K-12 Programs

A: To reserve tickets for a Northrop Student Matinee, fill out the reservation form on the webpage of the event you’d like to attend.

A: Yes, you may increase or decrease your ticket number as much as you need to prior to the reservation deadline as long as there is the seating capacity to do so.

If the reservation deadline has passed and you need to increase your ticket number, please contact matinees@umn.edu for assistance on a case-by-case basis, depending on how many seats are still available. If your ticket number has decreased, we only need to know if your numbers have decreased by 20 tickets or more.

Please make sure your student ticket numbers are in compliance with the University of Minnesota Safety of Minors adult-to-youth ratio:

• 1:8 for 3rd grade and younger
• 1:10 for 4th-8th grades
• 1:12 for 9th-12th grades

A: Any school-authorized adult who is accompanying your school on the day of the performance is considered a chaperone (teachers, administrators, parents, other school staff, etc.).

Please make sure your chaperone numbers are in compliance with the University of Minnesota Safety of Minors adult-to-youth ratio:

• 1:8 for 3rd grade and younger
• 1:10 for 4th-8th grades
• 1:12 for 9th-12th grades
   

A: No. Student Matinees that occur during the standard school day are for schools and homeschools only. Northrop invites senior living facilities who provide memory care services to participate in some student matinees, but these programs are not open to the general public.

A: Schools are seated as they arrive by our Front of House staff. Schools who need access to Northrop’s Accessibility Services, and who notify Northrop in advance about their access needs, will be prioritized in the seating process. 

A: Visit Northrop’s Accessibility Services page to learn more.

A: Visit Northrop’s Parking & Directions page to learn more.

A: Bus drivers should follow directions from University of Minnesota Police Department (UMPD) officers, who will direct your bus to one of three approved bus parking zones.

These zones are within one block of Northrop, and your school can unload in these zones. Please refer to the Busing, Arrival and Departure document that will be shared with you about four weeks prior to your visit, which includes a map showing the bus zones and walkways to Northrop.

Note: Northrop cannot assign specific bus zones.

A: Bus drivers should follow directions from UMPD officers, who will direct your bus to one of three approved bus parking zones. These zones are within one block of Northrop and your school can unload in these Zones. Your bus can stay parked there for the duration of the performance and your group can return for pick up in the same spot. We prefer that buses stay parked in a bus zone during the performance if possible, so that schools know exactly where to go after the show.

Please refer to the Busing, Arrival and Departure document that will be shared with you about four weeks prior to your visit, which includes a map showing the bus zones and walkways to Northrop.

Note: Northrop cannot assign specific bus zones.

A: Front of House staff will sequentially dismiss groups in sections. Your group should return to the same bus parking zone where you were dropped off, unless you have an Access Bus Pass for accessibility needs. See the below question for more info.