Dallas Children's Theatre




               Student Matinee Stats


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60,000 school age children from public and private schools attend DCT's Student Matinee Performance Series (SMPS) every academic year.


SMPS FACTS

  • SMPS casts of professional actors and production values are identical to those enjoyed by main stage family audiences
  • SMPS students pay only $7.50 per person (regular tickets cost $14 to $24)
  • DCT invests $1,128,105 this season to present 199 weekday student matinees
  • Ticket revenue of $344,000 covers only 30% of SMPS costs. Donations from corporations, foundations and individuals are needed to continue providing this popular and effective educational outreach.
  • Schools from every single ZIP code in the city of Dallas proper attend SMPS at DCT.
  • Study guides for each SMPS production are on-line for teachers to download. Activities tie the cultural experience of SMPS to core curriculum and stat-mandated educational objectives (TEKS.)
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SMPS 2009-2010
199 MATINEES

Junie B. Jones (20) -- Sept. 22-Oct. 29
The Best Christmas Pageant Ever (13) -- Nov. 19 - Dec. 17
Santa's Holiday for Strings (24) -- Nov. 20 - Dec. 22Most Valuable Player (9) -- Dec. 1 - Dec. 17
How I Became A Pirate (18) -- Jan. 21 - Feb. 19
Señora Tortuga (8) -- Feb. 9 - Feb. 19
Hansel and Gretel (34) -- Feb. 23 - Mar. 25
The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe (21) -- Mar. 23 - Apr. 23
hard 2 spel dad (8) -- Apr. 13 - Apr. 23
The Carnival of the Animals (18) -- May 6 - May 21
Most Valuable Player (18) -- May 6 - May 21
Giggle, Giggle, Quack (8*) -- June 22 - July 2
*PLUS 4 student performances for the Mayor's Summer Reading Program Participants


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SMPS SCHOOLS FROM:

ALLEN ISD
ARLINGTON ISD
CARROLLTON ISD
CEDAR HILL ISD
COPPELL ISD
DALLAS ISD
DESOTO ISD
DUNCANVILLE ISD
FRISCO ISD
GARLAND ISD
HOME SCHOOLS
IRVING ISD
MCKINNEY ISD
MESQUITE ISD
PAROCHIAL SCHOOLS
PRIVATE SCHOOLS
RICHARDSON ISD
WAXAHACHIE ISD

Schools come from as far as Waco, Longview & Paris to enjoy the magic of live theater through SMPS

SMPS students from public schools mirror DISD's ethnic composition:

Hispanic: 64.1%African American: 29.7%
White & Other: 6.2%


 
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