How to find a bargain at the Stratford Festival

Tickets at Stratford are $50 to $124.20 Canadian, about $47 to $117 U.S., but you don't have to pay full price. Stratford offers a wide, sometimes confusing, variety of discounts.

If you order online at www.stratfordfestival.ca there are discounts of 20% to 50% on selected performances. There are lots of choices, but don't even think about getting an online discount to "Oklahoma!" in the middle of the summer.

Got kids? If you buy one regularly priced adult ticket, even one with the online discount (told you it was confusing) you may buy up to four tickets at $36 apiece for kids 18 and under who sit with you. It's called the Family Experience.

Are you a post-kid, age 18 to 29? You can buy tickets for $20 apiece online or in person within two weeks of the performance. It's called the Play On discount.

Are you a post post-kid, 30 to 35? You can save up to 50% online or in person within two weeks of the performance. It's called the Play Encore discount.

Feeling lucky at any age? Half-price rush tickets, if available, go on sale in person or by phone two hours before the performance.

Go to www.stratfordfestival.ca or call 800-567-1600 for information.