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Please fill out the interest form for your desired show.
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Deposit payments are required to fully reserve your group’s tickets. Deposits are due no later than 4 weeks before the performance date. Final payments are due no later than 2 weeks in advance of the show date.
If this is challenging for your bookkeeping or registrar's office, we can make alternate arrangements. Please note that any alternate arrangements need to be in place by 2 weeks in advance of the performance date.
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We realize that the number of students attending may fluctuate as the performance date approaches. All requests to add or subtract tickets after the original contract is issued must be made in writing and no later than one month prior to your scheduled performance. Changes are subject to the approval of the theatre and will not be accepted once final payment is submitted.
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Yes, we take payments by credit card or check. Our Box Office can take payments by card. You may contact our Box Office at 757-627-1234.
Checks can be made payable to the Education Department and mailed to our administrative office.
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We do not hand out physical tickets for student matinee performances. The group leader should check in with the VSC representative in the lobby upon arriving at the theatre.
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Seating is determined by our Education and Front of House staff based on a number of factors. If you have attendees with accessibility needs, please contact our Education Department.
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We recommended buses come down Boush Street, and turn onto West Tazewell to avoid tight turns and come straight to East Tazewell (if you're on East Brambleton, you'll turn right onto Boush and if you're coming from Waterside you'll stay on Boush till you turn onto West Tazewell).
Parking passes are available for the large lot at Harrison Opera House (160 W Virginia Beach Blvd) by taking Granby or Boush Street North to cross East Brambleton). Each bus pass will cost $5 and can be added to your invoice. Please see the map attached here for more information.
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Age Recommendations and Content Warnings are listed for each student matinee performance. Please read these warnings. If you have further questions, please contact our Education Department at education@vastage.org.
Come From Away
Book, Music, and Lyrics by Irene Sankoff and David Hein
Student Matinees for Come From Away will be Tuesday, September 15, 2026 and Thursday, September 17, 2026
Synopsis: In a small town in Newfoundland, an ordinary morning becomes extraordinary when the world suddenly changes. On September 11th, 2001, thirty-eight planes carrying nearly 7,000 passengers are diverted to the tiny town of Gander. As cultures collide and uncertainty fills the air, strangers open their homes, their kitchens, and their hearts. This acclaimed Broadway hit tells the remarkable true story of kindness in the face of crisis. With a soaring score and an ensemble cast playing dozens of characters, Come From Away celebrates the generosity that can appear when we need it most. And reminds us how deeply connected we really are.
Run Time: Approximately 1 hour and 40 minutes
Audience Recommendation: Ages 13 & up
Content Advisory: Effects: This production contains theatrical haze and brief flashing lights. Language: Mild profanity is used by select characters periodically throughout the show, including “F*ck” and “Sh*t.” Alcohol/Drug Use: Characters refer to drinking vodka and whiskey. Some characters take shots of alcohol on the grounded plane. Content: This play contains intense discussion of the events on 9/11. Actors will portray Islamophobia and xenophobia. If you have further questions about the content of the show, please contact us at education@vastage.org
Tickets: $13 student tickets | $15 adult tickets (Schools will receive one FREE adult ticket for every 15 student tickets.)
Due to limited availability, please contact us at your earliest convenience to reserve space for your group! Fill out our interest form here: https://forms.gle/rqENGkfXm1Ji1gbm8
A 50% deposit will be required two weeks after the contract is signed.
The Heart Sellers
By Lloyd Suh
Student Matinee for The Heart Sellers will be on Thursday, October 15, 2026.
Synopsis: Thanksgiving, 1973. In a small apartment somewhere in America, two recent immigrants meet for the first time. Luna from the Philippines and Jane from South Korea have never experienced an American Thanksgiving before, and tonight neither of them wants to spend it alone. What begins as an awkward visit becomes an evening of laughter, shared memories, and unexpected friendship. As they swap stories about home, marriage, and what it means to start over in a new country, this warm and funny play captures the quiet courage of building a life far from where you began.
