We provide free matinee performances of our Mainstage productions with accompanying pre and post show classroom workshops for Middle and High School students across San Diego County.
We are ready to welcome you and your students into our newly renovated theater. We are excited about our 37th Season! Please refer to our updated COVID-19 Policy here.
This season, we’re offering free Student Matinees during the school day at 11am, and as always this FREE ticket offer includes FREE Pre and Post show workshops, talkbacks with the creative team, and a tour of Lambda Archives. To arrange these tickets email Skyler Sullivan: ssullivan@diversionary.org
We hope to see you and your groups at the theatre soon to enjoy live performances in a safe and inclusive environment.
— Skyler Sullivan, Director of Arts Education & Outreach
Please email ssullivan@diversionary.org to arrange your school’s tickets.
We work closely with each participating school and organization to ensure an enriching experience for students and educators alike.
Our Director of Arts Education and Outreach, Skyler Sullivan, collaborates directly with the classroom teacher on scheduling a pre-show workshop where a Diversionary Teaching Artist visits the classroom to introduce the play’s subject matter and themes to the students using theatre games and an interactive lesson plan. We also offer assistance connecting our programming to Common Core Standards.
Student Matinees are scheduled on Wednesdays, and students are treated to a talk back with members of the cast and creative team immediately following the performance. This session is moderated and students are encouraged to ask questions and give feedback on their experience with the performance.
Within a week after the Student Matinee, the Diversionary Teaching Artist will return to your classroom with a workshop to help the students contextualize the performance they attended and tie it back to their own lives. Our Student Matinee program is an excellent way to treat students to a unique live performance and allow for critical thinking and engagement with their peers.
Arts Education is thriving at Diversionary Theatre, and our programs spread the seeds of understanding and tolerance around our unique mission as the third oldest LBGT theater in the country. Watch this video to learn more about each of our education programs.
By sharing LGBTQ stories with our community we bring stories that need to be told, directly into people’s lives. We provide a safe place for all students, and we are excited to extend a lifeline to our LGBTQ youth who may not have the support at home or at their school. We are giving people permission to be who they are, and for many this might be a life saving experience.
All of these programs are only made possible by the generous support of our donors and our community.
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