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Join us on-stage at the Intersection of the Arts & Academic Standards!

2024-25 Student Matinees 

 

For inquiries, please contact education@georgestplayhouse.org or Call (732) 258-7574.

What the Constitution Means to Me

by Heidi Schreck
Directed by Laiona Michelle

Student Matinee Dates:
Oct. 2nd, 2024 (11 AM)
Oct. 9th, 2024 (11 AM)

Run Time: 90 Minutes (No intermission)

Ticket Price: $20

*Appropriate for Grades 9 and Up 

About The Show:

How relevant is the United States' Constitution in today's society? Does this document truly protect ALL Americans? Playwright Heidi Schreck delves into multiple facets of this historic document, debating as to whether or not we should keep, or abolish it. Through several stories and perspectives from different Americans, What the Constitution Means to Me allows the audience to define the constitution's true worth.

What the Constitution Means to Me was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize in 2019, and was nominated for two TONY® Awards, including Best Play.

Content Advisory: What the Constitution Means to Me contains mentions of domestic violence, sexual assault, human trafficking, and discussions of abortion and its stigmatisation. 

 

SMALL

Written & Performed by Robert Montano
Directed by Jessi D. Hill

Student Matinee Dates:
Jan. 29th, 2025 (11 AM)
Feb. 5th, 2025 (11 AM)

Run Time: 85 Minutes (No intermission)

Ticket Price: $20

*Appropriate for Grades 9 and Up 

About The Show:

Robert Montano shares a wild autobiographical ride about the wears of childhood, family, racism, and the misunderstood life of being a jockey. Nearly ravaged by addiction in order to stay “SMALL,” Montano ignites complex and universal themes of struggle and sacrifice to pursue a passionate dream, first to race horses and then to be a professional dancer. A Rocky story of the racetrack, SMALL is about a boy transforming into a man by following his heart… and his feet.

Content Advisory:  Small is recommended for ages 14 and up. It contains depictions of disordered eating and drug use.

King James

by Rajiv Joseph

Student Matinee Dates:
March 26th, 2025 (11 AM)
April 2nd, 2025 (11 AM)
April 9th, 2025 (11 AM)

Run Time: 2 hours (15 minute intermission)

Ticket Price: $20

*Appropriate for Grades 9 and Up 

About The Show:

It all started with the 2003-2004 Basketball Season. Two sports fans Matt and Shawn instantly hit things off as they bond over Basketball and a superstar, who would go on to win four NBA championships - LeBron James. From Pulitzer Prize finalist Rajiv Joseph (Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo) comes a drama about friendship, drastic life changes, and paths that could divide them.

 

Meet Our Education Partners

GSP partners with New Jersey public school educators to provide standards-aligned lesson plans that accompany the student matinee experience.


Colleen Tambuscio is a thirty-two-year veteran New Jersey Public School teacher, President, and Founder of the Council of Holocaust Educators—a professional development organization for educators interested in teaching the Holocaust and Genocide. In 2021, she was appointed by Governor Murphy to the New Jersey Commission on Holocaust Education. Colleen designed the lesson plans for the GSP production of The Pianist, a play with music. Adapted for the stage and Directed by Emily Mann.


Lizandaa Alburg spent 21 years as a New Jersey Public Schools classroom teacher. In 2022, Ms. Alburg made history by becoming the first New Jersey winner of the Patricia Behring National History Day Middle School Teacher of the Year Award. Recently, as Associate Director in the Professional Development and Instructional Division at New Jersey Education Association, she led 15 educational leaders in the development of shareable, peer-reviewed, curricular resources inclusive of the Holocaust, Amistad, LGBTQIA+, Persons with Disabilities, and Asian American Pacific Islander mandates and other marginalized communities. Lizandaa, designed the lesson plans for the GSP production of Having Our Say. Adapted for stage by Emily Mann and directed by Laiona Michelle.

"★★★★★"

"When asked to rate the overall quality of the lesson plans provided by GSP on a
scale of 1-5 (the response was) '5 out of 5 stars!' "
- Warren Township

"The communications from the program were excellent and informative. 
We received a detailed program summary and how to prepare our students
for the performance, along with billing and arrival information."
- Jersey City Schools

 

For inquiries, please contact education@georgestplayhouse.org or call (732) 258-7574.

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