Beyond the Classroom: Field Trips for Students
Go Beyond the Classroom to connect school curriculum and engage students in learning through the arts!
2026/27 Beyond the Classroom Student Field Trips
Four exciting performances to choose from this season.
To reserve your tickets, fill out this form online. Individual tickets and tickets for homeschool groups also available. TICKET PRICES: $12/ticket for all performances, Groups of less than 10 are $15/ticket. One free chaperone ticket for every 10 paid students. Please review our FAQ’s, policies and procedures before placing your order. Please note that all performances, dates, times, and artists are subject to change.
A limited number of scholarship tickets are available for schools with over 50% free and reduced price lunch. For questions or more information contact our Education Manager at 262-373-5023 or email education@wilson-center.com. To join the mail list to be the first to know about each season, please click here.
Cat Kid Comic Club, The Musical
October 16, 2026 10:00am & Noon
TheaterWorks USA
Cat Kid and Molly Pollywog have started an epic club to teach 21 rambunctious baby frogs how to make their own comics! Their fishy father Flippy is overjoyedthat his kids will learn to unleash their creativity, but when the frogs’ constant bickering and outrageous imaginations send their comics comically off the rails, Flippy flips out! Will the club survive? Will the frogs ever get along? And will creativity finally save the day? All will be answered in this madcap musical based on Dav Pilkey’s irreverently hilarious book series.
Approximate Run Time: 65 minutes
Recommended For: Grades 1–5
Curriculum Connections: Language Arts, Literature, Music, Creative Writing, Reading, Music
Themes: Teamwork, Friendship, Imagination, Writing, Creating
Joseph Kekuku and the Voice of the Steel GuitaR
October 29, 2026 10:00am & Noon
Honolulu Theater for Youth
By Moses Goods in collaboration with Kealakai Center for Pacific Strings
Join us for the chance to see the Honolulu Theater for Youth as they bring their show across the ocean to share the story of a Hawaiian native that changed the sound of music. In 1889, a student at Kamehameha Schools fabricated a steel bar in the school’s machine shop, slid it across the strings of his guitar and changed the sound and shape of the instrument forever. The grandson of a royal chanter, Joseph Kekuku played his steel guitar for royalty in Hawai‘i and across Europe, inspiring musicians around the world with the new “Hawaiian Sound”. With a thrilling live slide guitar soundtrack and projections, this production celebrates innovation, engineering, and the global exchange of ideas and sound.
Approximate Run Time: 60 minutes
Recommended For: Grades 4-8
Curriculum Connections: Social Studies, Music, History, Language Arts, Biography
Themes: Creativity, Discovery, Perseverance, Friendship
Ada Twist, Scientist & Friends
April 2, 2027 10:00am & Noon
TheaterWorks USA
Ms. Greer's classroom includes three inquisitive out-of-the-box thinkers. Rosie Revere has big dreams. Iggy Peck has a relentless passion for architecture. And Ada Twist's curiosity can lead her to solve any problem.
A fun musical based on the books Rosie Revere, Engineer; Iggy Peck, Architect; and Ada Twist Scientist by Andrea Beaty, which spotlights the STEM curriculum while incorporating the A for Arts in this performance that includes top notch vocals!
Approximate Running Time: 60 Minutes
Recommended Ages: Grades K–4
Curriculum Connections: Communication and Language Arts, Music, Science, Social Studies, Engineering, Reading
Themes: Resilience, Creative Problem Solving, Teamwork, Friendship
The Snowy Day and other stories
April 16, 2027 10:00am & Noon
Theater company: Childsplay
Join us for an adventure as beloved author Ezra Jack Keats’ treasured characters come to life in this humorous and engaging adaptation of the beloved stories Whistle for Willie, Goggles!, A Letter to Amy, and The Snowy Day—a classic since its publication in 1962 and winner of the Caldecott Medal. Follow Peter and his friends through winter, spring, summer, and fall as they romp and play—starting snowball fights, making snow angels, journeying through space and under the sea, and more—in this imaginative musical play. Using innovative shadow puppetry, The Snowy Day and Other Stories celebrates the magic and boundless possibilities of childhood alongside the challenges of growing up.
Run time: 60 minutes
Recommended Ages: Grades Pre-K–3
Curriculum Connections: Fine Arts, Language Arts, Literacy, Reading, Writing, Science, Music
Themes: Independence, Resilience, Adaptability, Exploration, Discovery, Friendship
Beyond the Classroom’s daytime performances for students pre-K through high school feature productions by outstanding national and local performing arts companies! Aligned with many Wisconsin DPI standards, these live performances will enrich and enhance your students educational experience.