Kirk & Lucy Borland
STUDENT SERIES
in memory of son Patrick Beighley
The Wortham Center’s popular Student Series features high quality, curriculum-related performances by professional, nationally touring companies in music, dance and theatre. The Student Series is open to school groups, homeschoolers, community groups and families with students from PreK to Grade 12, serving thousands of students each year — stretching minds, working imaginations and deepening learning.
Tickets: $12 each / $11 for groups of 11 or more.
The Arts for All Kids initiative provides need-based scholarships to cover the cost of admission for students and schools. To apply, first fill out the Student Series Reservation Form. Then complete the Arts for All Kids Scholarship Application.
Reservations for small groups or individuals (10 people or less) may be made by calling the box office at 828-257-4530 x1.
Reservations for large groups (11 people or more) may be made by completing the Student Series Reservation Form. Please note that all group reservations require a deposit of $1 per ticket. Please contact the box office if you have any questions.
Please note that children under 2 years of age are not permitted at the Student Series.
2024/2025 Student Series
TheaterWorksUSA presents
CHARLOTTE’S WEB
September 24 & 25, 2024 • 10 AM & 12 PM
Grades K–5 • Show length: 60 min.
A creative spin on a classic tale — now with added bluegrass! Students will learn the true meaning of friendship in this treasured story of selfless love.
CIRQUE KALABANTÉ
October 4, 2024 • 10 AM
Grades 1–7 • Show length: 60 min.
This is a circus experience like no other, inspired by the sights and sounds of Guinea. Your class will be amazed as acrobats expertly execute gravity defying moves to the exhilarating percussive rhythms of live Afro-Jazz and West African music.
Lightwire Theater presents
DINO-LIGHT
October 11, 2024 • 10 AM & 12 PM
Grades: 2–6 • Show length: 60 min.
Hugely popular in the 2023/2024 season, Lightwire Theater is back with another glow-in-the-dark adventure using a cutting-edge blend of puppetry, technology and dance.
RENNIE HARRIS PUREMOVEMENT
January 17, 2025 • 10 AM
Grades 5–12 • Show length: 60 min.
Introduce your students to the visionary work of one of the most respected hip-hop choreographers in the country, in a performance celebrating individuality, creativity and innovation.
YAMATO The Drummers of Japan
February 13, 2025 • 10 AM
Grades K–12 • Show length: 60 min.
Can ChatGPT do this? YAMATO’s troupe of traditional Japanese drummers presents an explosively percussive program, challenging the influence of AI on art and proving there’s no substitute for the fire of the human spirit.
The Acting Company presents
THE COMEDY OF ERRORS
February 28, 2025 • 10 a.m.
Grades 5–12 • Show length: 60 min.
Deepen your students’ understanding of Shakespeare in this hilarious, contemporary interpretation of one of the Bard’s earliest plays: a slapstick comedy about mistaken identities.
DOKTOR KABOOM!
Look out! Science is Coming!
March 6, 2025 • 10 AM & 12 PM
Grades 3–8 • Show length: 60 min.
It’s not magic; it’s pure interactive science. Described as part Mr. Wizard and part Mister Rogers, Doktor Kaboom will keep your class riveted with interest and rolling with laughter — all in the name of education!
TheaterWorksUSA presents
THE MAGIC SCHOOL BUS
March 18, 2025 • 10 AM & 12 PM
Grades K–5 • Show length: 60 min.
Take your class on an interplanetary field trip, guided by Ms. Frizzle, in this latest live-action installment of the classic book and TV series.
KORESH DANCE COMPANY
March 21, 2025 • 10 AM
Grades 6–12 • Show length: 60 min.
Inspire your future generation of creative thinkers with a show unlike anything they’ve seen before: a truly unique, intra-active theatrical dance work where reality and fiction intertwine.
TheaterWorksUSA presents
DON’T LET THE PIGEON DRIVE THE BUS! THE MUSICAL!
April 3 • 10 AM & 12 PM
Grades PreK–2 • Show length: 60 min.
Featuring an innovative mix of songs and feathers, this musical is sure to get everyone’s wings flapping.
STEWART/OWEN DANCE
April 10, 2025 • 11 AM
Grades 7–12 • Show length: 60 min.
Introduce kids and teens to their local performing arts scene with an exciting collection of all-new contemporary choreography from Wortham’s dance company in residence.
THE MAGIC OF JEKI YOO
April 24, 2025 • 10 AM
Grades 1–12 • Show length: 60 min.
Students of all ages will be amazed by the originality and engaging showmanship of this America’s Got Talent superstar, who wows audiences around the globe with close-up and quick-change magic.
GASPARD&DANCERS
May 2, 2025 • 10 a.m.
Grades 6–12 • Show length: 60 min.
How far can your imagination take you? This renowned dance company, known for its works of haunting beauty and emotional force, dares to find out — and to inspire your students to wonder the same.
Student Series Sponsors
Kirk & Lucy Borland
Huisking Foundation
Robert & Mercedes Eichholz Foundation
This project is supported by ArtsAVL, Buncombe County Government, and the North Carolina Arts Council, a division of the Department of Natural and Cultural Resources.
The performance by Gaspard&Dancers is funded in part by a grant from South Arts in partnership with the National Endowment for the Arts and the North Carolina Arts Council.
