Field Trips
Alliance Theatre for Youth and Families produces developmentally appropriate shows each season. These productions adhere to the same mission statement as the Alliance Theatre adult programming, which is to set the highest artistic standards and create the powerful experience of shared theatre for a diverse audience. A major goal of the Alliance Theatre for Youth is to diminish the age gaps between us, and no other regional theatre of the Alliance’s size consistently produces the same quality of work for all age groups. These plays are chosen with an eye to the needs of school curriculum and of young people and families in our community. They are also chosen to appeal to an age range that extends beyond the target age determination of each.
Research conducted through the Woodruff Arts Center’s Multi-Visit Program in partnership with the University of Arkansas’ National Endowment for the Arts Research Lab showed students who attend multiple arts field trips have higher levels of social-emotional skills, stronger school engagement, and higher standardized test scores.
Social and Academic Benefits of Attending Multiple Arts-Based Field Trips
Data Shows Arts Field Trips Improve Test Scores & Social-Emotional Skills
Alliance field trips are made possible through permanent school access funds contributed to the theatre's Imagine Endowment, including:
The Wilner Family Access Fund
The Mr. and Mrs. Quill Healey II and Family Fund
The William and Margarita Sleeper Fund
2023/24 Field Trips, Grades K–12
To reserve tickets for your school group, call 404.733.4690 or email allianceschoolday@woodruffcenter.org.
Please note that some shows are not be able to be booked right away, but schools are welcome to submit estimated group size and dates to allianceschoolday@woodruffcenter.org for more information.
Hertz Stage
English
2023 Winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Drama – A heartfelt and humorous look at how identity gets lost in translation.
Recommended Grades: Grades 9 – 12
Curriculum Standards: ELAGSE9-10RL2, ELAGSE9-10RL3, ELAGSE9-10RL4, ELAGSE11-12RL1, ELAGSE11-12RL3, TAHSA.CN.2, TAHSTL.RE.1, TAHSTL.CN.1, MLI.INT1, MLI.INT2
Price: $12.50 per person
Date(s): SEP 7, 13–14 // 10:30am
Hertz Stage
Into the Burrow: A Peter Rabbit™ Tale
Journey down the rabbit hole for a delightful musical adventure inspired by the classic Beatrix Potter tales.
Recommended Grades: Grades K – 5
Curriculum Standards: ELAGSE1RL2, ELAGSE1RL3, ELAGSE1RL7, ELAGSE2RL3, ELAGSE2RL6, ELAGSE3RL2, ELAGSE3RL3, ELAGSE3RL6, ELAGSE3RL9, S1L1, S2E3, TARE.1, TARE.2, TACN.1, TACN.2
Price: $6.50 per person; Title I pricing $5.75 per person
Date(s): OCT 11–13 // 10:15am; OCT 17–20, 24–27, 30; NOV 1–3, 6–10, 13–16, 28–30; DEC 1, 4–8, 11–15 // 10:15am & 11:45am
Coca-Cola Stage
A Christmas Carol
SOLD OUT – Please email allianceschoolday@woodruffcenter.org to be added to the waitlist.
The holiday classic, told with beautiful live music in an elaborate new staging.
Recommended Grades: Grades 2 – 12
Curriculum Standards: ELAGSE2RL3, ELAGSE2RL5, ELAGSE2RL6, ELAGSE4RL3, ELAGSE4RL5, ELAGSE4RL7, ELAGSE6RL5, ELAGSE7RL9, ELAGSE8RL7, ELAGSE9-10RL5, ELAGSE11-12RL9, SS2E1, SS2E3, SS2E4, SS4E2, SS6E13, SSSocC3, SSSocSC4, SSSocIC1, TARE.1, TARE.2, TACN.2, TAHSFT.CN.1
Price: $13.00 per person
Date(s): NOV 14–17, 29–30; DEC 6–7, 13–14 // 10:30am
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Rich Theatre
Roob & Noob
Inspired by Rube Goldberg's magical machines, this unique theatrical performance combines science and the arts, proving that sometimes the most profound discoveries are achieved by simply playing.
Recommended Grades: Grades Pre-K – 2
Curriculum Standards: ELAGSEKRL1, ELAGSE1RL9, ELAGSE2RL3, SKP2a, S2P2, CSS.IDC.K-2.4, CSS.CT.K-2.5, TARE.1, TARE.2, TACN.1, TACN.2
Price: $6.50 per person; Title I pricing $5.75 per person
Date(s): FEB 6–8, 14–15 // 11:00am; FEB 9, 16 // 10:00am & 12:00pm
Hertz Stage
Furlough's Paradise
Winner of the 20th annual Alliance/Kendeda National Graduation Playwriting Competition – a poignant new play on the dynamics that shape our lives and lead us home.
