Schaefer Center for the Performing Arts

Once Upon a Mattress
2026-04-17 19:00, 2026-04-18 19:00, 2026-04-19 14:00 (America/New_York) | Valborg Theatre, 480 Howard Street, Boone, NC, 28608, United States
Music by MARY RODGERS; Lyrics by MARSHALL BARER; Book by JAY THOMPSON, DEAN FULLER, and MARSHALL BARER
Presented by the Hayes School of Music and the Department of Theatre and Dance
Directed and Choreographed by Kevin Warner; Music Direction by Joby Bell and Tyler Young; Appalachian Symphony Orchestra Directed by Alexandra Dee
Many moons ago in a far-off place, Queen Aggravain decreed that 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.
ONCE UPON A MATTRESS is presented by arrangement with Concord Theatricals. www.concordtheatricals.com
TicketsStudents $10, Faculty/Staff $15, Adults $17

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