2023/2024 Field Trips
Teachers and Administrators,
2023/2024 Schedule Listed below!
The Dallas Theater, located in downtown Dallas, is excited to offer an affordable, educational, and a truly professional theatre experience for kids in kindergarten and up! Each year, Bright Star Touring Theatre hosts field trip shows specializing in STEM, literacy, curriculum, and character education based programs. Their shows are exciting, engaging, and interactive! Each show comes with curriculum standards as well as a study guide to reinforce the character builders and standards learned.
The price for each student and chaperone (teachers are free) is $7. Each show lasts approximately one hour. We recommend packing a lunch and stopping by White Oak Park before or after your show for a fun low cost day. Space is limited so please contact us today to reserve your spot!
Fall Option
FrankenSTEM
Thursday, November 9th, 2023 at 9:30a
Thursday, November 9th, 2023 at 11:15a
Friday, November 10th, 2023 at 11:15a
Dr. Frank N. Stein is one of the world’s most famous scientists. Along with his assistant, Igor, Dr. Stein has created some of the world’s most amazing inventions! It will take Science, Technology, Engineering and Math to make his masterpiece come to life! This show helps students learn why STEM subjects are so important to the modern world while opening up an exciting world of STEM discovery.
- STEM
- Best for kindergarten through 5th grade
Winter Options
George Washington Carver & Friends
Thursday, February 8th, 2024 at 9:30a
Friday, February 9th, 2024 at 11:15a
Black History heroes laid the groundwork for some of the most amazing discoveries of the modern era, especially when it comes to Science, Technology, Engineering and Math. Hosted by the incredible scientist, George Washington Carver, a man who invented thousands of uses for the peanut, this show introduces students to other incredible scientists and groundbreakers from Black History. Meet Madame CJ Walker, Jackie Robinson, Thurgood Marshall and more!
Black History, History and Social Studies & STEM
Best for kindergarten through 5th grade
Black History Heroes, Soldiers & Spies
Thursday, February 8th, 2024 at 11:15a
History is filled with Black American heroes and in this production audiences learn the stories of some of the most amazing figures like Colonel Charles Young of the Buffalo Soldiers, the Tuskegee Airmen as they take flight to help achieve victory in World War II, and Mary Elizabeth Bowser, whose work as a spy helped the Union during the Civil War. An exciting and interactive production that is sure to intrigue young and old alike!
Black History, History, Social Studies
Best for 2nd through 5th grade
Struggle for Freedom: The Life of Dr. King
Friday, February 9th, 2024 at 9:30a
One of Black History’s most influential Civil Rights Leaders, the life and story of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. is one of both triumph and tragedy. Learn how Dr. King came to be such a prominent leader in this dramatic show. Follow Dr. King’s life from his time as a young boy in Georgia, to becoming a preacher in Alabama, to becoming an important figure on the international stage. A powerful and impactful story, audiences will come to recognize that the Civil Rights won during Dr. King’s time came with a heavy price, and consider what role they will continue to play in the struggle for equality.
Black History, History, Social Studies
Best for 3rd through 5th grade
Spring Options
We Can Do It!
Thursday, April 11th, 2024 at 9:30a
Friday, April 12th, 2024 at 11:15a
Celebrate the 100th anniversary of the signing of the 19th Amendment with our show We Can Do It: American Women In History. This is the perfect show to inform and inspire audiences – girls and boys alike! An incredible adventure featuring some of the world’s most remarkable female pioneers, your audience will discover incredible and groundbreaking women like Amelia Earhart, Sacajawea, Susan B. Anthony and more! Honor American women with us!
History and Social Studies
Best for kindergarten through 5th grade
UpCycled Cinderella
Thursday, April 11th, 2024 at 11:15a
Friday, April 12th, 2024 at 9:30a
When the scheduled performers fail to arrive for the day’s performance, the facility janitors, “Dustmop” and “Binny,” decide to take over in this hilarious take on the classic fairy tale, Cinderella! One of our most popular shows of all time, Upcycled Cinderella shows that, with a little creativity and ingenuity, you can make the most of any situation. A great show for younger audiences, or for anyone who is young at heart!
Literature, Literacy and STEM
Best for kindergarten through 5th grade
Ready to Book a Field Trip or Have a Question?
If you are ready to book or just want more info simply fill out the form below, and a member of our staff will contact you within two (2) business days. If you do not hear from us in 2 business days please call- 770.445.5180.