Education & Engagement

Student Matinees


PlayMakers seeks to inspire future audiences by providing opportunities for middle and high school students to experience the power of theatre. Our Matinee Series encourages the creative and cultural growth of students by bringing them into the theatre for performances scheduled during school hours.


2025/26 Season Student Matinees


The Wolves by Sarah Delappe

Thursday, October 16, 2025

Unstoppable alone. Unbreakable together.

A team. A tribe. A turf. As a fierce squad of high school girls navigate soccer drills, secrets, and ambitions, you experience the fire, humor, and heartbreak of growing up all over again—where every play, on and off the field, could change everything.

You Can’t Take It with You by Moss Hart & George S. Kaufman

Thursday, December 4, 2025

Normal is not on the menu

Meet the Sycamores, a delightfully eccentric, freewheeling bunch with no regard for social norms. But when their daughter falls for the straight-laced boss’s son, two worlds hilariously collide. Laugh out loud with this heartwarming, madcap classic that reminds us to love boldly, embrace joy, and live on our own terms.

Primary Trust by Eboni Booth

Thursday, February 12, 2026

When everything changes, who do you become?

When Kenneth’s life of quiet routine— a bookstore job and happy hour mai tais—is suddenly upended, he is confronted by an unfamiliar world of possibility. Come with us on this sweet, moving exploration of trust, transformation, and the unexpected ways we find each other.

Macbeth by William Shakespeare

Wednesday, March 11, 2026
Friday, March 20, 2026

Something wicked this way comes

A warrior’s quest for power leads him down a dark and bloody path. As ambition clashes with guilt and paranoia, the lines between reality and illusion blur. Dare to behold this haunting, spirit-filled exploration of what it means to hold the crown.

Steel Magnolias by Robert Harling    

Wednesday, April 15, 2026

Bless their hearts

Pull up a chair as six sassy southern spitfires spill the sweet tea in their weekly beauty salon ritual. You’ll laugh and cry in this celebration of love, loss, and the fierce friendships that see us through.


All matinees begin at 10:30am and are followed by group discussion between students and members of the cast and artistic staff when time and schedules allow. Study guides for each production are sent in advance to help prepare students for the performance they will see.

Tickets for the Student Matinee Series are only $10.00 per student (includes taxes and fees) for each production. Teachers and chaperones receive one free ticket for every fifteen student tickets purchased. Invoices will be sent upon your reservation request. Payment in full is due two weeks in advance of each performance.

Questions? Contact Jeff Aguiar, Director of Education and Engagement, jaguiar@unc.edu.

Register Here!