School Field Trips - 2019/2020
These field trips are offered to students, teachers, homeschoolers and chaperones from any school in Contra Costa County.
Admission is $5 per person. Title 1 schools admission is $4 per person.
Reservations are preferred by completing the online form at http://www.elcampaniltheatre.com/field-trip-signup.html .
If bus transportation is necessary, obtain that next. It’s best to know if you have transportation before making the reservation.
ANTIOCH SCHOOLS – we will obtain your bus reservation through AUSD. Indicate your need for busing on the form.
Once we confirm your bus, you must still complete the District Field Trip Request. You will be billed by the district for your
transportation.
ALL SCHOOLS USING BUSES: Please inform your transportation department that buses will OFFLOAD at the corner of First and “I” Streets - Amtrak Station. Walk 2 blocks to the theatre. Pickup will be at the corner of Second & E Streets.
Plan to arrive 15 - 20 minutes before show time. This is important to minimize traffic congestion.
Final payment is expected on the day of the event unless otherwise arranged with the ticket office. We accept purchase orders.
ALL SHOWS ARE APPROXIMATELY 60 MINUTES IN LENGTH
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Admission is $5 per person. Title 1 schools admission is $4 per person.
Reservations are preferred by completing the online form at http://www.elcampaniltheatre.com/field-trip-signup.html .
If bus transportation is necessary, obtain that next. It’s best to know if you have transportation before making the reservation.
ANTIOCH SCHOOLS – we will obtain your bus reservation through AUSD. Indicate your need for busing on the form.
Once we confirm your bus, you must still complete the District Field Trip Request. You will be billed by the district for your
transportation.
ALL SCHOOLS USING BUSES: Please inform your transportation department that buses will OFFLOAD at the corner of First and “I” Streets - Amtrak Station. Walk 2 blocks to the theatre. Pickup will be at the corner of Second & E Streets.
Plan to arrive 15 - 20 minutes before show time. This is important to minimize traffic congestion.
Final payment is expected on the day of the event unless otherwise arranged with the ticket office. We accept purchase orders.
ALL SHOWS ARE APPROXIMATELY 60 MINUTES IN LENGTH
Ready To Sign Up? Click Here
DOWNLOAD A PRINTER FRIENDLY VERSION
The Best Haunted House Eveb
By PAT COOK
The students of Hoover High decide the creepy manor of ’Old Cut ’N’ Stitch’, actually biology professor Jarvis Stitch, who was rumored to have conducted many late-night experiments before mysteriously disappearing, is the perfect locale for a fundraiser.
But great minds think alike, and the same idea occurs to some students from Jenkins High School. For a while, it looks as if one group is just rattling chains to scare the other. But wait! There’s more hair-raising than fundraising in store for all when it becomes clear that a mysterious third party is doing the scaring! Clyde faints when he finds a human skeleton lounging on the couch. Frankie cannot understand how she is the only one to see a zombie.
When Professor Stitch himself turns up wielding a large knife, it’s everyone for themselves! Just when the students think they’ve had enough of an adrenaline rush for one night, the police arrive and then disappear! Just who is doing the spooking here? You’ll find the eerie answer in this haunted tale that’s hilarious fun any time of year!
Performed by the children of El Campanil Children's Theatre.
Performances: Thursday September 12, 2019 9:30 a.m. & 11:00 am
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By PAT COOK
The students of Hoover High decide the creepy manor of ’Old Cut ’N’ Stitch’, actually biology professor Jarvis Stitch, who was rumored to have conducted many late-night experiments before mysteriously disappearing, is the perfect locale for a fundraiser.
But great minds think alike, and the same idea occurs to some students from Jenkins High School. For a while, it looks as if one group is just rattling chains to scare the other. But wait! There’s more hair-raising than fundraising in store for all when it becomes clear that a mysterious third party is doing the scaring! Clyde faints when he finds a human skeleton lounging on the couch. Frankie cannot understand how she is the only one to see a zombie.
When Professor Stitch himself turns up wielding a large knife, it’s everyone for themselves! Just when the students think they’ve had enough of an adrenaline rush for one night, the police arrive and then disappear! Just who is doing the spooking here? You’ll find the eerie answer in this haunted tale that’s hilarious fun any time of year!
Performed by the children of El Campanil Children's Theatre.
Performances: Thursday September 12, 2019 9:30 a.m. & 11:00 am
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Let’s Go Science presents
Professor Smart's Fun with Physics Show
The wacky and talented Professor Smart makes for an educational, entertaining, exciting and experiential extravaganza. Professor Smart shrinks his head, has toilet paper flying, juggles and has peoples’ hair standing on end all while demonstrating principals of physics.
During the Let's Go Science Show students will learn science concepts through impressive and memorable demonstrations. They will learn about air pressure, figure out flight, see awesome optical illusions, be shocked by static electricity, see experiments with falling masses, grasp gyroscopic properties and get a handle on the scientific method.
Performances: Thursday October 17, 2019 9:30 a.m. & 11:00 am
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Professor Smart's Fun with Physics Show
The wacky and talented Professor Smart makes for an educational, entertaining, exciting and experiential extravaganza. Professor Smart shrinks his head, has toilet paper flying, juggles and has peoples’ hair standing on end all while demonstrating principals of physics.
During the Let's Go Science Show students will learn science concepts through impressive and memorable demonstrations. They will learn about air pressure, figure out flight, see awesome optical illusions, be shocked by static electricity, see experiments with falling masses, grasp gyroscopic properties and get a handle on the scientific method.
