Theater Policies

• Accessibility Services and Assistive Listening Devices: Wheelchair access is provided at both The Samuel Goldwyn and Linwood Dunn Theaters.  Infrared assistive listening devices for the hearing impaired are available upon request at the Samuel Goldwyn Theater.
• Security: Please be advised that members of the public attending events at the Academy’s theaters are subject to security checks: a visual inspection of all purses/bags and metal detector screening.
• Food and Beverages: No food or beverages of any kind are allowed in our theaters.  Filtered water fountains are located in the lobbies.
• Photography:  No unauthorized photography is allowed.
• Seating: General admission seats are unreserved.  Doors typically open one hour before the start of each event.  Please arrive at least 15 minutes prior to the scheduled start time.  There is no late seating.
• Stand-By Seating: Subject to availability, stand-by tickets for any unfilled seat will be purchasable shortly before the beginning of a sold-out event.  Holding a previously purchased ticket does not guarantee a seat after that time.
• Refunds: Tickets are refundable before an event only if the event has sold out in advance.  Tickets are never refundable after an event.
• Parking: Complimentary parking for the Samuel Goldwyn Theater is provided at 8920 Wilshire Blvd. (enter off of La Peer) and 9025 Wilshire Blvd. (enter off Wetherly).  Complimentary parking for the Linwood Dunn Theater is provided in the Academy’s lot adjacent to the Pickford Center, (enter off Homewood, one block north of Fountain).  All parking facilities close ½ hour after conclusion of an event.
• Autographs: As a courtesy to speakers, hosts and invited guests, the Academy has a “no autographs” policy at all events.