Student Matinees

ATP’s Student Matinee Series bring the excitement of live theatre to students from across Calgary and surrounding area. We strive to assist teachers in integrating the arts into their curriculum by providing contemporary, relevant plays on the Martha Cohen Theatre stage.

Audience Advice: Our audience advice is a grade recommendation. We base those on what we deem appropriate for Kindergarten through Grade 12 students however it is always subjective, so if you are concerned about the content of the performance, please inform us before making your request. We will be happy to provide you with more information (though the amount of information we are able to provide is subject to availability when the matinee is a touring presentation or brand new work).

The wait is over!

Registration is NOW OPEN for ATP’s 2025-26 Season of Student Matinees

REGISTRATION FORM

Each Student Matinee takes place at 11:30am in the Martha Cohen Theatre and includes:

  • A daytime performance exclusive to students and educators.
  • Discounted tickets to a quality, Canadian world-premiere or well-known international work.
  • A 15-20 minute talkback after the show with the artists involved in the production.
  • Educational Resource PDF Booklet.
  • Tickets are priced $24/seat with 1 complimentary ticket for every 12 tickets booked.

To be added to a waitlist, please email ksander@atplive.com.

BOOKING YOUR STUDENT MATINEE

  • Fill out the form with your requested dates and numbers.
  • Upon acceptance, a 20% (non-refundable) deposit is due.
  • The remaining payment is due 4 weeks before your scheduled performance.

The Legend of Sleepy Hollow

Based on the story by Washington Irving
Adaptation & Story by Peter Balkwill, Anna Cummer, Steven (Pityu) Kenderes, and Judd Palmer
Written by Anna Cummer and Judd Palmer
Directed by Craig Hall
In association with The Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity
Featuring The Old Trout Puppet Workshop

WORLD PREMIERE

Grade Recommendation: Grades 7-12 (Ages 12+)

$24/ticket

11:30am Show Time

  • Thursday, Oct 23 – 70 SEATS REMAINING
  • Thursday, Oct 30 – 100 SEATS REMAINING

ABOUT THE SHOW:

Ten years after the American Revolutionary War, in a country still haunted by the violence that created it, Ichabod Crane, a country school master, finds himself dispatched to a remote village North of the Hudson River: Sleepy Hollow. Here he tries to bring the inhabitants of this deeply superstitious hamlet into the 18th century. But secrets run deep, and not all is as it appears in this place still haunted by its past.

Brought to wildly imaginative life by the twisted genius of The Old Trout Puppet Workshop, this world premiere adaptation of The Legend of Sleepy Hollow breathes exciting new life into the enduring and haunting tale of the Headless Horseman. And just in time for Halloween…

The Wizard of Oz

By L. Frank Baum
With Music and Lyrics by Harold Arlen and E.Y. Harburg
Background Music by Herbert Stothart
In association with Forte Musical Theatre Guild

Grade Recommendation: Grades 1-12 (Ages 5+)

$24/ticket

11:30am Show Time

  • Thursday, Nov 27 – 60 SEATS REMAINING
  • Tuesday, Dec 2 – SOLD OUT
  • Wednesday, Dec 3 – SOLD OUT
  • Thursday, Dec 4 – SOLD OUT
  • Tuesday, Dec 9 – 40 SEATS REMAINING
  • Wednesday, Dec 10 – SOLD OUT
  • Thursday, Dec 11 – SOLD OUT
  • Tuesday, Dec 16 – SOLD OUT

To be added to a waitlist, please email ksander@atplive.com.

ABOUT THE SHOW:

Follow the Yellow Brick Road and join us over the rainbow this holiday season for the musical stage adaptation of L. Frank Baum’s timeless classic, The Wizard of Oz.

When a tornado sweeps young Dorothy Gale over the rainbow, she lands in the magical land of Oz. Joined by a Scarecrow, a Tin Man, and a Cowardly Lion, Dorothy sets off on a grand adventure down the Yellow Brick Road to try and find the mysterious Wizard of Oz – the only one who can send her back home to Kansas. But the Wicked Witch of the West has other plans for her.

Featuring iconic songs and wonderfully vibrant characters, The Wizard of Oz celebrates the enduring power of friendship, bravery, and believing in oneself, and warmly reminds us that in the end, there really is no place like home.

Casey and Diana

By Nick Green
Directed by Lana Michelle Hughes
In association with The Citadel Theatre

Grade Recommendation: Grades 9-12 (Ages 14+)
*Mature content, language

$24/ticket

11:30am Show Time

DATES:

  • Thursday, March 5

ABOUT THE SHOW

It’s October 1991, at the height of the AIDS crisis, and the residents of Casey House, Canada’s first free-standing AIDS hospice receive word that Diana, Princess of Wales, will be making a historic visit.

“Powerful, gripping, funny and hopeful,” (Hamilton Magazine), this moving drama by Nick Green vividly captures a moment in time when a rebel Princess, devoted caregivers and advocates reshaped the course of a crisis—and how those stricken by the virus found hard-won dignity, community and love in the face of astonishing hardship. Inspired by incredible true events, Casey and Diana is a powerful tribute to love, resilience, community and compassion.

“An incredibly moving and deeply accomplished play” “The most moving Canadian play of the year”
– Toronto Star

“Breathtaking and poignant” “Incredibly powerful”
– Broadway World

“Believe the hype, Casey and Diana is stellar”
– NEXT Magazine

“A moving celebration of women who choose compassion over fear”
– The Globe and Mail

“I urge you to see this thunderbolt of a play”
– The Hamilton Spectator

Any Questions or Concerns? Please contact:

Kevyn Sander, Patron Experience and Community Coordinator
ksander@atplive.com
403-294-7402

ENHANCE YOUR EXPERIENCE AT THE THEATRE

Educator Resources
The resources are created to help introduce your students to the play through details about the production, and discussion topics.

Post Show Chats
Immediately following the performance, join the artists onstage for an in-depth conversation about the play. Post-show chats are offered after student matinee performances as an opportunity for your students to ask their questions, share their comments, and start the dialogue we hope will continue in your classroom. We make every effort to have a post-show chat after each matinee as long as the run time of the show allows for it.

Alberta Theatre Projects is honoured to be a charity partner for this year’s Rogers Birdies for Kids, presented by AltaLink where we receive 100% of all donations and up to 50% in a matching gift. Visit us HERE to donate via Rogers Birdies for Kids!