Weekday Matinées
STEP OUT OF THE CLASSROOM AND INTO THE MAGICAL WORLD OF THE STAGE AT STC!
Thousands of students attend productions at the Sudbury Theatre Centre each year, where they experience the best of professional theatre at Northern Ontario’s premiere performance facility.
We offer a variety of programming suitable for elementary and secondary school audiences that will excite and engage students and educators alike.
Each production presents opportunities for classroom discussion and lesson tie-ins, offering themes and content to match curriculum material and character education topics.
To register your class or school group for one of our productions, download the Weekday Matinee Request Form below.
Fall 2023 School Matinee Request Form NEW
Return the completed copy to Education Director Ralph McIntosh at [email protected].
More details will be provided to the coordinating teacher.
For more information about weekday matinees or other educational programs, contact our Education Director at [email protected] or call 705 674 8381 x6.
TEACHER NIGHT – Thursday 19 OCT @ 7pm
We are encouraging high school audiences in particular to attend a weekday matinee performance of this unique and thought-provoking production (see more information link below). Educators who attend the Teacher Night viewing will have the opportunity to better prepare their students for their theatre experience.
TO REGISTER FOR TEACHER NIGHT:
Seats will be assigned on a first-come, first-served basis – you must register ahead of time. More details will be shared with those who register by 18 OCT.
Fall 2023 Offerings
Each production tells a story that will resonate with children and/or youth – some also feature student actors, or adults playing youthful characters that your students will easily identify with.
MAINSTAGE SERIES
20 OCT – 5 NOV 2023
THE CURIOUS INCIDENT OF THE DOG IN THE NIGHT-TIME
Novel by MARK HADDON, adapted by SIMON STEPHENS
Grade 9+
Weekday Matinees: Thursday 26 OCT and Wednesday 1 NOV at 10.30am
“A beautiful, dazzling inventive show about the wonders of life.” Winner of the Oliver and Tony Award for Best Play.
Christopher, fifteen years old, stands beside Mrs. Shears’ dead dog that has been speared with a garden fork. It is seven minutes after midnight and Christopher is under suspicion. He records each fact in the book he is writing to solve the mystery of who murdered Wellington. Christopher has an extraordinary brain and is exceptional at maths, while everyday life presents some barriers. He has never ventured alone beyond the end of his road, detests being touched and distrusts strangers. When he falls under suspicion for killing his neighbour’s dog, it takes him on a journey that upturns his world.
CONTENT ADVISORY: Profanity is used by several of the characters who interact with Christopher when they find his idiosyncratic behaviour frustrating and/or perplexing.
24 NOV – 17 DEC 2023
MATILDA THE MUSICAL
Based on the original story by ROALD DAHL
Book by DENNIS KELLY
Music and Lyrics by TIM MINCHIN
Grade 4+
Weekday Matinees: Thursday 30 NOV, Wednesday 6 DEC and Thursday 14 DEC at 10.30am
Matilda The Musical is a multi-award-winning musical from the Royal Shakespeare Company, inspired by the beloved book by the incomparable Roald Dahl. With a book by Dennis Kelly and original songs by Tim Minchin, Matilda The Musical is the story of an extraordinary little girl who, armed with a vivid imagination and a sharp mind, dares to take a stand and change her own destiny. Winner of 99 international awards, including 24 for Best Musical, Matilda has been delighting audiences for over a decade and was recently adapted into a major motion picture on NETFLIX!
Students on Stage
THE STUDENTS ON STAGE PROGRAM ENGAGES STUDENTS IN THE PROCESS OF CREATING A THEATRICAL PRODUCTION CULMINATING IN A SERIES OF PERFORMANCES FOR PARENTS AND THE COMMUNITY
Established in 2003, the program encourages participants to develop their performance abilities in acting, voice and movement, and contribute to the creation of props, sets, and costumes. Recent productions include The Magic Pebble, Mining Rocks!, Cinderella, The Wind in the Willows, Alice in Wonderland and Peter Pan.
Participation in this program is open to students aged 10 and older. Entrance is by audition.
See our Students On Stage page for more details.
More details about our spring 2024 production and the audition dates will be posted in early September.
For more information about weekday matinees or other education programs, contact Education Director Ralph McIntosh
[email protected]
705 674 83831 x6
For more information about weekday matinees or other educational programs, contact Ralph McIntosh, Education Director
[email protected]
705 674 8381 x6