Student Matinees
2011-2012 Matinees | Matinee Resources | Book Now!
Live theater is an exceptional way to make literature and the arts immediate for your students, and classical plays bring the past to life before their eyes. Our productions can satisfy Washington State EALRs in Reading, Writing, Communications, Social Studies, and Arts. Student matinees begin at 10:30 a.m. at either the Intiman Playhouse or Center House Theatre.
Cost: $11.00 per seat (Student matinee rates apply to home school groups.)
Student matinee tickets for our 2011-2012 season are available now!
To reserve matinee tickets for your class, please call 206-733-8228 ext 220 or email us.
Romeo and Juliet (touring production)
By William Shakespeare
Jan. 18–28, 2012
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Don’t miss out on this special opportunity to see our touring production of Romeo and Juliet performed at Center House Theatre! In the midst of an historical bitter feud, passionate young love emerges. Defying their parents, Romeo and Juliet marry and plot to run away together only to be thwarted at every turn. This classic play is a swashbuckling drama and the greatest love story ever told. (Performed at Center House Theatre)
Pygmalion
By George Bernard Shaw | Directed by Jeff Steitzer
February 23-March 11, 2012
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More than just My Fair Lady minus the music, George Bernard Shaw’s barbed comedy depicts the unlikely relationship between the Cockney flower seller Eliza Doolittle and her stuffy phonetics professor Henry Higgins. After picking out Eliza from the gutter to be his experiment, Higgins teaches her to talk like a lady, and Eliza, in turn, schools him on what it truly means to be a gentleman. (Performed at Intiman Playhouse)
As You Like It
By William Shakespeare | Directed by George Mount
May 30-June 24, 2012
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Exiled from home and forced to wander the forest with a clown…what’s a girl to do? How about fool everyone by dressing like a guy. Rosalind and a merry band of wanderers find love tucked among the trees and glens of the Forest of Arden. George Mount, who staged our inventive and thrilling production of The Tempest, conjures up a romantic staging of this enchanting comedy. (Performed at Center House Theatre)
(Parentheses indicate tentative matinee dates.)
Matinee Resources
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Study Guides
In preparation for the matinee, teachers are provided a study guide for the production. Seattle Shakespeare study guides include a synopsis, background information on the play, insight to our particular presentation of the play, and activities for students to do in class. These are a great resource for increasing student understanding of the play, both before and after attending a matinee.
Download the study guide for A Midsummer Night's Dream
Free teacher previews
All teachers are invited to a preview performance before bringing students to attend a matinee, and connect with our education staff about upcoming opportunities.
To reserve a space at one of our upcoming teacher previews, please email us your name, school, and how many seats you would like (up to 2). Deadline for reserving seats is the Monday before the preview.
Free Talk-Backs
In celebration of our 20th Anniversary, we are delighted to offer free talk-backs for all student matinee performances! All schools are invited to stay for a 15-20 minute Q&A with the actors after the show.
Pre-Show Workshops - $95
Valuable interactive workshops enhance students’ matinee experience. A professional teaching artist uses the language of the play to get students on their feet and using Shakespeare’s words to gain a better understanding of the language, themes, action, and characters before they see the play. Workshops are $95 for each 1-hour class period.