
Deb and Howard Thompson with TPAC CEO and President, Kathleen O'brien
Deb and Howard Thompson gave their final bow at Waitress earlier this June after thirty years of volunteering at TPAC. Deb and Howard started volunteering in 1988 when the wife of Howard’s boss recommended it as a way to make friends in Nashville, and the rest is history! Why did they stick around for thirty years?
“We love the theatre and we also enjoy serving the public. Plus it was a great perk to see the shows! The arts are important for exposure of talent to the public and especially young people.”
Deb and Howard both do indeed love theater and know the importance of the arts. Deb loves the HOT (Humanities Outreach in Tennessee) education program we offer and has shared it with “folks” in other cities. Not until Deb and Howard moved to Nashville did they get involved with theater to this extent, and they have too many memories to count.
“Our favorite memories have been all the fun people we have worked with and the cooperation we received from everyone. Our favorite shows are too numerous to name and we could probably count on one hand the ones we didn’t care for!”
While we are sad to see Deb and Howard leave Nashville, we know they will have a great time in their new state, Pennsylvania. Thank you both for thirty wonderful years and all you have done for the arts community in Nashville.
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Deb and Howard Thompson with TPAC staff members and fellow volunteers
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We sell these seats because for many fans the limited view is not a problem, and the tickets are clearly labeled at time of purchase (see photo below). Limited view seating varies event to event and could be something as small as a tiny corner of the stage being blocked from view. Call our box office at 615-782-4040 for additional information on limited view seating.
Seats marked with “Limited View” during purchase path
Many shows impose ticket limits to allow as many people as possible to have equal access to seats. This is done as a deterrent to third party vendors, i.e. scalpers, who may purchase large blocks of seats and then resell them online at an inflated cost. The term “household” refers to any shared information on one or more accounts. This includes, but may not be limited to matching names, mailing and billing addresses, email addresses, phone numbers and credit card numbers. Any households that purchase more than the allowed number of tickets may have their order(s) refunded without notice.