Frequently Asked Questions & Important Details
- The performance will begin promptly at 6:30pm (5:30pm on November 3rd to accommodate DST).
- Check in will open 30 minutes before showtime. You do not need to print anything, present a digital ticket, or show a receipt. You’ll check in by name (just as you would with reservations at a restaurant) with our friendly staff member at the Cemetery’s front gate.
- There is NO LATE SEATING. The gates to the cemetery will be closed when the show begins and will not reopen until the show concludes.
- Parking is not allowed within the cemetery gates – you may park in the outlined spots just outside of the gates and walk in. While the path is paved to the check in table, there is uneven terrain in the cemetery itself where the performance takes place.
- BYOC (Bring Your Own Chairs) is reserved for the back half of the seating area. Please be careful as you maneuver around the tombstones. Chairs will not be permitted in the blanket seating area.
- BYOB (Bring Your Own Blanket) is reserved for the front half of the seating area. Please be careful as you maneuver around the tombstones.
- Cemetery Tours (if you purchased one as an add-on) will begin at 5:00 and last approximately an hour. You will be led by staff from Union Cemetery. The Coterie’s on-site Box Office will open for check-in for seating at 6:00, following the tour.
- Food is ONLY allowed at the picnic tables (located just across from the Sexton’s Cottage) and to be consumed prior to the start of the performance. Drinks are allowed at your seats. Alcohol is not permitted.
- While they are allowed inside of Union Cemetery, dogs will not be permitted inside the area designated for ELECTRIC POE.
- Please take all trash with you and deposit it into trash receptacles as you exit.
- Run time for the show is approximately 60 minutes.
- Accessible seating/parking: Due to the historic nature of Union Cemetery, some might find the terrain difficult or inaccessible. The path to the seating area is not paved. For information on special needs seating/parking please contact Union Cemetery at 816-472-4990.
- How to Get Here: Union Cemetery is located just south of Crown Center and southeast of the National WW1 Museum & Memorial in the historic Union Hill neighborhood at 227 E 28th Terr Kansas City, MO 64108.
- Concerned about the weather forecast? Should a decision be made to cancel a performance because of weather conditions, a notice will be posted on the Coterie’s social media, and we will send an email to all ticket holding patrons. The decision to cancel will be made no later than two hours before showtime. If a show is cancelled due to inclement weather, BYOB/BYOC tickets can be moved to a remaining performance, funded to your patron account for use towards another show, or refunded. Refunds will only be offered if a show is cancelled by the theatre. Cemetery Tour tickets are fully non-refundable. If a combo tour/show is cancelled, you will still be able to schedule a tour with the Cemetery at one of the many dates throughout the year they offer tours.
