School Group Matinees

REQUEST FORM
Once your field trip has been approved by your principal, complete a School Group Request Form online. School group orders will receive confirmation by way of email invoice from the PACE Center Box Office. For questions or seating availability, please call the Box Office at 303.805.6800. *The School Group Request Form will be available August 5, 2024.

PAYMENTS
School group tickets are $10 (unless noted otherwise) and one complimentary chaperone ticket is available for every ten tickets purchased (up to ten chaperone tickets per school group). School groups must consist of ten or more students in order to qualify for the discounted rate of $10 tickets. Payment is due 30 days in advanced of the performance. You may adjust your student counts up to your balance due date. Payments can be made by credit over the phone at 303.805.6800 or by mailing a check to:
PACE Center c/o Education
20000 Pikes Peak Ave.
Parker, CO 80138

SCHOLARSHIPS
Parker Arts is able to provide financial assistance to qualified schools for busing services. To apply for a busing scholarship please submit a completed Scholarship Application Form to PACEedu@parkeronline.org.

SCHOOL GROUP MATINEE GUIDE
Please review the School Group Matinee Guide before attending a school group matinee for questions from busing and seating to lunches and inclement weather.

Download the 2024/2025 School Group Matinee Flyer to share with your fellow teachers today! *Coming soon!

2024/2025 Student Matinees

Rhythm of the Arts presents SUGAR SKULL! A Día de Muertos Musical Adventure!
October 10 | 10:00 am | PACE Center

SUGAR SKULL! A Día de Muertos Musical Adventure is a touring bilingual/bicultural musical for young audiences and families that uses traditional regional music and dance from Mexico to tell the story of twelve-year-old Vita Flores. Vita thinks her family has gone loco planning a celebration for deceased loved ones. Why throw a party for the dead? But when a spirited candy skeleton suddenly springs to life, Vita finds herself on a magical, musical journey to unravel the true meaning of Día de Muertos.

Grade Level: 1-6 (Ages 6-11)
Run Time: 65 minutes
Curriculum: History, Geography, Culture, Generational Traditions, and Performing Arts.
Study Guide coming soon!

The Pout-Pout Fish
November 1 | 10:00 am & 12:00 pm | PACE Center

Turn the poutiest of frowns upside down in this musical featuring whimsical puppets and live performers in a sweeping oceanic adventure. When Mr. Fish sets out on a quest to find Miss Clam’s missing pearl, he discovers there is more to him than his permanently plastered pout. Based on the New York Times bestselling book The Pout-Pout Fish

Grade Level: PreK-2 (Ages 3-8)
Run Time: 50 minutes
Curriculum: Language Arts and Literature, Social Emotional Learning, Problem Solving, Relationships and Family, and Performing Arts.
Study Guide coming soon!

Mary Poppins
January 31 and February 7 | 10:00 am | PACE Center

One of the most popular Disney movies of all time is capturing hearts in a whole new way: as a practically perfect musical! Based on the books by P.L. Travers and the classic Walt Disney film, Disney and Cameron Mackintosh’s Mary Poppins delighted Broadway audiences for over 2,500 performances and received nominations for nine Olivier and seven Tony Awards, including Best Musical.
MARY POPPINS is presented through special arrangement with Music Theatre International (MTI). All authorized performance materials are also supplied by MTI. www.mtishows.com

Grade Level: All Ages
Run Time: 120 minutes
Curriculum: Social Emotional Learning, Moral Ethical Emphasis, Social Studies, Film and Cinema, Music and Performing Arts.
Study Guide coming soon!

Steve Trash Science Live!
March 26 | 10:00 am & 12:00 pm | PACE Center

Direct from his PBS series, this show focuses on making STEM -Science, Technology, Engineering, Math- magical, musical, and fun! In this brand-new LIVE – educational outreach show, Steve Trash shares his passion for both magic AND science. What’s the difference? That’s really important and Steve will show you the difference. What’s the scientific method? That’s also really important and Steve will show you that too.

Grade Level: K-5 (Ages 4-10)
Run Time: 55 minutes
Curriculum: Science and Scientific Method, STEAM, and Performing Arts.
Study Guide coming soon!

Dragons and Mythical Beasts
March 31 | 10:00 am | PACE Center

Unveil a myriad of dark secrets and come face to face with some of the most magnificent monsters and terrifying beasts ever to walk the earth. Discover the colossal Stone Troll, the mysterious Indrik and Japanese Baku, the Tooth Fairy (not as sweet as you’d think), an adorable Unicorn and majestic Griffin. Take your place among legendary heroes, just don’t wake the Dragon…

Grade Level: K-5 (Ages 4-10)
Run Time: 55 minutes
Curriculum: Mythology, Science Fiction, Legends, Story Telling, and Performing Arts.
No study guide is available.

The Emperor’s Groovy New Clothes
April 30, May 1, May 2, May 5, May 6 | 10:00 am & 12:00 pm | PACE Center

A crazy quilt of mixed-up psychedelic fashion trends is the setting for this tongue-in-cheek retelling of the Hans Christian Andersen fairytale, set to a fun and sprightly score. The country is ruled by a foppish fashionista of an Emperor who has bankrupted the treasury with his clothing expenditures. Frustrated by the Emperor’s slave-to-fashion mentality, Ten-year-old Kid’s romantic dreams of being a hero make her determined to change everyone’s materialistic views. She travels to the palace to reveal the superficiality of the emperor, only to end up revealing much more of him than she predicted.

Grade Level: K-5 (Ages 4-10)
Run Time: 65 minutes
Curriculum: Literature and Language Arts, Folk Tales and Cultures, Social Sciences, Government and Politics, Emotional and Social Learning, and Performing Arts.
Study Guide coming soon!