Student Audience Matinees

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Give your class the gift of theater and join us at a Student Audience Matinee. CMT offers Special weekday morning performances for all 11 seasonal productions. Student and community groups throughout the Bay Area will be treated to a full length production including a Q & A session during intermission and a post-show meet and greet with the cast. Teachers receive a study guide to help prepare them and their students for each experience. 

Thanks to generous support by Applied Materials and the Shortino Foundation, student audience matinee tickets cost a minimal $15 each and fully subsidized tickets are available for Title 1 schools and community groups dedicated to underserved youth of San Jose. 

*Tickets will be sat on a first come basis. We will contact you if we are able to fulfill your request.  Please pay attention to the number of tickets available, please include chaperones in that number.

All Student Audience Matinees take place at the Montgomery Theater in Downtown San Jose. This season’s production of Diary of a Wimpy Kid offers multiple shows to choose from each day. All other performances begin promptly at 10am.

Suggested Run Times include Q&A with Cast and Meet and Greet after the show

Diary of a Wimpy Kid

ALL PERFORMANCES SOLD OUT

Nov. 6, 2025 @9:30am & 12pm

Nov. 7, 2025 @9:30am & 12pm

Fiddler on the Roof

Nov. 14, 2025 @ 10am

SOLD OUT Nov. 20, 2025 @ 10am

Nov. 21, 2025 @10am

Rating: 10+

Run time: 2.5 hours

Finding Neverland

SOLD OUT Dec. 5, 2025 @10am

 

Rating: 7+

Run time: 2.5 hours

The Drowsy Chaperone

Feb. 13, 2026 @10am

 

 

Rating: 10+

Run time: 2.5 hours

25th... Spelling Bee

Feb. 27, 2026 @10am

March 6, 2026 @10am

 

Rating: 10+

Run time: 2.5 hours

Dear Evan Hansen

April 10, 2026 @10am

 

 

Rating: 12+

Run time: 2.5 hours

Godspell

April 24, 2026 @10am

May 1, 2026 @10am

 

Rating: 7+

Run time: 2.5 hours

Chess

May 8, 2026 @10am

 

 

Rating: 12+

Run time: 2.5 hours

Pinocchio

June 25, 2026@10am

June 26, 2026 @ 10am

 

Rating: All Ages

Run time: 2 hours

Disney's Newsies

July 10, 2026 @10am

 

 

Rating: 7+

Run time: 2.5 hours

Legally Blonde

July 24, 2026 @10am

 

 

Rating: 10+

Run time: 2.5 hours

CMT Production Rating System

All AgesThis production contains no mature content that may be considered unsuitable for audience members of any age.
Ages 7+This production may contain mildly mature content and may not be suitable for our youngest audience members.
Ages 10+This production contains some mature content that may not be suitable for audience members younger than middle school age.
Ages 18+This production contains mature content that may not be suitable for audience members younger than 18.

Title 1 Ticket Request Form

If your school is Title 1, you are eligible for free tickets (on first come, first served basis) thanks to generous local funders. The Title 1 Request Form opens for one week in August and is currently closed.

Public ticket requests are available NOW.

Tickets will be allocated on first come, first served basis. Please be sure you request tickets only for performances that work for your school schedule.