Tour of Missouri Poses Parking Problems for 9/13 Patrons

The Tour of Missouri Bicycle race will be taking place this Sunday, September 13, with the finish line being in front of Crown Center. This race will close off streets all over the downtown area between 1pm and 6pm that day, so if you have tickets to either performance of I'll Be Back Before Midnight that day, please be aware that you may have trouble getting to Crown Center. Allow additional time for delays caused by the race. Below are some instructions given to us by Crown Center and the Tour of Missouri folks that should help you get to the show on time!

The best way to avoid the road closures is to arrive before 1pm to Crown Center. The streets surrounding the Center will close at 1pm and will not re-open until 6pm. After 1pm you may have extreme difficulty getting to the Crown Center parking garages. Come early and enjoy lunch at one of the fine restaurants in Crown Center using the discount coupon on your tickets.

If you are not able to arrive before 1pm, approach Grand from the east. The police will allow crossover traffic on Grand from 9th to 20th Street (AHT is at 25th St). Once the bicyclists pass (there will be 7 passes), traffic will be allowed to proceed through Grand for a limited amount of time. Proceed through Grand to Main then go south on Main to Pershing. Turn east on Pershing. The Westin garage on the south side of Pershing will be available with signs in the garage to direct you to the Crown Center retail garage.



The blue and yellow dashed line on this map indicates the route the bicyclists will be taking and roads that will be closed.

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If you have any questions, please contact our box office or Crown Center for more information.

See you at the show!

AHT Box Office: 816-842-9999
Crown Center Customer Service: 816-274-8444

AHT on Channel 9

Be sure to tune in to the Channel 9 morning news tomorrow (Thursday, February 26) on Channel 29, KCWE from 7:30 - 8:30am. They'll be doing live interviews with Backwards in High Heels director, Jeremy Benton and actors Vanessa Sonon and Erik Floor! Pretty exciting stuff, if you ask us!

AHT Goes Social

As we tie up loose ends on the new website design and welcome our new Publicist, Morgan, we have begun to take on the craziness that is Social Media. There are so many avenues now to get your name out in front of people, and utilizing all of the social networks that exist is an easy way to bring attention to your product to a variety of different demographics.

Personally, I am a huge fan of getting "insider info". I like knowing all of those special tidbits about a production. There's really something fun about having a little more background information on the show you are going to see. Our goal in the future is to be able to use the many different types of social media to allow our patrons to have that true "Backstage Pass" to know what's happening at AHT.

To begin, we set up a Facebook page where fans can find links to reviews, production photos and videos, special discounts and offers and even discuss productions with each other. Check us out and become a fan at http://www.facebook.com/pages/Kansas-City-MO/American-Heartland-Theatre/57284835646

Today we took another step into giving patrons an opportunity to get insider information on our shows and staff. We created a Twitter account - follow us and you'll get short snippets about what's happening right now at AHT. Set up your own Twitter account and let us know - we'd love to follow you, too! You can find us on twitter at http://www.twitter.com/AHTKC

New AHT Website Coming!

With the new year we've decided to go out with the old, and bring in the new.

We've had the same website for quite a while now, and it seemed like it was high time to mix it up. Right now the new website is in the works, and will hopefully be up and running by mid-February.

Our goal for this website is to create a more user-friendly environment, making it easier to navigate and find the things you are looking for. An entirely new menu system has been created which will help visitors move from page to page.

The new look is fresh and we are so excited to unveil it! Keep checking www.ahtkc.com to see the new face of AHT!

AHT Welcomes...

PR Director Susan's new son, Will! Will was born on October 28 to Susan and her husband, Mitch. They had been anxiously awaiting his arrival, and are so pleased he is home and healthy. Congrats to both of you and your new addition! We're so excited to meet him!