Downtown Mesa's arts campus (theaters, Art Studios and Mesa Contemporary Arts Museum) is a Certified Autism Center, with a few sensory kits to check out with a photo ID, low sensory areas or quiet rooms on request, Hidden Disabilities Sunflower lanyards, and a social story about going to the theater.
Sensory supports. Sensory kits with photo ID, quiet rooms on request.
Hours
Showtimes are on each show's page. Box Office: Tuesday to Saturday, 12 to 5 pm; closed Sunday and Monday. Mesa Contemporary Arts Museum: Tuesday to Saturday 10 am to 5 pm, Sunday noon to 5 pm, closed Monday; open late the second Friday of the month (10 am to 10 pm) and the third Thursday (10 am to 8 pm). The museum is closed for most major holidays, including Veterans Day, Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve, Christmas, New Year's Day, Easter and the Fourth of July.
“Low sensory areas/quiet rooms are available upon request.”
“A few sensory kits are available to check out at the theaters, Art Studios, Mesa Contemporary Arts Museum and during Mesa Arts Center community and engagement events.”
“Theaters: A photo ID will be needed to check out the sensory kit. Ask any usher to direct you to the House Manager for this service.”
To ask for a quiet room: at the theaters, see the house manager; at Mesa Contemporary Arts Museum, see the receptionist; in Art Studios classes, see the class instructor; at community events and festivals, visit the information booth.
At the museum, sensory kits check out with a photo ID from the front desk, by the main entrance. At community events, check one out at the information table with a photo ID. In Art Studios and engagement programs, kits are available on request.
Hidden Disabilities Sunflower: at performances, ask any House Manager for a lanyard or bracelet; at festivals, pick one up at any Info Booth. They help you let staff know you may need extra assistance or additional time.
The annual Día de los Muertos festival has a Relaxed Hour in the hour before the official start, with fewer people and crowds, less amplified sound and reduced lighting, and sensory rooms and supports. Watch the festival page for the next one.
A few sensory kits: with a photo ID at the theaters (ask any usher for the House Manager), the museum front desk and community events, and on request in Art Studios.
Low sensory areas or quiet rooms on request, and Hidden Disabilities Sunflower lanyards or bracelets.
A Certified Autism Center (IBCCES); staff and volunteers have gone through IBCCES autism certification training.
Low sensory areas or quiet rooms, on requestquiet zone
Ticket prices are all-in: the Facility Restoration Fee and service charges are inside the price you see. Taxes, if applicable, may still apply at checkout, and delivery fees show at checkout ($0 for print-at-home or email, $3 for will call). There are no refunds on tickets unless an event is canceled and not replaced.
Red (Theater for the Very Young), February 19 to 28, 2027, in the Anita Cox-Farnsworth Studio Theater, is a dance show of approximately 30 minutes for ages 12 to 36 months and their families: floor seating, children can move freely with the performers, and laughing, crying, talking, making noise, moving and dancing are all welcome. Each performance is limited to 25 audience members, everyone needs a ticket regardless of age, and all-in prices start at $16.25.
Outside food and drink are not allowed, except 2 sealed bottles of water per person, up to 20 oz. Concessions open one hour before the show and stay open to the end of intermission. Airhorns, vuvuzelas and other noise makers aren't allowed.
Parking in the south lot and the Sirrine Street Garage is $10 (card or cash). The garage is only open for public parking after 5:00 pm on weekdays and anytime on weekends, and has no elevator. Accessible spaces in the Mesa Arts Center lot are first come; for larger events, the venue strongly recommends arriving at least one hour before showtime to get one. The Valley Metro Light Rail stops at Center and Main, across from Mesa Arts Center.
The theater building has two family restrooms on the second level: one near the Ikeda Theater, next to the men's restroom and elevator, and one by the elevator next to the Playhouse Balcony Twelve entrance. A Mamava lactation pod is on the second floor of the Playhouse Lobby (you use it through the Mamava app).
A Threshold 360 virtual tour shows the theaters, Art Studios, museum galleries, bathrooms and parking lot before you go.
Box Office: 480-644-6500. If you need help with an elevator, call security at 480-644-6630.
Call
480-644-6607Accessibility Coordinator, Sarah Goedicke480-644-6500Box Office: tickets, accessible seating
