relationships that stir, inspire, and leave us feeling more alive. Each play in next season's mix builds emotionally, intellectually, and stylistically on the shows that surround it. "

In addition to Bus Stop, Circle Mirror Transformation, and Vengeance is the Lord's, the 2010-2011 Season includes:

* Ruined, the powerful 2009 Pulitzer Prize winner by Lynn Nottage, directed by Liesl Tommy, at the B.U. Theatre January 7 - February 6, 2011, in cooperation with La Jolla Playhouse and Berkeley Repertory Theatre;
* Educating Rita, a revival of Willy Russell's Olivier Award winner for best comedy. A warm and witty tale of self-discovery, directed by Maria Aitken, at the B.U. Theatre March 11 - April 10, 2011
* Sons of the Prophet, the world premiere of an insightful comedy from Stephen Karam (Speech and Debate), directed by Peter DuBois, at the Calderwood Pavilion at the BCA April 1 - May 1, 2011, commissioned and produced by special arrangement with Roundabout Theatre Company;
* Shakespeare's Comedy of Errors and Richard III performed in repertory by Edward Hall's (Two Men of Florence) UK-based Propeller Theatre Company May 18 - June 19, 2011 at the B.U. Theatre, presented in association with Boston University's School of Theatre.

Huntington Theatre Company single ticket prices range from $15 to $89.50. The Huntington continues to offer many ways to purchase low-priced tickets to each and every performance in the season, including:

* Subscription packages, now available for the 2010-2011 Season, which start as low as four productions for $80
* $25 tickets to those 35 and under, with a valid ID
* $25 tickets for seats in the last row of the Balcony and the outer aisles of the Orchestra (B.U. Theatre) or the last row of the Orchestra (Wimberly Theatre at the Calderwood Pavilion at the BCA)
* $15 student rush tickets, two hours before curtain with a valid ID
* $10 off for B.U. community, WGBH, and WBUR members
* $5 off for seniors and veterans

For more information about the One Day Sale, visit huntingtontheatre.org/onedaysale.

For more information about tickets and programming, visit huntingtontheatre.org.