Classroom Connections
ATP’s Classroom Connections program brings the excitement of live theatre to students across Calgary! Bringing live theatre, professional artists and the youth of Calgary together, ATP strives to assist teachers in integrating one of life’s essentials, the arts, into their curriculum. ATP brings contemporary, relevant plays to life on the Martha Cohen Theatre stage and is proud to offer classes the opportunity to see our productions with our Student Matinee Series!
Alberta Theatre Projects is pleased to announce
the 2010/2011 Student Matinee Series
PLEASE NOTE :
Booking and Payment:
All student matinee bookings are to be made through Anna Lake, LEGACY Coordinator.
Phone: (403) 294-7475
Email: alake@ATPlive.com
- A $50 deposit is required to place your booking.
- Final payment must be received 3 weeks prior to the scheduled performance
- Student tickets are $12 each and for every 10 seats purchased, you will receive one complimentary chaperone tickets
Location: All shows are performed in the Martha Cohen Theatre in the EPCOR Centre for the Performing Arts, located directly across 8th Avenue from Olympic Plaza. For directions, click here.
Buses: We recommend that you book your buses for a 10:30am pick up from your school, and based on the running time of the production, no later than a 2:00pm pick up from the Martha Cohen Theatre. Please direct your bus driver to pull into the 8th Avenue drop off location.
Time: All shows start at 11:30am sharp and we open our lobby doors at 10:45am if you and your class would like to come early and eat your lunch.
Contract Terms
- All student matinees begin promptly at 11:30am at the Martha Cohen Theatre
- For every 10 student tickets purchased, you will receive one complimentary chaperone ticket. Additional adult tickets can be purchased at the same price as a student ticket for school matinees.
Payment Policy
- Upon signing the Student Matinee Series Contract, a non-refundable $50 DEPOSIT is required to hold your booking
- Final attendance numbers and FINAL PAYMENT is due three weeks prior to the scheduled performance
- Accounts unpaid by payment date will be released for sale
- Payment can be made by credit card (VISA, MasterCard or American Express), cash or cheque (payable to Alberta Theatre Projects)
- Prices are in Canadian funds and include GST
Changes & Cancellations
- Refunds will not be accepted after the final payment date
- Refunds are not given to patrons who do not attend the performance
- Additional tickets can be booked up until 24 hours prior to the performance (subject to availability)
- Reducing attendance numbers will not be accepted after the final payment date
- If you need to adjust or cancel your original order before the final payment date, please contact Anna Lake, LEGACY Coordinator as soon as possible
Tickets: You will not receive printed tickets. Your seats will be held as a group reservation.
Special Needs: Please try to make arrangements for special seating, such as wheelchair seating, as early as possible.
Seating: Seating is arranged based on booking time. The earlier the school books, the better the seats they will have.
Study Guides: With the help of two Calgary Board of Education teachers, Study Guides are created to help you easily implement activities into your classroom and to facilitate deeper discussion.
The Penelopiad
by Margaret Atwood, Directed by Vanessa Porteous
Recommended for Grades 9 and up.
Read The Essentials: A Quick Reference for Educators
Student Matinee on September 30, 2010 at 11:30am and October 6, 2010 at 11:30am.
Penelope’s maids are only a footnote in Homer’s The Odyssey. But who were those unknown women? And what is the cost of our actions, on family, fellows and innocent bystanders?
This story puts a new perspective on one of history’s greatest myths. Perfect for high school Drama, ELA and Social Studies students.
For more information, or to book your class for a Student Matinee, please contact Anna Lake at (403) 294-7475 or alake@ATPlive.com
SOLD OUT
The Last Dog of War
Written and Performed by Linda Griffiths
Direction and Dramaturgy by Daniel MacIvor
Recommended for Grade 7 and up.
Read The Essentials: A Quick Reference for Educators
Student Matinee on Wednesday, November 3, 2010 at 11:30pm
This is Linda Griffiths’ cuttingly funny, fierce and poignant true-life tale of the trip she took with her father to his final World War II RAF bomber squad reunion in England. She asks us to ponder the dreadful, hilarious, tender and beautifully tumultuous relationships we have with those we love the most.
