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Education and Outreach Program

  • The Education Outreach Program serves both youth and the general audience with special matinee performances, audience talkbacks, study guides and other activities.
  • SHE WAS MY BROTHER, September 30 & October 7, 10am, Zuzi's Theater, 738 N 5th Ave
  • A TUCSON PASTORELA, December 16 & 17, 10am, Leo Rich Theatre, TCC, 260 S. Church
  • BETWEEN PANCHO VILLA & A NAKED WOMAN, February 24 & March 3, 10am, Zuzi's Theater, 738 N 5th Ave

Stories our children tell are often lost to the desert—whirling around inside dust devils like little bits of trash and plastic.  The Coyote y Culebra Youth Project: Wind in the Shadows is designed to empower students by nurturing their voices through writing, beyond academic confines.  Borderlands Theater will capture these important border stories in an original script by Toni Press-Coffman and will be brought to the stage under the direction of Alida Gunn, with images by social justice photographer Josh Schachter. Now in its fourth year, this program employs classroom workshops to create fresh new theater.  Sharing their own stories gives students an opportunity to learn about one another while teaching valuable lessons through collaboration, theater games, writing and story telling activities.  These tales of life will be celebrated with professional actors through improv, music, dance and visual arts.  

  • Public performances Spring 2010 TBA

 Borderlands is celebrating our 24th season!  Thousands of students have been introduced, or reacquainted, with the world of theater during our provocative history of diverse and exciting programming. 

  • PROGRAMMING  Whether you have attended our Student Matinee performances in the past or will be joining us for the first time, our Education Outreach Programs will present great opportunities for you and your students to enjoy the live theater experience.  We serve both youth and the general public with special student matinee performances, study guide materials for educators, post-performance audience talkbacks, classroom visits, (subject to availability) student internships and workshop opportunities.
  • ADMISSION  $5.00 per student.  Teachers and/or chaperones receive one free admission for every 10 paid student admissions.  Additional adult tickets are $7.00 each.
  • RESERVATIONS & PAYMENT  Seating is limited.  Reservations are taken on a first-come, first-serve basis. To reserve tickets: fill out the order form included in this packet and return to: Student Matinee Program, Borderlands Theater, P.O. Box 2791, Tucson, AZ 85702; or reserve by phone, Borderlands Theater Box Office, (520) 882-7406.  One half of sale amount due upon receipt of your reservation contract, remaining balance due on day of scheduled performance.  We accept Visa/ MasterCard/ American Express, Personal Checks and Purchase Orders ($25.00 processing penalty fee charged for late payments on repeat invoices).
  • TRANSPORTATION & VENUES  Please arrive 30 minutes prior to performance time.  Teachers and/or school-site coordinators are responsible for arranging transportation.  Venues and scheduled performances are subject to change.  Running times vary; please call for up-to-date information and transportation questions.    
  • Performance Venues:          Zuzi’s Theater, 738 N. 5th Avenue 

                                                   Leo Rich Theatre, Tucson Convention Center, 260 S. Church Ave   

  • THEATER ETIQUETTE  To insure the best possible experience for you, your students, the performers and our staff, we would like to request you review the following theatre etiquette with your students prior to performance:
  1. Remain seated during the performance
  2. Follow the instructions of ushers 
  3. No food or drink, including gum and candy, is permitted inside the theatre 
  4. Talking and loud noises will disturb and distract other patrons and performers---Please do not whistle or call out comments to the actors 
  5. Turn Off (not vibrate) all electrical devices – beepers, cell phones, Ipods, etc. (we mean off, no text messaging or games, please).  Upon noncompliance, -----Borderlands Theater reserves the right to confiscate all electronic devices and have them sent to the appropriate principals with postage being charged to the offender.  Persons with unruly or poor behavior will be asked to leave.
  • INFORMATION

Thank you for your commitment to supporting the arts.  For more information contact; Education Outreach Coordinator, Alida Wilson-Gunn: Borderlands Office (520) 882-8607or awilsongunn@borderlandstheater.org or Bltheater@aol.com (Attn: Education Outreach).  Thank you and enjoy the show!