Engage Your Students with the
Thrill of Live Performance. Attend a 10:30AM Student Matinee!
Students from Lockhart Middle School attending a matinee of the Festival's outdoor production of
Much Ado About Nothing
Experience professional live productions in Orlando's newest state-of-the-art theaters. Each performance begins with a pre-show address and concludes with a post show discussion with the actors. To assist you in preparing your students for our productions, we have also created study guides you may download and use in the classroom before attending the shows. Click here on Study Guides. All 2006-07 student matinees are appropriate for grades 6-12. If you teach K-5, please see our Theatre for Young Audiences!
2006-2007 Student MatineesThe following six shows are all appropriate for 6th - 12th grade students. INTO THE WOODS
Book by James Lapine, Music and Lyrics by Stephen SondheimOne of Sondheim's most popular works, this delightful Tony Award-winning musical weaves the tales of Jack and the Beanstalk, Cinderella, Little Red Riding Hood, Rapunzel, and more into one rich tapestry of music, love, laughter and the fear of going into the woods. Matinees: September 19 & 26, 2006 FRANKENSTEIN: THE MODERN PROMETHEUS
adapted by Jim Helsinger from the novel by Mary ShelleyJust in time for Halloween, the Festival brings back one of our best attended productions after an eight year hiatus. This one-man gothic thriller was praised by The Orlando Sentinel as, "Gripping, powerful...frightening." The Orlando Weekly raved, "Impressive...brilliantly executed...a monster smash! don't miss it!" Matinees: October 19, 24, 26, 31, November 2, 16, 21, 2006 EVERY CHRISTMAS STORY EVER TOLD!
By Carlton, Alvarez and FitzgeraldBack by popular demand, this wacky show is packed with fresh bits and a new special "Nutcracker Ballet"! "Behold and giggle," The Orlando Sentinel proclaimed. Florida Today said, "The show has a treasure trove of comic bits," and Talkin' Broadway called it "Pure holiday gold!" Matinees: December 1, 5, 7, 2006 KING LEAR
By William ShakespeareThis epic masterpiece tells the tale of a king whose demand for his daughters' flattery shatters his kingdom, his family, and his own soul. King Lear explores the most basic questions of human existence, destiny, love and duty, friendship and betrayal, leadership and loyalty, and the overwhelming inevitability of a life nearing its end. Matinees: January 18,
19, 23, 30, 2007 CRIME AND PUNISHMENT
Adapted by Marilyn Campbell and Curt Columbus, From the novel by Fyodor DostoevskyA chilling new adaptation of Dostoevsky's famous novel. An intimate psychological drama and spiritual journey which seeks to unveil hidden dimensions of the human and social condition. Matinees: February 15, 22, March 1, 2007 THE MERRY WIVES OF WINDSOR
By William Shakespeare
Come see Shakespeare's fattest of knights, Sir John Falstaff, as laughter
reigns supreme and feminine wisdom triumphs over a jealous husband, confused
lovers, and a web of merriment in this light-hearted comedy performed
in-doors in the Margeson Theater.
Matinees: April 12, 13, 17, 26, 2007
MISS NELSON HAS A FIELD DAY and REALLY
ROSIE
If you teach K-5, please see our Theatre for Young Audiences!
- For Tickets Call 407-447-1700 x1.
- All Tickets $9, General Admission Seating
- 1 Free chaperone ticket for every 10 students
- ALL SHOWS SELL OUT SO RESERVE EARLY!
- Student Discount on Evening Performances: $5 off all regular admission prices (except preview and Lake Eola C Level tickets)
407-447-1700 x1Teachers: If you are sending your students to see the show in the evening by themselves, we are pleased to stamp their tickets at the end of the evening for your verification. | 