The Alliance Theatre at the Woodruff Arts Center is KultureCity certified: on every stage, guests with neurodivergent needs can ask House Management for quiet spaces, noise cancelling headphones, fidget tools, weighted lap pads and strobe reduction sunglasses, and the Goizueta Stage has the Bernie & Billi Marcus Sensory Room. Sensory-friendly performances of Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile and Winnie-the-Pooh are planned, dates coming soon.
Sensory supports. Sensory room, KultureCity headphones and lap pads.
Hours
Box Office: Tuesday to Sunday, 12 to 4 pm in person and 12 to 5 pm by phone, 404.733.4600. Doors open 30 minutes before each performance. A Christmas Carol runs November 14 to December 27, 2026 on the Coca-Cola Stage; Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile: The Musical January 23 to February 14, 2027 and Winnie-the-Pooh April 10 to June 20, 2027 on the Goizueta Stage for Youth & Families.
Woodruff Arts Center, Memorial Arts Building, 1280 Peachtree Street NE, Atlanta, GA 30309
“Guests are welcome to use the sensory room at any time during the performance and may return to the theater whenever they feel ready.”
“While the Alliance Theatre will have a number of supplies, audience members are encouraged to bring individual fidget toys as well as personal headphones.”
“Meet Your Seat is an opportunity to practice the sometimes-stressful process of attending a play.”
KultureCity supports on every stage (quiet spaces, noise cancelling headphones, fidget tools, weighted lap pads, strobe reduction sunglasses): see a House Management staff member for access.
At the Alliance's sensory-friendly performances, a cast member gives a brief welcome from the stage, house lights stay on at a low level, guests can move in and out, stand or change seats, audience members may vocalize, a sensory room and Center Space are chill-out areas, and some sound cues may be adjusted and volume lowered. Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile: The Musical and Winnie-the-Pooh each have one planned, date coming soon; call the box office at 404.733.4600 to ask.
Meet Your Seat practice visits walk through picking up and scanning tickets, finding your seat and what to expect, with crew showing loud or bright moments from the show; the Alliance will post upcoming ones on its sensory-friendly page.
Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile and Winnie-the-Pooh are best enjoyed by ages 5 and up. For most shows, children under five are not typically admitted, except the Kathy & Ken Bernhardt Theatre for the Very Young, which is made for children under five; vocalizations and movement are welcome and encouraged during all Bernhardt productions.
The Bernie & Billi Marcus Sensory Room, upper level, Goizueta Stage for Youth & Familiesquiet zone
Observation rooms on both sides of the rear orchestra level, Coca-Cola Stagequiet zone
The Hertz Stage lobby, with a video monitor and full audio of the showquiet zone
Tickets are non-refundable and non-exchangeable. The only exchanges are for season ticket holders or members (email the box office), or if you bought exchange protection, which lets you exchange once to another performance of the same production. Ticket prices start at $20 for Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile and Winnie-the-Pooh and $40 for A Christmas Carol, with fees and taxes shown in the cart.
Ways to save (subject to availability, not for tickets already bought, and discounts cannot be combined): Pay-What-You-Can performances, released within one month of the date; a limited number of $25 rush tickets in person one hour before, for most performances; free Tickets for Teachers; groups of 10 or more at 404.733.4690 (senior groups of 10 or more get $20 tickets to select performances); $20 Teen Tickets for high school students (code SCHOOL20) and College Tickets (code COLLEGE20), limit 2, picked up at will-call with a student ID, excluding A Christmas Carol, Theatre for Youth and Families and Bernhardt productions and the final week of every show; college classes and clubs up to 55% off; school-day field trips from $12.50 a student, reserved ahead.
Georgia Public Library Pass: up to 2 tickets for Hertz and Coca-Cola Stage shows, or 4 for Family Series shows, Price Levels 2 to 4, current show only, first come, first served; present the pass at the Box Office at the time of the performance.
Military and veterans: no-cost tickets through the Box Office 14 days before the performance, up to 2 per household (4 for family productions, including A Christmas Carol), subject to availability; if you are new to the Alliance's system, email a copy of your military ID and contact details to allianceinfo@alliancetheatre.org.
Not allowed on the premises: weapons, backpacks and oversized purses, large umbrellas, banners and signs, video or audio recording devices, professional cameras, laptops, iPads and tablets, and outside food and drink. Concessions and pre-chilled drinks sold at the Woodruff Arts Center can go inside. Turn phones off; no photos or recording during the show. Everyone must also have a ticket, sit in a seat and be able to sit quietly through the entire performance; at sensory-friendly performances and Bernhardt shows, vocalizing and movement are welcome.
A Christmas Carol (November 14 to December 27, 2026) runs about two hours with a 15-minute intermission, for audiences of all ages; e-cigarettes and other approved devices may be used on stage in some productions, and an usher can move you away from the smoke. The Birthday of the World (January 23 to February 14, 2027) is a Bernhardt show for ages newborn to 5 and their grown-ups, about 30 minutes, from $12.50.
Companion care restrooms are on the 2nd and 3rd floors. Free assistive listening devices work in any seat on the three main stages.
Parking: the Woodruff Arts Center Garage (pay on arrival or prepay online; it often sells out), plus the 1180 Peachtree, Promenade, Colony Square and Midtown Plaza garages or ParkMobile. Accessible spaces are on the top level, Parking Level Five, first come, first served, with a valid disability placard or plate. Street parking around the Arts Center and in Ansley Park is prohibited and towed. MARTA: Arts Center station (N5). Drop-off on Callaway Plaza and 16th Street.
Accessibility questions: Daviorr Snipes, Director of Community & Internal Engagement, daviorr.snipes@alliancetheatre.org, 404.733.5197 (voice) or 7-1-1 (Georgia relay).
