This may be a fine venue for performances, but accessibility for the disabled is an afterthought. A…read morevery late afterthought. Is it technically ADA compliant? Probably. Barely. When you arrive from the south (as we did) you are met with a giant staircase to enter. Turns out there is a ramp on the north side. You wouldn't know that though, as there is nary a sign to be seen. Once you go around the building you can get in. There are metal detectors. They're sort of unattended though, or at least the people working them are far on the other side. What's a wheelchair to do? We tried getting someone's attention and eventually they irritatedly told us to just go through. We did. Not sure what kind of metal detectors those are supposed to be when the fully metal wheelchair didn't set them off. Now... our tickets are on the mezzanine. How do we get there? Lots of stairs.... No signs for an elevator. Had to ask around. There is one- way around the corner. It's small, old, and slow. But we got there. No bathrooms on the mezzanine though. Too bad for us. Then, after the show... the elevator.... There's a sign telling able bodied people to take the stairs.... But they don't. They just look at us sheep faced as they come down from the higher balconies packed full so we can't get in. No attendant or anything, no staff member to tell them no, so... us folx with wheelchairs and canes and walkers, we just wait for all the able bodies to get down. (And of course not all disabilities are visible. But their eyes told us their guilt.) We were there to see Tig Notaro. I think she'd be ashamed of some of her fans. And the venue. Do better.

I ordered my tickets to the Morgan Jay show Online. It was easy to pick my seat and also receive my…read moreticket. The venue is pretty spacious and the seats were decent. I sat in Row C so I was fairly close to the front. This venue does offer some snacks as well as drinks for purchase. The drink prices were about average for when you go to a venue. There is plenty of restaurant options nearby as well as a couple hotels to stay at if you're out of town like me.

Always a good show staff is great!! The real stars are of course the performers!! Top Notch!!read more

Actors Cabaret is a very unique venue. They serve dinner, and put on live theater. You can choose…read morejust the show, or dinner and a show. If you choose dinner, you arrive early at the set time to have your dinner complete before the show. Their menu is small, and is on the pricey side for what you get (average food). The shows are performed by local troupes, and as such, most of the acting is pretty average, with a few real standouts whose huge amounts of talent seem to mostly remind the audience how poor the rest of the performers are. It is definitely a fun way to spend the night, so long as you don't set your expectations too high.

I would not say this is the best place in town for a show unless you like long bathroom lines at…read moreintermission, clear bag policies, not being able to bring your own food and water and then being faced with junk food concessions(cash only, $3 ATM fee), and mostly alcohol and other unhealthy drinks. Staff members were nice and helpful though and they do get some good acts coming through town.

What a beautiful show we experienced! Getting to see Lucy Dacus in a vintage, small venue was a…read moretreat. The staff were all so helpful and friendly and efficient. The lighting with the disco ball was fun and whimsical. I loved that they had cool air blowing on the audience the entire show. Would love to come back again!

Wow. Went here to see a series of ten minute plays that we bought tickets for a week in advance…read more Did we get to see the play? No. Why? Because they had sold our seats to someone else that came in without prepaid tickets. This is typical Eugene style. What we were offered? A pillow to place between our butts and the stairs. Wouldn't that be a fire hazard?

I've seen two shows here now and both were amazing! I didn't consider myself and "artsy fartsy"…read moretype of person, but I was highly impressed with the talent and caliber of actors and actresses. First was Circle Mirror Transformation and most recently, Avenue Q. Avenue Q was hilarious! It is a sold out show even after adding additional performances. They are working on building their new, larger theatre so the current theatre they are in is very small. However is is a very quaint and intimate venue! I'm glad I got out of the house and shopping malls and experienced some real talent from passionate actors and actresses.

After waiting almost 2 hours to park in the ADA parking I was turned away and told the go to…read moreAutzenstadium and rake a shuttle bus which was not ADA compatible. No where was there posting telling people to not wait but to go to autzen what a poor way of treating the disabled. You should have done better. You are definitely a poor venue and I can you run by the state of Oregon.

