Beginning in January our rehearsals and performances will all take place at Bowker Auditorium on the UMass campus in Amherst. Bowker Auditorium is located within the building named Stockbridge Hall. This can be confusing!
Where is Bowker?
Bowker Auditorium is in Stockbridge Hall on the UMass campus. See this map for the location of the building on the campus.
To get to the Campus Center Parking Garage, head north on Commonwealth Avenue and turn right at the first traffic light, across from the Mullins Center, on to Campus Center Way. The garage entrance is on your right. Google Directions
To get to Lot 65, head north on Commonwealth Avenue and turn right at the second traffic light on to Holdsworth Way. Follow the road up a hill, through a stop sign, and the back of Bowker will be in front of you, with Lot 65 on your left. Google Directions
Parking
Parking at the UMass Parking Garage:
Directions: Enter the garage, park your car, and go to a pay station machine before going to the theater. You can use either Pay at Machine by license plate, or use the Park Mobile app (Zone 3333). Enter the hours needed. To get a 50% discount on parking, use discount code 24FA. Pay by credit card and head to Bowker. When you return to your car, simply exit the garage.
Here is a link with more information.
https://www.umass.edu/transportation/gateless-garage-faq
Another option for parking is in UMass Lot(s) 65, located behind the building. However, there is new construction this year, and the open lots are further away from Bowker than in years past. Parking in Lot 65 does not require a permit on weekends or after 5:00 PM on weekdays. From Lot 65 you must enter Bowker by walking around the building to the front entrance. The basement doors at the back of the building and the entrance at the loading dock should NOT be used as an entrance.
This UMass parking map (link to PDF) may be helpful.
Screenshot with Lot(s) 65 marked – X through the now closed lot:
Bowker Locations
The Lobby: This is the area inside the main entrance to Stockbridge Hall. When you enter the building from the front steps you are in the Lobby.
The House: The portion of the auditorium where the audience sits.
The Dressing Rooms: Dressing Rooms for male identified actors and female identified actors are located on either side of the basement hallway at the back of the building.
The Downstairs Hallway: The hallway runs through the basement of the building from front to back.
Room 040: Our main green room, Room 040, is located in the basement hallway not far from the two dressing rooms. This room will be used as a Green Room for some cast members. There are two small dressing rooms inside it, one for male identified actors and one for female identified actors. Room 040 will also be used for pre-show warmups.
Room 034: A smaller Green Room space across the hall from Room 040.
The Stage: Also known as ‘the deck’. During performances, the cast will access the stage via stairways that go up from the dressing rooms.