Virginia Tech Students
"For Flex AVE to come — and not only for them to come, but to [...] reach out for predominantly Black crews on the campus — meant the world to us."
–Xavier Freeman, Virginia Tech student
STUDENT TICKETS
Student tickets for Moss Arts Center performances are only $10! This offer is available for any college or university student with a school ID, as well as youth ages 18 and under.
For Broadway productions, a limited number of tickets are available to Virginia Tech students at $10 — so act fast; these go quickly!
FREE RUSH TICKETS
Free, last-minute rush tickets are available for Virginia Tech students who sign up for text notifications. To sign up, text "arts" to 833-966-1838.
Free rush seats are available on a first-come, first-served basis while supplies last, and availability varies by performance. To retrieve your rush ticket, bring your valid Virginia Tech ID to the box office at the time indicated in the text.
Student Engagement Is at the Heart of Our Programming
The Moss Arts Center brings artists from around the world to your campus door, with performances, exhibitions, and experiences designed to enhance not only your Virginia Tech experience, but the ways you see the world. We offer special opportunities to engage with professional artists and explore the creative process, including:
- workshops and master classes with visiting artists
- lectures and Q&As
- gallery tours and artist talks
- hands-on experiences
- community celebrations
- and much more
We also value student voices and feature student talent on our stages and in our galleries.
Chasing Big-City Dreams
Rhea Perdue’s work experiences at the Moss Arts Center have been an essential part of her journey towards a lifelong dream of becoming an actor.
“The only direction I ever saw my life going in was in the arts. I wanted to be Katy Perry when I was in kindergarten, and I wanted to be an actor in sixth grade.”
Rhea Perdue is a senior majoring in theatre arts, working towards a lifelong dream of becoming an actor. She’s also been a Moss Arts Center student employee since her first year at Virginia Tech and says her work experiences at the center have served as an essential part of this journey.
Perdue lives with her parents in her small hometown of Rich Creek, Virginia, in Giles County. She commutes over an hour, round-trip, to Blacksburg every day to save money and realized when she decided to attend Virginia Tech that she’d need part-time work to help make it a financially feasible option for her and her family. There was no question what her campus dream job would be.
“I’ve been a Moss Arts Center fan since it opened,” she said. She was an elementary school student when the center opened in 2013, just around the time her acting dreams began to bloom. Her high school years were smattered with part-time jobs, including working for a grocery store and the local parks and recreation department, but at the center she found that her job provided much more than a paycheck.
Student employees are the backbone of the Moss Arts Center. Coming from a wide range of academic disciplines, Moss student workers support essential functions, working backstage on the production crew, assisting patrons with ticket purchases in the box office, and serving as ushers in the theatre and attendants in the visual arts galleries. Part-time work provides students assistance with tuition fees and living expenses and also offers practical experience, which can help develop valuable skills such as communication and teamwork, while preparing them for the demands of post-college life and providing networking opportunities that can lead to future career opportunities. At the Moss Arts Center, student work can fuel a life’s passion.
Describing herself as shy and introverted, Perdue found through working at the Moss that she enjoyed interacting with people more than she imagined.
“Working here [at Moss] I’ve had to talk to people and then I realized that I love talking to people. What surprises me is that I love to be able to talk to people as they come in for shows and hear their stories and what shows they’ve seen, where they travel, all of that. That’s such a fun aspect of the job that I did not expect.”
Perdue credits these experiences for helping her land a position in New York City, where she’s spent the last two summers taking acting classes, making professional connections, and seeing as many shows as possible. Perdue worked as a host for Ride NYC, a theatre-on-wheels that provides unique tours of the city. More than a tour guide, the hosts entertain the crowd, providing a hilarious running commentary full of improvisation and spontaneity. Ride NYC host jobs are competitive and, just as with many jobs in New York City, require an audition. Perdue’s newly uncovered superpower for engaging with people gave her plenty of confidence.
“I feel like that’s something that did kind of set me apart from other people my age,” she explained. “I’m one of the youngest people who work at that company, and I’m pretty good at talking to people and keeping them engaged.”
Perdue plans to return to New York City after she graduates.
Watch out, Katy Perry.
More Student Opportunities
Space to Study and Gather
We provide space that is welcoming and accessible for students. Take a study break in our lobbies and discover that we are so much more than a building with cool windows!
Student Jobs
Did you know that more than 100 student workers, including graduate assistants, help support the Moss Arts Center? Most students work for our patron services (ushers, gallery attendants, and box office attendants) and production teams, while positions are sometimes available in marketing and administration.
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