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K-12 Education

Student Matinees

Student Matinees are specially scheduled weekday shows offered to area schools for any Commonweal production playing during the school year.

For only $5 per person, classes receive the following:

•Theatre ticket
•Pre-show workshop by the actors
•Study guide
•Theatre tour and demonstration
•Post-show talk-back

Our goal is to expose every student in our eleven-county region to a professional production at the Commonweal, and come away with a greater understanding of how theatre can teach us about ourselves, each other, and our place in the world.

To book a matinee performance, contact Jill at (507) 467-2905 x206 or jill@commonwealtheatre.org or fill out this matinee request form.  

Underwritten by

Theatre Skills

Ensemble artists of the Commonweal will teach a two-semester, hands-on, elective Theatre Skills class for high school students to explore the fundamentals of creating theatre. Using our brand new theatre facility as a classroom/laboratory, this course will be offered three Saturdays per month, and will culminate in a full-scale production on our main stage. Credit is obtained through the Lanesboro School District.

Through this course, students will:

  • acquire a broad-based knowledge and appreciation of the disciplines of acting, directing, playwriting, design and stage management;
  • build confidence in all areas of theatre;
  • learn the value of plays as dramatic literature, identifying themes and styles and understanding the playwright’s intent;
  • develop critical thinking skills as they learn to evaluate their own and each other’s work;
  • develop critical writing skills as they analyze the Commonweal’s productions;
  • improve oral communication skills;
  • become courteous and engaged audience members;
  • contextualize their work through the study of theatre history.

The Theatre Skills class presents an exciting opportunity – the only one of its kind – for the students of our region. For more information, contact our administrative office at (507) 467-2905 x215 or email us.

This class is made possible with contributions from and Ace Communications Group.