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2024-25 Season Student Matinees

Bring your students to a mainstage production at Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park in the all-new Moe and Jack’s Place – The Rouse Theatre. 

Visit our Schools page to explore what else is available for teachers and students.

In response to educator feedback, each school may now request up to 100 tickets per production. Your count must include every person who will attend the show – students, teachers, chaperones and/or bus drivers. Homeschool groups may have one adult per homeschool household. You’ll be able to request additional tickets that may become available based on demand.

Student matinees begin at 10 a.m. and tickets are $15 each. For every 15 paid student tickets, we provide one complimentary ticket. A $15 processing fee is added to each order.

Registration for the 2024-25 student matinees is now open! To register contact Piper Davis at Piper.Davis@cincyplay.com with school name, address, contact phone number, show title, number of tickets requested, date requested.

 

MC & TOM BRENNAN, 

LINDA & GARY GREENBERG and THE LEMMERMAN FAMILY present

RUTKA: A NEW MUSICAL

Based on the diary of of RUTKA LASKIER, as published in Rutka's Notebook: A Voice from the Holocaust
Music and Lyrics by JOCELYN MACKENZIE and JEREMY LLOYD-STYLES

Book by NEENA BEBER

Directed by WENDY C. GOLDBERG

    Thursday, Nov. 7, 2024

    Recommended for seventh grade and up.
    You’ll never forget her name. A powerful indie-rock musical makes its world premiere in Cincinnati to launch its path to Broadway. Rutka’s world is consumed by the usual teen concerns, like friendships, gossip, a new haircut and the flickers of first love — all of which she documents in her diary. But the world at large is far from usual. It’s 1943 in war-torn Poland, as Rutka and her friends are trying to live life as normally as possible while confined in the Jewish Ghetto. With their futures and fates uncertain, they reach for hope, resilience and resistance. This all-new musical is a compelling drama based on Rutka’s Notebook — a publication of the real diary left behind by 14-year-old Rutka Laskier, and a shining example of how even one small voice can make a difference in the world. Rutka is brought to life by an extraordinary ensemble of young performers and with a raw and emotional sound, promising an unforgettable musical experience.

     

     

    FIRST FINANCIAL BANK presents

    A CHRISTMAS CAROL

    Directed by BRIDGET LEAK
    Adapted and Originally Directed by BLAKE ROBISON

    Tuesday, Nov. 26, 2024

    Tuesday, Dec. 3, 2024 (Limited availablity)

    Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2024 (Limited availablity)

    Wednesday, Dec. 11, 2024 SOLD OUT

    Must be first-grade or older; no children under five will be admitted.
    The holiday story you love unfolds in spectacular fashion in Moe and Jack’s Place – The Rouse Theatre! In Charles Dickens’ classic tale, Ebenezer Scrooge is a greedy curmudgeon who finds his heart changing when three spirits and the ghost of a long-lost friend show him the errors of his ways. Across one fateful Christmas Eve night, Scrooge recalls the warmth and generosity of past loved ones, learns the value of kindness through Tiny Tim and the Cratchit family and glimpses a terrifying future should his heart remain the same. Featuring dazzling set, costume and lighting designs, A Christmas Carol promises a magical holiday experience for your family! 


     

    Resources

    We support in-person student matinees with a range of resources that extend and deepen the theatre experience and connect it to the classroom. These include:

    • Educator's Guides:
      • A Christmas Carol
      • Rutka (coming soon)
    • Post-show Q&A sessions
     

    Helpful Hints

    Payment for A Christmas Carol student matinees must be made no later than Monday, Sept. 16, 2024. Adjustments to your reservation may be made up to that point. Payment for the Rutka student matinee must by made no later than Monday, Sept. 23, 2024, After the payment deadline, if full payment has not been received, the reservation will be canceled.

    For Schools on the Waiting List
    Regardless of the payment deadline — if you are on the waiting list and then receive confirmation that seats have become available for your school, your payment will be due within two weeks of receiving your confirmation.
    The Playhouse cannot accommodate motor coach and bus parking onsite. Motor coaches and buses must arrive early to secure parking in Eden Park. We suggest bus drivers turn onto Mt. Adams Drive and allow students to disembark by the steps. Then park along that drive. Arrival by 9:30 a.m. is strongly encouraged.
     


    Questions? Contact Piper N. Davis, Audience Engagement Manager, at Piper.Davis@cincyplay.com or at 513-977-2002.


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