2027 school-day performances
This year’s show is The Velveteen Rabbit: A Toy Story, with eight school-day performances: February 8, 9, 10 and 11, 2027, at 9:30 AM and 12:30 PM. The program is so popular with local classrooms that we’ve added two extra performances this year.
The show runs about 60 to 80 minutes, so the afternoon performance ends by about 2 PM.
Every performance usually sells out, so reserve early. Seats are given in the order reservations arrive, with priority to:
- Forest Grove School District (FGSD) elementary schools
- Other local public elementary schools
- Local private schools
- Home schools
This year’s show
The Velveteen Rabbit: A Toy Story
For more than a century, The Velveteen Rabbit has captured the imaginations of children and families with its message about love, friendship and what it means to become real.
A shy toy rabbit, given to a young boy for Christmas, longs to become real like the rabbits in the garden. With the wise Skin Horse and his friends in the nursery, he learns that becoming real has little to do with how you look and everything to do with being loved.
Performed by the young actors of our youth theatre program, it’s a story children and adults can enjoy together.
Prices
- $10 per person, students and adults
- $8 per student for FGSD schools
- $5 per student for FGSD Title I schools
Teachers and chaperones pay $10. We’re seeking grants and donations and may be able to lower prices further for schools in need; tell us on the reservation form.
How it works
Step 1
Reserve seats
Fill out the reservation form with an approximate headcount and your preferred performances. A reservation holds seats for you; it doesn’t commit you to attending.
Step 2
Confirm your headcount
Before winter break, we’ll tell you which performance you have and ask for your final headcount. We invoice that number in early January, and it can’t change after that, even if fewer students come.
Step 3
Pay by January 22, 2027
Pay by card or check. Reservations not paid by then may be cancelled.
Step 4
Arrive 30 minutes early
About a week before, we’ll send instructions for loading and unloading students. We can’t seat late arrivals.
Safety
Tickets for school-day performances are sold only to students, teachers, chaperones and our staff. Our volunteers have passed background checks, and we work with school districts to seat each class together. Private schools and home schools may be asked for proof that chaperones have had a background check in the past year.
On the day
Arrive by 9:00 AM for the 9:30 AM show, or by 12:00 PM for the 12:30 PM show.
Keep students on the bus (or other transportation) until one of our volunteers comes to get you. Several schools attend each performance, so we bring groups in one at a time, in single file, and show you to your seats.
Before you come, please remind students and chaperones:
- No running in the theatre.
- Come in and leave in an orderly line.
- Stay seated for the whole show, unless there’s an emergency.
- No talking during the show, but laughing is perfectly fine!
Our volunteers greet you, but they can’t supervise children; that’s the school’s job. A chaperone should go with any child who needs the restroom.
After the show, students leave as a group, in line, to board their bus.
The concession stand is closed during these performances. Restrooms: gender-neutral and wheelchair accessible on the main floor, women’s on the second floor, men’s on the lower level.
Resources
- Reservation form
- Day-of-show instructions (opens in a new tab) (PDF)
- Flyer for teachers (opens in a new tab) (PDF)
- Theatre in the Grove W-9 (opens in a new tab) (PDF)
- Letter for parents (coming soon)
- Printable show poster (coming soon)
Questions
Should we reserve once for the whole school, or once per classroom?
Once for the whole school, please, especially if you want all your classes to attend the same day.
Does a reservation guarantee our seats?
No. It helps us plan. We do our best to fit everyone in, but the program usually sells out.
Can private schools take part?
Yes. Public and private schools are both welcome.
Can home schools take part?
Possibly. The program is designed for large local classrooms, so public schools come first, then private schools. If there’s no room, you’re welcome at our public performances the weekends before and after.
Do teachers and chaperones pay?
Yes, $10 each.
Can we get a refund for a student who’s absent?
No. Schools pay a discounted rate, in one payment, for their final headcount, so we can’t refund individual students.
Do we have to pay in advance?
Yes. Full payment is due by January 22, 2027, or your reservation may be cancelled.
We look forward to filling our theatre with your students’ laughter!
Questions? Email education@titg.org.