Student Matinees
Give the power of live theatre to your students.
Live theatre has a unique power to present an issue so that it resonates in a way no classroom setting or textbook can duplicate. Theatre can bring history to life, shed new light on complex issues and educate without preaching. Far beyond being a tool for just Language Arts and Drama teachers, theatre can help teachers in Science, History, Social Studies, Psychology and Canadian Studies add new dimensions to their curriculum.
Prairie Theatre Exchange is proud of our forty-plus years of presenting interesting and topical adult plays to Manitoba's high school students. In our intimate little theatre, our young audiences experience stories that have an impact and which extend the classroom curriculum into new and exciting realms.
Some of the benefits of including the PTE Season in your curriculum this year:
- Post-performance discussions with the company for every show
- Resource material for each performance researched and prepared to enhance the educational effect of the play on your class and curriculum
- Complimentary tickets for accompanying teachers or supervisors
- Access to supplementary workshops
- Facility tours for groups of any size
- Central location close to all bus routes
Audience Advisory: Please note that the PTE season is comprised of plays written for an adult audience, and contain adult themes. In order for teachers to properly prepare their students, detailed information on adult-based themes are included in the study guides.
TICKETS: $11 each (includes all fees and taxes)
Teachers come free with groups of 25 or more.
Please call Haanita Seval at (204) 925-5256 for more info or email haanita@pte.mb.ca.
A KILLING AT LA CUCINA by Thomas Morgan Jones
Wednesday, March 5 at 11 am
A co-production with Vertigo Theatre
A food critic is poisoned at the exclusive five-star restaurant Fate, known by staff as La Cucina. Who could have done such a heinous thing? Was it celebrated chef, Sebastian? The waiter, the dishwasher? Or perhaps the eccentric billionaire or tech giant? Detective Lucia Dante must untangle the web of deceit, petty jealousies, red herrings and hidden relationships to get to the truth. A Killing at La Cucina is a darkly witty murder mystery reminiscent of the Knives Out franchise.
RAISED BY WOMEN by Keith Barker
Wednesday, April 9 at 11 am
Celebrated Métis playwright Keith Barker grew up in Kenora and always saw Winnipeg as “the big city”. More importantly, he grew up surrounded by women who shaped his life and made him the man he is today. Raised by Women is Barker’s tale of the lessons he learned through the women in his life. Barker, an extraordinary storyteller, jumps between times in his life effortlessly and seamlessly, making you feel as though you have been with him on every step of the journey. It’s a funny and heartwarming love letter to the women who raised him.