Court Theatre’s Student Matinee program brings classic theatre to approximately 4,000 Chicago-area high school students per season through a series of deeply discounted weekday performances. Each matinee is enhanced by pre-performance Learning Guides and post-show discussions with cast members that invite students to consider classic stories in a new light.
Our Student Matinees are developed with high school-aged audiences in mind; please call the Box Office at (773) 753-4472 to inquire about bringing younger groups. We recommend a minimum of one chaperone for every 20 students (but you can of course bring more!). As an added bonus, chaperones attend at Student Matinees for free!
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Pricing: $12/student | Chaperones are free | All performances are at 10:30am To reserve seats for your students or to be added to the waitlist of a sold-out production, please fill out the Groups Form or contact: Box Office (773) 753-4472 | groups@courttheatre.org |
2026/27 Student Matinees
 | American Premiere Tituba By Winsome Pinnock Dramaturgy by Avery Willis Hoffman Performed at the University of Chicago’s Rockefeller Memorial Chapel Wednesday, December 16 |
 | Joe Turner’s Come and Gone By August Wilson Directed by Resident Artist Ron OJ Parson Wednesday, January 20 Wednesday, January 27 Wednesday, February 3 |
 | Mojada By Luis Alfaro Directed by Wendy Mateo and Denise Yvette Serna In partnership with Teatro Vista Productions Wednesday, March 24 Wednesday, March 31 Wednesday, April 7 |
 | safronia Written, composed, and scored by avery r. young Directed by Timothy Douglas Wednesday, May 26 Wednesday, June 2 |
Our Student Matinees often sell out! If your desired Student Matinee is full, try joining us for an evening or a weekend performance; we offer discounted student group tickets that may be as little as $3 more than the Student Matinee series price. We also encourage you to call the Box Office at (773) 753-4472 to ask about potential availability, and fill out the Groups Form in case there are any openings.
We want to make sure that all students can experience the power of live theatre, and we’re happy to work with schools to make that happen.
Photo by Davon Clark.