On Monday, August 3, single tickets go on sale for San Jose Repertory Theatre’s 2009-10 season:  Artistic Director Rick Lombardo’s inaugural season and the most exciting season yet with an artful blend of timeless stories — a diverse season balanced with a rich mix of contemporary, classic and daring work, alongside Tony® Award-winning entertainment.

There are three ways to purchase tickets starting Monday, August 3:

• On-line at http://sjrep.com beginning at 12:00 a.m.

• By phone at 408.367.7255 during box office hours beginning at 10:00 a.m.

• In person at the box office downtown, 101 Paseo de San Antonio, between 2nd and 3rd Streets.

Single ticket prices start at $33. Five and six play subscriptions are also available for as low as $125. Discounts are offered to seniors, students, teachers, ADA or ASL members and groups of ten and more.

San Jose Rep also offers flexibility and value with Design Your Own (DYO) and Flex Pass packages. Choose the plays you want to see, when you want to see them with the Design Your Own package. Simply mix and match the days of the week and select 3, 4 or 5 plays to create an individualized season package. Save up to 20% and receive benefits that include free ticket exchange and complimentary ticket upgrades. For the ultimate in ticket flexibility, choose the Rep’s convenient Flex Pass. At a discounted price from single tickets, the Flex Passes are vouchers that can be redeemed for any main stage performance in the parterre or balcony section. Attend productions with one friend, bring all your friends to one production, give tickets away as gifts – the possibilities are endless.

The Rep launches the 2009-10 season with one of Shakespeare’s most sophisticated and bewitching comedies As You Like It. Next is the Regional Premiere of Groundswell, a haunting, psychological thriller about dashed dreams, enduring hope and the promise for a just post-apartheid society. Back by popular demand is the holiday classic A Christmas Story. In the New Year, the Rep presents the 1997-98 recipient of the “Laurence Olivier Best New Play,” The Weir, by Conor McPherson. In the spring, the joint will be jumpin’ to the musical styling of “Fats” Waller with the Tony® Award-winning musical revue, Ain’t Misbehavin’. The season concludes with a funny and moving family drama Sonia Flew.

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