Theatre For Kids
The Theatre for Kids program breaks down barriers to make the performing arts accessible for ALL kids, regardless of socioeconomic background or ability, introducing them to new dreams and life-changing experiences.
In 2025, we will provide access to the arts to 10,000 kids, with at least 20% of these tickets reserved for kids of differing abilities, marking our 100,000th kid enriched by the magic of live, professional theatre!
We’ve officially enriched the lives of 100,000 kids through the magic of the arts!
It all begins with a ticket.
Entering the awe-inspiring theatre, being escorted to your seat, the lights going down and the curtain going up, becoming immersed in the world of the actors and artists –it opens doors and creates opportunities each and every time.
But how do we ensure all kids experience this magic – regardless of the barriers in their way?
The Theatre for Kids program makes the performing arts accessible, giving every child the opportunity to immerse themselves in the world of the performing arts.
In the kids’ own words, Theatre for Kids experiences are “mind blowing” and “the best experience in Boston so far” that their family had. Rodman for Kids is breaking down barriers to provide access so that every child can develop their own relationship with performing arts, and realize that all are welcome in this space.
Every trip to the theatre is an experience, but it’s lasting impact depends on how well it is reinforced beyond the performance. Rodman for Kids’ Connect, Uplift, and Empower (CUE) Model structures and reinforces the Theatre for Kids program, deepening engagement, enhancing takeaways, and fostering a stronger connection to the arts.
It may all begin with a ticket, but that ticket opens a door to a world of endless possibilities.
In the kids’ own words!
Performing Arts Partners
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Beneficiaries
Through Rodman for Kids, tickets are dispersed to a network of more than 200 youth-focused non-profits and schools across Massachusetts. Since 2003, Rodman for Kids has enriched more than 100,000 children with the magic of performing arts.
Full List of Beneficiaries
- AANE (Association for Autism and Neurodiversity)
- ACT Lawrence, Inc.
- African Community Education (ACE)
- America SCORES Boston
- Andover Show Choir
- Apprentice Learning
- Arc of Bristol County Innovations Grant
- ARC of South Norfolk Family Autism Center
- Archbishop Williams
- Artists for Humanity
- BC High School
- Beverly School for the Deaf
- Big Brothers Big Sisters Cape Cod
- Big Brothers Big Sisters Central Massachusetts
- Big Sister Association Boston
- Boch Center
- Boston Arts Academy
- Boston Centers for Youth and Families
- Boston Chinatown Neighborhood Center
- Boston Collegiate High School
- Boston Community Leadership Academy-McCormack
- Boston Community Pediatrics
- Boston Day and Evening Academy
- Boston Education Fund
- Boston Green Academy
- Boston Higashi School
- Boston Medical Center Pediatrics
- Boston Parks & Recreation
- Boston Police Athletic League
- Boston Princess Day
- Boston Public Schools
- Boston Teachers Union Pilot School
- Bottom Line
- Boys & Girls Club Metro South
- Boys & Girls Club of Boston
- Boys & Girls Club of Dorchester
- Bridge Over Troubled Waters
- Brighton High School
- Brockton High School
- Brooke Charter High School
- Bryce’s Journey
- Cambridge Matignon High School
- Camp Harborview
- Canton High School
- Cardinal Cushing Centers
- Carroll School for the Blind
- Catholic Charities
- Chelsea High School
- Children’s Center for Communication
- Children’s Hospial Neurology
- City on a Hill Charter School
- Coalition For a Better Acre
- Community Academy
- Company Theatre
- Condon K-8 School
- Confikids
- Cristo Rey Boston High School
- Crossroads Continuum
- DCF Kids Fund
- Dearborn STEM Academy
- Discovering Hidden Gems
- Donovan Elementary School
- Durfee High School
- East End House
- Edgerley Boys & Girls Club
- Eliot Community Human Services
- Elizabeth Seton Academy
- Epiphany School
- Everett High School
- Family Nurturing Center
- Family Promise Metrowest
- Father Bills’ & Main Spring Family Shelters
- Flutie Foundation
- Friends of the Children Boston
- Gardner Pilot Academy
- Georgetown Homes
- Germantown Neighborhood Center of Quincy
- Groden Center
- Grow Associates
- Guild Human Services
- Helen Davis Leadership Academy
- Henderson School
- Hernandez K-8 School
- Higginson K-2
- Hockomock YMCA
- Holbrook Public Schools
- Horace Mann School for the Deaf
- Horizons at Dedham Country Day
- Horizons for Homeless Children
- House of Possibilities
- Hurley School
- International Newcomers Academy
- Italian Home for Children
- Jewish Big Brother Big Sister
- Josiah Quincy Elementary School
- Joyce Kilmer School
- La Vida Scholars
- Lakeview Middle School
