Student
Seats
TOPDOG/UNDERDOG STUDENT SEATS, is a program that provides fully funded tickets to public school student groups, allowing them to see a world-class Broadway production of one of contemporary theater’s greatest plays.
With a generous lead grant from the Ford Foundation and additional support from the NYC Mayor’s Office of Media and Entertainment, and in partnership with The Broadway Advocacy Coalition, the TOPDOG/UNDERDOG STUDENT SEATS initiative will provide 3,000 tickets throughout the 16-week limited engagement at the Golden Theatre free of charge to students.
“Experiencing theater is a crucial and enriching component to any education and we are thrilled to patner with Topdog/Underdog to bring New York City students to this extraordinary Broadway production,” said Peter Avery, Director of Theater for the New York City Department of Education. “Suzan-Lori Parks’ Pulitzer Prize-winning work is a powerful introductory piece for our public-school teens to a lifelong engagement with creative expression and the performing arts.”
“We are proud to join the Department of Education to support the Topdog/Underdog Student Seats program, which aims to introduce Suzan-Lori Parks’ Pulitzer Prize-winning play to NYC public high school students while expanding their perspectives and theater experiences,” said the Commissioner of NYC Mayor’s Office of Media and Entertainment, Anne del Castillo. “The program is designed to ignite meaningful conversation through talkbacks and classroom discussions.”
TOPDOG/UNDERDOG STUDENT SEATS will reach student groups from public high schools across the five boroughs, many of whom have been traditionally underrepresented in Broadway audiences. For some of these young people, TOPDOG/UNDERDOG will be their first Broadway show. The initiative will also welcome student groups from NYC community colleges and not-for-profit educational opportunity programs.
Some of the student groups will be able to engage with the show via talkbacks with members of the production.
The TOPDOG/UNDERDOG program is designed to welcome school groups. Educators interested receiving in more information or applying for tickets should contact:
TopdogUnderdogStudentTickets@gmail.com