Customize the Educational Experience!
The Collins Center for the Arts provides outstanding educational opportunities for thousands of Maine students each year. Whether it’s school shows, creative lectures, performance residencies, or facility tours, the CCA staff looks forward to working with you to customize your students’ learning experience.
School Shows
This year we have two school show options, ($3 per ticket!):
- Sugar Skull: A Dia de los Muertos Musical Adventure
Wednesday, Nov. 13, 9:30 a.m. or 11:45 a.m. Get Tickets - Yamato Drummers – Hito no Chikara: The Power of Human Strength
Wednesday, Jan. 29, 10 a.m. Get Tickets
If you’ve never visited the Hudson Museum, you’re in for a treat. Please visit this museum often to see the ever-changing collections.
To get to work planning your outreach experience, contact Karen Cole at 207.581.1803 or by email.
K-12 Discounted Ticket Pricing
In addition to special school showings of performances, most of our shows have a discounted K-12 student ticket price (prices listed below include all fees).
Mainstage Series
- A Day in the Life: A Beatles Experience – Saturday, Oct. 19, 7 p.m. | K-12 $16
- Voctave: The Corner of Broadway and Main Street – Friday, Nov. 1, 7 p.m. | K-12 $16
- Seán Heely’s Celtic Christmas – Thursday, Dec. 5, 7 p.m. | K-12 $16
- Yamato Drummers Hito no Chikara: The Power of Human Strength – Wed., Jan. 29, 7 p.m. | K-12 $16
- Ladysmith Black Mambazo – Sunday, Feb. 16, 3 p.m. | K-12 $16
- The StepCrew – Friday, Feb. 28, 7 p.m. | K-12 $16
- Paul Taylor Dance Company – Friday, March 28, 7 p.m. | K-12 $16
- Lightwire Theatre: Moon Mouse – A Space Odyssey – Sunday, March 30, 3 p.m. | K-12 $20
- Trailblazing Women of Country: A Tribute to Patsy, Loretta & Dolly – Thursday, April 13, 7 p.m. | K-12 $16
- Steven Page – Thursday, April 17, 7 p.m. | K-12 $16
Music in Minsky Series
- Chamber Music and Jazz concerts are free for K-12 students when accompanied by a paying adult:
- Sitkovetsky Trio – Sunday, Oct. 27, 3 p.m.
- Dover String Quartet – Saturday, Feb. 15, 3 p.m.
- The Gesualdo Six – Sunday, March 2, 3 p.m.
- Jason Palmer Quartet – Friday, March 7, 7 p.m.
- Minetti Quartet with pianist Andreas Klein – Sunday, April 13, 3 p.m.
- Breabach – Saturday, Oct. 5, 7 p.m. | K-12 $16
- Paul Sullivan & Friends: Solstice 2024 – Saturday, Dec. 14, 7 p.m. | K-12 $16
Broadcast Series
- All Met Opera – Live in HD Series performances are $10 for students.
- All National Theatre Live Broadcast performances are $8 for students.