SchoolTime

Cincinnati Arts Association is proud to present SchoolTime performances throughout the year! Bring your students to the Aronoff Center to discover the magic of live, professional theatre.  Since 1996, the SchoolTime series has welcomed nearly 500,000 youth, teachers, and chaperones. 

Ticket and transportation subsidies are available, and requests can be made on your SchoolTime Order Form.

2024/25 SchoolTime Season

Quetzali and the Comic Book Queen vs. The Alebrije of Darkness: Live in the School Cafeteria

Lali Marquez is just a normal teenager – until a mysterious Quetzal feather sprouts from her arm, cueing the start of her epic superhero journey. Teamed up with her comic-loving BFF Nicki, they’re on a mission to uncover ancient Aztec secrets and take down the baddies invading their school.

 

  • Wednesday, February 26, 2025
  • 10:00 AM & NOON
  • Recommended Grades: 3-12
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Step Afrika!

Founded in 1994 by C. Brian Williams, Step Afrika! is the first professional company dedicated to the tradition of stepping. Step Afrika! promotes stepping as an educational tool for young people, focusing on teamwork, academic achievement, and cross-cultural understanding.

 

  • Tuesday, March 11, 2025
  • 11:00 AM
  • Recommended Grades: K-12
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Magic School Bus Lost in the Solar System

When the class gets lost on the way to the planetarium, Ms. Frizzle saves the day by blasting into outer space for an epic interplanetary field trip!  But when rivalries threaten to tear the students apart, our young heroes must learn to pull together or risk getting forever lost in the solar system.

 

  • Tuesday, March 25, 2025
  • 9:45 AM & NOON
  • Recommended Grades: K-5
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Starr Chief Eagle

Starr Chief Eagle provides an interactive and educational dive into Lakota Culture that will explore the language, art, and knowledge of the Lakota people.  Her performance features the rare tradition of Hoop Dancing in which she uses 22 hoops to create several designs, shapes, and creatures to tell a story. 

 

  • Wednesday, March 26, 2025
  • 10:00 AM & NOON
  • Recommended Grades: K-8
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DOT DOT DOT: A New Musical

DOT DOT DOT: A New Musical is an exciting new musical based on the Creatrilogy trio of award-winning picture books by bestselling author Peter H. Reynolds- The Dot, Ish and Sky Color. The musical celebrates the power of originality, self-expression, and opening our eyes to look beyond the expected.

 

  • Wednesday, April 2, 2025
  • 9:45 AM & NOON
  • Recommended Grades: 1-4
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123 Andrés: Around the Americas

123 Andrés’s catchy songs and lively performances get the whole audience dancing, singing, and learning! In Around the Americas, travel with song and dance through a lesson in geography that incorporates an introduction to a variety of musical instruments as well as Latin language, culture, and music.

 

  • Wednesday, April 23, 2025
  • 10:00 AM & NOON
  • Recommended Grades: PreK-5
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Goodnight Moon & The Runaway Bunny

Goodnight Moon is a celebration of familiar nighttime rituals, while The Runaway Bunny’s pretend tale of leaving home evokes reassuring responses from his loving mum. Both feature endearing rabbit characters, and the soothing rhythms of bunny banter and dream-like imagery never fail to infuse young readers with a reassuring sense of security.

 

  • Thursday, April 24, 2025
  • 10:00 AM & NOON
  • Recommended Grades: PreK-3
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(Sensory-Friendly) Goodnight Moon & Runaway Bunny

  • Friday, April 25, 2025
  • School Performance: 10:00 AM
  • Family & Homeschool Performance: NOON

Cincinnati Arts Association is pleased to present this special sensory-friendly SchoolTime performance for guests on the autism spectrum, as well as those with sensory challenges or developmental disabilities. 

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THANK YOU TO OUR GENEROUS EDUCATION SPONSORS
 

The Cincinnati Arts Association and its Education and Community Programs

are supported [in part] by the Ohio Arts Council, which receives support from the State of Ohio, and the National Endowment for the Arts.

 

Ameritas

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Charles H. Dater Foundation

The Cincinnati Herald

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Greater Cincinnati Foundation

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H.B, E.W., and F.R. Luther Charitable Foundation, Fifth Third Bank, N.A., Trustee

Newport Aquarium

The Otto M. Budig Family Foundation

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Studio 900

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