Educator Resources
Student Matinee Program
Enhance Education with a Paramount Theatre Field Trip
Reserve your seats with Group Sales Manager Melissa Striedl at 630.723.2461 or melissas@paramountarts.com
$20 student tickets to any Broadway weekday performance
IT’S NOT JUST A SHOW. IT’S AN EDUCATIONAL & INTERACTIVE EXPERIENCE.
- Incorporate these productions into your lesson plans with customized study guides provided for each Broadway and Young Audience show.
- Stay after a Broadway show, and experience a talk-back session with the actors, director, creative team and more.
- Attend master classes taught by the professional artists from each Broadway show to enhance your skill set in the performing arts.
TAKING A FIELD TRIP TO THE PARAMOUNT THEATRE IS EASY:
- Order now & pay later
- Phone fees waived for most shows
- Convenient bus drop-off & pick-up in front of theatre
- Free nearby bus parking
- Free ticket for teachers
- Free study guides available
OUR GROUP SALES MANAGER WILL COORDINATE EVERYTHING!
Classroom Materials
Current Shows
Groundhog Day Study Guide
Format: Google Drive
DownloadPast Shows
Cinderella Study Guide
Format: Google Drive
Synopsis, Cast of Characters, Origins/History of Cinderella, Modern Retellings, Ball Etiquette, Glossary, Create Your Own Fairy Tale, Show Discussion
DownloadKinky Boots Study Guide
Format: Google Drive
Synopsis, Origins, Roll Call, Welcome to the U.k., Glossary, History of Drag, History of Drag Kings and Queens, Post show questions, Activity.
DownloadLegally Blonde Study Guide
Format: PDF
Show synopsis, meet the cast, journey to law school, women and the law, resume building, discussion topics and more
DownloadThe Wizard of Oz Study Guide
Format: PDF
Show synopsis, meet the cast, page to stage, meet the author, vocabulary, invention, hot air balloon, different oz stories, discussion and activities
DownloadThe Wizard of Oz Activity Guide
Format: PDF
Vocabulary, word search, acrostic poem, missing lyrics, discussion topics, maze and activity for home
DownloadThe Producers Study Guide
Format: Google Drive
Synopsis, characters, history, satire, what is a producer, jobs in theater, theater superstitions, post-show discussion and activity
DownloadNewsies Study Guide
Format: Google Drive
Synopsis, From the Silver Screen to the Lights of Broadway, Roll Call, Extra! Extra! Read All About It!, Wait, Did That Really Happen?, Student Activities
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