Tickets
The Box Office in the Illinois State University Center for the Performing Arts (CPA) handles tickets for all College of Fine Arts events, including music, dance, and theatre performances in the Center for Performing Arts, Westhoff Theatre, and the Illinois Shakespeare Festival.
CPA Box Office
Illinois State University
Center for the Performing Arts
400 W. Beaufort St
Normal, IL 61761
Hours: Monday through Friday
Academic Year: 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Summer: noon to 4 p.m.
Phone:
(309) 438-2535
Purchasing Tickets
Note: When picking up tickets directly before a Westhoff Theatre or Illinois Shakespeare Festival performance, a separate box office is set up at the performance location.
Hours
Monday through Friday, 11:00 a.m. to 5 p.m. during the academic year and noon to 4 p.m. during the summer.
The Box Office will also open 60 minutes prior to a theatre performance and 45 minutes prior to music performances.
Parking
There are two parking spaces located next to the CPA Loading Dock that are reserved for patrons to use when purchasing tickets at the Box Office.
During events, parking is available in the School Street Parking Garage in spaces 250 and above as long as the parking light is illuminated as OPEN.
Ticket Policies
Waiting List
Patrons may request to be added to the waiting list, in the event any tickets for a sold out performance become available.
Ticket Validity
Tickets are only valid until 10 minutes before a performance, at which time all empty seats will be sold to those who are present and whose names are on the waiting list.
Late Seating
Patrons who arrive after a performance has started for a Westhoff Theatre production will not be seated until intermission (provided there is an intermission.) This policy is for the safety of our patrons and actors due to the intimate nature of the space as entering the theatre requires walking on the stage.)
For events in the Center for the Performing Arts, patrons may be seated late at the discretion of the House Manager, during an appropriate break in the performance.
Exchanges/Refunds
Exchanges can be made for a $2.00 exchange fee per ticket at least 24 hours in advance. Tickets cannot be refunded.
Directions and Parking
How do I get there?
Illinois State University is conveniently located at the intersection of Interstates 55, 74, and 39 for easy access from any direction. The College of Fine Arts is located in the heart of Bloomington-Normal. Take any route to Business 51, and then head south to Hovey/Beaufort Street (changes names at Business 51). The College of Fine Arts is located 3 blocks east.
Normal-Bloomington Area Map
Primary College of Fine Arts Buildings
Where do I park?
Parking for College of Arts events is very easy and almost always free!
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Free Event Parking is available in the School Street Parking Deck (400 W. Beaufort St. at School St.) for evening and weekend events. A sign out front indicates "Arts Event Parking" that states "Closed" or "Open." When the "Open" sign is lit, simply go in and park in any spot numbered 250 and above. No parking ticket is needed.
Arts Event Parking includes all public College of Fine Arts events in the Center for the Performing Arts Concert Hall and Theatre, Westhoff Theatre, and Kemp Hall.
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Public Parking is also available in the South University Street Parking Deck (600 S. University St., just north of Beaufort) at any time for $1.00 per hour.
- For the Illinois Shakespeare Festival, free public parking is available in the St. John's Lutheran Church parking lot across the street from the Ewing Cultural Center.