SCHOOL MATINEES
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Experience professional productions in one of Orlando’s newest state-of-the-art theaters! Each performance begins with a pre-show address and concludes with a post-show discussion with the actors. Call our Education Department at (407) 447-1700 ext. 254 to find out more.
Tickets are $10 per student for the Signature Series and $9 per student for the TYA Series. Receive one free ticket for every 10 tickets purchased! Reservations can be made by calling the Box Office at (407) 447-1700.
Curriculum Guides for all of our productions are available! |
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ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS
Theater for Young Audiences Productions for Grades PreK - 5 |
Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays at 10:15 a.m. and Noon
Wednesdays at 10:30 a.m.
Lilly’s Purple Plastic Purse
Based on the book by Kevin Henkes; Adapted by Kevin Kling
Lilly is a mouse who knows what she likes. She likes that she is “Queen of the World,” and she likes the way her red cowboy boots go clickety-click down the hallway. She especially LOVES her purple plastic purse. If you like to laugh, you are going to love Lilly’s Purple Plastic Purse!
DATES: October 21, 22, 26, 27, 28, 29; November 2, 3, 4, 5, 9, 10, 11, 12, 16, 17, 18, 19
Alexander, Who’s Not Not Not Not Not Not Going to Move
Book and lyrics by Judith Viorst; Music by Shelly Markham
Alexander has just received some really bad news from his parents. His dad has taken a job in a city far away, which means he is going to have to move away from all his friends and the things he loves. Alexander already knows that he’ll hate it, so he decides that he just won’t move!
DATES: March 31; April 1, 5, 6, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 15, 19, 20, 21, 22 |
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MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOLS
Signature Series Productions for Grades 6 - 12 |
The Turn of the Screw
Adapted by Jeffrey Hatcher; From the novel by Henry James
A young governess journeys to a lonely English manor house to care for two orphaned children. Her investigations into the children’s unusual behavior uncover a dark secret involving the ghosts of the previous governess and valet.
DATES: October 22, 29 at 10:30 a.m.; November 5 at 10:30 a.m.
Chaps! A Jingle Jangle Christmas
Book by Jahnna Beecham & Malcolm Hillgartner; Vocal Arrangements by Malcolm Hillgartner and Chip Duford
It’s Christmas Eve, 1944. America’s favorite singing cowboy Tex Riley and his troupe are late for a special holiday broadcast at the BBC in London. A frantic young producer grabs whomever he can and shoves them in front of the studio audience. The resulting performance is one that England will never forget. Full of Christmas songs and boy-howdy humor!
DATES: December 7 at 10:30 a.m.
A Midsummer Night’s Dream
By William Shakespeare
Magic and laughter are on the loose in the woods outside of Athens in Shakespeare’s most popular comedy! Puck leads two pairs of young lovers on a wild and merry chase in search of true romance. “Lord what fools these mortals be!”
DATES: February 1, 2, 3, 4, 15, 22, 24 at 10:30 a.m.; March 1, 8, 15, 17 at 10:30 a.m.
Pride and Prejudice
Based on the Novel by Jane Austen; Adapted by Jon Jory
All of the wit and romance of Jane Austen’s classic novel comes to life in this fast-paced and engaging new adaptation. In a society where manners and birth mean everything, can independent Elizabeth and handsome Mr. Darcy look beyond their pride and prejudice to find their true and lasting love?
DATES: February 17 at 10:30 a.m.; March 4, 10 at 10:30 a.m.
Beowulf
Adapted and performed by Charlie Bethel
A one-man masterpiece over 1000 years in the making! Beowulf kills the monster Grendel, becomes a great and prosperous king, and finally must battle a deadly dragon. An epic about the courage required to engage in the simple act of living.
DATES: March 3, 4, 8, 10, 11, 15, 17, 18 at 11 a.m. |
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