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Educator Appreciation Party 🎉
Join us at the Mahaffey Theater on May 27th from 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM as we celebrate you!
Enjoy a fun evening of:
🍷 Complimentary beer & wine
🍽️ Light bites
🎶 Music
🎁 Chances to win prizes for your classroom
Let us show our appreciation for everything you do—because you deserve it!
Live Performances
Bring your class to the Duke Energy Center for the Arts Mahaffey Theater for an educational experience they will never forget. Our Live Performances program offers free field trips for school aged children to see live productions that are based on their curriculum. Give your students the chance to learn in a fun and exciting way with our unforgettable live performances.
Each performance paired with a teacher curriculum guide!
BAM! Festivals
We believe every student deserves access to a world of books, art, and music. Our free educational field trips at Mahaffey Theater plaza offer students a chance to engage in interactive activities such as art, acting, and drum circles. With presentations and lunch provided, BAM! Festivals is perfect for school trips. Join us and give your students an unforgettable 3-hour experience that will last a lifetime.
Each student leaves with a book!
School Outreach
Our School Outreach program is designed to bring the arts to your school and provide students with the opportunity to explore their creativity. With workshops in theater and improvisation, our program is tailored to engage students and enhance their learning experience. We also offer an artist-in-residency program, where local professionals provide hands-on workshops in your school. Enroll your school today and let our program inspire your students' imaginations.
Thank You
to Our 31st Full Season Sponsor!!!
The Little Mermaid JR. Summer Camp 2024
Summer Camp Announcing January 2025
Waverly W
12 - Camp Participant
“Being a part of this amazing production is definitely one of the best things I've ever done with theater, everyone gets their time to shine no matter what role they get, and I've had the best time ever with this extremely talented cast and amazing directors. I'm so grateful that the Bill Edwards Foundation for the Arts gave us an awesome place to practice and put on an incredible show."
Pamela A. R
Sandy Lane Elementary Conservatory for the Arts
"Our conservatory has benefited greatly from the ability to connect our students and teachers to the theatrical offerings that are at Mahaffey through the Class Acts Program! We are an Arts conservatory that does arts integration. The performances often line up with books that were read recently in our curriculum, benchmarks and standards in Math, ELA (English Language Arts) or Science that we covered or are about to cover and students can practice audience etiquette and get exposed to actors, actresses, musicians, singers, visual artists and scientist!"
Charlotte T
Woodlawn Academy
"I can not say enough about the positive enrichment that our students have enjoyed because of this program. We hope to be able to continue this partnership in the education of this diverse population of students. We look forward to the fun and excitement blended with learning that was provided by the Class Acts program for many years to come."
Entertain | Engage | Educate