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Student Matinee Series

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ABOUT THE PROGRAM

Bring Your Students to a Show!

Since 2002, the Orpheum Theatre Group’s Student Matinee Series has inspired thousands of students from across the Mid-South by providing access to high-quality theatre, music, dance, and more!

Shows serve students from Pre-K through high school, and supplemental materials are available to help educators connect the stage with classroom curriculum.

Tickets are $8 per student or $6 per student at qualifying Title I Schools.

NEW THIS YEAR: Registration for each Student Matinee Series show opens six (6) weeks before the show date(s). The final balance must be paid in full no later than three (3) weeks before your show date, or by the date provided on your invoice and confirmation email. After the set due date provided on your invoice and confirmation email, reservations without payment or without a signed contract submitted will be released and requested tickets will no longer be held. Please read our updated 2025-2026 Policies and Procedures carefully.

2025-2026 Student Matinee Series

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Rhythm of the Arts presents Tablao Flamenco

Sep. 25, 2025

All Ages

Join the performers of Tablao Flamenco and be whisked away to southern Spain for an introduction to the captivating art of flamenco.

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Ballet Memphis: The Nutcracker

Dec. 12, 2025

All Ages

Transport your students to a sweetly nostalgic riverside and a confectionary dreamland through the eyes of a young girl destined for adventure.

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Zora The Brave, In the Shade of the Chinaberry Tree

Jan. 29 - 30, 2026

Grades 3-6

Join little Zora, a bold, adventurous, yet sensitive young African American girl, as she embarks on a magical adventure guided by the legendary Harlem Renaissance icon, Zora Neale Hurston, aka Mama Zora.

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Doktor Kaboom: Look Out! Science is Coming!

Mar. 24 - 25, 2026

Grades 3-8

The original Doktor Kaboom! show in which the good Doktor takes his audience on an educational tour of the modern scientific method, using humor and comedy while demonstrating spectacular applications of the physical sciences.

Join our email list to be notified when registration opens!

For more information or assistance

VERITY YAO-JEN HWANG
Presentations and Engagement Manager
901-529-4242
hwang@orpheum-memphis.com

Thank You to Our Student Matinee Series Sponsor