School Matinees
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Introduce your students to the thrill of live performance!  All KPC School Matinees feature performances by outstanding artists in our 402-seat professional theatre and are chosen to compliment core curriculum requirements.

New this Year! – Book your School Matinee online.

Once the form has been sent you will hear from Stephanie, our Education Manager, confirming your reservation.  Contact our Education Manager, Stephanie Farhood by phone 425-828-0422 x. 222 or email stephanief@kpcenter.org if you have questions.

Book-It Repertory Theatre's adaptation of Francisco Jimenez's La Mariposa
Date: November 20, 2008
Time: 10:00 am
Length: 1 hour
Tickets: $8
Grades: 1-5

Francisco is the son of Mexican migrant farmers, and is just starting the first grade. Because he doesn’t speak English and can’t understand his teacher, Francisco finds himself drawn to the caterpillar that lives in a jar near his desk. Entranced by the caterpillar’s transformative powers, Francisco draws a picture of what he imagines it will look like when it finally bursts from its cocoon. Follow Francisco on this journey from isolation and confusion to freedom and friendship. This autobiographical story is presented bilingually, celebrating the many forms of self-expression.

Spanish and English are woven together as Book-It’s signature style maintains much of the narration in this adaptation of La Mariposa. 

Seattle Shakespeare Company's The Merchant of Venice
Date: March 5, 2009
Times: 10:30 am
Length: 2 hours 30 minutes
Tickets: $8
Grades 7-12

A thrilling drama of passion, cunning, and vengeance

If you are studying Shakesepare this year, you won't want to miss this opportunity to bring your students to this controversial play!  Attempting to help a friend, Antonio, THE Merchant of Venice, foolishly agrees to give up a pound of his own flesh if he fails to repay a loan from the moneylender Shylock. When the income from his ships gets lost at sea, our Merchant faces the knife!  Antonio must now rely upon the resourceful heiress-turned lawyer Portia to prevent the deadly disaster.  In a thrilling courtroom conclusion, the disguised young woman swings into action in one of Shakespeare’s most popular and controversial plays.

Golden Dragon Acrobats
Dates: May 7-8, 2009
Times: 9:30 & 11:00 am
Length: 1 hour
Tickets: $9
Grades: 2-12

Astounding acrobatics!  Chinese traditional dance!  Contortionists, tumblers and jugglers bending like rubber and balancing human pyramids while riding moving bicycles.  .  Representing the best of a time honored tradition that began more than twenty-five centuries ago, The Golden Dragon Acrobats are recognized throughout the United States and abroad as the premiere Chinese acrobatic touring company of today. 4 school matinees only, book early!

STORYBOOK THEATER
Musical Comedies for Young Audiences:
All Storybook Theater productions Adaptated by Lani Brockman with Music & Lyrics by Susan Bardsley

Please call Studio East (425-827-3123) for show times and ticket availability.  KPC does NOT book these School Matinees.

Tickets: $7
Length: 1 hour
Grades: preschool-3rd
Limited partial scholarship funding is available for school groups, based on participation in the Federal School Lunch Program.

Pinocchio
November 4-13, 2008

Pinocchio, a little wooden puppet, yearns to be real so he can read, run and make friend like other children. However, his new friends, the clever Cat and Fox, have other plans for this eager-to-please talking puppet. Can Pinocchio manage to outwit his devious friends, tell the truth and learn from his mistakes, or will he forever be stuck with knobby knees and a protruding proboscis?

Goldilocks and the Three Bears
January 27- February 5, 2009

Golden curls and mood swings do not necessarily mix with an over-pampered, but adorable, baby bear. Can a famished little lost girl put her spoiled behavior on the back shelf and learn how to be a friend to a lonely baby bear who hungers for a playfellow? Through listening and taking turns, these two misfits discover the power of having fun and being a friend.

Hansel & Gretel
April 22-30, 2009

Siblings who bicker and squabble? Now there is something new! When this well known brother and sister duo decide to explore the woods without their parents’ permission, they run into a sweetie of a Top Chef who delights and dabbles in the art of confection. Silly, starving and hungry to create a new dish, this crazy kitchen witch tries to turn Hansel into her next meal, only to find that some things are best left uneaten.

 We have an extraordinary A World of Arts Educational Outreach Program this season and will be sending you a separate brochure describing opportunities to bring our acclaimed touring artists into your classroom soon.  If you can’t wait, check out A World of Arts information here.

School Matinee Guidelines
Please arrive 30 minutes before the performance begins.  Bring enough teachers and adult chaperones to supervise all of the students in your group. We suggest a ratio of at least one adult to 10 children.

Each student, teacher and chaperone in attendance must have paid for admission to that performance.