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Performance SitesPlayhouse on the Square The Circuit Playhouse66 South Cooper St. - (901) 725-0776 51 South Cooper St. - (901) 725-0776
Theatre Education OfficesPlayhouse on the Square 66 South Cooper St. - (901) 728-5631After School Acting Program (ASAP) • Summer Youth Theatre Conservatory • Teens in Theatre (TNT) LGBTQ + Allied Youth Theatre (Q&A) • Theatre School • Theatre Education Touring Company
The Jeanne and Henry Varnell Theatre Arts Education Building1711 Poplar Ave.Ray Hill Memorial Library and Resource Center
To make a School Matinee reservation, visit: playhouseonthesquare.org/education/
schoolmatinees.htmlContact Amy Harwell at (901) 937-6480 or
PETER PAN (School Matinee)Music by Mark Charlap and Jule Styne; Lyrics by Carolyn Leigh, Betty Comden, and Adolph Green; Based on the play by James M. Barrie
Life will never be the same for Michael, John, and Wendy Darling after Peter Pan visits their nursery window offering to take them to the magical world of Neverland. They meet the Lost Boys, spritely fairy Tinkerbell, the beautiful princess Tiger Lily, and the evil Captain Hook. The conflict between Peter and Hook takes center stage as the magical adventure turns dangerous and teaches everyone the true power of friendship.
When: November 12, 2019 - December 19, 2019Where: Playhouse on the Square, 66 South Cooper St.Price: $8/Student Ticket, $7/Title 1 Student TicketGrade: K - 5 Time: 10am Length: 2 hours
Once your reservation for a Student Matinee or Touring Production has been made, you will be given a confirmation number, and a contract will be sent to the Contact Teacher at your school. Have the Contact Teacher and the Principal sign the contract and return it to Playhouse on the Square. Your School Matinee/Tour is not officially confirmed until the completed original contract has been signed and returned.
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nTHE MUSICAL ADVENTURES OF FLAT STANLEY (Tour and School Matinee)Book by Timothy Allen McDonald; Lyrics by Timothy Allen McDonald and Jonathan K. Waller; Music by Timothy Allen McDonald, Jonathan K. Waller, David Weinstein, and Stephen Gabriel
Based on Jeff Brown’s bestselling children’s book, this musical tells the story of Stanley Lambchop, a normal boy who is just like everyone else. That’s the problem. For Stanley, life is too normal. Determined to do something amazing, something no one’s ever seen before, he makes a wish on a falling star. The next morning, Stanley Lambchop wakes up flat. Not just a little flat ... really, really flat! Thus begins his new life and an unexpected quest to see the world, which becomes surprisingly easy when you can travel through the mail as a letter!
When: October 8, 2019 - November 6, 2019 & February 18, 2020 - March 4, 2020Where: Tours to your schoolPrice*: $750 First Performance, $350 Additional Performances.* Maximum audience size - 350 studentsGrade: K - 5Time: School HoursLength: 1 hour*Additional fee for outside Shelby County)
When: October 25, 2019 and February 14, 2020Where: The Circuit Playhouse, 51 S. Cooper St.Price: $5/Student Ticket, $4/Title 1 Student TicketGrade: K - 6Time: 10amLength: 1 hour
LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS (School Matinee)Book & Lyrics by Howard Ashman; Music by Alan Menken
When a “Mean Green Mutha From Outaspace” lands in your flower shop, what do you do? Feed it people of course! Hapless flower shop worker, Seymour, only wants the love of his life to notice him. When his little blood sucking plant grows to become the talk of the town, Seymour will get more than he bargained for.
When: May 5, 6, 12, and 13, 2020 Where: Playhouse on the Square, 66 South Cooper St..Price: $8/Student Ticket, $7/Title 1 Student TicketGrade: 7 - 12 Time: 10am Length: 2 hours
ON GOLDEN POND (School Matinee)By Ernest Thompson
Norman and Ethel Thayer are living out their golden years, enjoying summers at the family lake house. As with most homes, you find there are always things in need of repair. As you get older, you may find the same can be said for relationships as well.
When: September 24 & 25 and October 1 & 2, 2019Where: Playhouse on the Square, 66 South Cooper St.Price: $8/Student Ticket, $7/Title 1 Student TicketGrade: 9 - 12 Time: 10am Length: 2 hours and 30 minutes
MEMPHIS: THE MUSICAL(School Matinee)Book & Lyrics by David Bryan; Music & Lyrics by Joe Dipietro
In the 1950s, in a seedy bar on Beale, Rock and Roll has spoken to the soul of a local country-boy named Huey, and the girl that the sound has come from has stole his heart. Will the objections from their families or the challenges of society be too much for the couple to withstand or will their love for music and each other prevail?