Performances: Thursday October 17, 2019 9:30 a.m. & 11:00 am
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North Pole's Got Talent
BY LAVINIA ROBERTS
It’s just days before Christmas at Santa’s Workshop, and there’s still lots of work to be done — like getting the elves and reindeer in the proper holiday spirit with song, dance, and big belly laughs! Elf hosts Holly Daze and Mistletoe Merryman welcome judges Mrs. Claus, the pun-loving Ruby the Red-Lipped Reindeer, and Old St. Nick himself to judge the talent show in this reality TV spoof. Contestants Jack Frost and Snow Queen get a chilly reception at first, but even they can’t take the warmth and good spirit out of this friendly competition! North Pole’s Got Talent! features a large, flexible cast with plenty of room for extra elves and additional talent acts. All get a chance to show off in this fast-paced, laugh-a-minute one-act where nobody has more than 25 lines, but everybody’s got some special Christmas talent to share!
Performed by the children of El Campanil Children's Theatre.
Performances: Thursday November 21, 2019 9:30 a.m. & 11:00 am
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BY LAVINIA ROBERTS
It’s just days before Christmas at Santa’s Workshop, and there’s still lots of work to be done — like getting the elves and reindeer in the proper holiday spirit with song, dance, and big belly laughs! Elf hosts Holly Daze and Mistletoe Merryman welcome judges Mrs. Claus, the pun-loving Ruby the Red-Lipped Reindeer, and Old St. Nick himself to judge the talent show in this reality TV spoof. Contestants Jack Frost and Snow Queen get a chilly reception at first, but even they can’t take the warmth and good spirit out of this friendly competition! North Pole’s Got Talent! features a large, flexible cast with plenty of room for extra elves and additional talent acts. All get a chance to show off in this fast-paced, laugh-a-minute one-act where nobody has more than 25 lines, but everybody’s got some special Christmas talent to share!
Performed by the children of El Campanil Children's Theatre.
Performances: Thursday November 21, 2019 9:30 a.m. & 11:00 am
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City Mouse and Country Mouse
BY BRIAN D. TAYLOR
When country mouse Sam calls out of the blue to invite his “cuz” for a family visit, urbanite Alex is skeptical. But duly determined to re-connect with her rural kin, Alex puts family first and takes a leap — well, a flight — and then an “Oober” to the “fifth house down on the road by the crick.” Her country visit goes quickly awry when Alex finds herself lost in another world... a world without WiFi or indoor plumbing! She skedaddles back to the security of city living, but then feels badly for cutting short her time with her country family. So Alex extends an invitation to Sam, who quickly learns what it feels like to be a square peg in a round hole. In a hysterical restaurant scene, Sam’s reaction to sushi embarrasses all of Sam’s urban friends and leaves the country bumpkin bumming. Turns out, compatibility can be hard to come by, and there’s no clear answer as to whose way of living is better when two worlds collide.
Performed by the children of El Campanil Children's Theatre.
Performances: Thursday February 13,2020 9:30 a.m. & 11:00 am
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BY BRIAN D. TAYLOR
When country mouse Sam calls out of the blue to invite his “cuz” for a family visit, urbanite Alex is skeptical. But duly determined to re-connect with her rural kin, Alex puts family first and takes a leap — well, a flight — and then an “Oober” to the “fifth house down on the road by the crick.” Her country visit goes quickly awry when Alex finds herself lost in another world... a world without WiFi or indoor plumbing! She skedaddles back to the security of city living, but then feels badly for cutting short her time with her country family. So Alex extends an invitation to Sam, who quickly learns what it feels like to be a square peg in a round hole. In a hysterical restaurant scene, Sam’s reaction to sushi embarrasses all of Sam’s urban friends and leaves the country bumpkin bumming. Turns out, compatibility can be hard to come by, and there’s no clear answer as to whose way of living is better when two worlds collide.
Performed by the children of El Campanil Children's Theatre.
Performances: Thursday February 13,2020 9:30 a.m. & 11:00 am
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The Rainbow Fish Musical
BY AUSTIN ZUMBRO
Everybody loves the international bestseller and award-winning book,The Rainbow Fish, with its wonderful message of friendship and belonging. This large-cast musical features a variety of charming school and sea-creature characters who admire the famous Rainbow Fish, the most beautiful fish in all the ocean. When Rainbow Fish refuses to share his (or her!) vibrant, shimmering scales (played by separate actors who become a chorus for solo songs), the whole ocean seems to turn against the vain creature. Unhappy that no one adores him anymore, the Rainbow Fish seeks out the wise Octopus, whose tentacles can also be played by separate actors. Octopus helps the young fish learn that it’s far better to be admired for being kind than for being beautiful. With a bubbly, energetic score and a script that invites wonderful creativity and flexibility, the universal message at the heart of this one-of-a-kind musical becomes much more than just a simple children’s story.
Performed by the children of El Campanil Children's Theatre.
Performances: Thursday April 30, 2020 9:30 a.m. & 11:00 am
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BY AUSTIN ZUMBRO
Everybody loves the international bestseller and award-winning book,The Rainbow Fish, with its wonderful message of friendship and belonging. This large-cast musical features a variety of charming school and sea-creature characters who admire the famous Rainbow Fish, the most beautiful fish in all the ocean. When Rainbow Fish refuses to share his (or her!) vibrant, shimmering scales (played by separate actors who become a chorus for solo songs), the whole ocean seems to turn against the vain creature. Unhappy that no one adores him anymore, the Rainbow Fish seeks out the wise Octopus, whose tentacles can also be played by separate actors. Octopus helps the young fish learn that it’s far better to be admired for being kind than for being beautiful. With a bubbly, energetic score and a script that invites wonderful creativity and flexibility, the universal message at the heart of this one-of-a-kind musical becomes much more than just a simple children’s story.
Performed by the children of El Campanil Children's Theatre.
Performances: Thursday April 30, 2020 9:30 a.m. & 11:00 am
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