School Matinee Series

School Matinee Series

 The Marion Palace Theatre 2023-2024 School Matinee Series is Set and Registration is OPEN!

The School Matinee Series is programming that links the arts and education by offering students exposure to live performances that support curriculum content. The School Matinee Series underscores the importance of literacy, science, math, social studies, and behavioral concepts related to conflict resolution, kindness, and relationships with family and peers. These concepts are presented in fun, musical productions performed by professional touring troupes. Students enjoy learning while being entertained in the area’s largest “classroom.”

For reservations please contact the School Matinee Coordinator by phone at (740) 383-2101 or by e-mail at info@marionpalace.org. When making reservations, indicate all special seating needs for those with walkers and/or wheelchairs. Performances are scheduled for 10am & 12:45pm. Admission is $4. Educators receive free admission.

 


CAT KID COMIC CLUB THE MUSICAL

MONDAY, OCTOBER 16, 2023
10am & 12:45pm | Grades 1-5

ADAPTED FROM THE BEST SELLING CHILDRENS BOOK…

Cat Kid and Molly Pollywog have started an epic club to teach 21 rambunctious baby frogs how to make their
own comics! Their fishy father Flippy is overjoyed that his kids will learn to unleash their creativity, but when the
frogs’ constant bickering and outrageous imaginations send their comics comically off the rails, Flippy flips out!
Will the club survive? Will the frogs ever get along? And will creativity finally save the day? All will be answered
in this madcap musical based on Dav Pilkey’s irreverently hilarious book series. 50 minutes
This hilarious musical adaptation of Dav Pilkey’s Dog Man spin-off series, Cat Kid Comic Club, is a
TheatreWorks Production.
Recommended for grades 1-5
School Matinee Admission: $4.00 student and chaperone | Teachers admitted free
Curriculum Connections: Communication & Language Arts, Music, Creative Writing

DOWNLOAD REGISTRATION – CAT KID

MISTER C LIVE Vol. 2 – THE WORLD IN MOTION

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 2023
10am & 12:45pm | Grades 2-5

BACK BY POPULAR DEMAND, MISTER C RETURNS TO THE PALACE STAGE!

Are you ready for some toe-tapping music, mind-blowing media and hair raising science? If so, join Mister C for
another amazing day of learning in the lab! Pendulum swings, inertia hammers, and hovercrafts! Mister C is no
stranger to finding exciting and engaging ways to explore STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and
Math) in our everyday lives. Full STEAM Ahead Live Vol. 2 – The World in Motion invites attendees to continue
singing, moving, and learning to the tune of science and focuses on the Laws of Motion! Students and teachers
will be amazed with this fun and educational series as Mister C uses humor, media and the engineering design
process to make the ordinary extraordinary! 50-55 minutes
Recommended for grades 2-5
School Matinee Admission: $4.00 student and chaperone | Teachers admitted free
Curriculum Connections: English/Language Arts, Fine Arts, Math, Science

DOWNLOAD REGISTRATION FORM – MISTER C – VOL 2 – THE WORLD IN MOTION

THE MATH MANIAC SHOW

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 2024
10am & 12:45pm | Grades PreK-4

THE SHOW THAT MAKES MATH FUN!

In his fast-paced, up-beat and highly visual demonstrations, The Math Maniac proves that learning math
and fun go together naturally. And because the content of this program is 100% supportive of core
curriculum in math, whether students are reviewing the material, previewing the material or learning the
material for the first time, not one minute is wasted, not one learning opportunity is lost!
Students have so much fun they don’t even know they’re learning.
A Great Shows for Kids production 55 minutes.
Recommended for grades PreK-4
School Matinee Admission: $4.00 student and chaperone | Teachers admitted free
Curriculum Connections: Place Values, Fractions, Measurement, Geometry, Money, Operations, Patterns,
and Probability.

DOWNLOAD REGISTRATION FORM – MATH MANIAC