Past public field trips
Field trip number: FT#27444
Title: All American Boys
Location: Stages Theatre Company — 1111 Mainstreet, Hopkins, MN 55343
Date: Wednesday, May 12, 2021 - 10:00am - 11:10am
Jaycess Studio
TWIN CITIES PREMIERE! The journey of two teen boys and a life-altering incident
“At once timely and timeless, funny and wickedly smart... about what it means to be a young man in America— across lines of race—and what it means to be a GOOD person in America—across lines of Everything.” – Jacqueline Woodson
The lives of Rashad Butler and Quinn Collins, two high-schoolers, one black...
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Field trip number: FT#27443
Title: What Do You Do With An Idea?
Location: Stages Theatre Company — 1111 Mainstreet, Hopkins, MN 55343
Date: Wednesday, April 28, 2021 - 10:00am - 11:00am
WORLD PREMIERE! Trek through the journey of an idea!
“One day, I had an idea...” Stages had an idea as well—to create a brand-new musical based on the award-winning book by Kobi Yamada and Mae Besom. This spring that idea will unfurl on the main stage. “What do you do with an idea?” the boy asks, and at first, it seems the best thing to do is ignore it. But, then, as it won’t be ignored, he...
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Field trip number: FT#27442
Title: Tuck Everlasting, TYA
Location: Stages Theatre Company — 1111 Mainstreet, Hopkins, MN 55343
Date: Wednesday, March 17, 2021 - 10:00am - 11:00am
What if you could live forever?
Accompany Winnie Foster and the immortal Tuck Family on their unforgettable journey. This TYA version of the popular Broadway musical adaptation of Natalie Babbitt’s classic novel graces Stages’ main stage with live music. Eleven-year-old Winnie leads a sheltered life with her family in Tree Gap, New Hampshire, but yearns for adventure. When she unexpectedly...
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Field trip number: FT#27441
Title: The North Star
Location: Stages Theatre Company — 1111 Mainstreet, Hopkins, MN 55343
Date: Wednesday, January 27, 2021 - 10:00am - 11:00am
WORLD PREMIERE! Chart a meaningful path through constellations.
“The boy stared at the star and felt a pang in his heart, a tingling in his spine, a whisper in his ear.” This winter Stages continues their collaboration with Escalate Dance for a ninth season in a dance-inspired adaptation of Peter H. Reynolds’ tribute to “off-the-path” thinking. From the award-winning author of The Dot and Ish...
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Field trip number: FT#27440
Location: Stages Theatre Company — 1111 Mainstreet, Hopkins, MN 55343
Date: Wednesday, December 9, 2020 - 10:00am - 11:15am
The nostalgic holiday favorite flies off the screen and onto our stage.
Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer soars onto Stages’ main stage with all the joy and fun of the holiday season. Come celebrate the season with the timeless tale of flying reindeer, misfit toys, elves, an abominable snow monster and a whole lot of Jingle, Jingle, Jingle. This enchanting spectacle, based on the classic television...
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Field trip number: FT#26972
Location: Fantasy Flight Games Center — 1975 County Road B2 W, Roseville, MN 55113
Date: Sunday, December 6, 2020 - 12:30pm - 6:30pm
Registration opens on Tue 8 Sep 2020In the Event Space at Fantasy Flight Games Center, which is located 1½ blocks west of Rosedale Center. Makers Market is a space for homeschooled students to show and sell their creations!Makers Market is an opportunity for area homeschooled children to explore entrepreneurship, practice financial resources management and explore possibilities for their...
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Field trip number: FT#27439
Title: Honk! JR.
Location: Stages Theatre Company — 1111 Mainstreet, Hopkins, MN 55343
Date: Wednesday, October 21, 2020 - 10:00am - 11:00am
A classic fairy tale celebrating what’s special in all of us.
This fall, Stages kicks off their 37th season down on the farm with the hilarious and heartfelt musical adaptation of Hans Christian Andersen’s classic tale, The Ugly Duckling. Ugly looks a little different than his duckling siblings and the other farm animals are quick to point it out. Feeling out of place and downright terrible about...
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Field trip number: FT#27438
Title: Raymie Nightingale
Location: Stages Theatre Company — 1111 Mainstreet, Hopkins, MN 55343
Date: Wednesday, October 14, 2020 - 10:00am - 11:00am
Jaycess Studio
The journey of life-changing Friendships.
Compassion can overcome life’s biggest obstacles, but sometimes it takes friends to show us how. Raymie Clarke’s father has run off with a dental hygienist, but she has a plan. She will win the Little Miss Central Florida Tire Competition and he will return. However, from the moment she meets the frequently fainting Louisiana Elefante and...
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Field trip number: FT#26336
Title: Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
Location: Stages Theatre Company — 1111 Mainstreet, Hopkins, MN 55343
Date: Thursday, June 25, 2020 - 12:30pm - 1:30pm
FLYING ONTO THE STAGE FOR THE SUMMER!
Fly through the air and sail the seas this summer in this fantastical musical adventure based on the beloved film and children’s book. Join Jeremy and Jemima and their eccentric inventor father as they create a one-of-a-kind, out-of-this-world car and team up with Truly Scrumptious and Grampa Potts to outwit the dastardly Baron Bomburst! The entire family...
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Field trip number: FT#26298
Title: Annie
Location: Children's Theatre Company — 2400 3rd Ave S, Minneapolis, MN 55404
Date: Friday, June 5, 2020 - 10:30am - 12:45pm
UnitedHealth Group Stage
It’s a goose-bump-inducing, gorgeous production that fills the stage and the hearts of everyone who watches it. Times are tough, spirits are low, and the world is in dire need of hope. Enter, stage left: a delightful underdog—a cute, yet mischievously feisty little girl. She takes on the world and, with an equal share of moxie and music, unlocks hearts and changes lives...
