In-School Residencies

Ignite Your School's Imagination! Immersive Arts & Innovation Residencies – Coming This Fall!

Get ready for electrifying, hands-on workshops and deeply immersive residencies coming directly to your classrooms from Arena Stage!

Collaborate with our passionate teaching artists to create bespoke experiences that fuse theatre with STEAM and other disciplines, sparking creativity and critical thinking across all subjects. Explore storytelling, stagecraft science, and so much more!

Beyond theatre and STEAM, discover a rich array of immersive arts experiences designed to foster collaboration and imaginative problem-solving.

Stay tuned! Announcements drop this fall. Prepare for extraordinary learning opportunities!

D.C. Ticket Partnership

Unlock Transformative Theater Experiences for Your D.C. Public or Charter School Through the Exclusive D.C. Ticket Partnership!

Imagine your students captivated by the power of professional theater at Arena Stage, right here in our nation's capital. More than just a field trip, the D.C. Ticket Partnership ignites a lifelong love for the arts, sharpens critical thinking, and connects classroom learning to the vibrant world of live performance.

Here's the exceptional value your school gains as a D.C. Ticket Partnership participant:

• Unforgettable Theater Experiences: Immerse your students in the highest caliber productions, sparking their imaginations and broadening their perspectives.

• Dynamic Digital Engagement: Enhance understanding and connection through exclusive digital resources that bring the play to life beyond the stage.

• Exclusive Post-Show Talkbacks with Arena Stage Teaching Artists: Picture your students engaging directly with the artists who bring the story to life! These insightful talkback sessions foster critical dialogue, deepen understanding of theatrical choices, and leave a lasting impact.

• Seamless Curriculum Integration: Effortlessly connect the magic of theater to your curriculum with comprehensive teacher resources and curriculum connections aligned with Common Core standards.

• Unbeatable Value: Access all of this for an incredible $4 per ticket (up to 30 students and chaperones!), plus preview tickets for you or your principal. *Pricing for Title 1 schools only

• Dedicated Support: Equip your students for a rich theater experience with Arena's Page: A Student Study Guide for each participant.

The D.C. Ticket Partnership Advantage: What Partner Teachers and Students Receive:

• $4 tickets: Up to 30 tickets per show, including chaperones, making world-class theater accessible to your students.

• Preview tickets: Exclusive access for the teacher or principal to experience the production before your students.

• Arena's Page: A Student Study Guide: A valuable resource for each student, enhancing their understanding and engagement with the play.

• An immersive digital experience: Engaging online content to deepen students' connection to the themes and artistry.

• A thrilling post-show talkback with Arena Stage teaching artists: A unique opportunity for students to interact with professionals and explore the production on a deeper level.

• Curriculum Connections: Teacher resources suggesting discussion topics and activities that seamlessly integrate the play into your existing curriculum and align with Common Core standards.

Important Note: The D.C. Ticket Partnership is open to a limited number of D.C. public and public charter schools each season via an application process. Don't miss your chance to provide this enriching experience to your students!

While the application deadline for the current season has passed, we strongly encourage you to learn more and prepare for future opportunities.

To inquire about bringing your school group to a performance outside the Partnership, please contact Group Sales at 202-488-4380 or groups@arenastage.org.

To be notified about future D.C. Ticket Partnership application cycles and ensure your school is considered, please email Grant Emerson Harvey, Learning Engagement Manager, at gharvey@arenastage.org.

Empower your students through the transformative power of theater. Make the D.C. Ticket Partnership a cornerstone of their education.

Moving Stories 

Moving Stories is an interactive in-school program designed for Pre-K through 1st-grade students, using creative drama to bring literacy to life. Aligned with DC Public Schools' newly adopted Social Emotional Learning standards, this three-session program supports reading comprehension, vocabulary development, narrative understanding, and essential SEL skills such as empathy, self-awareness, and collaboration.

Led by professional teaching artists from Arena Stage, each 30-minute session invites students to engage with a contemporary children’s book through dramatic play and movement-based learning. The arts-integrated curriculum encourages confidence, self-expression, and deeper connection to story themes.

At the conclusion of the program, the host school receives a copy of the featured book along with extension activities to reinforce key concepts and continue the learning journey.

A featured book list is available upon request or at time of booking.

Program Details
Grade Levels: Pre-K – 1st Grade
Program Length: 3 school/site visits, 30 minutes each
Includes: Book for classroom library + extension activity guide

Pricing
Title I Schools: $630
Non-Title I Schools: $1,260
Home School: Please contact us for pricing

Support is available to assist schools with their pitch to the PTA, PTO, HSA or other potential funders as needed, whether it’s fine-tuning the message or helping with proposal materials.

For in-school bookings of Moving Stories contact Katie Campbell, Learning Engagement Manager, at kcampbell@arenastage.org

Moving Stories is made possible by the Nora Roberts Foundation.

Sponsors

Arena Stage’s community engagement efforts are generously sponsored by Denie and Frank Weil; The Toni A. Ritzenberg Fund for Educational and Community Outreach Programs at Arena Stage; Joanne Barker; The Robert and Natalie Mandel Family Foundation; Rick and Carol Froehlich; The deLaski Family Foundation; Boeing; Comcast; Alice Shaver Foundation; GEICO; Venable Foundation; Hattie M. Strong Foundation; Nora Roberts Foundation; Enterprise Holdings Foundation; Friends of Southwest D.C.; and Actors’ Equity Foundation.