GROUP TOURS - Free guided tours of Juanita K. Hammons Hall are available to school and community groups. Each session lasts approximately one hour and includes a tour of both the front-of-house and backstage areas. Tours must be scheduled in advance, and are generally not available on performance days. For more information, contact Hammons Hall’s events coordinator at 417-836-6776.

ART EXHIBITS - Throughout the presenting season, monthly exhibits from the Springfield Visual Arts Alliance and Springfield R-12 high schools are open for public viewing during box office hours, Monday-Friday 10am-6pm, Saturday 10am-3pm.

EVENING & WEEKEND EVENTS - To request a copy of Hammons Hall’s season brochure, contact the box office at 417-836-7678 or (toll free) 888-476-7849. Group discounts are available for many evening and weekend events – call the Group Sales coordinator at 417-836-8468 for more information.

INTRODUCTION TO THE PERFORMANCE - Join members of our local arts community for this series of pre-show talks, as they offer insights into the stories, cultures and creative processes that shape this season’s shows. Sessions are scheduled 45 minutes prior to most events on Hammons Hall’s Broadway and Center Stage series.

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THE CHILDREN’S TICKET FUND - The Children’s Ticket Fund assists area Title I schools and children’s charities with the cost of tickets for children to attend live performing arts events at Hammons Hall. Assistance is based on available funds, and may be requested for students eligible for their school’s free and reduced lunch program. To request assistance, submit a letter to Anjie Nowell on your school letterhead, stating your group’s need, desired performance, and requested number of tickets. Please note:  support from The Children’s Ticket Fund is not applicable to events on Hammons Hall’s Broadway series.

Join in the fun as Springfield celebrates The Big Read!  From October 1, 2008 through April 30, 2009, Juanita K. Hammons Hall and the Springfield-Greene County Library District will be teaming up with area schools and other organizations to encourage the community to read and discuss Harper Lee’s classic novel To Kill a Mockingbird. Come be a part of book discussions, talks with writers, film screenings, panel discussions on diversity and legal issues, teacher workshops, live performances of the play and more! Visit HammonsHall.com or NEABigRead.org for more information.

The Big Read is an initiative of the National Endowment for the Arts in partnership with the Institute of Museum and Library Services and in cooperation with Arts Midwest.  Designed to revitalize the role of literature in American culture and bring the transformative power of literature into the lives of its citizens, The Big Read brings together partners across the country to encourage citizens to read for pleasure and enlightenment.