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OUTREACH PROGRAM
Student Matinees
Student Matinees
2009 - 2010 Student Matinees
As part of Walden Theatre's on-going commitment to education in the arts we provide matinee performances for school field trips.

For reservations contact our Outreach Program Director.
Dan Welch: (502) 589-0084 x16 E-mail

Student Matinee Listings
The are NO REFUNDS the day of the performance.

Of Mice and Men
It's All Greek...
The Crucible
*NATION IN CRISIS and JOURNEY


A KERA-based study guide for teachers is provided for every student matinee production. The study guide includes a synopsis, information about the genre and playwright, as well as providing open response questions, writing portfolio and performance tasks.

 

Of Mice and Men
By John Steinbeck

The story of George & Lennie and the obstacles they face in pursuit of their dream, the play takes place during the Great Depression and reveals the nature of dreams, dignity, loneliness, and sacrifice.

Dates:
September 25 & October 1 @ 10:00am

Location
Walden Theatre, located at 1123 Payne Street

Cost: $7 per person (free adult ticket for every 10 students), due two weeks before the performance
 

It's All Greek...
Adapted by Jolane Havens

Revels, Rhymes, Revenge! The Greeks have never done or said anything in small fashion. Celebrate a Dionysian festival with Greek Theatre's fabulous females, and discover how they've been recreated in history: Middle Ages, Victorian Era, Industrial Revolution, and the Punk English Invasion.

Dates:
November 13 & 19 @ 9:00am & 11:30am

Location
Walden Theatre, located at 1123 Payne Street

Cost: $7 per person (free adult ticket for every 10 students), due two weeks before the performance
 

The Crucible
By Arthur Miller

In this American Classic, bigotry & deceit are terrifyingly depicted through the story of a farmer, his wife, and a servant-girl who maliciously causes the wife's arrest for witchcraft. The farmer brings the girl to court for justice -- but instead of saving his wife, finds himself accused & condemned.

Dates:
January 28 @ 10:00am

Location
Brown Theatre, located at 315 W. Broadway

Cost: $7 per person (free adult ticket for every 10 students), due two weeks before the performance
 

Celebrate Black History Month at Walden Theatre
Featuring NATION IN CRISIS: A Civil Rights Story and
JOURNEY: A Trip on the Underground Railroad


NATION IN CRISIS: A Civil Rights Story by Keith McGill & Dan Welch In this interactive production students witness key events and meet civil rights leaders of this turbulent time. Beginning in 1948 with a soldier of the Tuskegee Airmen returning home to an uncertain future, the audience sees the courage acts of Rosa Parks and the Arkansas Nine and hear the inspiring words of Martin Luther King, Jr. This performance brings to light how race relations of the past still relate to present day, while bringing a message of hope to a new generation. JOURNEY A Trip on the Underground Railroad by Dan Welch From the early 1800's through 1865 there were secret routes that escape slaves traveled on the their way to freedom in Canada. Follow the journey of a runaway slave as travels on the Underground Railroad.

Dates:
February 1-5 @ 9:30am & 11:00am

Location
Walden Theatre, located at 1123 Payne Street

Cost: $7 per person (free adult ticket for every 10 students), due two weeks before the performance
 

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Our theatre training program allows students to progress at their own rate through a demanding four-level curriculum:

  • Improvisation
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  • Apprentice
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