The Flynn Student Matinee Series connects students, teachers, and schools with the performing arts. We bring performances to Vermont that invigorate curricula and introduce students to new worlds and experiences. Student matinee performances illustrate the dynamic relationship between the performing arts and the subjects explored in the classroom—history, science, literature, world cultures, and more. Tickets for the 2022-23 Student Matinee Series go on sale on August 15.
Thanks to our generous donors, tickets to all student shows are available at a discounted rate of $10. A limited number of free tickets and transportation subsidies are available for schools where 50 percent or more students are eligible for free and reduced meals.
Here's how to get Student Matinee Series tickets
- Starting Monday, August 15, go to the Student Matinee Series page on the Flynn site and complete the ticket request form.
- Once you have filled out the form, you will receive an an email detailing your ticket request and the total cost. This is your invoice.
- If you apply for financial assistance on the ticket request form, the Flynn Education team will be in touch with you.
- Contact the Flynn Box Office (box@flynnvt.org or 802-863-5966) to process your order through check or credit card payment.
- Ticket reservations are made at the time of payment. Please note that ticket requests become confirmed reservations only when payment is processed. You will receive a confirmation receipt from the box office at the time of payment.
- All seats are general admission. You will be directed to your seats on the day of the show.
If you have any questions, please reach out to the Flynn’s Education team at education@flynnvt.org.
the impact of Student Matinees
82%
of Vermont schools have
attended a show at the Flynn.
2022-2023 Student Matinee Series Shows
Step Afrika!
September 28
All ages
Step Afrika! blends percussive dance styles practiced by historically African American fraternities and sororities; traditional West and Southern African dances; and an array of contemporary dance and art forms into a cohesive, compelling artistic experience. Performances are much more than dance shows; they integrate songs, storytelling, humor and audience participation.
Martha Redbone
October 13 & 14
All Ages
Native American-African American soul singer Martha Redbone presents an all-new original musical production, Bone Hill, an epic journey spanning 200 years of Martha's native family history in the Appalachian Mountains. In telling their stories, the audience is taken on an epic, unexpected American exploration of family, history, and cultural identity, told through traditional Cherokee chants and lullabies, bluegrass, blues, country, gospel, jazz, rock'n'roll, and rhythm & blues.
Manual Cinema: Frankenstein
February 16 & 17
Grades 6-12
Manual Cinema stitches together the classic tale of Frankenstein with the biography of the original novel’s author, Mary Shelley, to create an unexpected story about the beauty and horror of creation. The Chicago-based performance collective imaginatively combines shadow puppetry, cinematic techniques, sound effects, and live music in haunting shows like nothing else you’ve ever seen.
ZOOOM
March 28 & 29
Grades k-5
Inspired by iconic children’s book Harold and the Purple Crayon, ZOOOM is an enchanting and immersive theatrical story of a child alone in her bedroom, unable to sleep and curious to understand. She begins a transformational journey with light and discovers that the dark is a magical place.
Please note: If a Student Matinee Series show goes on as scheduled, but a school makes the decision to not attend, or is closed and therefore unable to attend, the Flynn will issue a credit to be used within a year of the show date. You may also donate the cost of your canceled reservation to the Flynn’s student matinee subsidy fund, knowing that it will support future shows.