Emerald City Theatre’s 2010-2011 Student Matinee Season
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Field Trip Booking Specifications
Information for Bus Drivers
Directions to the Apollo Theater
Field Trip Fundraising Resources
Book by Elizabeth Kann & Victoria Kann
Music by John Gregor
Lyrics by John Gregor, Elizabeth Kann & Victoria Kann
October – November 2010
For ages 3 and up, 60 minutes
Gateway Theme: Sibling Relationships *
By L. Frank Baum
With music and lyrics by Harold Arlen and E.Y. Harburg
Adapted by John Kane for the Royal Shakespeare Company
For ages 3 and up, 60 minutes
November – December 2010
Gateway Theme: Teamwork *
From the books of Mo Willems
Adapted by Ernie Nolan
February – April 2011
Genre: Play with musical numbers
For ages 3 and up, 60 minutes
Gateway Theme: Following the Rules *
IL State Curriculum Goals Covered
More information coming soon!
By Richard R. George
Adapted from the fantasy by Roald Dahl
March – May 2011
Genre: Play with musical numbers
For ages 3 and up, 60 minutes
IL State Curriculum Goals Covered
More information coming soon!
* Gateway Themes: Grown-ups, short discussion guides and activities are available on line and in show playbill’s to help you inspire your early learner. Each show focuses on a different developmental learning theme
Field Trip Booking Specifications
About Tickets
- 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.
- Tickets are sold on a first come, first served basis
- Please notify Emerald City in advance if any special assistance, such as handicapped seating, is needed.
- Driving Directions to Apollo Theater
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.)
- Emerald City Theatre Company performances take place at the Apollo Theater, located at 2540 N. Lincoln Avenue.
- For drop off and pick up, the buses should be facing south on Lincoln Ave.
- Do not pull into the driveway, instead pull up along the curb next to the Apollo Theater.
- An Emerald City Theatre representative will let you know what time to come back to pick the group up. The best place for buses to park is near Graceland Cemetery at Irving Park Road and Clark. Continue south on Lincoln, turn left on Halsted, left on Clark, and continue on to Irving Park Road. Park between the train tracks and Clark.
Directions to the Apollo Theater
From Lake Shore Drive exit at Fullerton Ave, travel west. Turn right on Halsted, left on Wrightwood, and left on Lincoln (hard left at a six-corner intersection). The theater is just past the el-track on the west side of the street.
From I-90/94 exit at Fullerton Ave. and travel east. Turn left on Seminary, right on Wrightwood, and right on Lincoln (soft left at a six-corner intersection). The theater is just past the el-track on the west side of the street.
Keep the children on the bus upon arrival until an Emerald City Theatre representative greets you. The representative will make a few announcements to your group and let you know when and where to unload the bus. They will also let you know what time to come back to pick the group up.
The best place for buses to park is near Graceland Cemetery at Irving Park Road and Clark. Continue south on Lincoln, turn left on Halsted, left on Clark, and continue on to Irving Park Road. Park between the train tracks and Clark.
Field Trip Fundraising Resources
We know that money is sometimes the biggest obstacle when trying to bring your students on a field trip. Here are a few ideas we’ve heard from educators like you.
Target Store Grants - Target funds arts programs that bring the arts to schools or make it affordable for youth and families to participate in cultural experiences, such as school touring programs, field trips to the theater or symphony, or artists residencies and workshops in schools.
NEA Partners - Arts Education -The National Endowment for the Arts provides direct grants in arts education, collaborates in federal, state, and public-private partnerships, and conducts research on arts education for the K-12 community and lifelong learners.
Goodsearch & Goodshop - GoodSearch is a search engine which donates 50% of its revenue to the charities and schools designated by its users. You use GoodSearch exactly as you would any other search engine. In 2007, GoodSearch was expanded to include GoodShop, an online shopping mall of world-class merchants dedicated to helping fund worthy causes across the country. Each purchase made via the GoodShop mall results in a donation to the user's designated charity or school – averaging approximately 3% of the sale, but going up to 20% or even more.
Have a successful fundraising idea to share? Please email Terra Schultz, Audience Services Manager.
