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Student Matinee Series

Book your field trip today for the 2011-2012 Student Matinee season!

At just $6 per ticket a field trip to Emerald City Theatre is a great way to introduce kids to their favorite stories live on stage.

Student Matinee Shows

Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day
Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day
Books and Lyrics by Judith Viorst
Music by Shelly Markham
June 20, 2012 – June 28, 2012
For ages 3 and up, 60 minutes
Genre: Musical
Gateway Theme: Fairness
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To book your school group:

Home School Families!

Please join us at the theater for any student performance during the season at a special $6 rate. To purchase tickets, please call the Apollo Box Office at 773-935-6100 and mention you are a home school group for the discounted price. Service fees may apply. See you at the theater!

Field Trip Booking Specifications

About Tickets

Students and a teacher walk from a bus to see an Emerald City performance
  • Tickets are sold on a first come, first served basis.
  • Ticket rates for our student matinees are $6/ticket
  • Each person attending the show (children, teachers, and chaperones) needs a ticket
  • A 50% deposit is due to Emerald City two weeks after booking your reservation. Contracts are not valid until deposits have been received.
  • Final counts and balance is due two weeks prior to the performance.
  • Deposits and final payments are non-refundable.
  • Please notify Emerald City in advance if any special assistance, such as handicapped seating, is needed.

About Performance Day

  • For performances beginning at 10:15am, please arrive at the Apollo Theater (located at 2540 N. Lincoln Ave) as close to 9:45 AM as possible. For performances beginning at 12pm, please arrive at the Apollo Theater as close to 11:30am as possible.
  • Please keep the children on the bus upon arrival until an Emerald City Theatre representative greets you. The Emerald City Theatre representative will make a few announcements to your group and let you know when and where to unload the bus.
  • After each student matinee, there is a short talkback with the actors. Please remain in your seats after the talkback, and the house manager will dismiss groups as their buses arrive.
  • For problems or questions on show day contact the Manager on Duty at 312-405-2049 (This number is only for day-of show needs. For all other questions please call the regular administrative office number.)

Purchasing Policy

  • Starting Monday at 5pm of each performance week, any schools scheduled for that week must purchase any additional tickets through the Apollo Box Office. Schools may still buy tickets at the $6 rate, but the tickets will not be next to the rest of the group. Service fees may apply to these additional tickets.
  • A 50% deposit is due to Emerald City two weeks after booking your reservation. We have flexible payment plans, however, so make sure to let us know if this will not work with your group. If your deposit is more than a week late and we haven’t heard from you, your tickets will be released.
  • If a group must switch out of a performance or cancel a reservation less than two weeks before the performance date, a $75 fee will apply.

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