Thursday, October 22, 2009

Theatre List

Theatres offering "school time" shows

Or go straight to the few New York theatres listed.

Keane Stage at Keane State University in Union County offers "on school time" shows, mostly at their Wilkins Theatre. Much of the 2009-10 schedule was for elementary school age.

Ramapo College also offers quite a few shows listed online and on Field Trip Lists.

State Theatre of NJ in New Brunswick has school-time performances for students through high school. They will only accept ticket requests from groups/schools - so get your friends together and perhaps make up a name. (At the same time I heard a rumor that maybe if you call the day before for a couple of seats and they have them. . .).

Mayo Community Theatre
in Morristown has released their “school year” schedule. For more detail on their & other shows, see Community Theatre's Explorations Through the Arts at http://www.mayoarts.org/genre_explorations.htm. Make your show reservations now. For details and information on theatre policy, contact them directly.

Bickford Theatre, Morris Museum in Morristown has "Intermission Programs", Educator Programs, and (every spring) discussions with Holocaust Survivors. Not all of their shows are listed on Gryphon Academy.

Growing Stage Theatre (Netcong, NJ) : Lyle The Crocodile (February 19 to March 28, 2010, Fridays at 7:30pm, Saturdays and Sundays at 4:00pm). Peter & The Wolf (APril 17 - May 23, 2010). Call (973) 347-4946 for advance Group and School Matinee information. They offered 4 shows for "on school time" performances during the 2007 - 2008 season. (It was 3 shows for pre-K - 4th grade and a "history show" for recommended for grades 3 - 8.)

Paper Mill Playhouse (http://www.Paper Mill.org/visit/directions.php , Millburn, NJ) has “on school time” information. Their 2009-10 events were all for elementary students. Tickets $7.50 and $8.50 ,depending on seating. Shows at 10 am and 12:30 pm. Study guides will be available. Shows approximately 1 hour in length. There are lunch places and a Coldstone Creamery nearby for after the show. Tickets for their Fall series were on sale from September 5th, and their Spring series usually goes on sale in November. They also have Children's Programming on selected weekends throughout the year (http://www.Paper Mill.org/stage/childrenstheatre.php ).

NJ PAC (Newark, NJ) has "school time" performances listed at: http://www.njpac.org/load_screen.asp?screen=education_schooltime0607

Shakespeare Theatre (Madison, NJ) has their 2010 schedule posted.
  • The Taming of the Shrew June 2 - 27,
  • Arms and the Man, July 7 - August 1
  • The Servant of Two Masters, June 23 - August 1
  • The Caretaker, August 11 - 29
  • All's Well That Ends Well, September 15 - October 10
  • The Lion in Winter, October 20 - November 14
  • I Capture the Castle, December 1 - January 2
Peak Performances at Montclair State, $15/seat
Prudential Center, Newark
McCarter Theatre, Princeton
IZOD Center (Continental Airlines Arena) (Meadowlands?)
Bergen Performing Arts Center
South Orange Performing Arts Center also has "on school time" performances. Look under "education".
PNC Bank Arts Center,
Two Rivers
Berrie Center at Ramapo College
Shea Center at William Paterson University
Count Basie Theatre in Red Bank

New York

Only a few of the shows from Brooklyn College or New Victory in NYC are listed in the main Field trip list. Check them out yourself for more.

Brooklyn College Schooltime schedule. Advance sales (payment due 6 weeks before the show) $6 per seat, $7 for day of the show. If you have any questions or to purchase tickets call 718-951-4600 x25, Monday - Friday, 10am to 4pm. Study Guides should be posted on their site before the shows. Getting to Brooklyn College Performing Arts Center

NYC's New Victory has wonderful shows (http://www.newvictory.org/shows.m), and has welcomed homeschool groups for years.
I have heard only good about their workshops http://www.newvictory.org/events.m - you may want to pick a show day so you can do that as well.

Carnegie Hall
Avery Fisher Hall
New York State Theatre
Broadway Theatre In Manhattan
Off-Broadway Theatre in Manhattan
Brooklyn Academy of Music (BAM)
Joyce Theatre
Dance Theatre Workshop
P.S. 122
New York City Center

and in PA:
Limmel Center, Philadelphia
Keswick Theatre, Philadelphia

To return to New Jersey theatres with school time performances listed.

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