Committee discounts, produces performing arts for Bruins
UCLA is the home of Royce Hall, one of the leading performing arts venues on the West Coast. UCLA Live, the campus performing arts program, has brought acts ranging from Mikhail Baryshnikov to Michael Moore, Yoko Ono to George Clinton and the Parliament Funkadelic to UCLA.
The Student Committee for the Arts is a student-run committee composed of about 20 graduate and undergraduate students who help to promote UCLA Live events to students.
These students help choose, produce and publicize live performances and decide how many tickets to sell at a discount. The committee chooses shows, buys tickets for full price, and sells the tickets to students at a discounted rate.
“It’s run by the students – they are representatives of the UCLA campus,” says Charlene Heckner, adviser to the SCA.
The committee subsidizes as much as $75 per ticket, bringing ticket prices anywhere from $12 to $25 for students.
The SCA does a huge service to the students on campus, but the program is not without a few drawbacks. Tickets must be purchased six weeks in advance of the shows, and popular shows often sell out quickly because the number of tickets that can be bought by the SCA is limited.
“Previously, you had to stand in line six weeks prior (to the performance) at 9 a.m. on Monday morning,” says Heckner, “But this last year we have been selling tickets online to make it easier because they are available 24 hours.”
In addition to providing students with a chance to see live performances, it gives them the ability to get involved in the production of shows.
“We are recruiting for next year. It’s quite competitive – we get about 60-80 applicants and we will be taking about 16,” says Heckner. “It’s a great opportunity for students who want hands-on experience in production.”
Next year, the SCA will be very involved with projects on campus, despite fiscal complications.
Because of budget cuts, the SCA was unable to do very large shows. Regardless of financial constraints, the SCA will continue to be a resource for discounted student tickets to UCLA Live events next year.
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