An innovative way for students to engage with the Massachusetts curriculum standards. Each performance has been curated to partner with the learning happening in Greater New Bedford classrooms. In this way, visiting the theater is an extension of the classroom and another resource for our local educators!
Check out our schedule of new and exciting performances that advance learning outside of the classroom.
The schedule for our 2023/24 Season will be announced soon!
Teachers can place their own orders online. Use code TEACHER at check-out to receive a complimentary teacher ticket for every 10 student tickets purchased. If you aren’t able to order online or need an invoice, we’d be happy to help. Please contact our
Director of Education and Community
,
Blair
Taylor
.
We know the arts can serve as a powerful tool for student achievement in and out of the classroom. It deepens students’ connection to the world and reveals new ways to see it. Not only does Schooltime performances enable students to explore the concepts and themes they study in the classroom, the performing arts can provide pathways to:
We encourage you to arrive at least 30 minutes prior to Schooltime performances to allow for the orderly seating of each school group.
Unaccompanied adults are welcome to attend the mainstage presentation when available, but Schooltime performances are for Pre-K through 12 students and teachers, home school communities, neurodiverse community organizations, and caregivers with children.
If you are unable to attend a performance for which you have tickets, please consider giving those tickets to a friend or family member. The Zeiterion does not authorize its tickets for resale through third party sellers.
The Z realizes that attending a Schooltime performance may be a first for many students. A live theatrical production is exciting and vibrant. The actors, the audience, and the backstage personnel are all part of the experience. Your students, as part of the audience, play an important role in the atmosphere of the production. Please remind your class that everyone will have a great time by remembering their theater etiquette.
Please don’t run inside or outside the theater. You and your friends can get hurt.
Restroom visits are best made before the show begins. This helps to minimize distractions and ensures you won't miss part of the show.
It’s important to remain at your seat for the entire performance, and please keep your feet off the seats.
When the lights go down, it means the show is about to begin. We settle down and refrain from talking unless we are asked. It can be disruptive to the performers.
Give your full attention and energy to the performers. In return, the performers give it back to you with a better performance.
Show the performers your appreciation for their efforts! When there are parts that you particularly enjoy, you should feel free to laugh and clap.
Cell phones and other electronic devices are prohibited. Noises from electronic devices are distracting to the performers and the audience.
To enrich the experience, support comprehension, and encourage interpretation, online curriculum guides are available in advance of performances. For most shows, pre- or post-performance Q&A sessions with the artists and their companies are also available to explore both the themes and the art form. The Z also offers in-school residencies, including mini-performances, workshops and theater-prep visits.
In an effort to make the performing arts accessible, the Zeiterion offers a number of scholarship tickets to select performances. Distribution of scholarship funds is managed by the Zeiterion upon evaluating the financial need and objectives of each request. Funds are awarded on a first-come, first-serve basis and are subject to availability.
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