Run Time: Approximately 90 minutes
Audience Recommendation: Ages 15 & up
Content Advisory: Effects: This production contains theatrical haze and brief flashing lights. The actors will also cook onion, celery, and garlic on stage. Language: Mild profanity is used periodically throughout the show, including “F*ck” and “Sh*t.” There will be comic references to genitalia and pornography. Alcohol/Drug Use: This show includes onstage depictions of drinking and simulated intoxication. Content: This show includes mentions of family members’ deaths, including possible political assassinations; references to incidents of xenophobia. discrimination, and profound loneliness. This play is recommended for high school students and older. If you have further questions about the content of the show, please contact us at education@vastage.org
Tickets: $13 student tickets | $15 adult tickets (Schools will receive one FREE adult ticket for every 15 student tickets.)
Due to limited availability, please contact us at your earliest convenience to reserve space for your group! Fill out our interest form here: https://forms.gle/i8Z9Ezo1w1FaKsir8
A 50% deposit will be required two weeks after the contract is signed.
The Murder of Roger Ackroyd
Adapted for the stage by Mark Shanahan, Adapted from the novel by Agatha Christie
The student matinees for The Murder of Roger Ackroyd will be Tuesday, February 2, 2026 and Thursday, February 4, 2026
Synopsis: When a wealthy man is found dead in his country estate, every guest, neighbor, and family member becomes a suspect. Enter the brilliant, and slightly eccentric, detective Hercule Poirot, who begins unraveling a web of secrets, lies, and motives hiding just beneath the surface. It’s a classic whodunit filled with twists, surprises, and the kind of theatrical suspense that keeps audiences leaning forward in their seats. Agathie Christie, and murder, remain timeless.
Run Time: 2 hours, including a 15-minute intermission
Audience Recommendation: 12 & Up
Content Advisory: Effects: TBA Language: Very mild profanity is used periodically throughout the show, including “Damn.” Alcohol/Drug Use: Character portrayed drinking whiskey. Content: Death, off stage suicide, colonialism, classicism, references to big game hunting.
Tickets: $13 student tickets | $15 adult tickets (Schools will receive one FREE adult ticket for every 15 student tickets.)
Due to limited availability, please contact us at your earliest convenience to reserve space for your group! Fill out our interest form here: https://forms.gle/4KGYt5mSShyuFJY5A
A 50% deposit will be required two weeks after the contract is signed.
John Proctor is the Villain
By Kimberly Belflower
The student matinee for John Proctor is the Villain will be Thursday, March 11, 2026.
Synopsis: At a small-town high school, a group of students begins studying The Crucible. What starts as a classroom discussion soon sparks something bigger. As the girls in the class question the stories they’ve been taught and the heroes they were told to believe in… they start to see their own lives in a new light. Sharp, funny, and fiercely contemporary, this breakout hit explores friendship, power, and the complicated process of finding your voice. Sometimes the stories we inherit aren’t the whole truth. The real lesson begins when we start asking questions.
Run Time: 1 hour and 40 minutes (No intermission)
Audience Recommendation: 14 & up
Content Advisory: This show has sensitive content including depictions of grooming and abusive relationship dynamics, descriptions of sexual assault, the depiction of a forced kiss, and racist and sexist microaggressions. This play is recommended for high school students and older. If you have further questions about the content of the show, please contact us at education@vastage.org
Tickets: $13 student tickets | $15 adult tickets (Schools will receive one FREE adult ticket for every 15 student tickets.)
Due to limited availability, please contact us at your earliest convenience to reserve space for your group! Fill out our interest form here: https://forms.gle/NVRC4A1u14fdqC996
A 50% deposit will be required two weeks after the contract is signed.