- Lawrence Boys & Girls Club
- Lawrence Community Works
- Lawrence High School
- Lowell High School
- Mapp Academy
- Martin Richard Foundation
- Massachusetts Eye & Ear Association
- May Center School for Autism and Developmental Disabilities
- Mel O’Musical
- Melmark New England
- Melrose High School
- Melrose METCO
- Melvin King Academy
- Metrowest YMCA
- Mildred Avenue K-8
- Milford High School
- Milton Public Schools
- Mother Caroline Academy
- Neighborhood House Charter School
- New Bedford Public Schools
- New England Village
- New Heights Charter School
- New Mission High School
- North Attleboro YMCA
- North East Educational & Developmental Support Center
- Notre Dame Cristro Rey
- O’Bryant High School
- Old Colony YMCA Family Shelters
- Orchard Gardens
- PAL of Massachusetts
- Perkins School for the Blind
- Phineas Bates Elementary School
- Phineas Bates Elementary School
- Project Reach
- Quincy Public Schools
- Randolph High School
- RFK Community Alliance
- Ron Burton Training Village
- Roxbury Prep Charter School
- Ruth Batson Academy
- Sacred Heart
- Saint Columbkille Partnership School
- Saint John Paul II Catholic Academy
- Saint Mary’s Lynn
- School on Wheels
- Shaw-Taylor Elementary School
- Sibling Connections
- Sing, Explore, Create
- Snowden International School
- Someone Else’s Child
- South Boston Neighborhood House
- South Shore Children’s Chorus
- South Shore YMCA
- South West Middle School
- Sportsmen’s Tennis Enrichment Center
- Springfield Conservatory of the Arts
- St. Columbkille School
- St. Mary’s Home for Children
- St. Mary’s Lynn
- St. Peter’s Teen Center
- Steadfast Solutionz
- Stoughton Public Schools
- Strong Women Strong Girls
- Student Athletes Rising
- Suffolk University
- Super Special Parents
- Taunton High School
- Team IMPACT
- Tech Boston Academy
- The Arc of Bristol County
- The Arc of Plymouth and Upper Cape Cod
- The Boston House
- The Circle of Vietnamese Parents
- The Common Room
- The Franklin Park Development Tenants Association
- The Jett Foundation
- The Jordan Club
- The Kennedy Center
- The Key Program
- The League School of Autism
- The Learning Center for the Deaf
- The NEEDS Center
- The Price Center
- The Soul Project
- The Sports Museum
- ThinkGive Project
- Tierney Learning Center Teen Program
- Timilty Middle School
- Tobin School
- Trinity Boston Connects
- UMass Boston
- Umass Memorial Children’s Medical Center
- UMB Talent Search
- Uncommon Schools
- Up Academy
- Ursuline Academy
- Walker Beacon School
- Walker Therapeutic Residential Treatment Program
- Wang YMCA
- Watts to Boston
- Waypoint Adventure
- West End House
- Wildflower
- Wonderfund
- YDO Lawrence
- YMCA of Greater Boston
- Youth Enrichment Services
Mission Moments
Full List of Past Productions
- Anastasia
- Annie
- Barbie Fairytopia
- Beauty and the Beast
- Billy Elliot
- Blue Man Group
- Boston Ballet
- Burn the Floor
- Champions on Ice
- A Chorus Line
- A Christmas Story
- Cinderella
- Cirque de Soleil
- Clifford
- Dan & Claudia Zanes
- Def Poetry
- Dirty Dancing
- Disney on Ice
- Disney on Record
- Disney Princess Concert
- Dreamgirls
- Evita
- Finding Nemo
- Finding Neverland
- Frozen
- Hadestown
- Halloween Town
- Hamilton
- Harper Lee’s “To Kill a Mockingbird”
- The Illusionists
- In the Heights
- Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat
- The Lion King
- Little Women
- Mamma Mia!
- Matilda
- Million Dollar Quartet
- Monsters, Inc.
- Moulin Rouge
- Music Man
- Newsies
- The Nutcracker
- Peter Pan
- Phantom of the Opera
- The Producers
- Radio City Christmas Spectacular
- Ringling Bros. Circus
- Rudolph
- School of Rock
- Sound of Music
- South Pacific
- South Shore
- Stomp
- Tuesdays with Morrie
- Urban Nutcracker
- West Side Story
- Wicked
- Wizard of Oz
Highlights from Recent Shows
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Since 2001, the Theatre for Kids program has introduced more than 80,000 kids to the magic of performing arts.
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Marilyn Rodman's Legacy
Marilyn Rodman impacted countless individuals throughout her life, most notably the thousands of children for whom she advocated.
In addition to raising her own five boys, she served on the Canton School Committee for over 20 years. In that role, Marilyn’s work to maintain and build arts in schools was legendary.
She was also the inspiration for our Theatre for Kids program. As the story goes, her husband, Ride President Don Rodman, was frequently sending kids to professional sporting events when she told him, “There’s another world out there besides sports, you know!” With her encouragement, Don bought out the Opera House to send at-risk kids to see South Pacific in 2001. The rest is history.
While Marilyn will forever be missed, her generous spirit will live on through our Theatre for Kids Program.