Whether you’re becoming a season subscriber or purchasing single tickets for a specific show, we have a seat waiting for you.
2025/26
Tickets
Single tickets can be purchased in advance for all of our season shows through the CAPA Ticket Center. Impulse buyer? Tickets can also be purchased starting two hours prior to the performance at the Ticket Office on the Fourth Floor of the Riffe Center.
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CAPA Ticket Center
39 East State Street
Columbus, OH 43215
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Buy Tickets Over The Phone
614-469-0939
Group Ticket Sales
Bring your friends and get a discount. We offer special group rates for parties of 10 or more as well as student group rates. Please reach out to abaker@thecontemporaryohio.org for more information.
CAPA Ticket Partnership
Why are tickets sold through CAPA? As a CAPA Resident Organization that primarily performs in CAPA-managed venues, our ticketing is handled by the CAPA ticket center. Any ticket-related questions can be answered by calling the ticket center or visiting the customer care page of the CAPA website.
CAPA is the official ticketing source used by The Contemporary. Tickets from third party re-sellers are not guaranteed to be valid.
Ticket Donations
Looking for ticket donations from The Contemporary Theatre of Ohio for your organization’s event, raffle, or gift basket? Contact Alexa Baker at abaker@thecontemporaryohio.org.
Columbus Arts & Cultural Fee
All ticketed events taking place in the City of Columbus are subject to the 5% Columbus Arts & Culture Fee, this may already be included in the cost of the ticket. This fee helps make the arts available to all by funding exemplary artists, arts organizations, and programs that educate and engage audiences throughout Greater Columbus.
The Contemporary's ticket prices also include a small facility fee, since we perform in a CAPA-managed venue.
Discounts
We believe theatre should be accessible and affordable for everyone. It’s important to us that we act on that belief and offer multiple discount ticket options for our community.
Pay What You Want Tickets
We offer a Pay-What-You-Want (PWYW) ticket option for the preview performances of every production. PWYW allows you to choose how much you pay for a single ticket. You choose the price of your ticket—whether that’s $5, $100, or anywhere in between.
But did you know? Even at full price ($55, plus $13.55 in fees), ticket sales cover only 60% of what it costs to create the kind of bold, professional theatre you are about to experience. The rest depends on the generosity of audience members like you.
PWYW Previews are typically the first two performances in the run of each production.
The 5% Arts and Culture fee is added to every purchase, bringing the total to $1.05.
PWYW tickets can be purchased the day of the performance, starting two hours prior to the show in-person at the Riffe Center Studios located at 77 S High St, 43215.
Student Rush Tickets
Student Rush tickets are available with a valid student ID for $20 at the theatre starting two hours before show time.
2025/26
Subscriptions
Are you an avid theatre-goer who loves The Contemporary? If so, then you won’t want to miss our season ticket subscription. By subscribing to our season, you’ll have access to all of our shows at a discounted price, as well as special perks that you won’t get with individual tickets.
Subscription Benefits
- Subscription Benefits
- Subscribe and build the theatre you love into your busy schedule.
- Something comes up? No problem — you can exchange your tickets for another performance date, free of charge.
- Want to bring a friend? You get discounts on additional single tickets.
- Lose your tickets (who hasn’t)? Our ticketing representatives will help you out.
- Be the first to know about special offerings and early-bird discounts.
- Behind-the-scenes access throughout the season.
Subscription Options
Season Subscription
$225
Build the theatre you love into your busy schedule, save money, and get bonus subscriber perks when you subscribe to our season. The Season Subscription Package allows you to pick one performance from each of the season titles, including Alice By Heart, The Roommate, A Christmas Carol, Jaja’s African Hair Braiding, and Primary Trust.
First Time Subscriber
$199
Whether you’re subscribing for the first time ever, or have a lapsed subscription of five years or more, use code “NEWSUB” for a special new subscriber discount. You’ll get all the benefits of the Season Subscription Package at a special “first timers” discount.
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Subscribe online (best on desktop), or call the ticket office at 614-469-0939.
