Treasurers & Ticketsellers Local 868 IATSE, AFL-CIO  

History of Local 868

Local 868 of the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees AFL-CIO, CLC (“IATSE”) has a long and storied history as the Treasurers and Ticket Sellers Union of the mid-Atlantic region.  Chartered in 1957 as a result of the organization of the box office at the Ringling Brothers Barnum & Bailey Circus, Local 868 then organized box offices in many of Washington DC’s beautiful old movie houses. Today, our local is made up of 70+ professionals.

You see many of us in public-facing roles at theatre box office windows but there are many more of us practicing our craft behind the scenes - building the ticketing structure for our shows, instituting pricing changes at a moment’s notice, troubleshooting, keeping pace with new technologies – all to give our patrons a smooth buying experience.  

Stop by and say hello the next time you’re in the neighborhood:

The National Theater in Washington D.C.

Hippodrome Theatre at the France-Merrick Performing Arts Center (formerly Morris Mechanic) in Baltimore, Maryland

John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington D.C.

Strathmore Music Center in Bethesda, Maryland

And our newest venue - Capital One Hall in Tysons, Virginia.  

Officers

Anne Vantine, President 

Barbara Churchill, Vice President

Francisco Borja, Business Agent

Jillian Gibson, Treasurer

Emily Kester, Secretary

Gregg Hudson, Trustee

Chadwick Sands, Trustee