In-School Residencies

Ignite Your School's Imagination with Immersive Arts & Innovation Residencies

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

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

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

Stay tuned for announcements drop this fall!

  • D.C. Ticket Partnership

    Arena Stage welcomes teachers in D.C. public and charter schools to the theater for a complete performance experience, including subsidized tickets, in-class workshops and study guide materials.

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  • Moving Stories

    Moving Stories is a vibrant and interactive experience that brings stories to life in your classroom. Using song, movement, sign language and storytelling, Moving Stories explores a beloved children’s book through creative drama and promotes literacy skills.

    Learn more

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. 

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!
 

The 2025/26 Application is Now Available

Application Deadline: September 24, 2025 

Notification of Application Status: October 1, 2025 

New Partner Orientation (required) and Partnership Kick-Off Celebration (optional): Tuesday, October 14, 2025 at 6PM, followed by refreshments and tickets to an Arena Stage performance 

APPLY HERE


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

For questions regarding D.C. Ticket Partnership, please email education@arenastage.org.

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. 

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 Moving Stories in-school bookings, email 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.