School Performances / Field Trips (Children's Theatre)

School Performances / FIELD TRIPS

Ignite Your Students' Imagination with the CM Performing Arts Center!

Bring learning to life with the magic of live theatre! The CM Performing Arts Center invites you to experience our exciting Arts in Education Day Rep performances throughout the school year, designed to captivate students and connect classroom lessons to the stage.

Whether you bring your students to our theater for an unforgettable field trip or have us bring the show right to your school for an Assembly Performance, the CM Performing Arts Center guarantees an educational adventure that blends storytelling with essential learning.

Each of our productions aligns with New York State Learning Standards and is BOCES-approved, making it easy for you to secure funding and enrich your curriculum. Explore timeless tales, dynamic characters, and powerful themes that leap off the page and onto the stage, sparking creativity, critical thinking, and a love of learning in your students.

Listed in your BOCES catalog under “CM Performing Arts”. One Complimentary Chaperone Ticket is included with every 10 Tickets purchased. Fill out the Inquiry Form below to book your next educational experience today!

*PLEASE NOTE: Group Rates are available for ALL of our public scheduled performance dates of any show at CM in addition to the day time specific performances. If you are looking to book a group at one of our regular scheduled performances, contact our Group Sales Manager at BrianMiceli@cmpac.com or call 631-218-2810 x 1030

AVAILABLE TITLES FOR THE '25/'26 ACADEMIC YEAR

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Schedule: March/April (See Below for Booking Inquiries)

Grades: PreK, K, 1, 2,

Duration: 75 minutes (Including Intermission)

Themes: Wonder, Adventure, Problem Solving, Communication, Perseverance

About The Show:

Based on the beloved Caldecott Honor-winning picture book, Knuffle Bunny: A Cautionary Musical is filled with adventure, song and dancing laundry and an instant children’s classic! Six-time Emmy Award winner, Mo Willems, teams up with Grammy Award-winning composer, Michael Silversher, to create this heart-warming and hilarious musical.

Availability: April/May (See Below for Booking Inquiries)

Grades: Pre-K, K, 1, 2, 3

Duration: 75 minutes (Including Intermission)

Themes: Family, Imagination, Adventure, Curiosity

About The Show:

Whatever you do, don’t let the Pigeon star in his own musical production! With a script written by Mo Willems, the creator of the #1 New York Times best-selling, Caldecott Honor award-winning “Pigeon” picture books, and featuring music by Deborah Wicks La Puma (Elephant & Piggie’s We Are in a Play!), Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus! The Musical! is even more fun than staying up late and having a hot dog party!

It’s not easy being the Pigeon-you never get to do ANYTHING! But when the Bus Driver has a crisis that threatens to make her passengers (gasp!) late, maybe that wily bird CAN do something.

Featuring an innovative mix of songs, and feathers, Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus! The Musical! is sure to get everyone’s wings flapping.

AVAILABLE TITLES FOR SUMMER CAMP 2026 BOOKINGS

Schedule: July/August (See Below for Booking Inquiries)

Grades: Pre-K, K, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5

Duration: 75 minutes (Including Intermission)

Themes: Friendship, Loyalty, Teamwork, Self-Discovery

About The Show:

Sail off on a fantastic musical excursion when a band of comical pirates lands at North Beach looking for an expert digger to join their crew. Braid Beard and his mates enlist young Jeremy Jacob as they look for the perfect spot to bury their treasure. Jeremy finds that adventuring can be lots of fun, but also learns that love and home are treasures you can’t find on any map! The whole family will love this delightful and swashbuckling musical adventure.

Schedule: August/September (See Below for Booking Inquiries)

Grades: Pre-K, K, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5

Duration: 75 minutes (Including Intermission)

Themes: Friendship, Loyalty, Teamwork, Self-Discovery

About The Show:

Finding Nemo follows Marlin, an anxious and over-protective clownfish who lives in the Great Barrier Reef with his kid Nemo. When Nemo is captured and taken to Sydney, Marlin faces his fears and sets off on an epic odyssey across the ocean. With the help of lovable characters such as optimistic Dory, laid-back sea turtle Crush, and the supportive Tank Gang, Marlin and Nemo both overcome challenges on their journey to find each other and themselves.

AVAILABLE TITLES FOR THE '26/'27 ACADEMIC YEAR

Schedule: October/November (See Below for Booking Inquiries)

Grades: Pre-K, K, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5

Duration: 85 minutes (Including Intermission)

Themes: Friendship, Loyalty, Teamwork, Self-Discovery

About The Show:

Spookley The Square Pumpkin: The Musical tells the story of a square pumpkin living in a round pumpkin patch on Holiday Hill Farm. Shunned by the other pumpkins, Spookley is befriended by Edgar, Allan and Poe, three hilarious spiders who convince him that, square or not, he has a right to be the Pick of the Patch. Encouraged by kindly Jack Scarecrow, Spookley tries his best, but he isn’t sure he has what it takes until a mighty storm threatens Holiday Hill Farm. Spookley realizes it is up to him and his square shape to save the day. As a result, all the pumpkins in the patch learn that the things that make you different make you special.

Schedule: November/December (See Below for Booking Inquiries)

Grades: Pre-K, K, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5

Duration: 85 minutes (Including Intermission)

Themes: Friendship, Loyalty, Teamwork, Self-Discovery

About The Show:

Who can imagine Santa in any color other than red? You’ll see for yourself when Santa decides to expand his wardrobe. As he tries out a parade of suits that span the spectrum of the rainbow, it’s up to Mrs. Claus, a cast of revelers, and the audience to remind Santa that some things are best just the way they are.

Bright and colorful, full of mischief and fun, Sing-A-Long Santa makes the audience part of the show as they follow the bouncing ball on this humorous Holiday adventure.

Schedule: January (See Below for Booking Inquiries)

Grades: Pre-K, K, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5

Duration: 85 minutes (Including Intermission)

Themes: Friendship, Loyalty, Teamwork, Self-Discovery

About The Show:

From Stiles and Drewe, the award-winning musical team behind Honk! and Broadway’s Mary Poppins, comes The Three Little Pigs, a “very curly musical tail” that is perfect for the whole family! This new version of the classic story is full of catchy songs, clever rhymes and silly charm, but also has some very smart things to say about home and family.

When the pigpen starts to look like a real sty, Mama says it’s time to leave and build something new. Help Cha, Siu and Bao watch for wolves while they use hay, sticks and bricks to make it in a big, bad world.