The Hylton Performing Arts Center’s Education Initiative offers learners of all ages free opportunities to experience and engage in the arts. Through in-person and virtual programming such as field trips, backstage tours, lecture-demonstrations, and masterclasses led by professional artists, every community member can experience the arts in meaningful ways.
Education Events
Behind the Scenes Learning
Backstage Tours
The Hylton Center offers students and teachers a behind the scenes look at the inner workings of backstage: lights, audio, sets, and more. We also offer sensory-friendly, experiential, hands-on community-based instruction tours that reveal how a theater runs and what a student’s experience as a patron would look like.
Career Days
Hylton Center staff members are available to introduce and discuss careers in the performing and visual arts at your school’s career day. Contact Hylton@gmu.edu for more information.
Accessibility
The Hylton Performing Arts Center can provide a variety of accessible services for your students so that they all may have a full and enjoyable experience. Learn more about accessibility at the Hylton. Contact hylton@gmu.edu with requests and questions.
Ticket Discounts
Special Prices for Students
Encourage your students to explore the arts with a special discount for groups of 10 or more students through Grade 12. The Hylton Center offers $15 student group tickets to select Hylton Presents performances. For more information or to reserve seats, submit a Group Interest Form or contact the Ticket Office at 703-993-7759.
Half-price tickets are available for children and students through Grade 12 for all Hylton Presents performances. Learn more.
Always a hit with children and families and always affordably priced, tickets for this popular series start at $15.
Hylton Center Arts Partners
Many of the Hylton Center’s Arts Partners also offer free or discounted student tickets to their events.
About the Education Initiative
The Hylton Center Education Initiative offers programs free of cost to all participants thanks to the contributions and grants from our generous donors.
For more information on how to make a gift in support of the Education Initiative, contact Dylan Lambert, Assistant Director of Development or call 703-993-7061.
The Hylton Center would like to thank the individuals, corporations, foundations, and organizations who support the Education Initiative, including:
