Hertz Stage At the Alliance Theatre

The little Hipster sibling to the Type A theater upstairs!
First visit last night. Cool space. Very intimate and «close» — I get a wee bit claustrophobic and generally eye an escape route in any group setting, so it was a little tight for me. Staff is just as friendly and helpful as upstairs, based on my experience last month at another show, and on folks like the gentleman who helped me last night when my friend was running late (and texts are unreliable down there so I didn’t know how soon she’d make it); he held her ticket at the door so I could go ahead in — note, this is also because they don’t allow late seating.
Go early if you prefer higher up seating as I do — we got stuck with front row which I find makes it hard to get a «full» perspective of any show or movie. The play itself wasn’t as great as I expected but they do often have «after show» kind of things like the comedy improv that followed last night.
Definitely a spot I will visit again and look forward to getting to know better.

The Hertz Stage is by far my favorite theater around town. I’ve been a season ticket holder for the past 6 or so years and renew every year without even know what’s up for the following season. I know that it will be great.
The theater is in the basement of the Symphony Hall — below the Alliance Theater. You access the stairs to go to the basement on the side of the building closest to the High. Head on down and you’ll be greeted by a nice little intimate theater. Make sure you are on time because they do not allow late seating. This is because many times you enter directly on the stage to get to your seats. All seats are general admission so choose one that’s comfy.

This is one of the best black box theaters in the city. The acts here are all world class. You have to get here early to grab a seat as it is general admission. But you need to get here before the Act starts because once the doors closed they do not let you in late.