Student Groups
With the arts being removed from the academic curriculum, what better way for students to receive an appreciation for live theatre than a school trip to the Dutch Apple? We offer performances for all ages from kindergarten to college students. Your youth group will receive the same great quality education, no matter what their age!
The ticket price includes a Broadway-style show, our bountiful buffet and dessert bar, gratuity, and, upon request, a question and answer session. After-show arrangements must be made one month prior to the performance date with our group sales manager, Michelle Lease (MLease@DutchApple.com).
Mainstage Performances
| 2025 | 2026 | |
|---|---|---|
| Students ages 13–18 | $34 | $36 |
| Children ages 3–12 | $29 | $31 |
Prices are for buffet meal, show, tax, and gratuity. Chaperones and other adults are the regular group rate. Please allow 4½ hours for your visit which includes meal and show.
Children’s Theatre Performances
Our Children’s Theatre offers performances three times each year featuring classic stories, traditional fairy tales, and contemporary musicals that are shorter in length. Some past productions include Frozen Jr., Shrek Jr., Pinocchio, Charlotte’s Web, The Rainbow Fish, Grace for President, Alice in Wonderland, and so many more favorites! For the current show schedule, visit the show page.
| 2025 | 2026 | |
|---|---|---|
| Groups of 16 or more | $21 | $23 |
| School Groups | $20 | $22 |
This program features unique opportunities for the students, including:
- A buffet brunch of favorite foods such as scrambled eggs, French toast sticks, macaroni and cheese, chicken fingers, and more!
- Question and answer sessions follow each performance and last about 15 minutes..
- The rate for these productions are oriented more toward the economics of an elementary school function.
Home School Association Members are considered school groups and will receive the school rate with a party of 16 or more.
Please remember that infant carriers cannot be placed on the floor and strollers are not permitted in the theatre. Booster seats are available on a limited basis. We recommend that home school groups pre-assign seating to assist in seating families together.
Student Group Guidelines
- Arrive at the theatre on time and have pre-assigned seating for each person. Seating charts are sent after final payment is received.
- Seating at Dutch Apple is at dinner tables. Therefore, a chaperone is suggested for EVERY OTHER table. As a chaperone, it will be your responsibility to supervise the activity of the students at the tables that you are assigned to chaperone. The group will not be seated without chaperones present at the student tables.
- Last minute cancellations due to illness are understandable for student groups. Gift certificates will be given for students who do not attend the field trip since they will not be available to repeat the field trip again. The theatre must be notified BEFORE 10:00am the morning of the performance date to receive the gift certificate. The gift certificate(s) will be sent two weeks after the performance.
- Cellphones, beeping watches, handheld gaming devices, and other gadgets that may make noise during the show should be left on the bus along with backpacks. You should not hum, sing along, or beat time to the music unless asked to join by the cast. Likewise, please unwrap all candies and cough drops before the show begins or during intermission. Candy wrappers make more noise than you think during a quiet moment on stage!
- The proper time to leave a performance is when the curtain is closed and the performers have taken their bows. If you must leave during the show, please wait until the scene change and go to the closest aisle. This will help to not disturb the other audience members.
Thank you for sharing this with your student groups! We look forward to entertaining you at Dutch Apple Dinner Theatre!