Box Office
(708) 974-5500
boxoffice@morainevalley.edu
Ticket and event inquiries
Facilities
Dorothy Menker Theater

The 575-seat Dorothy Menker Theater is the center’s main attraction. This proscenium theater is equipped with a mechanically controlled orchestra pit that can be raised and lowered to fit performance needs. Balcony and main floor seating is augmented by four exclusive box seat areas. The theater also features a massive fly tower for elaborate scene changes, and both first- and second-floor lobbies.
John and Angeline Oremus Theater

The John and Angeline Oremus Theater is a fully equipped black box theater with flexible seating to accommodate a comprehensive range of performances, from traditional to experimental. And like the Dorothy Menker Theater, this 125-seat theater has direct access to expansive support areas, including scenery and costume shops, and rehearsal and dressing rooms.
Robert F. DeCaprio Art Gallery

The Robert F. DeCaprio Art Gallery showcases works in a wide variety of media by Moraine Valley students and faculty, as well as local, regional and nationally known artists.
Atrium

North and south entrances to the Fine and Performing Arts Center open to a two-story, glass-enclosed atrium showered with natural light that highlights display cases for student, staff and community artwork.
Other Facilities

Additional facilities in the Fine and Performing Arts Center include a recital room, choral/band room, music practice rooms, digital piano lab, computer graphic design labs, graphic design studio, ceramics studio, sculpture studio, painting studio, photography studio, printmaking studio, drawing studios, a 55-seat lecture hall, and classrooms.
Staff
Tianna Conway
Managing Director
conwayt38@morainevalley.edu
Programming, media, and FPAC marketing inquires
Julian Tillery
Manager of Theater Operations and Services
tilleryj@morainevalley.edu
Rental, front of house, and volunteer inquiries
Sean McIntosh
Technical Director
mcintoshs4@morainevalley.edu
Technical and backstage management
Amanda Hantson
Assistant Technical Director
hantsona2@morainevalley.edu
Mary Ann Luciano Smith
Secretary II
lucianom2@morainevalley.edu
Accounts receivable and payable
Leah Cassella
Music & Arts Assistant
cassellal@morainevalley.edu
Individual credit and non-credit music lessons
Jackie Lewis
Art Gallery Coordinator
lewisj249@morainevalley.edu
Call to Artist and Art Gallery inquiries
Box Office
(708) 974-5500
boxoffice@morainevalley.edu
Ensemble Directors
Douglass Bratt
Academic Music Coordinator; Jazz Band, Concert Band and Percussion Ensemble director
bratt@morainevalley.edu
Craig Rosen
Academic Theater Coordinator
rosen@morainevalley.edu
Nicholas Thomas
Concert Chorale and Chamber Singers Ensemble director
thomasn@morainevalley.edu
Tammi Carlson
Flute Choir director
carlsont@morainevalley.edu
Maryann Flock
Orchestra director
flock@morainevalley.edu
Policies and FAQs
All programs, dates, times, prices and artists are subject to change without notice. All performances begin promptly at the published times. Latecomers will be seated at the management’s discretion.
FAQs
Moraine Valley is a smoke-free campus, this includes but it not limed to tobacco products, including any cigarettes, cigars, cigarillos, pipes, hookah products, as well as electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes) or vapor devices. There is a fine of $30 associated with this offense. However, smoking is permitted in one’s personal vehicle
We do not have a paging system in our auditorium. If there is an emergency, contact the Moraine Valley Police Department at (708) 974-5555.
Yes, you can request a seat and the Box Office associate will do their best to honor that request for non-general admission performances. If a patron has a special request in regards to their seats such as wheelchair accessibility, we ask that patrons please inform the associate upon ordering.
Yes, we offer discounts for groups of 20 or more.
Every performance has a different running time. Most performances are about two hours in length, including intermission. Call the Box Office at (708) 974-5500 the week of a specific performance for the running time.
Found articles should be left with the Box Office or the Will Call window. If valuable items such as keys, wallets or jewelry are found, they will be reported and picked up by the campus police. All other items will be held within the FPAC’s lost and found. To determine whether a personal item has been turned in to the lost and found, contact the Box Office at (708) 974-5500 or the Moraine Valley Police Department at (708) 974-5555. Any items lost or presumed stolen are not the responsibility of the Moraine Valley Community College.
We are so happy to hear you want to give back to the Fine and Performing Arts Center. Our Usher Program is a great way to meet new people, learn new skills and catch some free shows. To learn more about our Usher Program, visit our Volunteer page.
Ticket Information
All ticket sales are final. No refunds or exchanges. Four convenient ways to purchase memberships and tickets. A ticket and seat are required for every person attending a performance regardless of age. Children may sit on an adult’s lap, but they must be accounted for with a ticket. All ticket sales are final. No refunds or exchanges.
Four convenient ways to purchase tickets!
- Online
Available 24/7 through our secure, online ordering system. - Phone (708) 974-5500
- In Person
Box Office hours are Monday-Thursday 10 a.m.-2 p.m., and one hour prior to ticketed performances. The Box Office follows the college holiday and weather-closure schedule. Box Office Hours are subject to change. - Mail
Download order form and send the completed form to:
Box Office
Moraine Valley Community College
9000 W. College Parkway
Palos Hills, IL 60465