What to Expect
Saroyan Theatre
The beautiful Saroyan Theatre is the showcase of the Fresno Convention Center. With 2,353 luxuriously upholstered seats and superb acoustics, this performing arts theatre provides an ideal environment for Broadway shows, plays, ballets, concerts, convention meetings … and the SJV Town Hall lecture series!
State and County health guidelines related to Covid19 will be followed in the theater.
All daytime lectures are held at William Saroyan Theatre located at
700 M Street
Fresno, CA 93721
700 M Street
Fresno, CA 93721
Seating
All of our regular, daytime, lectures are open seating. Reserved seating is not an option for these daytime events so please arrive early if you have a preferred seat. A seat map of the theater is available.
Students with free admission (excepting Town Hall Scholars) are to sit in the Upper Balcony only.
Parking
Please see the parking map for various parking lot options in the area
Tickets
- Please select your tickets carefully because tickets are non-refundable, non-exchangeable. If you are unable to use a ticket that you have purchased we recommend giving the ticket to a friend.
- All tickets purchased by August 23rd will be mailed for receipt prior to the first lecture.
- Tickets purchased after August 23rd will be held at Will Call at the Saroyan Box office on the day of the event.
Bag Policy
Please review Saroyan Theater’s Bag policy. The convention center can be contacted at (559) 445-8100 for special accommodations or questions.
Assisted Listening Devices
Complimentary, new and improved assisted listening devices are now available for the Town Hall audience! They will be set up right outside the box-office inside the theater. Please see the Saroyan website for more information.
Lecture Length
All morning lectures begin at 10:30am. The lecture itself lasts approximately 1 hour and is generally followed immediately by a fifteen minute question and answer period.
Guest Tickets
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- Please note, guest tickets are subject to seat availability.
- If we approach theater capacity for any given lecture, guest passes will be honored on a first-come, first-served basis.
- Lost guest tickets will not be replaced.
- Guest Tickets are Valid for Daytime Talks Only.
Book Signing
When speakers have current books, Petunia’s Place provides books for sale and authors will sign your editions.
