Student Matinees

The Rep schedules performances of the Mainstage productions which support the Missouri Show-Me Standards and the Illinois Learning Standards. These 10:30 am performances are for school groups only and are offered at a heavily discounted ticket price to enable classes to attend.

Teachers bringing classes to the Student Matinee performances may request Rep docents for advance classroom presentations at no additional cost. Docents will lead classroom discussion aimed at providing deeper insights into the play content and technical values as well as facilitating activities designed to involve the students in the theatre process. Staff and/or current cast members may join the docents when available.

Prior to attending the theatre, teachers will receive free multi-disciplinary Study Guides containing information about the play, the playwright and the production. Study Guides also contain useful background articles and suggested activities designed to correspond to the Missouri Show-Me Standards and the Illinois Learning Standards.

2008–2009 Student Matinee Schedule

These student matinee performances begin at 10:30 am at the Loretto-Hilton Center for the Performing Arts:

Frost/Nixon by Peter Morgan Recommended for grades 10 and up. Thursday, September 11, 2008 Wednesday, September 17, 2008

Jane Austen’s Emma—A New Musical Music, Lyrics and Book by Paul Gordon Recommended for grades 7 and up. Thursday, October 16, 2008 Wednesday, October 22, 2008

This Wonderful Life by Steve Murray Conceived by Mark Setlock Recommended for grades 7 and up. Thursday, December 4, 2008 Wednesday, December 10, 2008

Saint Joan by George Bernard Shaw Recommended for grades 9 and up. Thursday, January 15, 2009 Wednesday, January 21, 2009

The Miracle Worker by William Gibson Recommended for grades 5 and up. Thursday, February 19, 2009 SOLD OUT! Tuesday, February 24, 2009 Thursday, February 26, 2009

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by Jeffrey Hatcher from the story by Robert Louis Stevenson Recommended for grades 10 and up. Thursday, March 26, 2009 Wednesday, April 1, 2009

For more information

For more information about student matinees or to arrange tickets for a group from your school, call (314) 968-7344.