Student Matinees

Presented by THT Repertory
Date: Friday, October 9, 2026
Time: 10 AM
Cost: $18
Run Time: 120 minutes
Recommended Grades: Grades 8 – 12
Location: The BrickBox Theater, 20 Franklin Street, Worcester, MA

BUDDING TRUE LOVE. DEEP ROOTED HATE. WELCOME TO VERONA.

While violent feuds run rampant and danger lurks around every corner, two young lovers meet, and with a visceral attraction are immediately drawn together. The hope of their future is ransacked by the reality of their warring families.

Will their love cause more death? Or will they inspire Verona to live, and to love?

Applicable Standards: ELA: RL.2-7, RI. 4-7, W.1, SL.1

ELA Book Connections: Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare

Resources Available:

• Teacher Resource Guide
• Optional Talk-Back after the performance

Presented by The Hanover Theatre
Dates: December 16, 17, and 22, 2026
Time: 10 AM
Cost: $20
Run Time: 135 minutes
Recommended Grades: Grades 4–12
Location: The Hanover Theatre, 2 Southbridge Street, Worcester, MA

Adapted by Mainstage Artistic Director & VP of Programming, Troy Siebels, and featuring the Mighty Wurlitzer Organ, our annual production returns to the main stage with timeless music, colorful costumes and spectacular lighting and scenery. New and returning cast members tell the tale of curmudgeonly miser, Ebenezer Scrooge, who is visited by the Spirits of Christmases Past, Present and Yet to Come.

Applicable Standards: ELA: RL.1-3, RL.6, RI.1-4, W.1, W.2, W.4, W.5, SL.1-4

History and Social Science:  WHII.T1.2, WHII.T2.2

SEL: CASEL 5- Social Awareness, Self-Awareness, Self-Management, Responsible Decision-Making, Relationship Skills

ELA Book Connection: A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens

Resources Available:

• Teacher Resource Guide
• Optional Talk-Back after the performance

Presented by The Hanover Theatre Conservatory Youth Ballet Company
Date: TBD
Time: 10:30 AM
Cost: $18
Run Time: 60 minutes
Recommended Grades: PreK-5
Location: The Hanover Theatre, 2 Southbridge Street, Worcester, MA

Lions roar, elephants dance, roosters whistle, and fossils clatter in this brilliant version of Carnival of the Animals. (Many people know this music from Disney’s movie ​Fantasia 2000.) Join us as The Youth Ballet Company interprets humorous animal poems that complement Saint-Saëns’ musical composition through dance. ​

The Tortoise and the Hare, Aesop’s most beloved fable, is set to original music by composer/conductor Stephen Simon. This fun production includes a new adaption of The Tortoise and the Hare story by Bonnie Ward Simon: With his natural talent and new running shoes, Hare is certain that he will win the race. Feeling the hat is in the bag, so to speak, he stops at a little French bistro along the route for some French onion soup. Meanwhile, all the small animals in the forest cheer poor, slow Tortoise along, while Hare, who is way out in front, decides to take a nap…

Applicable Standards: Science: PreK-ESS2-1(MA), PreK-ESS2-3(MA), PreK-LS1-1(MA), PreK-LS1-2(MA), PreK-LS1-3(MA), PreK-LS2-2(MA), K-LS1-1, 1-LS1-1, 1-LS3-1, 2-ESS2-3, 2-LS2-3(MA), 2-LS4-1, 3-LS4-3, 3-LS4-4

ELA Book Connection: Carnival of the Animals by John Lithgow and The Tortoise and the Hare

Resources Available:

• Teacher Resource Guide
• Optional Talkback after the performance

Presented by Ballet Hispánico
Date: Friday, March 5, 2027
Time: 10 AM
Cost: $18
Run Time: TBD
Recommended Grades: 4-12
Location: The Hanover Theatre, 2 Southbridge Street, Worcester, MA

Presented in Collaboration with Music Worcester

Ballet Hispánico is a trailblazer in the world of dance, redefining the art form through a bold fusion of innovation and cultural authenticity. Now in its 56^th anniversary season, the organization is the largest Latine performing arts institution in the U.S.

CARMEN.maquia is a striking reinterpretation of Bizet’s opera through contemporary dance and modernist design. Choreographed by Gustavo Ramírez Sansano, this production sheds the opera’s familiar tropes to reveal Carmen as a symbol of autonomy and raw human emotion. Set against a minimalist, Picasso-inspired backdrop, the work blends ballet, flamenco, and contemporary movement into a powerful meditation on identity, passion, and defiance.

Applicable Curriculum Ties: ELA: Theme, Symbolism, Tone, Mood
World Languages: Practices 1, 5, 7, 8, 9, 10
Music and Dance: Practices 7-11

ELA Book Connection: Carmen by Prosper Mérimée (1845)

Resources Available:

• Teacher Resource Guide
• Optional Talkback after the performance

Presented by TheatreWorks USA
Date: Tuesday, May 4, 2027
Time: 10:30 AM
Cost: $18
Run Time: 65 minutes
Recommended Grades: K-4
Location: The Hanover Theatre, 2 Southbridge Street, Worcester, MA

Ms. Greer’s classroom includes three inquisitive out-of-the-box thinkers. Rosie Revere has big dreams. Iggy Peck has a relentless passion for architecture. And Ada Twist’s curiosity can lead her to solve any problem.

A fun musical based on the books Rosie Revere, Engineer; Iggy Peck, Architect; and Ada Twist Scientist by Andrea Beaty, which spotlights the STEM curriculum (focusing on science, technology, engineering and math).

Applicable Standards: ELA: RI.1-10, SL.1-6
Science: K-PS2-1, 1.K-2-ETS1-1, 1.K-2-ETS1-2, 2-PS1-1, 2-PS1-2, 2.K-2-ETS1-3, 3.3-5-ETS1-1, 3.3-5-ETS1-2, 3.3-5-ETS1-4, 4.3-5-ETS1-3, 4.3-5-ETS1-5

ELA Book Connection: Ada Twist, Scientist, Rosie Revere, Engineer and Iggy Peck, Architect books by Andrea Beaty

Resources Available:

• Teacher Resource Guide
• Optional Talkback after the performance