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Once Upon a Mattress
June 12-21 2026
Thursday, Friday, Saturday 7:30pm
Sunday 2:00pm
Rated G
About the Show
Once Upon a Mattress, Music by Mary Rodgers, Lyrics by Marshall Barer, Book by Jay Thompson, Dean Fuller and Marshall Barer. June 12-21 2026.
Many moons ago in a far-off place, Queen Aggravain decreed no couples could marry until her son, Prince Dauntless, found a bride. Princesses came from far and wide to win the hand of the prince, but none could pass the impossible tests given to them by the Queen. That is, until the “shy” swamp princess, Winnifred the Woebegone, showed up. Would she be able to pass the Sensitivity Test, marry her prince and help Lady Larken and Sir Harry to the altar? Carried on a wave of wonderful songs, by turns hilarious and raucous, romantic and melodic, this rollicking spin on the classic tale The Princess and the Pea provides some side-splitting shenanigans. For after all, a princess is a delicate thing.
Meet Our Cast and Crew
Tatum Murphy
Princess Winnifred
Leo Vermeer
Prince Dauntless
Barbara Wagner
Queen Aggravain
Troy Gould
King Sextimus
Brooke Mattingly
Lady Larken
Dionysus Manuel Jr.
Sir Harry
Lindsay Calveri
Minstrel
Damian Williams
Jester
Donald Paul
Wizard
Tate Esser
Ensemble
Chelsea Flynn
Ensemble
Johanna Guerdet
Ensemble
Lincoln Jesperson
Ensemble
Shelby Kephart
Ensemble
Lauren McElmeel
Ensemble
Alli Young
Ensemble
Lucas White
Ensemble
Joey B
Ensemble
Payton Boesch
Asst. Director
Bridget Grace Sheaff
Director
Frances Paterik
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