We are thrilled to share the 2025/26 season with you! From full-length student matinees to our beloved abridgment program, you are sure to find something enticing and thoughtful to invigorate your classroom.
School Student Matinee Registration
Interested teachers can view the schedule and submit a form to request tickets for our upcoming season.
25/26 Season Student Matinees:
Experiencing Shakespeare’s works through live performance is a critical tool for learning. Through our student matinee series, students can connect the dots between complex texts and nuanced themes while building the skills of empathy and compassion in a way that is only possible when a story is brought to life on stage.
Short Shakespeare! is our broadest-reaching program, providing an accessible live theater experience for nearly 20,000 students across the region.
Jan 27-Feb 27, 2026
Weekdays @ 10:00 AM, 11:00 AM, & 12:30 PM
Run Time: 90 minutes
Grades 6–12
The Jentes Family Courtyard Theater
By William Shakespeare
Adapted & Directed by Edward Hall
Devastated with grief, the Prince of Denmark, Hamlet returns to Elsinore to bury his father, King Hamlet. The throne is now helmed by his murderous uncle, Claudius, and his virtuous mother, Gertrude. Hamlet is immediately visited by his father’s ghost who urges him to revenge his “foul and most unnatural murder”. Hamlet grapples with grief, action (or, inaction), and the meaning of life in this thrilling, political, family drama.
Full-Length Student Matinees
The Jentes Family Courtyard Theater
Created By Q Brothers Collective
Igniting Julius Caesar with the pulse of ’90s hip hop and New Jack Swing, Rome Sweet Rome infuses Shakespeare’s political intrigue with bold satire and electrifying beats. Razor-sharp wit collides with revolutionary rhythm, proving that power struggles never go out of style. This is Shakespeare that bumps, breathes, and breaks boundaries.
The Jentes Family Courtyard Theater
By William Shakespeare
Directed by Selina Cadell
Everyone can tell that Benedick, a bachelor who’s sworn off love, and Beatrice, who’s strong-willed and witty, are perfect for each other—except for Benedick and Beatrice! Their friends come up with a plan to trick them into realizing they’re in love, while Hero and Claudio, two younger characters, begin a romance of their own. However, deception, broken promises, and folly may ruin the happy ending for these blossoming love birds.
The Jentes Family Courtyard Theater
By William Shakespeare
Directed by Phillip Breen
Falstaff, the irrepressible, irresistible companion of Prince Hal, triumphantly returns to Shakespeare’s stage in a play written just for him. As short on cash as he is on scruples, Falstaff sets out to woo two of Windsor’s very respectable—very married—women. But the Wives of Windsor have minds and plans of their own. Passion and sweet revenge lace the air.
LEAD STUDENT MATINEE SPONSOR
ADDITIONAL STUDENT MATINEES SPONSORS
The Segal Family Foundation Student Matinee Fund