Cabaret
Book by Joe Masteroff
Based on the play by John Van Druten and Stories by Christopher Isherwood
Music by John Kander Lyrics by Fred Ebb
Co-production with Virginia Arts Festival
The student matinees for Cabaret will be Thursday, April 22, 2026 and Thursday, April 29, 2026
Synopsis: Welcome to Berlin. Inside the Kit Kat Club, the Emcee promises a night of music, laughter, and decadence. But outside the club’s doors, a darker reality is taking hold as the world begins to change. Featuring unforgettable songs like “Willkommen,” “Maybe This Time,” and the title number “Cabaret,” this Tony Award–winning musical is by turns dazzling, provocative, and deeply moving. As love stories unfold and tensions rise, the party keeps going… even as the future grows uncertain.
Run Time: 2 hours and 45 minutes (Including a 15 minute intermission)
Audience Recommendation: 14 & up
Content Advisory: Effects: TBA Language: TBA Alcohol/Drug Use: Much of this show takes place in a nightclub, so alcohol is mentioned and drinking is portrayed. Content: This musical explores sensitive themes including anti-Semitism, Nazi-ism, racism, homophobia, transphobia, sexism, abortion, and sexual content. This production includes depictions of domestic violence, physical violence, as well as Nazi and Holocaust imagery. This play is recommended for high school students and older. If you have further questions about the content of the show, please contact us at education@vastage.org
Tickets: $13 student tickets | $15 adult tickets (Schools will receive one FREE adult ticket for every 15 student tickets.)
Due to limited availability, please contact us at your earliest convenience to reserve space for your group! Fill out our interest form here: https://forms.gle/CgueTMHQuetgZc8A9
A 50% deposit will be required two weeks after the contract is signed.
A Merry Little Christmas Carol
by Mark Shanahan and Adapted from the novella by Charles Dickens
Student Matinees for A Merry Little Christmas Carol will be 12/2, 12/3, 12/8, 12/9, 12/15, 12/16
Synopsis: A joyful holiday tradition returns to the Wells Theatre. In this imaginative retelling of Dickens’ beloved story, a spirited ensemble brings Ebenezer Scrooge’s journey to life with warmth, humor, and a touch of theatrical magic. Follow the ghosts of Christmas Past, Present, and Future as they guide Scrooge through the memories, mistakes, and moments that shaped him… and remind us all that it’s never too late to rediscover the joy of the season.
Run Time: Approximately 2 hours, including a 15 minute intermission
Audience Recommendation: 6 & up
Content Advisory: Effects: Theatrical haze is used intermittently throughout the show. Alcohol/Drug Use: Brief depictions of characters socially drinking alcohol. Content: Ghosts! Some ghosts may be scary for very young students.
Tickets: $13 student tickets | $15 adult tickets (Schools will receive one FREE adult ticket for every 15 student tickets.)
Due to limited availability, please contact us at your earliest convenience to reserve space for your group! Fill out our interest form here: https://forms.gle/L13kJHHLxL1g5zio8
A 50% deposit will be required two weeks after the contract is signed.
A Sherlock Carol
by Mark Shanahan
Student Matinees for A Sherlock Carol will be 12/10, 12/11, 12/17
Synopsis: A mystery wrapped in a Christmas classic. When a grown-up Tiny Tim seeks help investigating the suspicious death of Ebenezer Scrooge, the case lands on the doorstep of the world’s most famous detective. Blending the worlds of Arthur Conan Doyle and Charles Dickens, this clever holiday adventure sends Sherlock Holmes on a ghostly investigation filled with intrigue, humor, and festive surprises. The result is a theatrical treat that’s equal parts mystery, comedy, and Christmas spirit.
Run Time: Approximately 2 hours, including a 15 minute intermission
Audience Recommendation: 8 & up
Content Advisory: Effects: Theatrical haze is used intermittently throughout the show. Alcohol/Drug Use: Brief depictions of characters socially drinking alcohol and mentions of one minor character’s heavy whisky drinking. Content: Ghosts! Some ghosts may be scary for very young students.
Tickets: $13 student tickets | $15 adult tickets (Schools will receive one FREE adult ticket for every 15 student tickets.)
Due to limited availability, please contact us at your earliest convenience to reserve space for your group! Fill out our interest form here: https://forms.gle/HbatEyi27brHi56P7
A 50% deposit will be required two weeks after the contract is signed.