Field Trips 2008-2009
You bring your students to the theater
Childsplay’s mainstage season is available to school groups on weekday mornings at a deeply discounted price. Enjoy the full theatre experience for a fraction of the box office price. All performances to be held at the new Tempe Center for the Arts, 700 W. Rio Salado Parkway, Tempe 85281.
Read what teachers are saying about Childsplay
For performance dates and times and to make reservations contact Beth Olson, field trip coordinator, at (480) 921-5757 or email bolson@childsplayaz.org. (Outside Maricopa County 1-800-583-7831).
Miss Nelson is Missing
The kids in Room 207 were misbehaving again … until substitute teacher Miss
Viola Swamp shows up and makes their lives miserable.
Tempe Center for the Arts – Theater
Field trips: Tues., Sept. 9 to Fri., Oct. 10
Grades: 1 through 6
Cost: $8 per person, with one teacher free with every 20 students.
Getting Near to Baby
Adapted from a Newbery Honor book, this new play is poignant, uplifting and
funny by turns as we trace a family’s journey of acceptance and understanding in
the face of loss.
Tempe Center for the Arts – Studio
Field trips: Tues., Oct. 21 to Fri., Nov. 7
Grades: 4 through 12
Cost: $8 per person, with one teacher free with every 20 students.
The Velveteen Rabbit
You begged, you pleaded ... we listened! The Rabbit returns -- our delightful
adaptation of Margery Williams' classic is so well-loved it's practically REAL!
Tempe Center for the Arts – Theater
Field trips: Tues., Nov. 18 to Fri., Dec. 19
Grades: preschool through 5
Cost: $8 per person, with one teacher free with every 20 students.
Busytown
Take a tour of Richard Scarry’s very busy town with Huckle Cat and friends in a
delightful civics lesson for the youngest of citizens.
Tempe Center for the Arts – Theater
Field trips: Tues., Jan. 20 to Fri., Feb. 20
Grades: preschool through 4
Cost: $8 per person, with one teacher free with every 20 students.
Rock, Paper, Scissors
An innovative new play examining creativity and storytelling through the lens of
The Sorcerer's Apprentice.
Tempe Center for the Arts – Studio
Field trips: Tues., March 3 to Fri., March 6
Grades: kindergarten through 8
Cost: $8 per person, with one teacher free with every 20 students.
Ferdinand the Bull
Adapted from the 1936 Munro Leaf classic, this Spanish-infused gem celebrates
individuality as Ferdinand refuses to go along with the crowd.
Tempe Center for the Arts – Studio
Field trips: Tues., March 10 to Fri., April 3
Grades: kindergarten through 6
Cost: $8 per person, with one teacher free with every 20 students.
The Neverending Story
Join us on an epic quest to save Fantastica -- and imagination itself -- from
the dreaded Nothing with an unlikely hero and his Luck Dragon.
Tempe Center for the Arts – Theater
Field Trips: Tues., April 21 to Fri., May 22
Grades: 1 through 12
Cost: $8 per person, with one teacher free with every 20 students.
Peter and the Wolf
An exciting new production of an old favorite provides a delightful introduction
to theatre and classical orchestration for the youngest of audiences and
Prokofiev’s tale gets an exciting new riff.
Tempe Center for the Arts – Studio
Field Trips: Tues., June 2 to Fri., June 19
Grades: preschool through 6
Cost: $8 per person, with one teacher free with every 20 students.
For
performance dates and times and to make reservations contact Beth Olson, field trip coordinator,
at (480) 921-5757 or email bolson@childsplayaz.org.
(Outside Maricopa County 1-800-583-7831).