Content Advisory: Contains occasional explicit language; addresses topics including death, race, socioeconomic status, imprisonment, and sex & sexuality.
Recommended Grades: Grades 10 – 12
Curriculum Standards: ELAGSE9-10RL3, ELAGSE9-10RL5, ELAGSE11-12RL1, ELAGSE11-12RL3, ELAGSE11-12RL4, ELAGSE11-12RL5, TAHSA.CN.2, TAHSAD.CN.1, TAHSFT.RE.1, TAHSFT.CN.1, TAHSFT.CN.2, TAHSTL.CN.1, SSSocC1, SSSocC3, SSSocSC1, SSSocSC2, SSSocSC4, SSSocIC1
Price: $12.50 per person
Date(s): FEB 15, 29 // 10:30am
Coca-Cola Stage
A Tale of Two Cities
A radical reimagining of Charles Dickens’s classic tale of the French Revolution.
Recommended Grades: Grades 8 – 12
Curriculum Standards: ELAGSE8RL3, ELAGSE9-10RL3, ELAGSE9-10RL9, ELAGSE11-12RL7, ELAGSE11-12RL9, SSWH14, TA8.RE.1, TA8.CN.2, TAHSA.RE.1, TAHSA.CN.2, TAHSTL.RE.1
Price: $12.50 per person
Date(s): MAR 6–7, 14 // 10:30am
Hertz Stage
Fat Ham
The Pulitzer-Prize winning new play reinventing Shakespeare’s Hamlet.
Content Advisory: Contains considerable explicit language; addresses topics including death, violence, and sex & sexuality.
Recommended Grades: Grades 11 – 12
Curriculum Standards: ELAGSE11-12RL3, ELAGSE11-12RL4, ELAGSE11-12RL5, ELAGSE11-12RL7, TAHSFT.RE.1, TAHSFT.CN.1, TAHSFT.CN.2, TAHSTL.RE.1
Price: $12.50 per person
Date(s): APR 18, 24, 25 // 10:30am
Pre/Post-Show Workshops
Interested in enriching and engaging workshops for your students that relate to your Alliance Theatre field trip? Pre/post-show workshops are a great chance to extend learning beyond the stage and can occur virtually or in-person. Pre/post-show workshops can be drama-based or literacy-based. Drama-based workshops focus on using the tools of the actor (voice, body, and imagination) to explore moments from the play. Students will act as the characters themselves, recreate scenes from the play, and/or explore central themes. Literacy-based workshops make a stronger connection to school curriculum and grade level standards. For example, students explore the characteristics and qualities of the main characters, setting, problem/solution, etc. through arts-integrated exercises. If your group would like to attend a pre/post-show workshop, please fill out the form at the link below. We recommend that you book your group's tickets to a production before initiating plans for a pre- or post-show workshop.
2024/25 Bernhardt Theatre for the Very Young Field Trips, Ages newborn to 5 years old
For field trips, group sales, touring information, and pricing email attvy@alliancetheatre.org.
Sifly Piazza
The Curious Cardinal
Join CC on their adventure beyond the city and soar to new heights in the spring, bid a fond farewell to the friendly otters in the summer, bicker and befriend squirrels in the fall, and explore the crisp, cool air in the winter.
Recommended Ages: newborn – 5 years old and their caregivers
Date(s): SEPT 19–20 & 25–27 // 10:00am & 11:15am
Selig Family Black Box Theatre
Knock, Knock
Join us on a floor-to-floor adventure, meeting and celebrating with a variety of friends who all call The Apartment Building home. Surprises hide behind each door — all you need to do is (Knock, Knock).
Recommended Ages: newborn – 5 years old and their caregivers
Date(s): NOV 20–22; DEC 4–6, 11–13 & 18–19 // 10am & 11:30am
Selig Family Black Box Theatre
GIMME PLEASE
Audiences are invited to watch and explore as the two friends pretend, provoke, and persist in getting what they want and need from the world and each other.
Recommended Ages: newborn – 5 years old and their caregivers
Date(s): JAN 17, 22–23 & 29–31; FEB 5–7 & 12-13 // 10:00am & 11:15am
Selig Family Black Box Theatre
DINOSAUR
Get ready to find out how even the simplest day-to-day task can turn into an epic dino-tastic adventure that will leave little ones laughing and roaring for more.
Recommended Ages: newborn – 5 years old and their caregivers
Date(s): MAR 20–21; APR 2–4 // 10:00am & 11:15am
