Changing Young Lives Through Theatre
Join the ranks of more than 5,000 Chicagoland students, teachers, and administrators who can attest: a YPT performance is an educational experience like no other!
School Matinees
Planning a Field Trip?
Our weekday school matinees feature reduced-cost tickets, standards-aligned Study Guides, and popular actor-led post-show talkbacks!
YPT’s student matinees and educational theatre experiences
are designed for classrooms across Chicago.
CPS Schools Vendor
Greenhouse Theater Center
CPS Vendor #42588
What makes a YPT Field Trip so special?
Ticket Discounts & Payment Options
discounted student tickets: $11.50 per student
one complimentary teacher/chaperone ticket for every 10 students
additional discounted chaperone tickets available for purchase
pay by check, credit card, CPS Purchase Order (PO), or cash
pay in advance or on the day of the performance
Q&A Talkbacks
After student matinees, the cast remains onstage and answers your students’ questions about the production, story elements, acting, theatre-making, etc..
A teacher recently wrote: “I've been teaching for 31 years and YPT’s talkback was the best I've experienced. It was intimate and connected to the audience. It hit sweet and funny notes. The actor who led it was so kind with her young audience!”
Study Guides
YPT offers unique, complimentary Study Guides aligned with State Standards for Theatre, English Language Arts, and Social-Emotional Learning.
Featuring ready-to-use lesson plans and printable activity pages, these guides help prepare students for their field trip while enriching their theatre-going experience before, during, and after the performance. Check back soon for study guide downloads!
How to Book
Simply complete YPT’s brief field trip request form that collects your details in one secure place.
Once submitted, we follow up with a confirmation and invoice.
With our “reserve now, pay later” options, it’s easy to get your students on the calendar today!
