School Groups - Shaw Festival Theatre

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WORKSHOPS FOR STUDENTS

Let the magic of the theatre take you over in these high-energy workshops. Discover how to extend your voice, movement, acting, and characterization skills for the stage. An hour-long session with Shaw professionals. Book at 1.800.511.7429.
$5 per student

Acting Shaw – bring characters from Saint Joan or Androcles and the Lion to life
Story Theatre – history comes alive as you collaboratively create a play (1837: The Farmers’ Revolt)
Musical Theatre – learn a dance routine from Me and My Girl
Musical Theatre – acting through song from Me and My Girl
Check out the Wilde Tales workshop in which students help to create the show! See page 7 for more details.

We will gladly tailor the following workshops to the production you are seeing:

The Actor’s Angle – delve into scene work from one of our 2017 plays
Accents – experience how accents can help define a character
Voice and Speech – voice and the spoken word through fun, practical activities
Stage Combat – the basics, how to do it safely, believably, and bump-free!
Stage Pratfalls – trips, falls, spit-takes, and more. Serious work with hilarious results!
Theatre Makeup – transform yourself! Learn make-up application for the stage.
Costume Design – using simple materials and your imagination, design a theatre costume
Stage Management – see the stage from the other side

Planning a class trip to the Shaw Festival and wondering what’s suitable for your students?
Here are our age recommendations for the 2017 Season plays.

Jackie Maxwell Studio Theatre

Middletown Grade 11+
1979 Grade 12+

Expand your Shaw experience! These activities are available with the purchase of group theatre tickets. Prices are per person. Book with Group Sales at 1.800.511.7429.

BACKSTAGE TOURS
An hour-long tour of the Festival Theatre reveals the secrets that bring our work to the stage. $5/$3 per student

PRE-SHOW TALKS
Learn more about the production you are attending with one of our company members. $5/$3 per student

POST-SHOW CHATS
After the play, book a Q & A with members of the Ensemble. $5/$3 per student

CONTINUE THE CONVERSATION – Moderated Discussions
Long after the curtain falls, Shaw audience members continue to talk about the intellectual and emotional meanings of the play. Following Tuesday and Friday matinee performances (except those marked P and O), join fellow patrons for an engaging discussion. Free to all.

NEW! THEATRE GHOST STORIES TOUR – Phantoms of The Shaw
Festival Theatre │ 11am
Thursdays and Fridays in July & August
The Victorians loved a good ghost story. And all theatres have ghosts. Join us backstage and learn about the spirits of The Shaw. $5/$3 per student

Students are some of our most enthusiastic audience members and we want to ensure their visit is memorable. To that end, please take the time to review these theatre etiquette tips with your students:

Stash your coats and backpacks at Coat Check on your way into the theatre.
Be nice to the ushers; they may be famous one day. And besides, it’s good karma!
Impress everyone around you before the show by reading the house programme and saying loudly “So good to see Tom McCamus back at The Shaw”.
We invite you to take photos when the house lights are on – pre-show, at intermission and post-show –please share your experience by tagging Shaw Festival or using #shawfestival
During the performance, out of respect and for the safety of our performers, there is no photography permitted and we ask that you turn off your cell phones.
Laugh, cry, sigh – you hear the actors and they hear you. The actors feed off your energy, so if you enjoy their performance, please let them know by responding!
Actors get hungry too – they will hear if you’re eating, unwrapping candy, or sharing gum. Wait until intermission or after the show to unwrap candy and merchandise.
Love the show? Want to share with your friends? Tweet @Shawtheatre, follow shawfestival on Instagram, comment on our Facebook page or subscribe to our YouTube channel!

Tips for Teachers

Arrive at least 20 minutes early.
Assign one chaperone for every fifteen students.
Remind students to use washrooms before the show and during intermission.

We want to extend our most sincere thanks to all teachers who bring their students to the Shaw Festival, and for supporting theatre and arts education!

$25 Student Group Tickets

Student groups can book $25 tickets in any seating location at Special Matinee performances, marked SM on the calendar.

Students can also see great theatre for $30 in balcony Blue seating for any Festival Theatre regularly-priced performance. Valid student ID required. Price does not include applicable taxes.

Contact our Box Office at 1.800.511.7429 to book.

Need help getting here?

School groups booking tickets to Festival Theatre productions of Me and My Girl, Saint Joan and Dracula may receive a subsidy towards the cost of bus transportation.

Call us at 1.800.511.7429 for details.

The Bus Subsidy Program is supported by Niagara Airbus.

Bring your school group to a Wilde Tales workshop!

Calling all students ages 6-12. We want young people not only to see Wilde Tales but to make it happen. Sign up in advance for the pre-show one-hour workshop with actors that helps create the magic on stage. Call our Box Office at 1.800.511.7429 to book. $20 per student

School Groups - Shaw Festival Theatre