Student Matinee Field Trips
"Best Student Matinee Field Trips
Ever!"
Teachers, Make your plans now!
"The acting was exceptional and seamless and the conversation with the actors afterward was enlightening. It’s always a great learning experience for my students and the productions, even down to the arrival and departure, are always well organized."
Prime Stage Student Matinee Field Trips
Prime Stage Theatre will once again offer its popular student matinee performances during the 2022-2023 school year as we celebrate our 26th Season "Suspense, Hope and Wonder."
In-Person performances are located at the New Hazlett Theater Center for Performing Art on Pittsburgh's North Side (6 Allegheny Square East, Pittsburgh, PA 15212), and begin at 10:00am followed by a post-show discussion.
Student Matinee Field Trip Reservations for 2022/2023 Register Your Class Here!
Frankenstein
Student Matinee Field Trips
November 9 and 10, 2022
Ticket Price $12
*One Free Chaperone Tickets for every 20 student tickets purchased
Harriet Tubman and The Underground Railroad
Sprouts Student Matinee Field Trips
January 25 and 26, 2023
Ticket Price $9
*One Free Chaperone Tickets for every 20 student tickets purchased
The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe
Student Matinee Field Trips
March 8 and 9, 2023
Ticket Price $12
*One Free Chaperone Tickets for every 20 student tickets purchased
Perseverance
STREAMING ONLY Student Matinee Field Trips
April 24th - May 7th
Ticket Price varies based on number of students
*One Free Chaperone Tickets for every 20 student tickets purchased
The 39 Steps
Student Matinee Field Trips
May 11, 2023
Ticket Price $12
*One Free Chaperone Tickets for every 20 student tickets purchased
The Boxcar Children
Sprouts Student Matinee Field Trips
June 21 and 22, 2023
Ticket Price $9
*One Free Chaperone Tickets for every 20 student tickets purchased
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Education Program Funding
The Grable Foundation, American Eagle Outfitters, The Laurel Foundation, PNC Charitable Trust, Henry C. Frick Educational Fund of The Buhl Foundation
Performance Cancellation Policy
Prime Stage Theatre maintains a firm policy of not cancelling performances. For this reason, we urge all ticket holders to make every effort to attend. Our policy includes no refunds.
Student matinees - If you are unable to attend a performance due to school delay or cancellation, a representative must call Prime Stage Education Box Office at 412-841-7353 prior to the performance. We will make every effort to arrange another time for you to see that production. There is no guarantee, however, that seats for an alternate performance will be available
If Prime Stage cancels a performance due to inclement weather or circumstances beyond our control, we will offer a refund based on the amount of your purchase within 30 days of our cancelled performance.
STUDENT MATINEE FIELD TRIPS MEET PA COMMON CORE STANDARDS:
All Prime Stage productions and Resource Guides address the following:
PA Academic Standards for Reading, Writing, Listening, Speaking
CC.1.3.9-10.A: Determine a theme or central idea of a text and analyze in detail its development over the course of the text, including how it emerges and is shaped and refined by specific details; provide an objective summary of the text.
CC.1.3.9-10.C: Analyze how complex characters develop over the course of a text, interact with other characters, and advance the plot or develop the theme.
CC.1.3.9-10.D: Determine the point of view of the text and analyze the impact the point of view has on the meaning of the text.
CC.1.3.9-10.E: Analyze how an author’s choices concerning how to structure a text, order events within it and manipulate time create an effect.
CC.1.3.9-10.F: Analyze how words and phrases shape meaning and tone in texts.
CC.1.3.9-10.G: Analyze the representation of a subject or a key scene in two different artistic mediums, including what is emphasized or absent in each treatment.
CC.1.3.9-10.H: Analyze how an author draws on and transforms themes, topics, character types, and/or other text elements from source material in a specific work.
CC.1.3.9-10.K: Read and comprehend literary fiction on grade level, reading independently and proficiently.
CC.1.5.9-10.A: Initiate and participate effectively in a range of collaborative discussions on grades level topics, texts, and issues, building on others’ ideas and expressing their own clearly and persuasively.
CC.1.5.9-10.G: Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English when speaking based on grade 9-10 level and content.
CC.1.6.11.A: Listen critically and respond to others in small and large group situations. Respond with grade level appropriate questions, ideas, information or opinions.
CC.1.6.11.C: Demonstrate awareness of audience using appropriate volume and clarity in formal speaking presentations.
CC.1.6.11.D: Listen to and acknowledge the contributions of other students well introducing ideas and opinions to enrich the discussion
Magic of Live Theatre
The Importance of Field Trips
"Arts-based field trips can boost students’ academic performance, improve school engagement, and support social-emotional well-being."(Greene, Levenberg, and Pogue, 2021)
Accessibility Contact
Our Accessibility Coordinator can be contacted by email at:
dsciranka@primestage.com