Watch and Learn: Field Trips at THTC

from Behind the Scenes Magazine | Summer/Fall 2022

Bringing a Classic Family Favorite to Life on Stage

Since 2008, THTC has served nearly 200,000 students through student matinee programming. Student matinee coordinator, Kim Pheymannicie, is proud to announce the 2022-2023 season of student matinees and field trips. According to Pheymannicie, “This year’s Student Matinee Series serves curriculum standards in English language arts, social studies, science and social emotional learning for all age groups. I’m excited to share this season with teachers and students.” With titles like Macbeth, A Christmas Carol, The Magic School Bus: Lost in Space and The Lightning Thief, the education department hopes that this year’s series will enhance and expand what is being learned in the classroom. The student matinees will take place in both The Hanover Theatre and the BrickBox Theater, allowing them to serve both large and small groups, while also having more intimate and personalized show experiences.

New this year, the education department also offers Letting Off STEAM: Arts Integration Workshops! These workshops create the opportunity for students to apply what they are learning in the classroom to real world scenarios while letting them experience the curriculum in a kinesthetic and relevant way. “The STEAM workshops aim to make deeper, meaningful curriculum connections, make the standards more ‘tangible’ through real world applications and experiences, and imbue subjects with social emotional learning,” says Kim Pheymannicie. The workshops combine standards from math, English language arts, science and social studies with dance, technical theatre design and drama, allowing students to immerse themselves in the way STEM and the humanities are naturally used throughout the performing arts.

If you are interested in helping to fund field trip opportunities for local students or discovering more about the shows featured in the upcoming Student Matinee Series and STEAM workshops, please visit TheHanoverTheatre.org. There, you’ll find all the standards and resources that connect to each show and workshop, as well as pricing and booking instructions. Groups of any size are welcome, including homeschool groups. Student matinee tickets are subsidized and range from $12$17. Free chaperone tickets are included with every 25 student tickets purchased.