Corinne Williams, Ticket Office Manager
ONE-STOP SHOP: THE NEW TICKET OFFICE
By Kevin Place, Theater J Associate Producer
Since you’ve made it into the theater, you have surely been to or walked by the new Ticket Office on the first floor. (If not, how did you sneak in here?) This new space is among the many upgrades in the renovation of the Edlavitch DC Jewish Community Center (EDCJCC). It will function as the central hub for arts programming in the building and boasts a friendly staff and a new, collaborative approach to ticketing. For the first time ever, patrons can call one number and purchase tickets for theater, film, and music in any combination. It is a ‘one-stop shop,’ if you will. Theater J is just one of the thriving arts programs at the EDCJCC, which has long been known for the robust and vibrant Washington Jewish Film Festival and Washington Jewish Music Festival, now combined as part of the multidisciplinary arts Festival, JxJ. JxJ presents year-round film and music programming almost daily in the new state-of-the-art cinema, Cafritz Hall, along with a major three-week festival in May. Check out page 22 to see a list of JxJ’s upcoming film screenings and concerts – we hope to see you there! To support so many exciting events, the EDCJCC has hired a new staff member: Corinne Williams, who began in August as the Ticket Office Manager. Williams brings a breadth of theater and arts experience to this new collaborative initiative, including previous work with both Theater J and JxJ. She will be a consistent support to patrons with their ticketing needs and is ready and eager to share her insider knowledge of both programs. “I am extremely excited to be working with both Theater J and JxJ, two programs that I know and love, and to be involved in so much varied arts programming,” say Williams. “I look forward to greeting patrons from our new location as they enter the building and cannot wait for everyone to meet the other members of the Ticket Office staff.” With the new staff comes expanded Ticket Office hours: patrons will now be able to reach a ticket agent Monday through Friday between noon and 4:00 PM. Additionally, the Ticket Office will be open one hour before every theater, film, or music event. At that time, patrons can purchase or pick up tickets from the large and accessible three-window space designed to accommodate many attendees simultaneously. Stop by the Ticket Office to visit Corinne and her staff Monday-Friday between 12:00 PM and 4:00 PM or give them a ring at (202) 777-3210!
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