STUDENT MATINEES

City Theatre student matinees offer educators and students the opportunity to experience new and adventurous plays in a professional theatre environment. Each performance is accompanied by a post-show talkback session with the cast and crew. Teachers attending the matinees also receive show-specific resource guides prior to their visit. Each guide features informative interviews, articles, and classroom activities that fulfill Pennsylvania Academic Standards. 

Ticket Pricing 

Students 

$10.00 each 
Tickets for student matinees will be on sale starting in September. Please check back at that time. For additional questions, please contact Katie Trupiano at ktrupiano@citytheatrecompany.org.

Matinee Dates 

Student Matinees (10am): 

For more information, please contact Katie Trupiano, Director of Education, at ktrupiano@citytheatrecompany.org. ‘

2024/2025 Season 

YOUNG PLAYWRIGHTS FESTIVAL

Tuesdays-Fridays, October 8-18, 10am

This year, City Theatre Company celebrates the 25th anniversary of our annual Young Playwrights Festival! Each matinee brings 3 one-act plays, written by 7-12 grade students, to life with professional productions. For the full line-up, please visit www.citytheatrecompany.org

Show Details: 

Run Time: Approximately 90 minutes with a 10 minute intermission. Each matinee is followed by a 15-20 minute talkback with the actors and/or playwrights.

Grade Recommendation: We offer a middle school (7-8) and high school program (9-12). Please see our website for more details.

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THE WICKHAMS: CHRISTMAS AT PEMBERLEY

By Lauren Gunderson and Margot Melcon

December 12, 2024 at 10am

The Darcys and Bennets return to City Theatre in a delightful companion piece to last season’s Miss Bennet: Christmas at Pemberley. As the events of Miss Bennett unfold upstairs, the house staff below have their own holiday scandals as Mr. Wickham — the uninvited husband of Lydia and sworn enemy of Mr. Darcy–appears in the middle of the night. The Wickhams is a charming holiday tale that celebrates forgiving and forthrightness in the season of giving.

Show Details:

Run Time: Approximately 2 hours with a 15 minute intermission. This matinee is followed by a 15 minute talkback with the actors.

Grade Recommendation: 7-12 

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BIRTHDAY CANDLES

by Noah Haidle

March 27, 2025 at 10am 

Another year. Another cake. Another goldfish. An inquisitive, hilarious and heartwarming play (and Broadway hit), Birthday Candles examines one woman’s life – one birthday at a time – and asks where our place in the universe is and what would you risk for the perfect gift? Join Ernestine as she takes us through a century of ordinarily extraordinary moments and dreams in this work hailed as “epic and beautifully written” (NY Daily News).

Show Details:

Run Time: Approximately 90 minutes with no intermission. This matinee is followed by a 15 minute talkback with the actors.

Grade Recommendation: 9-12