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Field trip number: FT#26237
Location: The O'Shaughnessy — Saint Catherine's University, 2004 Randolph Ave, Saint Paul, MN 55105
Date: Wednesday, May 6, 2020 - 10:00am - 11:00am
COVID-19
The Ordway has cancelled all student matinee performances of Soledad Barrio & Noche Flamenca's Antigona. Refunds will be given but will take longer than usual to process. The volunteer event organizer will disperse refunds as soon as she receives them. If you'd like to convert the cost of your tickets into a donation to the Ordway, please let the volunteer event organizer know via...
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Field trip number: FT#26291
Title: Emma
Location: Guthrie Theater — 818 S 2nd St, Minneapolis, MN Minneapolis
Date: Wednesday, April 29, 2020 - 10:30am
Pre-Play Presentation
Please check in by 9:30am. A 30-minute pre-play presentation takes place before the start of every student matinee and exposes students to the creative process of one technical aspect of the production. Pre-show presentations run from 9:45am–10:15am.
Post-Play Discussion
A post-play discussion takes place for 30 minutes after the end of every student matinee. Moderated by a...
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Field trip number: FT#26335
Title: The Day You Begin
Location: Stages Theatre Company — 1111 Mainstreet, Hopkins, MN 55343
Date: Thursday, April 23, 2020 - 10:00am - 11:00am
CELEBRATE THE COURAGE TO BEGIN!
“There will be times when you walk into a room and no one there is quite like you…” and so opens The Day You Begin by National Book Award and Newbery Honor winning author of Brown Girl Dreaming, Jacqueline Woodson. This highly-acclaimed, lyrical picture book by the National Ambassador for Young People’s literature debuts at Stages. Capture the courage to take those...
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Field trip number: FT#26757
Location: Fantasy Flight Games Center — 1975 County Road B2 W, Roseville, MN 55113
Date: Saturday, April 4, 2020 - 9:30am - 1:00pm
Schedule for the day of the Imagination FairTo ensure that organizers have the space set up for exhibitors on time and with as little interruption as possible, no exhibitor set-up is allowed before 9:30am (that includes no set-up by the organizers' own children).9am–9:30am set up period for event organizers9:30am–10:00am set up period for exhibitors9:45am–10am mentor check-in...
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Field trip number: FT#26236
Location: Ordway Center for the Performing Arts — 345 Washington St, St Paul, MN 55102
Date: Wednesday, April 1, 2020 - 11:00am - 1:30pm
COVID-19
The Ordway has cancelled the student matinee performance of The Color Purple. Refunds will be given but will take longer than usual to process. The volunteer event organizer will disperse refunds as soon as she receives them. If you'd like to convert the cost of your tickets into a donation to the Ordway, please let the volunteer event organizer know via text message or email.
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Field trip number: FT#26297
Title: The Rainbow Fish
Location: Children's Theatre Company — 2400 3rd Ave S, Minneapolis, MN 55404
Date: Wednesday, April 1, 2020 - 10:30am - 11:30am
UnitedHealth Group Stage
This original stage adaptation of Marcus Pfister’s colorful stories uses innovative puppetry, striking scenic effects, and delightful original music that will mesmerize the entire family. Together, you’ll travel with the beautiful Rainbow Fish through the great unknown deep sea, discover new worlds, meet a wise octopus and a helpful starfish, and learn what it means to...
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Field trip number: FT#26235
Location: Ordway Center for the Performing Arts — 345 Washington St, St Paul, MN 55102
Date: Thursday, March 19, 2020 - 12:00pm - 1:00pm
COVID-19
The Ordway has cancelled all student matinee performances of Danu. Refunds will be given but will take longer than usual to process. The volunteer event organizer will disperse refunds as soon as she receives them. If you'd like to convert the cost of your tickets into a donation to the Ordway, please let the volunteer event organizer know via text message or email.
Concert Hall
Hailing...
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Field trip number: FT#26334
Title: Iron Hearted Violet
Location: Stages Theatre Company — 1111 Mainstreet, Hopkins, MN 55343
Date: Wednesday, March 11, 2020 - 10:00am - 11:00am
SOMETIMES STORIES CAN SAVE THE WORLD
“In most fairy tales, princesses are beautiful, dragons are terrifying, and stories are harmless. This isn’t most fairy tales.” When Princess Violet and her best friend Demetrius discover a forbidden book in a hidden room, they unknowingly release the evil Nybbas into their world. The two friends pair up with an ancient dragon to try and save their kingdom,...
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Field trip number: FT#26290
Title: The Bacchae
Location: Guthrie Theater — 818 S 2nd St, Minneapolis, MN Minneapolis
Date: Thursday, March 5, 2020 - 7:30pm
McGuire Proscenium Stage
By Euripides Translation by Aaron Poochigian Directed by Anne Bogart Created and performed by SITI Company
A spellbinding Greek tragedy
Play Synopsis: In Euripides’ tale of hubris and tyranny, a disguised Dionysus descends on the city of Thebes to prove Zeus is his father and settle a score with his mortal adversary King Pentheus. His attempts to tear the people’s...
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Field trip number: FT#26289
Title: The Bacchae
Location: Guthrie Theater — 818 S 2nd St, Minneapolis, MN Minneapolis
Date: Wednesday, March 4, 2020 - 7:30pm
McGuire Proscenium Stage
By Euripides Translation by Aaron Poochigian Directed by Anne Bogart Created and performed by SITI Company
A spellbinding Greek tragedy
Play Synopsis: In Euripides’ tale of hubris and tyranny, a disguised Dionysus descends on the city of Thebes to prove Zeus is his father and settle a score with his mortal adversary King Pentheus. His attempts to tear the people’s...
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