School Matinees and Touring Season

Theatre For Youth 2008-2009 Matinee Series

We are Playhouse on the Square, The Circuit Playhouse, and the Playhouse on the Square Touring Company. Since 1985, we have been providing opportunities for youth in the MidSouth to attend live professional theatre during school hours. We will begin accepting reservations for the 2008-2009 school year August 1, 2008.

1776

  • Date: September 30 and October 1, 2008
  • Where: The Circuit Playhouse
  • Price: $7/Ticket
  • Grade: 9-12
  • Time: 10am
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The Glass Menagerie

  • Date: October 16 and 17, 2008
  • Where: Playhouse on the Square
  • Price: $7/Ticket
  • Grade: 9-12
  • Time: 10am
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A Year With Frog and Toad

  • Date: November 4, 2008 - December 19, 2008
  • Where: The Circuit Playhouse
  • Price: $7/Ticket
  • Grade: K-6
  • Time: 10am
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Seussical

Romeo and Juliet

Into the Woods

Schoolhouse Rock Live Too!

Book by: Scott Ferguson. Lyrics by: Bob Dorough, Dave Frishberg, Dennis Curley, George Newall, Kathy Mandry, Lynn Ahrens and Tom Yohe. Music by: Bob Dorough, Dave Frishberg, Dennis Curley, George Newall, Kathy Mandry, Lynn Ahrens and Tom Yohe. Created by Scott Ferguson, Dennis Curley, George Keating and Nina Lynn. Original Music and Arrangements by Dennis Curley, Original Lyrics by Scott Ferguson

Like its predecessor, Schoolhouse Rock Live Too! draws its inspiration from the Emmy Award-winning Saturday morning cartoon series, popular in the 1970s. Far from outmoded, however, Schoolhouse Rock Live Too! is full of modern lyrics, catchy melodies, upbeat dance sections, and witty banter. Audiences of all ages will fall in love with Nina, the owner of a fading diner and her wacky friends. Together, this charismatic crew (made up of a friendly waitress, a “regular” at the diner, a chef, and a first-day schoolteacher) tries to brainstorm ways to save their run down diner. As they reject one idea after the next, they remain encouraged by songs from their favorite show, Schoolhouse Rock. Songs like The Rockin’ Medley, Electricity, Dollars and Sense, and Good Eleven. In the end, they realize that the answer was right in front of them all along… the Conjunction Junction Diner is up and running and open for business!

*Additional fee for outside Shelby County

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To Our Educators

Playhouse on the Square, The Circuit Playhouse, and the Playhouse on the Square Touring Company would like to invite you and your students to experience professional live theatre this school year. From Seussical to A Year With Frog and Toad to 1776 to The Glass Menagerie to Romeo and Juliet to Into the Woods to Schoolhouse Rock Live Too!, there is something for all ages, and all forms of study.

We feel it is important to combine the arts with education, and we offer a variety of shows to do just that. Study guides and talk-backs with the actors are just two ways we strive to make your partnership with us an experience you and your students will remember. We encourage you not to wait too long, as seats go fast.

Thank you for all that you do, and we'll see you at the theatre!

How To Reserve Your Field Trips and Tours

  1. Make your decisions about which shows you wish to book.
  2. To book a field trip to Playhouse or Circuit, call Frank Guarino at (901) 725-0776, email groupsales@playhouseonthesquare.org or submit your information online by filling out this form.

    School Name:

    Address:

    Contact Telephone Number: Contact Cell Phone Number:

    Teacher's Name: Financial Secretary Name:

    Email Address:

    Which show are you making reservations for?

    Three choices for dates and times:

    Grade level: Number of students:

    Number of teachers:

    Number of additional adults:

  3. To book a tour to your school, call Karin Barile at (901) 728-5631, email karin@playhouseonthesquare.org or submit your information online by filling out this form.

    School Name:

    Address:

    Telephone Number(s): Please also include whether this is a cellphone, home number, school number etc.

    What is the best time to reach you?:

    Fax Number:

    Teacher's Name:

    Email Address:

    Three choices for dates and times:

    Grade level: Number of students:

    Number of teachers:

    Number of additional adults:

  4. Have the Contact Teacher and the Principal sign one contract and return it to Playhouse on the Square. Your field trip/tour is not officially confirmed until the completed contract has been signed and returned.

Student tickets for Playhouse on the Square and The Circuit Playhouse Student Matinee Performances and the Playhouse on the Square Touring Company are funded in part by the Ticket Subsidy Program provided by the Tennessee Arts Commission through the Greater Memphis Arts Council. Playhouse on the Square/The Circuit Playhouse is a member of the American Alliance for Theatre and Education (AATE).

For Ticket Subsidy information, please visit the Greater Memphis Arts Council's website at: www.artsmemphis.org