Student Matinee Series (SMS)
These weekday matinees are designed for students and we welcome public, private, charter and home schools, as well as the general public at these performances. We encourage teachers to make reservations early – and we encourage the general public to buy tickets early! They go on sale as of Tuesday, July 30th both online and at the Box Office, which is open from 12 noon to 6:00pm Monday through Friday.
2012-2013 STUDENT MATINEE SERIES
The 2012-2013 Student Matinee Series has come to an end. You can still access this year's Study Guides - just scroll down.
Please check back here at the end of July for announcement of the 2013-2014 Student Matinee Series events.
TO ORDER TICKETS OR MAKE GROUP RESERVATIONS FOR THE STUDENT MATINEE SERIES: Please call the Stocker Arts Center Box Office from 12:00 noon to 6:00 pm Monday through Friday at (440) 366-4040. The Box Office opens 1 hour prior to Student Matinee performances.
PLEASE NOTE: Student Matinee performances will start on time as much as possible! Theatre doors open 30 minutes before the performance starts. Please be respectful of patrons and performers and be here no later than 15 minutes prior to curtain time to allow us enough time to seat you. Once the show begins we will not be able to let you into the theatre until an appropriate break so that your late arrival does not disrupt others.
*Denotes Rental Events
STUDENT MATINEE SERIES
GROUP RESERVATION INFORMATION
We now send Ticket Reservation Confirmations by email whenever possible!
Group Reservations for Student Matinee performances are taken by phone during regular Box Office hours, 12 noon to 6:00pm, Monday through Friday, (440) 366-4040. Reservation Confirmations are emailed and must be signed and returned to the Stocker Box Office by the date indicated in order to guarantee your reservations. We enthusiastically welcome everyone to these performances! Stocker Arts Center's Hoke Theatre is accessible for students with special needs, including parking, seating and restrooms. Wheelchair seating is limited and available on a first-come, first-served basis. A Hearing Assistance System with free headsets is available for our guests who are hearing impaired. Please indicate your specific needs when you reserve your tickets so we are ready to assist when you arrive.
One free ticket will be provided for adults accompanying every 20 students. Additional chaperones and parents are welcome to attend the performances at the published ticket price.
PLEASE NOTE: To be respectful of the performers and those who arrive on time, the Student Matinee performances will start on time as much as possible! Please allow enough time to be here no later than 15 minutes prior to curtain time to allow us enough time to seat you. Once the show begins, we will not be able to let you and/or your group into the theatre until an appropriate break in the performance so that your late arrival does not disrupt the show for the other patrons.
LUNCH REQUESTS!
If your group plans to eat lunch before or after the performance, PLEASE let the Box Office know that information at the time you make your reservation. PLEASE confirm that information on your Reservation Confirmation. Please be aware that if we do not know that information prior to your arrival we may not be able to accommodate your group for lunch.
GROUP PAYMENT INFORMATION
Payment by cash, check, credit card or purchase order is due by the date listed on the Ticket Reservation Confirmation. Payment must cover the tickets reserved and confirmed when you return your Ticket Reservation Confirmation. Because we’ve saved that number of seats for you and your group and not sold them to others, there are no refunds or cancellations for no-shows after your signed Ticket Reservation Confirmation is received at the Stocker Box Office.
SINGLE TICKETS
Single tickets for the Student Matinee Series events are for sale online at http://www.stockerartscenter.com/ and at the Box Office, which is open from 12 noon to 6:00 pm Monday through Friday, (440) 366-4040.
PARKING INFORMATION
Free parking for buses, cars and vans is provided adjacent to the theatre and Stocker Arts Center personnel will be on hand to provide assistance. No prior arrangements are necessary.
For directions to Stocker Arts Center, please click on Map and Directions on the navigation bar to the left.
TEACHER STUDY GUIDE INFORMATION – YOU CAN LINK TO THEM DIRECTLY FROM HERE!
When the performing company provides us with Teacher Study Guides, we provide a link on our website under the information about the particular show. That way, everyone who will be attending can have easy access to these performance enhancements. We will try to have the links up on our website at least one month prior to the performance date. If no Study Guide is provided by the company, no link will be showing. We encourage everyone attending the shows to utilize these resources so that you are better prepared for the performance.
Need A Ride? We May Be Able To Help!
If you want to bring your class to a performance but don’t have funding available for transportation, please let us know. Stocker Arts Center has limited funds available to assist with school bus transportation costs to our Student Matinee shows (excluding the rental productions of The Nutcracker and Peter Pan). We also have a limited funding available for students who need assistance with the cost of tickets in order to attend.
Please email Debby Sadowski at dsadows1@lorainccc.edu for an application form. Bus transportation and tickets will be funded on a first-come, first-served basis, with a limit of two buses funded per school. Questions? Call Debby at (440) 366-7123.
These opportunities are made possible through the generous support of the Beth K. Stocker Trust.
TO ORDER TICKETS OR MAKE GROUP RESERVATIONS FOR THE STUDENT MATINEE SERIES: Please call the Stocker Arts Center Box Office from 12 noon to 6:00 pm Monday through Friday at (440) 366-4040.
PLEASE NOTE: Student Matinee performances will start on time as much as possible! Theatre doors open 30 minutes before the performance starts. Please be respectful of patrons and performers and be here no later than 15 minutes prior to curtain time to allow us enough time to seat you. Once the show begins we will not be able to let you into the theatre until an appropriate break so that your late arrival does not disrupt others.
Sorry you missed these great Student Matinee performances which were held in the Hoke Theatre of Stocker Arts Center:
Tuesday, October 23, 2012 – 9:45am & 11:45am – ArcAttack
Click here for study guide
Monday, November 5, 2012 – 9:45am & 11:45am – Bunnicula
Click here for study guide
Thursday, November 15, 2012 - 10:00am - Arts Midwest World Fest - Qawal Najmuddin Saifuddin and Brothers (Pakistan)
Click here for study guide
Friday, December 14, 2012 – 10:00am – Ohio Dance Theatre (ODT)
*The Nutcracker
Wednesday, February 13, 2013 – 9:45am & 11:45am – ArtsPower
The Rainbow Fish
Click here for study guide
Thursday, February 21, 2013 – 9:45am & 11:45am – Theatreworks USA (Two Beans Productions)
Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day
Click here for study guide
Thursday, February 28, 2013 – 9:45am & 11:45am – Theatreworks USA
Freedom Train
Click here for study guide
Tuesday, March 5, 2013 – 10:00am
Theatreworks USA presentation of a Living Voices Production
Through the Eyes of a Friend (The World of Anne Frank)
Click here for study guide
Thursday, March 21, 2013 – 9:30am
Open Door Patriot Theatre Presented
*Peter Pan
Arts Midwest World Fest
Çudamani (Indonesia)
Random Acts performance only
Click here for study guide - Country & Culture
Click here for study guide - Music
Wednesday, October 31, 2012 – 9:45am & 11:45am – Tickets: $5
Theatre IV
Sleeping Beauty
CANCELLED DUE TO HURRICANE SANDY - contact the Box Office for refund information.