1. All sales are final, with the expectation of Bay and Ocean level members. There are no refunds or exchanges outside of membership benefits.
2. Prices, dates, times, performers, and performances are subject to change anytime. Such changes do not dictate a refund or exchange unless authorized by the producer, promoter, or Grunin Center for the Arts.
3. Inclement weather happens. However, performances are rarely canceled due to rain or wind. Snow cancelations may occur if Ocean County College closes the campus. Should a weather-related cancelation occur, active ticket holders will be notified via email and/or phone, and updates will be posted to our website and social media. Rescheduling events and refunds for cancelations will be determined on a case-by-case basis.
Visit grunincenter.org or call Grunin Center Box Office. For questions, call the Grunin Center Box Office at 732-255-0500.
Grunin Center for the Arts, its Box Office, and its website are the only authorized distributors of tickets for Grunin Center for the Arts performances. While tickets purchased through secondary marketplaces and ticket resellers may be valid tickets, the Grunin Center cannot guarantee their authenticity or admission. Please use discretion if you decide to purchase tickets through a ticket reseller.
For a full listing of member benefits, please visit www.grunincenter.org/memberships
1. All tickets, regardless of purchase location, include a ticketing fee retained by the Grunin Center for general maintenance and upkeep of our venues.
2. Ticket Fees are set at $3.00 per-ticket through August 4, 2024 for online, phone, and walk-up orders. Effective August 5, 2024, per-ticket fees will increase to $4.00 per ticket for all online, phone, and walk-up orders.
3. A $3.50 per order fee is applied for all shipped ticket orders.
Many shows include a special group rate for groups of 10 or more people.
How do I receive a group discount?
Group discounts are not available online. Please call or email the Grunin Center to begin a group order.
Group Sale Payments
Ticket payment is due at the time of booking. For group packages over $500, we can invoice your group and you can pay later. A 50% deposit is due within 2 weeks of the invoice date, with the final payment due 30 days prior to the show. If full payment is not received 30 days prior to the performance, tickets will be released if ticket demand warrants; we will contact your group leader prior to releasing any tickets.
The Grunin Center accepts cash or credit card for payments. Group Leaders can pay at the Box Office or (in the case of credit card payments), over the phone. For payment of invoices, checks may also be mailed to the Grunin Center or delivered to the Box Office. We do not accept personal checks, but Group Leaders can pay with organizational checks.
There are no refunds on deposits or full payment.
Group reservations made less than 30 days prior to the performance must be paid in full upon ordering.
Important Details
Over-booking is strongly discouraged. Please contact us immediately if you find a change in the number of tickets you will be requiring. Once a partial payment is entered into our ticketing system, we are limited on the changes we can make to your order and we cannot refund money for tickets that have been paid for. The group leader may add tickets at any time as long as tickets are available. In order to receive the group discount, we ask that only the group leader call an add-on to an order.
The Group Leader is responsible for delivering tickets to members of their group. You may do it ahead of time, or plan to meet your group members in our lobby to hand out tickets. If you wish to hand out your tickets in advance of the show, we encourage group leaders to fill in the Seat Assignment Form as you distribute tickets, so that you know who is sitting in each seat. Please request the Seat Assignment Form when picking up your tickets from the Box Office. To ensure that multiple tickets are not printed for the same seat, our Box Office staff can only reprint tickets for the group leader who placed the order. Once tickets have been printed, we cannot change seat locations.
Contact
To book a group package, please contact Jaclyn Wood, Assistant Director – Education and Community Engagement at jwood@ocean.edu or 732-255-0400 x 2487 our our Box Office at 732-255-0500.
Events marked as “Rental Presenter” are presented by a Rental Presenter – an individual and/or organization renting our theater. The presenter determines ticket prices, program content, and other event details.
1. Children age five and above are welcome to attend performances at Grunin Center venues. Grunin Center does not censor performances nor make any guarantees of show content. We encourage parents to use their discretion when deciding if a show is appropriate for their child. Regardless of age, all children require a ticket.
2. Children under the age of five are welcome to attend the Family Performances and some special presentations. Regardless of age, all children and infants require a ticket. Please call the Grunin Center Box Office to ask if children under the age of five will be admitted into the theater before purchasing tickets to a performance. You can also visit grunincenter.org for information, including age recommendations, about the event.
If you have lost or have forgotten your tickets, a seating pass can be issued and made available for you to pick up on the day of the performance. Please call or visit the Grunin Center.
1. All Discounted rates, including membership rates, group rates, and affinity discounts listed below, cannot be combined with other discounts or discounted rates. Discounts cannot be retroactively applied to finalized purchases.
2. We offer a variety of discounts on select events, including but not limited to:
- Ocean County College Faculty and Staff Discounts
- Currently employed OCC Faculty/Staff can receive 20% off two tickets to most shows, rental presenter shows excluded unless otherwise noted. Learn More.
- Ocean County College Student Discounts
- Currently enrolled OCC Students can receive one complimentary ticket for each production at the Grunin Center for the Arts, rental presenter shows excluded unless otherwise noted. Learn More.
- Ocean County College Alumni Discounts
- Please contact the Alumni Office to learn about how to save on tickets.
- Active Military and Veterans Discounts
- Active United States Military and Eligible Veterans receive 25% off most shows. A valid Common Access Card or Uniformed Services Privilege Identification Card must be shown in person at the time of the first purchase. Once we have confirmed your status, future tickets may be purchased online using the same email address as your original purchase. Limit of 2 tickets per performance. Rental presenter shows excluded unless otherwise noted
3. For those for whom the above affinities do not apply, we often send flash sale discount codes via email or on our Social Media sites. Join Our Mailing List to stay up-to-date on events and receive flash sale discount codes, and follow us on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram!
The Grunin Center may issue ticket vouchers and/or complimentary tickets for various reasons throughout the season. Vouchers and complimentary tickets are valid only during the season listed on the voucher. Show eligibility varies. If you are the recipient of a Ticket Voucher, please contact the Box Office for eligibility.
There are no exchanges allowed on complimentary tickets.
The Grunin Center for the Arts makes accommodations available to patrons needing accessible seating. Seating is limited and we encourage guests to make arrangements in advance. For large print or braille programs please make request four weeks in advance. Assisted Listening Devices may be requested at the Box Office on the day of the show.
The Grunin Center’s mission is to provide transformative experiences that connect our community through the Arts and to serve as a cultural resource for Ocean County College students and residents of the Jersey Shore.
The Grunin Center may occasionally host work containing content or subject matter that may offend some patrons.
The views and actions expressed in these works or performances do not necessarily reflect the mission, values, or practices of The Grunin Center for the Arts and Ocean County College.