Get ready for captivating stories, brilliant performances, and unforgettable experiences with Alley Theatre’s 79th season! With thrillers, comedies, and theatre classics, we are pulling out all the stops to make this an incredible season.
Questions?
Submit your Student Matinee Interest Request (above). We will be reviewing entries on a rolling basis by May/early fall and reach out with next steps. For more information, visit the FAQ section below.
A $16* Student Matinee Ticket Includes:
Add a backstage tour or workshops. Don’t let cost be a barrier! Reach out to us for Title 1 discounts.
October 8, 2025
Appropriate for Middle & High School
The Body Snatcher
October 22, 2025
Appropriate for Middle & High School
A Christmas Carol
November 13-14, 18-21
December 2-4, 2025
Appropriate for Elementary, Middle, and High School
Real Women Have Curves
February 11, 2026
Appropriate for Middle & High School
English
March 4, 2026
Appropriate for High School
The Importance of Being Earnest
March 25, 2026
Appropriate for Middle & High School
August Wilson's Fences
April 29, 2026
May 6, 2026
Appropriate for High School
For more information about any plays in the season and content considerations, explore our 2025-2026 Season lineup.
Fill out our Interest Form. Our Interest Form goes live a few weeks after Alley Theatre’s Season Announcement.
If you’ve indicated on your interest form that you’re ready to book, we will follow up within 2 weeks to complete your process. Otherwise, we’ll confirm interest requests in the fall for the first wave of offers and throughout the year.
Tickets for Student Matinees are $15 per student. Several school districts require a student to teacher ratio for fieldtrips. For every 10 student tickets, you will receive a complimentary chaperone ticket. Any additional chaperone tickets will incur the $15 student rate. Title 1 discounts may be available for select performances and based on availability.
Tickets for Student Matinees are $15 per student and chaperone.
Give us a rough estimate on your interest request! You’ll have several opportunities to change the number of tickets you requested. A couple things to remember:
Payments must be made by the payment due date listed on your Booking Agreement. Typically, payments are due 6-8 weeks prior to the date of your performance. We can work within your district’s timeline and value open and constant communication. Let us know if you need an extension on your payment due date. Homeschools must provide payment within 14 business days from receiving the Booking Agreement and Invoice.
Alley Theatre
ATTN: Finance
615 Texas Avenue
Houston, TX 77002
Contact Monica Marcha at 713.315.3389 or MonicaM@alleytheatre.org.
ALL RESERVATIONS MUST BE PAID PRIOR TO THE SCHEDULED PERFORMANCE DATE. PLEASE DO NOT BRING PAYMENT ON THE DAY OF YOUR PERFORMANCE.
It is the responsibility of the Group Contact to cancel any Student Matinee reservations as soon as possible and prior to the payment due date. This gives us plenty of time to give schools on the Waitlist an opportunity to visit the Alley. To cancel your reservation, please contact ElenaVR@alleytheatre.org.
The Alley is an approved vendor for most districts. If you need us to be an approved vendor, please let us know as soon as possible. The Alley will complete the remaining steps to become vendor. If you have any other required district forms, please send those to us promptly to Elena Valladolid-Rivera.
We make it easy for you! On the day of your performance, we will have a list with the school’s name and the number of tickets reserved. Our Ushers will have a seating chart that lets them know where to seat you when you arrive.
The length of the show will vary based on the production. A Christmas Carol is typically 2.5 hours long, including a 15-minute intermission. We will know the run time for other performances once they are in technical rehearsals. You can check the production pages for more information.
Alley Theatre provides content alerts, but does not censor or edit the content of a play for Student Matinees. It is the responsibility of the school representative and principal to determine whether a play is appropriate for their students. Scripts are available upon request.
We want students to have the best theatrical experience! As such, we prohibit the following items for everyone’s safety and to minimize distractions. Please refer to your Booking Agreement.
The theatre reserves the right to confiscate any prohibited item prior to or during the performance, to be returned afterwards.
Many schools bring their school lunch and leave them on the busses. They will have their lunch on the bus on their way back to school after the performance.
If you have a little more time to spend downtown, Lynn Wyatt Square is a great option to have lunch with your students and it’s right across the street from the Alley.
Downtown has plenty of great locations for students/school groups to purchase food.
You’ve added a backstage tour or post-show workshop! We will reserve a space for your students to have a 30-minute lunch prior to the start of your MAPS Experience. You can either bring lunches or can have food and beverages delivered to the Alley. Please coordinate your plans with Monica Marcha.
Prior to your performance, you will receive two emails with important day-of information for your trip.
You will arrive at Alley Theatre to drop off your group. To help facilitate traffic in the Theatre District, we have been asked by the City of Houston to have school buses park on Preston between Chartres and Emancipation, near Minute Maid Park.
The city is requiring all bus drivers to remain in their bus at all times while parked to avoid receiving a ticket violation from Houston Police Department. Tout Suite is a café that is nearby that has a bathroom. Please ensure another bus driver is watching your bus if you need to step away briefly.
Questions?
Elena Valladolid-Rivera
Manager of Emerging Audiences
713-315-5424
ElenaVR@alleytheatre.org
