Lyle the Crocodile
April 18 - May 10, 2025
Performances for Students
Performances for Student Groups
A love of the arts starts with arts education! We offer opportunities for students groups to experience exceptional live theatre at the Arvada Center throughout our theatre season.
Theatre for Young Audiences (TYA): Engaging performances specifically designed for young audiences, 1 hour long and geared towards K-5th graders. Schedule your Spring 2026 field trips for our TYA production of Junie B. Jones The Musical now!
Student Matinees: Specially scheduled performances for students, typically during school hours, to expose them to theatrical productions. These are full length shows and typically run over 2 hours and are geared for older students.
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Lyle the Crocodile: Weekends
April 26 - May 10, 2025
Junie B. Jones The Musical
January 23 - May 08, 2026
Theatre for Young Audiences
Bring a group to see our 2026 TYA Title: Junie B. Jones - The Musical!
Interested in bringing your class or group to see a show? Reserve your spot for our Spring 2026 Theatre for Young Audiences production of Junie B. Jones, The Musical! Fill out our TYA Request Form below to bring your class next spring.
It plays January 23 - February 27, 2026, in the Main Stage Theatre, and April 17 - May 8, 2026, in the Black Box Theatre.
For any other show at the Arvada Center please fill out the Student Matinee Request Form - keep reading for more details and to find the link.
Student Matinees
Special matinee performances specifically for students are held on Thursdays at 10:30 a.m. The rate is $22 per student and non-staff chaperones for all shows.
For Title I schools, tickets are $16 per student and non-staff chaperones for all shows. School staff and teachers are free of charge. Each 10:30am Student Matinee performance includes a special Talk Back after the perofrmance with members of the cast and/or creative team.
Please note that any performance that isn't specifically a 10:30 a.m. Student Matinee will not have a talk back after the show.
Teachers can add a hands-on arts workshop, drama class, or gallery visit to any theatre reservation for a full day of arts programming. A list of offerings per age group can be found at this page.
Please fill out the form below to connect with our School & Community Programs team to book a student matinee for your student group!
2025-2026 Theatre Season
We're excited to be offering student matinee performances for every production in our 25-26 Theatre Season! Read more about the titles and dates below.
Download a one-sheet with production details, dates, and connections to Colorado Academic Standards here:
A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder
Student matinee: May 8
Getting away with murder is just so much fun. Charming and cunning, Monty Navarro discovers he’s in line for an earldom in the aristocratic D'Ysquith family. Eighth in line, to be exact. Monty plots to speed up the line of succession through any means necessary - all while juggling his mistress, his fiancee, his reputation, and an increasing body count that’s raising suspicions of the law.
Each of the eight heirs stand on the chopping block of Monty’s ambitions, hilariously played by one scene-stealing actor swapping from role to role. This Tony Award-winning musical romp gleefully tells the story of wrongfully getting what is rightfully yours.
The Mousetrap
Student matinee: 10/9 at 10:30 am (Recommended for 6th - 12th grade)
Seven strangers are snowed in at a remote countryside house when they hear the news of a killer on the loose. Once the phone lines are cut and someone turns up dead, everyone is a suspect. Full of the red herrings and plot twists that Agatha Christie’s writing is famous for, this classic whodunit mixes thrills, intrigue, twists and a dash of English silliness. This ingenious detective story, the longest-running play in the world, puts critical thinking and problem solving skills to the ultimate test.
Lady Day at Emerson's Bar and Grill
Student matinee: 10/23 at 10:30 am (Recommended for 9th - 12th grade)
The time is 1959. The place is a seedy bar in Philadelphia. The audience is about to witness one of Billie Holiday’s last performances, given four months before her death. With iconic songs from Holliday’s legendary canon of music, this intimate play brings the soul and struggle of one of jazz’s greatest legends to life. Through her poignant voice, moving stories, and unforgettable songs, one of the greatest jazz singers of all-time reflects on the challenges she faced during America’s civil rights era, the humor born from pain, and the transformative power of music.
Disney's Frozen
Student matinee: 12/11 at 10:30 am (Recommended for 1st - 12th grade) - Field trip requests for Frozen will be accepted on a lottery system basis.
When the Snow Queen Elsa accidentally traps her kingdom in perpetual winter, only her younger sister Anna can break the icy spell. With the help of hardworking ice harvester Kristoff, his loyal reindeer Sven, and a happy-go-lucky snowman named Olaf, Anna sets off on an epic journey to find Elsa and bring her home. Full of magic, humor, and a stunning musical score, Frozen is a powerful tale of sisterhood, acceptance, and finding the real meaning of true love.
Romeo and Juliet
Student matinees: 2/19, 2/26, 3/5, 3/12, 3/19, 3/26 at 10:30 am (Recommended for 6th - 12th grade)
After a chance meeting, a forbidden romance is ignited between two young lovers. In their parents’ world of violent ends, Romeo and Juliet manage to forge a connection across enemy lines. Both a poetic love story and a relevant, cautionary tale about the price of division and hate, this contemporary production of Shakespeare’s timeless tragedy, explores how all - especially the young - are punished when grudges and violence are the only language that those in power understand.
Come From Away
Student matinee: 4/9 at 10:30 am (Recommended for 6th - 12th grade)
Based on an extraordinary true story, Come From Away chronicles how the isolated town of Gander, Newfoundland played host to the world. On September 11th, 2001, as 38 planes carrying thousands of travelers from around the globe were unexpectedly diverted to Gander’s airstrip, the remote town nearly doubled in size. Filled with traditional Irish folk music performed by an onstage band, this musical is a true celebration of resilience, humanity, and unity.
