Field Trips

Challenge. Engage. Inspire.  

Each season, A Noise Within opens its doors to welcome high school, middle school, and elementary school students from across Southern California to our weekday Student Matinee series. Over the past thirty years, students, teachers, and chaperones have traveled from as far as Long Beach, Victorville, Oxnard and elsewhere to experience the magic of a live performance at A Noise Within – bridging the gap between stage and classroom. 

On this field trip experience, your students will enjoy a full-length production, presented by the same professional cast as our regular performances, and a lively post-show Q&A that directly engages students with the artists. You will also be provided with a comprehensive educational study guide, full of pre-show and post-show classroom activities. After the performance, enjoy a picnic lunch on our front lawn or deepen your students’ learning by booking a post-show workshop. 

2025-26 Student Matinee Dates

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Sample Schedule

Here’s a sample Student Matinee field trip schedule: 

• 9:30am – 9:45am – Arrive by bus, car, or metro 
• 9:45am – 10:15am – Social time in the lobby 
• 10:30am – 1:00pm – Performance 
• 1:00pm – 1:15pm – Q&A with the actors 
• 1:15pm – 1:40pm – Lunch on the front lawn 
• 1:40pm – 2:40pm – Optional post-show workshop on the stage 

Note: A Christmas Carol runs 100 minutes. Other show lengths are dependent upon titles and will be provided at booking.  

Pricing and Logistics 

Tickets are $20/student. One free chaperone ticket will be provided for every ten student tickets purchased. Pre-show and post-show workshops can be added, starting at $350. Final payment will be due 90 days before the date of the field trip. We are happy to provide cost-assistance or bus reimbursement on an as-needed basis. Please review our Booking policies. 

Got Any Questions?

If you have any questions or payment barriers, please do not hesitate to reach out to education@anoisewithin.org 

Theatre Etiquette

At A Noise Within, we acknowledge that members of our student audiences may be with us experiencing live theater for the first time. That makes us very happy! We take pride in educating our student attendees on proper theatre etiquette. Before your field trip, we encourage you to take time to review the following document with your students: Theatre Etiquette for Student Matinees.

Thank you for your support! A Noise Within gratefully acknowledges the generosity of our A Noise Within Education donors. Your support allows us to produce award-winning productions of classic plays as well as reach more than 18,000 students in a typical year through our extensive education programs.

BCM Foundation
Helen and Will Webster Foundation
Los Angeles Couty Supervisor Kathryn Barger
Mara W. Breech Foundation
Michael & Irene Ross Endowment Fund of the Jewish Community Foundation of Los Angeles
Pasadena Showcase House for the Arts
Sally & Dick Roberts Coyote Foundation
Shakespeare in American Communities: National Endowment for the Arts in partnership with Arts Midwest
Shay Foundation
Snap Foundation
Steinmetz Foundation
The Ann Peppers Foundation
The Capital Group Companies Charitable Foundation
The Green Foundation
The Kenneth T. & Eileen L. Norris Foundation
The Michael J. Connell Foundation
The Youssef & Kamel Mawardi Fund
Z. Clark Branson Foundation