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General Facts
Student Matinee Performances are Tuesdays-Fridays (see individual performance descriptions for show times).

Group Sales Only - Single Ticket Sales are not available for Student Matinee performances and NO tickets may be purchased at the door.

Groups of 10 or more $10 per person (1 FREE chaperone per 20 student tickets).

Non-refundable deposit payment due within 10 days of booking confirmation to guarantee reservation (see Deposit Table at right).

Balance due six weeks before performance. All plays, locations, dates and times are subject to change.

For more information contact Joanna Coogan, Field Trip Coordinator, at 214-978-0120
or email fieldtrips@dct.org.

To view our current availability, click the red Book Now button and select your first choice and second choice of performances in the dropdown menu.

Need help deciding which performance is best for your classroom? Download our helpful performance guide.



Our 2024-25 Season NEW


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September 25 – October 25, 2024

Book, Music & Lyrics by Joan Cushing
Adapted from the book Grace for President by Kelly DiPucchio
Illustrations by LeUyen Pham, © 2012 Kelly DiPucchio, LeUyen Pham
Available from Disney-Hyperion
By special arrangement with Gurman Agency LLC.
Original Orchestrations by Deborah Wicks La Puma

1st Grade and Up

Adapted from the book Grace for President by Kelly DiPucchio, one day in class, Grace Campbell discovers there has never been a female president. "Where are the girls?" she asks, as her teacher rolls out a poster of all U.S. presidents. Frustrated by the lack of female faces in the White House, Grace decides she wants to be president and inspires a school election. She seems the likely winner until the most popular boy runs against her. Through the musical throes of campaigning and pep rallies, service projects and posters, Grace and her classmates discover what it takes to be the best candidate and find the fun and hilarity in the wonderful world of 3rd grade politics! Join us in Mrs. Barrington's classroom this election year!

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November 13 – December 17, 2024

by Charles M. Schulz
Based on the television special by Bill Melendez and Lee Mendelson
Stage Adaptation by Eric Schaeffer
By Special Arrangement with Arthur Whitelaw and Ruby Persson

Kindergarten and Up

Holidays at DCT mean Charlie Brown, Linus, Lucy, Snoopy, and friends are back by popular demand! Discover the meaning of Christmas, or experience the nostalgia of your childhood, while sharing laughs with the Peanuts Gang along the way. As a live combo fills your heart with music, merriment, and warmth, this story based on the Charles Schulz classic special is here just in time for the holidays. Button up your coat, and meet us on the ice as the Baker Theater transforms into an awesome skating rink!

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January 22 – February 28, 2025

Script and lyrics by Sarah Hammond
Music by Will Aronson
Based on the Pete the Cat series of books by Kimberly and James Dean

Pre-K and Up

Based on the popular Pete the Cat series by Kimberly and James Dean, Pete the Cat thinks life is an adventure no matter where you wind up, so the minute the groovy blue cat meets The Biddles, he gets the whole family rocking. Well everyone, except for young Jimmy Biddle, the most organized second grader on planet Earth. So when Jimmy draws a blank in art class during the last week of school, it turns out Pete is the perfect pal to help him out. Together, they set out on a mission to help Jimmy conquer second-grade art, and along the way, they both learn a little something new about inspiration. Join Jimmy and Pete on an adventure of friendship, all the way to Paris and back in a VW Bus!

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March 25 – 28, 2025

Presented by Lightwire Theater
Created by Ian Carney and Corbin Popp

Pre-K and Up

In this limited-time special engagement from Lightwire Theater, featured on NBC's America's Got Talent, a famous scientist with magic powers brings a friendly dinosaur to life. When the dinosaur wanders away from home, he discovers a wonderful world full of creatures that light up the darkness and help him find the true meaning of love. This visually stunning glow-in-the-dark adventure has been praised for its cutting-edge blend of puppetry, technology, and dance by audiences all over the world. Dino-Light, formerly known as Darwin the Dinosaur, was the recipient of the prestigious Jim Henson Foundation Grant and the first feature-length theatrical production created and performed by creators Ian Carney and Corbin Popp.

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April 17 – May 23, 2025

by Roald Dahl
Adapted by David Wood

1st Grade and Up

Based on the imaginative, beloved children's novel by Roald Dahl, young James Henry Trotter's resilience is tested when he is sent off to live with his mean aunts, Spiker and Sponge, after a chain of unfortunate incidents. Life is no fun there until he accidentally spills some tiny green things on a tree, and...voilà, a giant peach! When James and his new oversized friends - Grasshopper, Centipede, Ladybug, Earthworm, and Spider - snip the stem of the peach, the quest for happiness and great adventure lands them in New York City and at the center of attention!

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2024-2025 IMAGE CREDITS

Grace For President original artwork by LeUyen Pham. A Charlie Brown Christmas: Artwork Peanuts © 2015 Peanuts Worldwide LLC. Pete the Cat courtesy of Concord Theatricals Corp. Based on original artwork by James Dean. Dino-Light: Stephen Charles Nicholson courtesy of Lightwire Theater. James and the Giant Peach © Dallas Children's Theater 2024-25. All other images (c) 2024 and 2025 Dallas Children's Theater.



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