Field Trips
Inspire, Educate, and Engage: Bring Your Students to the Pittsburgh Playhouse!
Educators, ignite your students’ passion for the arts with an unforgettable experience at the Pittsburgh Playhouse! Our dynamic programming offers a unique opportunity to enhance learning beyond the classroom, fostering creativity, critical thinking, and collaboration through live performance.
From captivating productions to enriching workshops and talkbacks with industry professionals, we provide an immersive experience that aligns with educational goals while sparking students’ imaginations. Whether you’re looking to complement your curriculum, introduce young minds to the power of storytelling, or simply provide an exciting cultural outing, the Pittsburgh Playhouse is your destination for student engagement.
Plan a field trip today and watch your students discover the magic of live theatre! Special group rates, interactive experiences, and customized educational opportunities are available. Connect with us to craft the perfect experience for your students.
The Student Experience can include:
- Attending a performace
- Meeting artists, designers, and production crew in Q&A sessions
- Photographic opportunities
- Behind-the-scenes tours
Upcoming Field Trip Opportunities
ASCEND School Field Trips and Student Professional Development
Immerse yourself in a breathtaking production that explores the four elements – earth, air, water, and fire – through stunning projections, evocative music, mesmerizing dance, and the gravity defying artistry of aerialists. The universal-themed event fuses STEM and art, offering a unique interactive experience that invites diverse audiences to connect, reflect, and celebrate our shared humanity. It is the ultimate dance party.
- Student Experience
- 90-minute professional and personal development
- Attend the performance of ASCEND (60 minutes)
- Tour behind the scenes to understand how the magic happens (30 minutes)
- Learn about the development of this extraordinary production
- Show Concept and Intention
- Script Writing
- Technology
- Engineering
- Design
- Performance Training
- Interdisciplinary Collaboration
- Meet the cast for a Q & A session and photos with the artists
- Meet the creatives behind the show concept
- Learn about the development of this extraordinary production
Cost
We welcome groups of 50-100
- Total Fee: discounted rate of $800 per group
- maximum participants per performance is 100
Performance Dates/Times
Wednesdays (April 30 through May 14)
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- 10:00 am
- 12:00 pm
- Thursdays and Fridays (May 1 through May 16)
- 11:00 am
- Public Performances run April 24 through May 18