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Akeelah & The Bee: Field Trips

About the Show

Life for 11-year-old Akeelah Anderson isn’t easy, especially after losing her father and growing up in a tough neighborhood in Chicago. Akeelah finds school boring and doesn’t apply herself even though she’s academically gifted.


Through the encouragement of teachers and the coaching of a special mentor, she conquers the regional bee and sets her sights on the Scripps National Spelling Bee. But will she overcome her own self-doubt and the pressures of her personal life to bring home the prestigious honor? This uplifting, family-centric story celebrates “winning” in more ways than one.

Showtimes & Pricing

February 15th, 2023 at 9:15am (Sold Out)

February 15th, 2023 at 10:45am

February 16th, 2023 at 9:15am (Sold Out)

February 16th, 2023 at 10:45am (Sold Out)

February 17th, 2023 at 9:15am

February 17th, 2023 at 10:45am


Admission is $7.50 per student. One free adult ticket is provided for every ten students in attendance. Reservations require a minimum of 10 tickets. Performances will be held at Richland Library Sandhills, Auditorium (763 Fashion Dr. Columbia, SC 29223)

About CCT Field Trips

Since 2005 Columbia Children’s Theatre has been producing Mainstage productions featuring professional actors performing for young people across the Midlands. Through our education program, we make each season’s show availble to school and homeschool audiences at a discounted rate to ensure as many young people as possible have access to the arts.


Each field trip opportunity includes a study guide with standards-based material to help your students make deeper connections between the stage and the classroom. Each study guide includes:

  • A theatre career guide that helps students better understand how a theatre runs and what opportunities are availabe to them.
  • A theatre etiquette guide and key terms list that expand student’s cultural literacy and teach them how to think and talk about the theatre.
  • Theatre Games that any teacher can run. These games help students better understand what it means to perform and develop a deeper appreciation for what they are seeing on stage.
  • Discussion activities that help students analyze and contextualize the story that they see on stage.
  • A standards-based design that allows you to seamlessly weave the transformative power of live theatre into your lesson plans.

Register Your Field Trip Experience

Akeela Field Trip Form

Safety Procedures

In accordance with the latest masking guidelines from the CDC, we are lifting our mask requirement for summer camps, rehearsals, and performances. 


If you or your child are more comfortable with mask usage or you are at higher risk of severe consequences from a Covid-19 infection, please continue to mask. Additionally, if your child is exposed to COVID-19, please have them wear a mask for a total of 10 days following the first day of exposure; anyone who is NOT fully vaccinated and who has been directly exposed should be kept home from camp/rehearsal for five days.


If your child is exhibiting symptoms or tests positive for the virus, please keep them home from camp/rehearsal. 


If you have any questions/concerns about these policies please contact CCT Artistic Director Jerry Stevenson at jerry@columbiachildrenstheatre.org or at (803) 691-4548.


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