For Schools

Bay Area Children's Theatre offers a comprehensive series of programs for students and educators. Whether it's attending one of our Mainstage productions as part of a school field trip or inviting one of our professional Teaching Artists into your classroom for curriculum-based enrichment programs, let us show you how the theatre arts can enrich the total education environment.

Here is an overview of our offerings.

Visit the Theatre

Bay Area Children's Theatre proudly offers field-trip Student Matinee performances of our Mainstage Series shows during the school day. A wide range of productions offered for classes Pre-K through 6th grade! Learn More

Create Theatre in the Classroom

Engage your students in the creation of their own mini musical! Learn More

Integrate Theatre Into Curricula

Enhance your curriculum with the help of theatre arts! Bay Area Children's Theatre can support the learning in your classroom through theatre workshops with cross-curricular content. Learn More

After-School Enrichment

Sing, Dance, Act! Have fun after school with show tunes from Broadway’s most popular musicals. Learn More

Professional Development

Build classroom community and learn to bring every subject life with BACT’s professional development series. Learn More

Disney Musicals in Schools

Disney Musicals in Schools is an outreach initiative of Bay Area Children’s Theatre that develops sustainable musical theatre programs in Oakland and Richmond public elementary schools. Learn More

School Tours

BACT partners with local agencies and school districts to create custom thematic shows with professional actors for student assemblies. Our current show is Rock the Block: A Walk and Roll Musical and promotes safe walking and biking to and from school. Learn More