GLEMA CENTER'S 2022-2023 SCHOOL DAYS MATINEES SERIES BRINGS THE CLASSROOM TO THE THEATRE

Glema Center’s 2022-2023 School Days Matinees Series Brings the Classroom to the Theatre

Twelve performances brought nearly 3,900 students and teachers to the Glema Mahr Center for the Arts for the 20222023 School Days Matinees Series. This educational lineup is underwritten with financial support from Hopkins County Schools and provides students from Hopkins and surrounding counties with regular opportunities to visit the Glema Center and experience the arts firsthand.

In October, a traveling troupe from Lexington Children’s Theatre put on Puss in Boots and Digging up Dessa. They returned in March with Anansi the Spider and The Legend of John Henry.

The Children’s Center for Dance Education staged a dreamy performance of A Children’s Nutcracker in December. Primary roles were filled by dancers from the company, local dancers were cast to fill supporting roles in the ballet, and the Glema Center audience was nearly at capacity when the curtain opened for their school day performance.

Kentucky Shakespeare’s traveling actors brought Hamlet to life— and death—on the Glema Center stage in March. The high school audience enjoyed a lively question-and-answer session with the troupe following the performance.

The final event of the series was a presentation for students, by students. In April, Hopkins County High Schools staged a joint production of Seussical the Musical. After their two spirited—and well-received—school day performances, the cast went on to present three energetic public performances of Seussical over the course of two days.

Beyond the School Days Matinees series and in addition to Seussical, the Glema Center presented nine ticketed events from January to May. The Glema Center also hosted several Hopkins County Schools musical performances involving choral and band programs which were free and open to the community, served as the venue for KMEA All District Band and band assessment events, and hosted the Hopkins County Schools Talent Show Series District Competitions this spring.