Student Matinees

Bring your students to see a play at Hartford Stage! Each student matinee is followed by a talkback with members of the cast and creative team.

A Christmas Carol

Over 100,000 students have seen our production of A Christmas Carol since 1998. Students will delight in the magic and spectacle of this classic holiday story.  

By Charles Dickens
Adapted & Directed by Michael Wilson

Tuesday, November 24
Tuesday, December 1
Wednesday, December 2
Thursday, December 3
Tuesday, December 8
Wednesday, December 9
Friday, December 11
Wednesday, December 16

A Hartford holiday tradition returns!

This beloved classic comes together with with music, spectacle, and timeless storytelling in a story that has captivated generations.

Follow Ebenezer Scrooge on a journey through past, present, and future—discovering the joy of generosity, the power of connection, and the true spirit of Christmas. A Christmas Carol is the perfect way to celebrate the season.

Recommended for 4th grade and up.

Contains spooky characters and images that may be frightening for very young audience members. We think these plays will be best enjoyed by the ages recommended below — but you know your students the best! We welcome parents and teachers to make their own decision based on these content considerations.

Themes & Topics for Discussion:
Greed and generosity, responsibility to others, transformation, Charles Dickens, adaptation of literature, Industrial Revolution.

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August Wilson’s Radio Golf

Radio Golf is the last play in Wilson’s Century Cycle; set in 1997, its period and language are accessible. Topics of injustice and political representation in the play feel contemporary.  

By August Wilson
Directed by Valerie Curtis-Newton

Wednesday, April 28

Some deals change everything.

August Wilson’s final work in the American Century Cycle is set in Pittsburgh’s historic Hill District at the dawn of the 21st century. Radio Golf brings us inside a friendship forged by shared dreams and strained by the cost of success.

As two longtime business partners play to win–on the course, in business, and in politics–every stroke carries consequences. In this gripping story, their friendship is put the the ultimate test. Is winning the game worth losing each other?

Recommended for 9th grade and up.

Frequent use of the n-word; adult language, including sexual references. We think these plays will be best enjoyed by the ages recommended below — but you know your students the best! We welcome parents and teachers to make their own decision based on these content considerations.

Themes & Topics for Discussion:
Political representation, identity, gentrification, justice vs. injustice, embracing past/present/future, August Wilson’s Century Cycle. 

Request Student Matinee Tickets

Student Matinees

Bring your students to see a play at Hartford Stage! Each student matinee is followed by a talkback with members of the cast and creative team.

A Christmas Carol

Over 100,000 students have seen our production of A Christmas Carol since 1998. Students will delight in the magic and spectacle of this classic holiday story.

Recommended for 4th grade and up.

August Wilson’s Radio Golf

Radio Golf is the last play in Wilson’s Century Cycle; set in 1997, its period and language are accessible. Topics of injustice and political representation in the play feel contemporary.

Recommended for 9th grade and up.

Sample Study Guides

Over 100,000 students have seen our production of A Christmas Carol since 1998. Students will delight in the magic and spectacle of this classic holiday story.  

Recommended for 4th grade and up.

Radio Golf is the last play in Wilson’s Century Cycle; set in 1997, its period and language are accessible. Topics of injustice and political representation in the play feel contemporary.  

Recommended for 9th grade and up.