Student Matinees & Residencies

Inquire about 2024/25 Student Matinee performances!

We want you and your students to experience theater to the fullest! Seattle Rep supports Student Matinee ticket purchasers by providing:

Two complimentary preview tickets for Educators so you can see the show ahead of your students
Pre- and post-show in-school residencies for select productions, with a Teaching Artist visiting your classroom to engage students in curriculum tied to the play
Plus, all shows at Seattle Rep meet the Social Emotional Learning (SEL) state standard!

Please note each show’s content advisories and age recommendations below.

Tickets are $10 per student, with 1 FREE chaperone per 10 students. To inquire about financial assistance, contact us.

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The Skin of Our Teeth

Thurs., October 17, 2024 at 10:30 a.m.
Join the Antrobus family on a time-bending romp from the age of the dinosaurs, to our 21st century election year, to what might just be the end of the world as we know it. Read more »
Educator Interest: Pulitzer Prize winner; Classic American dramedy by well-known playwright and novelist, Thornton Wilder (Our Town); Explores themes including climate change, the refugee crisis, and political corruption; A theater fan's bucket-list show.
Age Recommendation: 16+
Content Advisory: Mild on-stage violence and threats of violence, some including guns; Reference to past rape and child death; Brief sexual harassment.
Primary Trust

Thurs., November 21, 2024 at 10:30 a.m.
Every day is the same for Kenneth—until he is laid off and his world is turned upside down. Along with his best (imaginary) friend, Kenneth must face his biggest fear: change. Read more»
Educator Interest: Acclaimed new play and 2024 Pulitzer Prize winner by actor and writer Eboni Booth; Exploration of loneliness, coming out of one's shell, building confidence and community, and developing healthy responses to trauma; Great option to meet Social Emotional Learning (SEL) state standard.
Age Recommendation: 12+
Content Advisory: Occasional profanity; Depictions of alcoholism; References to an adverse childhood experience.
Blithe Spirit

Thurs., December 12, 2024 at 10:30 a.m.
When Charles arranges a séance in his home, his late wife is accidentally summoned, leaving Charles stuck in a supernatural love triangle between his past and current wives. Read more »
Educator Interest: One of playwright Noël Coward's "indisputable comic masterpieces"; Explores themes of deception, love, loyalty, mortality, and the complex legacy of past relationships using fantasy and farce.
Age Recommendation: 14+
Content advisory: Misogynistic humor; Comedic references to attempted murder.
Blues for an Alabama Sky

Thurs., February 20, 2025 at 10:30 a.m.
Lyrical and deeply moving, this stunning classic drama will immerse you in the joy, sorrow, and resilience of a society on the brink of change. Read more »
Educator Interest: Masterpiece by American writer, poet, political activist, and self-identified "third-generation Black nationalist and radical feminist" Pearl Cleage, a contemporary of playwright August Wilson; Addresses topics of abortion, birth control, Prohibition, homosexuality, and pursuing one's dreams.
Age Recommendation: 14+
Content Advisory: Discussion of anti-abortion and homophobic violence; Off-stage gun violence and death.
Mother Russia (or Periods of Collapse)

Thurs., March 27, 2025 at 10:30 a.m.
Two average guys dream of joining the KGB—but when the fall of the Soviet Union puts hiring on hold, they find jobs surveilling a former pop star instead. Read more »
Educator Interest: World Premiere play by established modern playwright Lauren Yee (Cambodian Rock Band); A comedic fictional story within a significant historical period; Explores themes of economic transition and human response to a vacuum in power.
Age Recommendation: 14+
Content Advisory: Profanity; Mild, cartoonish moments of violence, some including guns.
Laughs in Spanish

Thurs., May 1, 2025 at 10:30 a.m.
Mari is about to open a career-defining show in her Miami art gallery, but when the paintings are stolen, all hell breaks loose. This hysterical new play is part telenovela, part whodunnit, and all heart. Read more »
Educator Interest: Exciting new play by breakout playwright Alexis Scheer; Explores topics of art, success, mother-daughter/parent-child relationships, same-sex relationships, and Latine representation in the media, all through a poignant yet comedic lens.
Age Recommendation: 12+
Content Advisory: Occasional profanity; References to drug use and drug trafficking.
Duel Reality

June 2025 (date TBA in Summer 2024)
Internationally acclaimed circus troupe The 7 Fingers has adapted Romeo and Juliet into the biggest, most breathtaking match of the century: Montagues vs. Capulets. These two feuding families face off in an epic competition of acrobatic talent and skill as the audience cheers them on. Through it all, a pair of star-crossed lovers defy death and their relations in their fight to be together. Read more »
Educator Interest: Adaptation of a Shakespeare classic told with incredible physical feats, theatricality, and music; Themes of love, honor, loyalty, difference, and what we owe to our families and ourselves.
Age Recommendation: 12+
Content Advisory: Acrobatic and tumbling elements occasionally mimic violence.