AUGUST 23, 2026
Dear Area Educators,
(Administrators: Please, share with your staff!)
Welcome back to a new school year! We hope you had a restful and wonderful summer. We would like to thank you for your support of KVTA’s Young Peoples Theatre (YPT) productions in the past. KVTA is again offering school show performances for our YPT productions this season. This fall, our youth will be performing Diary of a Wimpy Kid at Lincoln Cultural Center 240 Warren Ave in Kankakee with school show performances on Thursday, November 19, and Friday, November 20, 2026, at 9:30 am and 12:30 pm. In the spring, our youth will be performing Newsies JR at Lincoln Cultural Center 240 Warren Ave in Kankakee with school show performances on Thursday, March 18, and Friday, March 19, 2027, at 9:30 am and 12:30 pm.
We will begin accepting reservations for Diary of a Wimpy Kid on Wednesday, September 9, at 4 pm. NO RESERVATIONS WILL BE ACCEPTED PRIOR TO THIS DATE AND TIME. Rather than having schools fill out and mail or email documents, we will be providing online sign-up forms for each of the show performances. A link to the form for Diary of a Wimpy Kid can be found below, however, it will become live until 4 pm on Wednesday, September 9. More information and a reservation from for the spring production of Newies JR will be made available on or around Monday, November 16, 2026.
HOME SCHOOL PROCEDURES:
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No children under the age of three will be admitted.
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Only one adult for every 5 students is allowed.
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Any other adults attending will need to pay the full ticket price of $15.
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For a group reservation: One person should be the contact/group leader and must attend the performance. If you cannot attend please appoint another group leader. The contact person/group leader must make the reservation, collect all the money and meet the group outside the theatre. Everyone in the group reservation must wait outside the theatre until ALL participants have arrived. You will only be seated as a group. Payment must be in the form of one check for group.
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Home school families that make their own reservation will be seated upon arrival.
Information to have ready for your registration: School Name, Contact Person Name, Contact Phone Number, Contact Email Address, Grade Level(s) Attending, Special Accommodations Needed, Which Show Date/Time you are Wanting to Attend, Total Number of Tickets Needed (Students, Teachers & Chaperones - Everyone must have a ticket!), and Total Amount Due (# of tickets x $5.00/ticket). All tickets are non-refundable.
Link to Diary of a Wimpy Kid Registration Form - AVAILABLE SEPTEMBER 9 @ 4 PM
Link to Newsies JR Registration Form - AVAILABLE FALL 2026
Payments for Diary of a Wimpy Kid must be paid in full no later than October 8, 2026. No reservation will be 100% secured until full payment has been received.
Note: You will need to complete a separate form for EACH PERFORMANCE your school wishes to attend. For example, if you are wanting to attend 2 performances of MY SON PINOCCHIO JR you will have to submit 2 separate forms, one for each performance.
Due to the large number of ticket requests we receive, please allow 5 business days to receive your ticket acceptance response and confirmation letter. IF YOU DO NOT RECEIVE AN EMAIL RESPONSE WITHIN 5 BUSINESS DAYS, PLEASE CONTACT US AT schools@kvta.org. Our shows generally sell out, so tickets are offered on a first come, first serve basis. All tickets are non-refundable.
Thank you again for your continued support of our shows. Please let us know if you have any questions. We look forward to seeing you and your students this season!
Sincerely,
Kimberly Hall and Paula Sutter
KVTA School Reservations Committee Directors