The Student Matinee Series offers students and teachers the chance to experience The Shakespeare Theatre's acclaimed Main Stage professional productions as well as Shakespeare LIVE! touring productions at a convenient time and price at The F.M. Kirby Shakespeare Theatre in Madison, New Jersey.
All performances include a study guide and a post-performance talk-back with the cast.
LIVE! at the Kirby 2025
These dynamic abridged productions bring Shakespeare’s plays to vibrant life!
A Midsummer Night's Dream - 2/18 @ 10am
Romeo & Juliet - 2/19 @ 10am
A Midsummer Night's Dream - 4/23 @ 10am
Romeo & Juliet -4/24 @ 10am WAITLIST ONLY
Romeo & Juliet - 4/24 @ 12pm Newly Added!
Questions? Please contact the Education Department at Education@ShakespeareNJ.org or call 973-845-6742.
The Student Matinee Series 2025
The Importance of Being Earnest
By Oscar Wilde
Student Matinee Performance(s):
- Wednesday, May 28th
Romeo and Juliet
By William Shakespeare
Student Matinee Performance(s):
- Tuesday, September 23rd
- Wednesday, September 24th
- Thursday, September 25th
- Friday, September 26th
- Tuesday, September 30th
- Wednesday, October 1st
- Thursday, October 2nd
- Friday, October 3rd
Mary Shelley's Frankenstein
By David Catlin
Student Matinee Performance(s):
- Wednesday, October 29th
- Tuesday, November 11th
- Wednesday, November 12th
- Thursday, November 13th
- Friday, November 14th
It's a Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play
It's a Wonderful Life is based on the story The Greatest Gift by Philip Van Doren Stern.
The Greatest Gift is used by permission of The Greatest Gift Corporation.
Adapted by Joe Landry
Student Matinee Performance(s):
- Friday, December 5th
- Tuesday, December 9th
- Wednesday, December 10th
- Tuesday, December 16th
Backstage Tours are also available for an additional per/student fee.
For more information or to purchase tickets, please contact the Education Department at Education@ShakespeareNJ.org or call 973-845-6741.
Backstage Tours
Backstage tours of the F.M. Kirby Shakespeare Theatre can be arranged for an additional per student fee. Students can view the behind-the-scenes spaces that support the work on stage. From dressing rooms and rehearsal spaces to the light and sound booth, these tours encourage a broader awareness of what it takes to bring a show to life on stage.
For more information about our backstage tours, please contact the Education Department at Education@ShakespeareNJ.org or call 973-845-6741.
The Thomas H. Kean Theatre Factory Tour
Take a tour of one of the most unique, behind-the-scenes workspaces in the American theatre. STNJ’s Thomas H. Kean Theatre Factory houses all of the shops, costumes, props, and scenery needed to produce plays, plus much much more. Located in Florham Park, NJ this 50,000 sq. ft. site is, simultaneously, an interactive museum; work of art; teaching tool; and actual workspace for scores of theatre artists. See how a play goes from page to stage, from beginning to end and experience the tour and building that never fail to amaze visitors. Tours can be booked by appointment and each tour is led by one of STNJ’s staff members. These tours are appropriate for both young people and adults and can also be accompanied by a post-tour lecture for an additional fee.
Adult groups pay $20 per person; children under 16 can tour for $12. Each tour group is limited to 20 people. For larger groups, arrangements can be made for multiple guides at an additional fee.
For more information about booking a Theatre Factory tour, please contact Education at Education@ShakespeareNJ.org or call 973-845-6741.