How to Get Free or Reduced Price Theatre Tickets in the San Francisco Bay Area.

How to Get Free or Reduced Price Theatre Tickets to Many Plays in the San Francisco Bay Area

The Bay Areas is home to dozens of theatres and playhouses. Here's how to get free or reduced price tickets to view those plays:

Reduced Price Tickets to Theater

While having a morning latte at your favorite Wi-Fi cafe, take a look at the Tix Bay Area site to see what productions have 1/2 price tickets available. Then, go to SF Weekly and click on "Culture" and "Night and Day" and look through the current and archived reviews of the available theatre productions to see which of the available productions you want to see.

Now get yourself over to the actual Tix Bay Area kiosk well before their 11 a.m. opening and stand in the "half price ticket line".

Another option is to go to the individual theatre or theatres the day of performance and inquire about reduced price tickets.

Free Theatre

San Francisco Shakespeare Festival "Shakespeare in the Park" "... shows are free, and ground seating available on a first come, first served basis. Bring a blanket and a picnic. You may bring a LOW concert / beach seat. There are no tickets necessary for Free Shakespeare in the Park."

San Francisco Movie Theatres and Their "Deals"

4 Star Movie Theatre "... Alternative cinema from around the world.
Our prices are $6.50 for bargain shows & seniors 65 and over/children 11 and under. $8.50 for general admission.
Bargain shows: Weekend shows starting before 2:00pm & Weekday shows starting before 4:00pm."

Balboa Free movie ticket on your birthday. Discounted ticket for the first matinee showing of each movie every day. Seniors and under 12 always $5. Discount card: 5 admissions for $30.00 (or $6 per admission) good at all times and can be used by two people at a time. Students, faculty and school staff with school I.D. are $6.00 on Mondays. All of these discounts are subject to restrictions by some film distributors, special events and when the theater has been rented to an outside presenter. These restrictions will be posted.

BookBeat "....is the venue to screen the work of local Bay Area indie filmmakers. Because of our dedication to community we value and want to encourage the creative endeavors of this community. Tony Grimani of Performance Media Industries (PMI) www.pmiltd.com also shares this vision with Gary, the owner of BookBeat. PMI provides our state-of-the-art setup including a 100-inch screen with surround sound. Each film night Tony donates the time and expertise of his experts to make sure we are set up and ready to provide a cinema experience in the intimacy of a cafe...." 28 Bolinas Ave., Fairfax, CA.

Bridge Landmark Discount Cards

Castro Theatre Matinee (First Show of Day) $6. Seniors and kids $6.

Red Vic Movie House $6 bargain 2 p.m. shows. "...we still have signature couches and organic treats available for your movie watching pleasure. Currently, the Red Vic is run by collective members and many dedicated volunteers..." 1727 Haight Street

No Deals... But Worth the Price!

Landmark's Act 1 and 2 (Berkeley) "...I love living in Berkeley because i have access to places such as this. Where else can i catch all the great art-house films. Its hard not to rant and rave about the great films i've seen there, because thats not really the theatre itself, but rest assured, they play great movies.
Best part of the theatre are the midnight movies. Durring the school year they take it upon themselves to select a cult favorite to play each week. the showings are packed to the rafters with costumed fans...."Mercutio S at Yelp.com For notices of advance screenings, etc Join Landmark's Film Club .

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