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 workshops 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 show guides available
OUR GROUP SALES MANAGER WILL COORDINATE EVERYTHING!
Broadway and Beyond Children's Fund
Broadway and Beyond Children’s Fund
Through the Broadway and Beyond Children’s Fund, Paramount seeks to invest in the community through presenting a no-charge matinee performance of a Broadway Series show. This fund covers the typical costs of producing a single performance with a goal to make performance art available to local schools. Paramount is further supporting local schools by offsetting the cost of transportation to Paramount for schools whose transportation costs are prohibitive. The Broadway and Beyond Children’s Fund is part of Paramount’s wider programmatic initiative to REACH Aurora and make the arts accessible to all.
This program is made possible by generous supporters including Jonathan and Amber Hylton, Old National Bank, Ecolab Foundation, Aurora Kiwanis Club, and DuPage Foundation’s Community Needs Grant Program.
Show Guides
Current Shows
A Streetcar Named Desire
Format: PDF
Download (4 MB)Past Shows
Billy Elliot: The Musical Show Guide
Format: PDF
Download (6.67 MB)Brighter Futures
Format: PDF
Download (5 MB)Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Show Guide
Format: PDF
DownloadWhat the Constitution Means to Me Show Guide
Format: PDF
DownloadLittle Shop of Horrors Study Guide
Format: PDF
DownloadNext to Normal Show Guide
Format: PDF
DownloadSchool of Rock Show Guide
Format: PDF
DownloadSound of Music Show Guide
Format: PDF
DownloadBULL: a love story Show Guide
Format: Google Drive
DownloadDreamgirls Show Guide
Format: PDF
DownloadFun Home Show Guide
Format: PDF
DownloadRock of Ages Show Guide
Format: Google Drive
DownloadSweat Show Guide
Format: Google Drive
DownloadBull: A Love Story
Format: PDF
Download (8.5MB)Groundhog Day Study Guide
Format: Google Drive
DownloadCinderella 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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Schedule A Workshop
Schedule a Workshop
PSA works with local and regional schools, and organizations to bring one-of-a-kind workshops to your group. We curate FREE workshops in Acting, Group Vocal, Dance, Auditions, and Tech Theater. Complete the form if your school group or community organization is interested in learning more about bringing a PSA workshop to YOU!