California Theatre Center presents 13-15 plays each year for young audiences in its Young Audience Series, both weekday mornings for school field trips and weekends for family audiences, in Sunnyvale and at other Santa Clara Valley theatres. 

CTC also tours 7-8 of its plays each year for young audiences for school field trips across California, Nevada, Oregon and Washington.

The Young Audience performances are about an hour long. Titles include classic fairy tales, adaptations of children’s literature and original productions, both musicals and non-musicals.

CTC’s Summer Rep consists of 3-4 full-length plays during June and July for general audiences in Sunnyvale. Performances are evenings and Saturday and Sunday matinees. Plays for Summer Rep are chosen from both old and contemporary classics.

School Series performances for young audiences are on weekday mornings at 9:30 am and 11:00 am from October through May, for school field trips and homeschool groups. The performances are mostly at the Sunnyvale Community Center Theatre, as well as at other theatres in the Santa Clara Valley.

Family Series performances for young audiences are on Saturday mornings and some evenings from October through May. The performances are mostly at the Sunnyvale Community Center Theatre, as well as at other theatres in the Santa Clara Valley.

TEACHER INFORMATION

CTC’s Teacher Information page includes information on preparing students to attend a CTC production, study guides for our touring shows, frequently asked questions about school field trips and maps to venues in the Santa Clara Valley.