STUDENT MATINEES.
GALA provides access to a high-quality theater education experience in a bilingual environment where students and teachers can connect and learn more about the diversity of Latin-American and Hispanic arts and cultures. Through student matinees, GALA strives to share the excitement of the theatre, introduce cultural heritage, enrich knowledge of Latino/a/x culture, and inspire the next generation of theatre makers, theatre-goers, and artists.
WHAT TO EXPECT.
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All student matinees are on weekdays at 10:30 am.
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Main Stage matinees are curated for middle and high school students (Please see show details for age appropriateness). Cost: $15 each.
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GALita matinees are curated for elementary school students. Cost: $10 each.
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For every 20 students, you get one free educator ticket.
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Bilingual study guides contain information on the play, synopsis, themes, history, supplemental materials, and more.
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Programs are designed to be aligned with Common Core ELA standards and with DCPS Arts Standards.
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Students engage in a post-performance discussion centered on the students' viewing experience.
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Teachers can receive one complimentary ticket to a public performance. For more information about complimentary tickets and reservations, please read our Policies and Procedures.
INFORMATION ABOUT THE PRODUCTIONS, DATES, AND RESERVATION FORM WILL BE AVAILABLE BY JULY 1ST
You can now reserve your date for any 2026-2027 season student matinee by clicking on the "Reservation Form" button below!
MAIN STAGE.
September 24 & 25, 2026
In Spanish with English surtitles
For ages 13 and up
A frustrated actor becomes one of World War II’s most brilliant double agents who misleads the Nazis using theater and audacity. A cinematic adventure about imagination as resistance.
February 9, 10, 18, 19, 25 & 26, 2027
In Spanish with English surtitles
For ages 13 and up
Born into poverty, Eva Luna refuses to let the world define her fate. Amid political upheaval and improbable love, she reinvents herself and rises from invisibility to influence.
November 9, 10 & 12, 2026
For children and youth ages 5 and up
Join Sara Jerez, Richard Marlow, and guest dancers in practicing palmas and zapateo. Learn about the use of castanets, fans, and flamenco instruments.
May 5, 6, 7, 11, 12 & 13, 2027
Bilingual with surtitles in English and Spanish
For ages 13 and up
For 15 years, the colonel waits for a pension that never comes. Sustained by dignity and a fighting rooster left by his son, he endures. A poetic portrait of hope and quiet resistance.
October 19 - 23 & 26 - 29, 2026
Bilingual
For ages 5-12
An old man, a young man, and a child revisit the Mexican Revolution through memory and myth, resurrecting Pancho Villa as a revolutionary who knew the power of storytelling.
March 15 - 19 & 29 - 31 & April 1, 2027
Bilingual
For ages 5-12
A teacher walks into the wrong class and must teach The Odyssey from memory with the help of a Janitor. Early panic turns to adventure in this joyful celebration of creativity under pressure.