STUDENT MATINEES for the 24-25 season ON SALE NOW!
LIMITED SEATS - SCHOLARSHIPS AVAILABLE
Dear Educators,
We have six amazing productions to serve your students and create educational experiences to enhance your classroom. Our season includes Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein, a chilling adaptation of the novel for grades 9-12, the holiday classic A Christmas Carol suited for grades 5 and up, a spirited and fun adaptation of Mo Willem’s Elephant and Piggie’s “We are in a Play!” geared toward Pre-K-2nd grade (performed at the Richard and Nancy Donahue Academic Arts Center), Lady Day at Emerson’s Bar & Grill, an intimate and powerful story of Billie Holiday for grades 10-12, Reduced Shakespeare Company’s The Comedy of Hamlet (a prequel) for grades 10-12 and What You Are Now, a Lowell specific story that examines the lasting impacts of the Khmer Rouge for grades 9-12.
Seats are $10 and include a professionally written study guide and post-show talkback. Teaching artists are available to prepare your class in advance, if requested. We also have limited half-price tickets and full scholarships through our Partners in Education program.
To reserve seats or for further information, contact me at the Enterprise Bank Box Office at box_office@mrt.org or 978-654-4678.
Thank You!
Chris Torres
Box Office Manager
Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein
By David Catlin
CHILLING CLASSIC
A dark evening of ghost stories springs to haunting life in this adventurous adaptation of Mary Shelley’s famous novel. Replete with love, horror, power and unholy experimentation, Frankenstein illuminates the question: what makes us monsters? Recommended for grades 9 and up.
Student Matinee Times
Tuesday November 12 at 10am
Tuesday November 19 at 10am
A CHRISTMAS CAROL
LOWELL’S HOLIDAY TRADITION
By Charles Dickens
Adapted and Directed by Courtney Sale
Back by popular demand! Experience Charles Dickens’ timeless story of redemption with new songs, scenes, and surprises. With a nod to Dickens’ time in Lowell and featuring the extraordinary talent of local young artists, A Christmas Carol is the perfect way to capture the spirit of the season and make memories for the future. Recommended for grades 5 and up.
Student Matinee Times
Tuesday, December 17, 10 AM
Wednesday, December 18, 10 AM
Elephant and Piggie’s “We are in a Play!”
Based on the books by Mo Willems
Book and lyrics by Mo Willems
Music by Deb Wick La Puma
When Gerald and Piggie get together, anything is possible. They might get invited to a fancy pool costume party, learn a crazy new dance, or decide to spend the day skipping and playing ping-pong in silly hats. These two pals and their devotion to each other through ups and downs will remind you of how good it feels to put friends first. Recommended for grades Pre-K to 2nd.
All performances at Middlesex Community College’s Richard & Nancy L. Donahue Academic Arts Center.
Student Matinee Times
Wednesday January 8 at 9:45am and 11:30am
Thursday January 9 at 9:45am and 11:30am
Friday January 10 at 9:45am and 11:30am
Monday January 13 at 9:45am and 11:30am
Tuesday January 14 at 9:45am and 11:30am
Wednesday January 15 at 9:45am and 11:30am
Thursday January 16 at 9:45am and 11:30am
Friday January 17 at 9:45am and 11:30am
Tuesday January 21 at 9:45am and 11:30am
Wednesday January 22 at 9:45am and 11:30am
Thursday January 23 at 9:45am and 11:30am
Friday January 24 at 9:45am and 11:30am
Lady Day at Emerson’s Bar and Grill
By Lanie Robertson
MEMORABLE MUSICAL
March 1959. Billie Holiday gives the greatest concert of her life in a South Philadelphia bar. And you have a front row seat. A MRT audience favorite, Lady Day elucidates the life and artistry of Billie Holiday. With songs like Strange Fruit and God Bless the Child, this intimate cabaret experience will take your breath away. Recommended for grades 10 and up.
Student Matinee Times
Tuesday February 11 at 10am
The Comedy of Hamlet, a prequel
By Reduced Shakespeare Company
FARCICAL ROMP
Nothing is rotten in the state of Denmark as young Hamlet leaps into action to save the nunnery with Ophelia and Yorick the jester. A fast, funny, and physical extravaganza filled with scary ghosts, wee Scots, singing nuns, and a mysterious vassal in the castle. The Reduced Shakespeare Company returns to MRT to take an irreverent dive into the greatest play ever written. Recommended for grades 10 and up.
Student Matinee Times
Tuesday March 25 at 10am
What You Are Now
By Sam Chanse
STIRRING FAMILY DRAMA
Pia is a passionate young Khmer researcher investigating new ideas about how to heal the mind from traumatic memories. Her interest is deeply connected to her family’s history. When a figure from the past shows up, urging Pia’s mother to testify about her experiences during the violence of 1970s Cambodia, unresolved histories are brought to the surface. Recommended for grades 9 and up.
Student Matinee Times
Tuesday April 29 at 10am
To reserve seats or for further information, contact:
Chris Torres, Box Office Manager
Enterprise Bank Box Office
box_office@mrt.org
978-654-4678.
