About Calico Children's Theatre
Calico Theatre History
Calico Theatre began more than 30 years ago as a vision of UC Clermont College and community members of Clermont County.
An outreach effort was created in 1987 with a mission to introduce children and families to the wonderful and creative world of the visual and performing arts. This initiative is known as the Community Arts programming at UC Clermont and includes Calico Theatre and its performances and art exhibits in the UC Clermont Art Gallery.
The original initiative for Calico Theatre called for a series that included weekend and evening performances for families with children under the age of 12. The on-site theater program, now called Calico Children's Theatre, was developed to meet the needs of children in our surrounding community by providing exposure to high-quality educational performances at a location close to home.
Frequently Asked Questions
At the Calico Children's Theatre, we strive to make each performance a memorable one for you and your family. Below are frequently asked questions. Please contact us if your question is not answered below. Thank you!
The campus is located at 4200 Clermont College Drive, Batavia, Ohio, 45103.
All performances take place at Krueger Auditorium in the Peters-Jones Building.
Each performance is between 45-60 minutes.
General Public Shows
Season tickets are $10 per person for two evening shows; individual tickets are $5 per person for Freddy Fossil's Dino Show and $6 per person for The Nutcracker. Children 2 years and younger are free.
Yellow Bus Shows
Tickets are $4 per person; public and private school teachers are free.
ALL TICKET SALES ARE FINAL. SCHEDULE IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE.
Patrons can pay online via major credit card or request an order form, to mail in a check, by emailing clc-artsandevents@uc.edu.
Patrons who mail in a completed order form, along with check payment, will receive paper tickets via postal mail. If an order form is received the week of a performance we will hold the paper tickets at the ticket desk under will call for pick up. Patrons will be notified if tickets are placed at will call. The ticket desk opens 30 minutes before each performance.
Patrons who pay online by credit card will receive a ticket confirmation email. Patrons will need to show the ticket confirmation email, on their cell phone, at the theatre to gain entry to the performance. Optionally, patrons can choose to print off a copy of their ticket confirmation email, at home, to bring to the theatre to gain entry, however, this is not a requirement.
The ticket desk is located just outside the entrance of Krueger Auditorium.
The ticket desk is only open 30 minutes prior to each performance time.
Only cash or check are accepted at the ticket desk.
Will-call tickets can be picked up at the ticket desk outside of Krueger Auditorium.
Seating begins 30 minutes before each performance time.
We offer open seating. However, staff may assign sections of seating, as needed, during Yellow Bus series performances to best accommodate large school groups.
Staff are not permitted to reserve a section of seating unless it is for special needs accommodations or to reserve a section of seating for large school groups during the Yellow Bus shows.
Contact Community Arts at 513-558-1215 or via email at clc-artsandevents@uc.edu.