Let Your opera Experience begin


getting here

Parking

As you pull into your opera experience, Houston’s Theater District offers plenty of options, including four independently owned paid-parking garages, parking for those with disabilities, and valet at the Wortham for Trustee-level donors.

Theater District Garage
Lyric Garage
Alley Theatre Garage
One Market Square Garage
Donor parking
valet
accessible parking

rideshare & taxis

The designated drop-off and pickup area is conveniently located at the Wortham entrance at 551 Prairie St.

Alto
Taxis

public transportation

METRORAIL LIGHT RAIL
METRO LOCAL Bus
METRO park & ride bus
the wave

directions

The Wortham Theater Center, including the Brown and Cullen theaters, is located at 501 Texas Ave. in the Downtown Theater District of Houston. For turn-by-turn directions, put your location into the Google Maps link below.

Parking maps

Download our guide
at the wortham

seating & amenities

ALICE & GEORGE BROWN THEATER
Lillie & Roy Cullen Theater
restrooms & water fountains
Binocular Rental

dining

The Wortham Theater Center opens an hour and a half before every performance for guests to enjoy food and cocktails, with drinks and snacks also available during intermissions.

Please note: All food and beverage services at the Wortham are now cashless.

Bars
Grand Foyer
Founders Salon

other activities

Step into the theater and take in pre-opera lectures, or enjoy other activities in the Grand Foyer before the show and during intermission.

opera insights
Intelligence Exhibit
Sip in Style by the Piano

what to expect

COMMON COURTESIES
ATTIRE
languages
INTERMISSIONS
Appropriate Arrival Times
more questions?

Pro Tip

Reserve a glass of wine, a beer, or a cocktail before the performance and it will be waiting for you at a Grand Foyer table at intermission.

accessibility

Accessibility Services

wheelchair spaces
companion seating
service animals
usher assistance
hearing-assistance devices
audio-described performances
Supertitles
reserved parking
elevators

website Accessibility

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