Field Trips
Plan a Field Trip to Seattle Children’s Theatre
A field trip to Seattle Children’s Theatre is more than just a performance—it’s a powerful learning experience for young audiences. Designed specifically for preschool through middle school students, our weekday student matinees bring imaginative, age-appropriate stories to life onstage.
SCT welcomes schools, Montessori programs, preschools, and daycares from across the region to experience live theatre that sparks creativity, builds empathy, and inspires discovery.
Booking is simple for groups of 10 or more—just submit your request form. Smaller groups? Give us a call or email, and we’ll help get you set up. Homeschool families can find their dedicated options on our Homeschool Field Trips page.
Together, we’ll spark something unforgettable.
Questions? Call our Field Trip Coordinator at or 206.443.0807 x 10285 email fieldtrips@sct.org
Pricing
Thanks to generous funding under the Student Access Series program, we provide student matinee tickets for $18 or less. Our sliding scale, per-ticket, prices are based on a school’s free and reduced lunch population.
Homeschools & Schools Pricing for 25-26 Season:
with 0-19% Free/Reduced Lunch: $18 per ticket
with 20-39% Free/Reduced Lunch: $17 per ticket
with 40-59% Free/Reduced Lunch: $15 per ticket
with 60-79% Free/Reduced Lunch: $10 per ticket
with 80-100% Free/Reduced Lunch: $6 per ticket
Every human over 12 months of age requires a ticket. This includes teachers, chaperones, students, aids, bus drivers, etc.; anyone who will be attending the show.
Ready to Book?
To request a field trip, please fill out and submit a form for each show you wish to attend. Once we've received your request form, our Sales Coordinator will book your trip in the order the requests are received. Once booked, you'll receive a confirmation email within two weeks with all of your show information.
Field Trip FAQs
Full payment or a purchase order is due 30 days before your performance date. You are financially responsible for the payment of your reserved tickets. Invoices will be issued for unpaid balances, and future bookings will not be allowed until all overdue invoices are settled. If you are paying with purchase order or other arrangement, please see our payment information page. All Student Matinee sales are final. Paid tickets cannot be refunded or exchanged. Tickets cannot be resold or given to anyone outside of your organization and cannot be resold for profit.
If you do NOT receive a confirmation within two weeks of placing your request, please contact our Sales Coordinator at fieldtrips@sct.org to confirm that we’ve received your reservation request.
We understand that plans can change. Final confirmation of your ticket numbers is required four weeks (30 days) before your scheduled performance. If we don’t hear from you by then, we’ll assume your reservation is accurate and will invoice you accordingly.
If you need to cancel your performance or add tickets, you must do so by this 30-day deadline. After that point, changes may not be possible. To make adjustments, please contact our Sales Coordinator at fieldtrips@sct.org.
Please plan to arrive 30 minutes prior to your performance start time. You can find the performance start time on your invoice. We ask that one teacher checks in with an SCT staff member when you arrive. When you check-in, please ask your entire group to follow our instructions so that we can get you seated as quickly and efficiently as possible. Any late-comers will be seated at the discretion of the House Manager.
Please note: every group has pre-assigned seating; please wait to be seated by an usher. Seats are assigned based on the age of the students attending and with any special needs taken into consideration. If your group has wheelchairs or special needs, please notify our team at least one week prior to your performance date by contacting our Sales Coordinator at fieldtrips@sct.org.
While we are not currently offering Talk Backs for our School Shows, we invite you to write and mail letters to SCT! We will be happy to answer questions for your class and share your letters with the production’s creative team.
Seattle Children’s Theatre
Attn: School Shows
201 Thomas Street
Seattle, WA 98109
If you need extra seats for more chaperones or students, please reach out to our Sales Coordinator at 206.441.9244 or fieldtrips@sct.org and we will check for availability.
For the safety and security of the students attending the matinees, additional tickets may be purchased ONLY by a representative from the school. Please do not ask parents/chaperones to call as we do not sell single tickets to our student matinee performances.
Additional tickets can be added up until 2 days before your scheduled performance, pending availability.
Photography and videography of any kind are not allowed in our Theatre as it is a violation of federal law to take pictures of the actors or stage. Please feel free to take field trip photos in our lobby or outside, but all cameras and recording devices must be put away before entering the theatre.
Patrons who require a Personal Care Attendant (PCA) to accompany them to attend a performance can receive a ticket for complimentary admittance for the PCA. The PCA ticket can be coordinated directly through an SCT representative. Please contact our Sales Coordinator at fieldtrips@sct.org or call 206.443.0807 x 10285 . SCT will do our best to seat the PCA as close to the patron as possible during the performance depending on availability.
SCT does not provide refunds or exchanges for unused tickets, and does not provide refunds or vouchers for anyone absent on the day of performance. Refunds will be issued only if SCT cancels a performance. Groups will be notified via email no later than 7:00am on the morning of your field trip if the performance has been canceled.