I have now been to Matthew Knight arena twice. Once for a concert (Tim McGraw and Faith Hill) and…read morelast night for the women's game vs. Oregon State. The arena doesn't have great acoustics for a concert. The seats seems a little too sloped, so I got the feeling like I was going to pitch forward when I needed to stand for people trying to get in and out. Parking is a nightmare, as there isn't enough venue parking available, necessitating having to park a mile away in the residential areas and walking (if it's raining, which happens in Oregon from time to time, you are doomed). For the women's game, this place is a disaster. It was quick to get scanned in and the woman we asked about the General Admission seating was helpful. The lady handling the elevator was very nice. Then my youngest and my two 70+ year old folks ventured to find our seats. When you buy General Admission tickets, you are not notified that you aren't actually getting an assigned seat, even though the tickets list a section, a row, and seat numbers. That's a lie. If you work (like me) and can't get to the game 30 minutes early, you may not get a seat. Lots of people had to stand, which makes NO sense. At football games, you can pay significantly less for standing room tickets. Here, you may or may not have to stand, but you pay just as much to stand as you do to possibly sit. It's BS. So we looked and looked in various sections, often finding jerks who had jackets on empty seats. When asked if we could sit there, they were always being saved. We asked attendants what we were supposed to do and they told us to talk to the ticket office and walked away. What are they there for!? To be a-holes to guests? Finally, 8 minutes into the 1st quarter that we missed, we found two seats and my mom and youngest took them. I was able to find one by itself in front of them. My 72 year old dad? He had to stand. Was there another open seat? Sure. There were two old guys in front of me that wouldn't give up the seat in-between them. When I asked an attendant that walked by if they could make them give up that seat, they told the guy that they were saving it for a friend (that never showed up apparently, because they both rested their elbows on the empty seat the entire time) and the attendant walked away. Again, what are they there for? They don't DO anything! My dad ultimately watched the game from the top of the stairs. We had an OK time, but we were really close to paying $250 for 4 "seats" to a basketball where we all could have been standing the entire time. I'm fairly pissed about it. Standing room only tickets should be $5. If you buy a ticket and it gives you a section, row, and seat number, you should HAVE a seat to sit in. Combine that with zero parking and employees who don't DO anything, and I don't have any desire to attend another game. It is a real shame, because I would like to support Oregon athletics, but greedy people who oversell and put profits over providing a great atmosphere and experience make it nearly impossible.

This was my first time coming here and it was awesome! I went to the A Very Merry Christmas Movie…read moreNight, friend choreographed three dances in it. She did such a great job! If you haven't been here I would recommend it. All of the seats have a great view

If you're considering using the Wildish Theatre for your performance or production, think twice…read more The Majestic Theatre is a far better choice, as The Wildish, even though we were doing what's called a "door deal," no rent to the theater, just splitting the take at the door, refused to split $500 in radio advertising expense, didn't put our show listing on the website until 2 weeks before the show, and only then because I pointed out it wasn't there! They insisted that they just put the show in the Caledar listing at the Register Guard and the EUGENE Weekly, and did social media marketing (though I saw none until the week of, and only on Facebook). We sold 50 tickets. We took the same show to The Majestic Theatre in Corvallis the next night. They advertised on Bicoastal Media radio Stations and got us a story, for our "Baby Boomer Comedy Show," in the local paper, and did a wonderful job of social media marketing, we sold 287 tickets (300 is a sellout). We had the same split the door deal with The Majestic, so at $18 a person, the Theatre made $2,066. The Wildish, I believe in part because the listing didn't make it to the scroll on the website until two weeks before the show (and it might not have made it then if a friend hadn't texted me and said he couldn't buy tickets), I didn't see any social media posts until a week before the show (and only on Facebook) and though we offered to split the cost of radio advertising, none was done, the Wildish netted $605, less than a third of the net for The Majestic, at $2 more per ticket. That's the second time we've brought the show to the Wildish (same lack of promotion the first time as well), and it will be our last. Not sure where the disconnect is when it comes to the Board of Directors realizing that with a "door deal" the theater has skin in the game and needs to step up and promote the show. The Majestic, operated by the City of Corvallis, gets that, in spades. If the Wildish hasn't gone out of business by the time you read this, I'd suggest finding another venue.

The University of Oregon has a great theatre program and turns out some really well done…read moreperformances in the recently renovated Miller Theatre Complex, easily accessible from E. 11th Avenue, just between Kincaid and Franklin Blvd. I'm surprised that more people, UO students included, don't know about the UT. I have seen several shows there and have enjoyed the variety of titles and styles of plays performed, the wonderful talent of the student actors, creative talents of the set designers and costumers, and skill of the lighting and sound technicians. The Robinson Theatre offers a traditional theatre with great seats and great visibility and sound. The smaller Hope Theatre is a flexible-space venue whose setup changes with each show, and can be configured in a variety of ways which creates a unique theatre experience for patrons. The spacious lobby offers leather couches and ottomans, displays to peruse at intermission, affordable concessions, and several accessible restrooms. This season, UO students can get free tickets to any UT show! Why wasn't this around when I was in school? Tickets can be bought at the door, or (recommended) ahead of time online or at the EMU box office 541-346-4363. More information about the season can be found online at http://pages.uoregon.edu/theatre/

Love the friendly theater 'family' treatment that this studio gives my young actor. The classes…read morerange in age from preschool through high school. Students who are new are welcomed. They even give personalized thank you notes, which is such a sweet touch.

Kiddo attended camp for the first time at the studio last week and he really enjoyed himself…read more Sounded like the staff did a great job engaging the kids and separating them into age groups for age appropriate games and crafts. Chandler and Jordan were his favorite to see everyday!