Theatre For A New Audience
Bring learning to life through the power of live theatre. Our educational performances provide students with engaging experiences that support classroom learning while inspiring creativity, critical thinking, and imagination.
Our productions are designed to complement educational standards and classroom objectives. Each performance offers opportunities for students to explore literature, history, language arts, social studies, and the performing arts in an interactive environment.
Live theatre encourages students to think critically, analyze characters, interpret themes, and engage with complex ideas through meaningful storytelling.
Students experience beloved stories brought to life on stage, helping strengthen reading comprehension, narrative understanding, and creative thinking.
Our productions support classroom learning by connecting with language arts, history, social studies, and performing arts educational standards.
Select performances feature ASL interpretation, ensuring accessible and inclusive theatre experiences for students, educators, and families.
Each production includes downloadable study materials to help educators prepare students before attending a performance and reinforce learning afterward.
All school group reservations and ticket purchases are processed through the North Shore Center for the Performing Arts Box Office. Once your booking request is confirmed, the box office will assist with invoicing, payment, and ticketing. For questions or assistance, please contact the Box Office at (847) 673-6300 or visit their Youth Theatre page.
Yes, school group reservations for performances at the North Shore Center are handled by the North Shore Box Office, while reservations for our special engagement at the Moraine Valley Fine & Performing Arts Center are managed directly by Next Page Productions. To reserve seats for Moraine Valley, please complete our booking request form.
School groups purchasing 15 or more tickets qualify for our discounted group rate. One complimentary chaperone ticket is included for every 15 student tickets purchased.
Yes, educational resources are available for participating schools whenever applicable.
Yes, every production is accompanied by a complimentary study guide designed to support the Illinois Learning Standards and reinforce key classroom concepts through meaningful theatrical experiences.
Yes, weekday performances are open to the public, subject to availability. Tickets are available through the North Shore Center Box Office.
Yes, the North Shore Center for the Performing Arts is a certified Chicago Public Schools (CPS) vendor. Schools may pay through the district’s approved purchasing process, including purchase orders, under Venuworks of Skokie, Vendor #43110. The North Shore Center Box Office can provide additional information upon request.
Theatre for Young Audiences company creating high-quality productions that engage, educate, and spark imagination through adaptations of beloved literature, in residence at the North Shore Center for the Performing Arts.
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