Student Matinees

Live theatre has a unique power to present an issue so that it resonates in a way no classroom setting or textbook can duplicate. Theatre can bring history to life, shed new light on complex issues and educate without preaching. Far beyond being a tool for just Language Arts and Drama teachers, theatre can help teachers in Science, History, Social Studies, Psychology and Canadian Studies add new dimensions to their curriculum.

Prairie Theatre Exchange is proud of our forty-plus years of presenting interesting and topical adult plays to Manitoba's high school students. In our intimate little theatre, our young audiences experience stories that have an impact and which extend the classroom curriculum into new and exciting realms.

Some of the benefits of including the PTE Season in your curriculum this year:

• Post-performance discussions with the company for every show
• Resource material for each performance researched and prepared to enhance the educational effect of the play on your class and curriculum
• Complimentary tickets for accompanying teachers or supervisors
• Facility tours for groups of any size
• Central location close to all bus routes

Audience Advisory:  Please note that the PTE season is comprised of plays written for an adult audience, and contain adult themes. In order for teachers to properly prepare their students, detailed information on adult-based themes are included in the study guides.

TICKETS:  $11 each (includes all fees and taxes)
Teachers come free with groups of 25 or more.

Please call Haanita Seval at (204) 925-5256 for more info or email haanita@pte.mb.ca.

SERVING ELIZABETH by Marcia Johnson
Wednesday, November 19 at 11 am

In the script of history, who gets to tell the story?

In Kenya in 1952, Mercy, a restaurant proprietor, is hired to cater the impending visit of Princess Elizabeth, soon to be Queen. In 2015, another story unfolds in London, England, where a young Kenyan-born Canadian, Tia, is working as an intern on a famous TV drama series about the British royal family – while also pursuing a writing project of her own. While seemingly only coincidentally connected, a surprising twist reveals a deeper relationship between the two narratives. An ingenious contemporary drama that keeps us guessing as it explores issues of colonialism, nationalism and the question of who gets to have a voice.

THE UNDENIABLE ACCUSATIONS OF RED CADMIUM LIGHT by Drew Hayden Taylor
Wednesday, March 4 at 11 am

In a world of fakes, who can you trust?

Nazhi Nigig runs an art gallery on the Otter Lake First Nation. She is famous for spotting counterfeits of the work of Norval Morrisseau and other renowned Indigenous artists, using special techniques - such as noticing the use of Red Cadmium Light, a paint colour that can give away a forgery. Her daughter Beverly is a successful Indigenous educator, up for a big promotion. When a reporter begins to dig into the world of counterfeit Indigenous art, a discovery is made that risks jeopardizing both women’s careers, and their relationship, forever.