When: January 21, 22, 28, and 29, 2020 Where: Playhouse on the Square, 66 South Cooper St.Price: $8/Student Ticket, $7/Title 1 Student TicketGrade: 9 - 12 Time: 10am Length: 2 hours and 45 minutes
HEAD OVER HEELS (School Matinee)Book by James Magruder; Music & Lyrics by The Go-Go’s
Charged with the unmistakable, iconic music of The Go-Go’s, the kingdom of Arcadia goes on a daring quest to do whatever it takes to protect their famous “Beat.” On their journey, they will find love, deceit, and a few misinterpreted prophesies.Will the kingdom of Arcadia be saved? “Our Lips Are Sealed.”
When: October 8, 9, 22, and 23, 2019Where: The Circuit Playhouse, 51 South Cooper St.Price: $8/Student Ticket, $7/Title 1 Student TicketGrade: 6 - 12 Time: 10am Length: 2 hours and 30 minutes
JUNIE B. JONES, THE MUSICAL(School Matinee)Book & Lyrics by Marcy Heiser; Music by Zina Goldrich
It’s Junie B.’s first day of first grade, and a lot of things have changed for her: Lucille doesn’t want to be her best friend anymore; Junie B. makes friends with Herb, the new kid at school; Junie B. might need new glasses. First grade has never been more scary and exciting.
When: November 19, 2019 - December 19, 2019Where: The Circuit Playhouse, 51 South Cooper St.Price: $5/Student Ticket, $4/Title 1 Student TicketGrade: K - 5 Time: 9:15am & 11:00am Length: 1 hour
Sponsored by
Robert B. Briggs and the Briggs
Foundation / Monogram Foods
THE ANT AND THE GRASSHOPPER (Tour and School Matinee)By Rob Dearborn
A super industrious Ant has opened a branch ant hole when a fun loving Grasshopper moves in next door. Ant resists Grasshopper’s offers to join him and his friends for some fun and games. Instead, Ant diligently prepares for winter, while Grasshopper doesn’t believe in winter despite Ant’s warnings. But winter comes; and Grasshopper, who has no food or shelter and Ant, who has no friends and never had any fun, discover there is more to life than they thought.
When: April 14, 2020 - May 8, 2020Where: Tours to your schoolPrice*: $750 First Performance, $350 Additional Performances.* Maximum audience size - 350 studentsGrade: K - 5Time: School HoursLength: 1 hour*Additional fee for outside Shelby County
For information about this Touring Production, call Karin Barile at (901) 937-6476
or email: [email protected]
To make a School Matinee reservation, visit: playhouseonthesquare.org/education/
schoolmatinees.htmlor contact Amy Harwell at (901) 937-6480 or
When: May 1, 2020Where: The Circuit Playhouse, 51 S. Cooper St.Price: $5/Student Ticket, $4/Title 1 Student TicketGrade: K - 6Time: 10amLength: 1 hour
For information about this Touring Production, call Karin Barile at (901) 937-6476
or email: [email protected]
To make a School Matinee reservation, visit: playhouseonthesquare.org/education/
schoolmatinees.htmlor contact Amy Harwell at (901) 937-6480 or
THE BOOK OF WILL (School Matinee)By Lauren Gunderson
When a poor rendition of Hamlet is performed three years after the death of William Shakespeare, it is obvious to his friends - someone should put his work to pen - and save the words of the world’s greatest playwright. But to make one, they’ll have to battle an unscrupulous publisher, a boozy poet laureate, and their own mortality, to create Shakespeare’s First Folio.
When: March 10, 11, 17, and 18, 2020Where: Playhouse on the Square, 66 South Cooper St..Price: $8/Student Ticket, $7/Title 1 Student TicketGrade: 7 - 12 Time: 10am Length: 2 hours and 30 minutes
SCHOOLHOUSE ROCK LIVE! (School Matinee)Book by George Keating, Kyle Hall, and Scott Ferguson; Music & Lyric by Bob Dorough, Dave Frishberg, George Newall, Kathy Mandry, Lynn Ahrens, and Tom Yohe
Tom is ready to start his first day as a schoolteacher. The only problem is he is scared to death! Watch as characters from the classic series come to life, reminding Tom the best way to learn has always been with music and an imagination. Get ready to sing along with songs such as “I’m Just a Bill,” “Interplanet Janet,” and “Conjunction Junction.”
When: March 10, 2020 - April 3, 2020Where: The Circuit Playhouse, 51 South Cooper St.Price: $5/Student Ticket, $4/Title 1 Student TicketGrade: K - 5 Time: 9:15am & 11:00am Length: 1 hour
Sponsored by
Friends of Crimestoppers and
Dorothy O. Kirsch