Student Matinees

Schedule a field trip to Marin's premiere professional theatre!

A heartfelt and profoundly moving play by Noble Prize–winner Athol Fugard that follows the friendship of two teenagers – one black, one white – in apartheid-torn South Africa. Against the backdrop of an education system in crisis, Fugard’s hopeful African teacher Mr. M struggles to lift his students above the strife and violence that is boiling in their black township. Inspiring and uplifting, this twentieth-century classic tells a powerful story of political awakening and everyday heroism.

SCHOOL MATINEES:
Jan 22, Jan 27 & Feb 5 | 11am
These three special discounted weekday morning performances at MTC for students will have a post-performance Q & A with the director and cast. Teachers receive info packets to help prepare students prior to the performance and to continue the discussion once they are back in the classroom. Included with student matinee tickets is a classroom visit by a teaching artist from MTC for a workshop or lecture prior to the performance.  Please call 415.388.5200 x3310 for more info and to reserve your seats. Teachers/Parents: Book field trips to these performances soon!

MTC provides Discovery Guides filled with information and ideas for classroom exercises that put the play in context and prepare students to see the production.  To get an even deeper look at the play, MTC can send a teaching artist into the classroom before and after the performance, to help the classroom teacher integrate the play into the regular school curriculum.  This integration can be designed to meet California and NCLB standards.

Call 415.388.5200 x3310 or email education@marintheatre.org for more information or to book tickets for a student matinee performance.