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The Phoenix Theatre for Children is located in the heart of downtown Columbus, Ohio. All of our performances are in the Vern Riffe Center, at the corner of State and High Streets. We're across the street from the Statehouse, City Center Mall, and the former Lazarus building.
Parking is easy, affordable . . . and indoors!
Evenings and weekends: Park at a meter on the street (free after 6 PM and on Sundays) or right inside the Vern Riffe Center. It's only $2.00, and you can take an elevator to the theatre. Enter the Riffe Center garage at the back of the building, on Front Street.
Weekdays: We recommend parking in one of the City Center Garages (enter the garage directly under City Center Mall from Third Street; enter the garage just south of City Center Mall from Rich or Main Streets). Rates vary.
Buses: Columbus Public Schools generally utilize the Ft. Hayes lot. Other districts may decide to use the Veteran's Memorial lot ($3.00) across from COSI on Broad Street.Single ticket sales are final, but if you have a season subscription and can't make it to your ticketed date for any show, you can exchange your tickets to another performance of that show by calling the CAPA Ticket office at (614) 469-0939.
Important note about ticket exchanges: If you've subscribed to The Phoenix Theatre for Children in the past, you know how easy exchanging your tickets has always been. Now that the CAPA Ticket Office is handling our box office business, it's still easy to exchange. There is one important change, however; you must return your old tickets before Ticket Office staff can make the change in their ticketing system. You can do this by:
- Mailing in your old tickets to 39 East State St., Columbus OH 43215
- Bringing them to the CAPA Ticket Office at 39 E. State St.
- Tearing the tickets in half, making a copy of them and faxing the copy to the Ticket Office
If you would like to exchange to an earlier date than the one you have, you can also bring the tickets to Will Call on the day of the performance; please note that this option is dependent on seat availablity on the day of the performance.
Yes! Our "Acting Up" classes are offered each summer for ages 4-17. Click here to view the summer schedule as soon as it's available, join our mailing list to receive the summer brochure for next year, call (614) 464-9400, or send us an email.
If you're looking for classes during the school year, we recommend contacting the Columbus Performing Arts Program at (614) 645-SHOW.
The Phoenix Theatre for Children primarily casts professional adult actors in our productions. Occasionally, when a script calls for a child actor, we will hold special auditions. Parents should be aware, however, that we hold rehearsals and performances for schools during the daytime. Announcements of local auditions and calls for resumes are placed online and in local newspapers.
Can't make it to a regular audition? Send us your resume and headshot anyway:
The Phoenix Theatre for Children
55 East State Street
Columbus, Ohio 43215
| Artistic Director | Steven. C. Anderson |
| Production Coordinator | Joseph Bishara |
| Education Director | Heather Burley |
Trip Lazarus, President
Scott Powell, Vice President
Moniqua Spencer, Secretary
Eric Riedinger, Treasurer
Rick Adams
Kris Dawley
Steven C. Anderson
Kitty Morton Epler
Phillip Lampe
Mary Connolly-Ross
Laurie Schmidt Moats
Jennifer Peterson
Venita McClellan-Allen
Lynne Jeffrey
Tina Guegold
Kathy Cordray
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