Arts Education

Talkback with the artists of The Importance of Being Earnest (2024) after the student matinee

In partnership with the Glendale Educational Foundation and Glendale Unified School District for our Arts Education program, we served 480 GUSD students through six free Student Matinees during our productions of The Importance of Being Earnest (2024), Twelfth Night (2025), and The Glass Menagerie (2025). During our 2025/26 Season, we will continue providing free Student Matinees for each of our three productions – Cymbeline, All My Sons, and Antigone. 

Through this program, Antaeus offers free, high-quality performances accompanied by educational materials that deepen students’ understanding and appreciation of the art form. Each participating class also takes part in pre-show classroom visits led by professional teaching artists and post-show Q&A sessions with the cast, fostering critical thinking, creativity, and personal connection to the material.

All participants receive an in-depth study guide created by a dramaturg that features photos from the productions with background info, interviews, and questions for students that deepen their engagement with the production. During our 2025/26 Season, we will present six free student matinee performances across three productions: Cymbeline by William Shakespeare, All My Sons by Arthur Miller, and Antigone by Sophokles, newly translated and adapted by: Kenneth Cavander.