Experience PPAC
Experience PPAC is a statewide education initiative that launched during the 2019-2020 season at the Providence Performing Arts Center. This program enables 10th grade students from across Rhode Island to attend matinee performances of select touring Broadway productions with their high school at no cost, with busing reimbursed.
Schools can register for one performance per year; WE REQUEST THAT ONE CONTACT TEACHER REGISTER FOR EACH SCHOOL, SO THAT WE DON’T HAVE MULTIPLE ORDERS FOR SCHOOL. Additionally, schools must arrange for their own transportation. PPAC will reimburse the busing costs for groups of 20 students or more attending our performances. You must submit these invoices to brinaldi@ppacri.org within 60 days of the performance your school attended, and we will send a check to cover the cost. Please note: PPAC is NOT responsible for any busing costs incurred due to last-minute changes within 48 hours of the performance.
If your school is having difficulty acquiring buses, please contact Dana Brazil at (401) 574-3132 or dbrazil@ppacri.org and she will assist in facilitating transportation.
Working in close partnership with each school district, Experience PPAC supports the core curriculum work that teachers and students are doing in the classroom, bringing it to life through this experiential learning opportunity. Show specific study guides will be provided to registrants (when available) prior to attending their selected performance so that they may engage with the educational material, creative concepts, and lessons before the show. Additionally, details on theatre etiquette will be distributed to all registered teachers; we strongly encourage a review of this information prior to your visit to PPAC.
Tickets and busing to Experience PPAC performances are FREE for registered schools; these tickets are not available to the public. This program is an Education/Outreach offering for 10th grade students – or classes comprised of grades 10 through 12 – in the state of Rhode Island and their teachers/chaperones only.
NEW THIS YEAR: All participating schools must review the new Experience PPAC Handbook. Please feel free to reach out brinaldi@ppacri.org with any questions.
PLEASE NOTE:
Registration will close at 5:00pm on Friday, March 7, 2025.
For more information on Experience PPAC, please contact Dana Brazil, Director of Education, Outreach & Engagement, at dbrazil@ppacri.org or (401) 574-3132.
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 2024 – 11:00 AM
A mother. A daughter. 3 possible dads.
And a trip down the aisle you’ll never forget!
Set on a Greek island paradise where the sun always shines, a tale of love, friendship, and identity is beautifully told through the timeless hits of ABBA. On the eve of her wedding, a daughter’s quest to discover the father she’s never known brings three men from her mother’s past back to the island they last visited decades ago.
For nearly 25 years, people all around the world have fallen in love with the characters, the story, and the music that make MAMMA MIA! the ultimate feel-good show.
Curriculum Connections: Language Arts, Music, Drama, and Story Telling.
Runtime: Approximately 2 hours and 35 minutes including intermission
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THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 2025 – 11:00 AM
Created by the Emmy®-winning writer from “Schitt’s Creek,” this hilarious new musical flips the script on the greatest love story ever told. & Juliet asks: what would happen next if Juliet didn’t end it all over Romeo? Get whisked away on a fabulous journey as she ditches her famous ending for a fresh beginning and a second chance at life and love—her way.
Juliet’s new story bursts to life through a playlist of pop anthems as iconic as her name, including "Since U Been Gone‚" "Roar," "Baby One More Time," "Larger Than Life‚" "That’s The Way It Is,“ and "Can't Stop the Feeling!"—all from the genius songwriter/producer behind more #1 hits than any other artist this century. Break free of the balcony scene and get into this romantic comedy that proves there’s life after Romeo.
Curriculum Connections: Language Arts, History, Fine Arts, Character Development, and Self-Esteem.
Runtime: Approximately 2 hours and 40 minutes including intermission
THIS PERFORMANCE IS AT CAPACITY; IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO BE ADDED TO THE WAITLIST, REGISTER BELOW. TO ENSURE YOUR ATTENDANCE AT AN EXPERIENCE PPAC EVENT, PLEASE REGISTER FOR ANOTHER TITLE.
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THURSDAY, APRIL 24, 2025 – 11:00 AM
Winner of 4 Tony Awards®, including Best Choreography and Best Costumes, SOME LIKE IT HOT is “A Super-Sized, All-Out Song-And-Dance Spectacular!” - The New York Times
Set in Chicago when Prohibition has everyone thirsty for a little excitement, SOME LIKE IT HOT is the “glorious, big, high-kicking” (Associated Press) story of two musicians forced to flee the Windy City after witnessing a mob hit. With gangsters hot on their heels, they catch a cross-country train for the life-chasing, life-changing trip of a lifetime.
And what a trip it is! With its irresistible combination of heart and laughs, song and dance, SOME LIKE IT HOT won more theater awards than any show this season, and was named Best Musical by the Drama Desk, The Drama League, and the Outer Critics Circle. No wonder Deadline calls it “a tap-dancing, razzle-dazzling embrace of everything you love about musical theater.”
Curriculum Connections: U.S. History, Drama, Music, and Social Emotional.
Runtime: Approximately 2 hours and 30 minutes including intermission