This one woman show is perfect for teens and pre-teens trying to understand personal and national identity- who they are and the history of the country they live in.
For more information, or to book your class for a Student Matinee, please contact Anna Lake at (403) 294-7475 or alake@ATPlive.com
SOLD OUT
Seussical™ The Musical
Music by Stephen Flaherty, Lyrics by Lynn Ahrens, Book by Lynn Ahrens & Stephen Flaherty, Co-conceived by Lynn Ahrens, Stephen Flaherty & Eric Idle, Based on the works of Dr. Seuss
Recommended for Kindergarten and up.
Read The Essentials: A Quick Reference for Educators
Student Matinees on November 24, 25 & 30, December 1, 2, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15 & 16, 2010 at 11:30am
Join the Cat in the Hat as he takes us on a joyride through several famous Dr. Seuss tales in this wildly popular show that’s filled with rhyme, music, song and endless adventure.
Introduce your students to the theatre with classic stories that will stay with them their entire lives.
For more information, or to book your class for a Student Matinee, please contact Anna Lake at (403) 294-7475 or alake@ATPlive.com
SOLD OUT
Enbridge playRites Festival of New Canadian Plays
300 TAPES
by Public Recordings (Toronto)
Co-produced by Public Recordings with Alberta Theatre Projects & The Theatre Centre
Recommended for Grades 10+
Student Matinee on Thursday, March 3, 2011 at 11:30am
Audience Advisory: Coarse Language
Imagine recording your memories on 300 analog tapes. Record. Rewind. Play. Listen. Stop. This intimate mash-up of fact and fiction explores how our memories and identity are shaped (and warped) by time, our own ideas of ourselves and the eyes and ears of others.
Introduce your students to an original piece of Canadian theatre with experimental storytelling, groundbreaking sound design and innovative choreography.
For more information, or to book your class for a Student Matinee, please contact Anna Lake at (403) 294-7475 or alake@ATPlive.com
Information for Teachers
All programs listed below are provided by ATP LEGACY Free of Charge.
The Essentials: A quick reference for Educators
The Essentials are a resource guide that will assist you in preparing your students for their visit to the theatre and suggests how to easily implement the play into your curriculum. It includes information such as grade recommendations, student advisories, classes with which the play is associated (i.e. how it connects to the curriculum), themes and ideas that relate to the curriculum, play information, author bios, character analysis and more.
The Extras: The Educator Workbook
Activities and follow up lessons that will enhance your students’ theatre experience (available in both soft and hard copy). Please contact the LEGACY program at legacy@ATPlive.com to obtain your copy.
Pre or Post Show Chats
We will happily include a Pre or Post show chat with a number of individuals involved in the production. Please contact the LEGACY program at legacy@ATPlive.com to arrange your chat.
(Right) Riley Miljan with Student
Lance Olson with backstage tour group
Classroom Visits
Arrange a classroom visit where ATP artists visit your classroom for a behind the scenes discussion about the creation of a play. To book a visit, please complete the booking form and fax it to Anna Lake at 403-294-7493.
Backstage Tours
Arrange a behind the scenes tour of the Martha Cohen Theatre where your students will discover all the magic that goes behind the creation. Learn how actors “fly”, how a performance is staged and see where the actors get ready before stepping on stage. To book a tour, please complete the booking form and fax it to Anna Lake at 403-294-7493.
For those especially 'dramatic' students
If you have a student who has shown particular interest in theatre, please encourage them to look into Job Shadowing and the Junior Apprenticeship Program.
And especially for you...
Here at ATP we understand how important it is for teachers to continue learning. For that reason, we have opened up our Job Shadowing program for teachers as well. Spend a day touring and observing behind the scenes to reinvigorate your passion and top it off with an evening performance from the best seat in the house, the stage management booth! Watching and listening a professional show come to life with some of the most advanced sound and light equipment available is a learning opportunity any teacher can take advantage of, and bring back to your students. Please contact the LEGACY program at alake@ATPlive.com to arrange your Teacher Job Shadowing.
For more information on any of these programs, please contact Anna Lake, LEGACY Coordinator at (403) 294-7475 or alake@ATPlive.com