Tony Award-winning Broadway musical Hadestown. It’s a folk opera that tells a story of love, loss, and redemption, and is suitable for teen actors to perform for school and family audiences. The musical is based on the ancient Greek myth of Orpheus and Eurydice, but with a dark modern spin.

This intriguing and beautiful folk opera delivers a deeply resonant and defiantly hopeful theatrical experience. Following two intertwining love stories – that of young dreamers Orpheus and Eurydice, and that of immortal King Hades and lady Persephone – Hadestown invites audiences on a hell-raising journey to the underworld and back. Inspired by traditions of classic American folk music and vintage New Orleans jazz, Mitchell’s beguiling sung-through musical pits industry against nature, doubt against faith, and fear against love.

Beauty is in the eye of the ogre in Shrek The Musical JR., based on the Oscar-winning DreamWorks Animation film and fantastic Broadway musical. It’s a “big bright beautiful world” as everyone’s favorite ogre, Shrek, leads a cast of fairytale misfits on an adventure to rescue a princess and find true acceptance. Part romance and part twisted fairy tale, Shrek JR. is an irreverently fun show with a powerful message for the whole family.

Once upon a time, in a far away swamp, there lived an ogre named Shrek. One day, Shrek finds his swamp invaded by banished fairytale misfits who have been cast off by Lord Farquaad, a tiny terror with big ambitions. When Shrek sets off with a wisecracking donkey to confront Farquaad, he’s handed a task — if he rescues feisty princess Fiona, his swamp will be righted. Shrek tries to win Fiona’s love and vanquish Lord Farquaad, but a fairytale wouldn’t be complete without a few twists and turns along the way.

It’s time to carry the banner on your stage with Disney’s Newsies! Set in turn-of-the century New York City, Newsies is the rousing tale of Jack Kelly, a charismatic newsboy and leader of a band of teenaged “newsies.” When titans of publishing raise distribution prices at the newsboys’ expense, Jack rallies newsies from across the city to strike against the unfair conditions and fight for what’s right!

Based on the 1992 motion picture and inspired by a true story, Newsies features a Tony Award-winning score by Alan Menken (Little Shop of Horrors, Sister Act) and Jack Feldman and a book by Tony Award winner Harvey Fierstein (Kinky Boots). Featuring the now classic songs “Carrying the Banner,” “Seize the Day,” and “Santa Fe,” Newsies is packed with non-stop thrills and a timeless message, perfect for the whole family and every audience.

Main Stage Production
Ages: 12-17 year olds
Performs early March, 2024

Who knew princesses could be so vicious? This hilarious tragedy, written by Don Zolidis in 2015, is a combination of William Shakespeare’s King Lear and Game of Thrones, a popular television show. An elderly King (Tommy Schnarr) of a Magical Kingdom, also known as England, suddenly decides to split his kingdom between his daughters, Cinderella (Sabrina Silverstone), Belle (Dahlia Belfer) and The Snow Queen (Maya Hutmann), who totally does not resemble a copyrighted character. This decision leads to chaos between the sisters and their empires.

Center Stage Production
Ages: 6-10 year olds
Performs April, 2024

L. Frank Baum’s classic novel comes to life in The Wizard of Oz. Young Dorothy Gale is swept away by a tornado from her Kansas farm to the magical land of Oz. There, she encounters a host of whimsical characters: good witches, bad witches, animals that talk, scarecrows that walk, and things magical to behold. To find her way home, she must journey along the Yellow Brick Road to see the mysterious and all-powerful Wizard in Emerald City. Along the way, she makes new friends, but must also brave many dangers, including the Wicked Witch of the West, who will stop at nothing to get her hands on Dorothy’s magical ruby slippers. To make it home safely, Dorothy must learn an important lesson: there’s no place like home.

Main Stage Production
Ages: 13-17 year olds
Performs early May, 2024

Urinetown: The Musical is a satirical comedy musical that premiered in 2001, with music by Mark Hollmann, lyrics by Hollmann and Greg Kotis, and book by Kotis.[1] It satirizes the legal system, capitalism, social irresponsibility, populism, bureaucracy, corporate mismanagement, and municipal politics. The show also parodies musicals such as The Threepenny Opera, The Cradle Will Rock and Les Misérables, and the Broadway musical itself as a form.

For seven years a certain boy wizard went to a certain Wizard School and conquered evil. This, however, is not his story. This is the story of the Puffs… who just happened to be there too. A tale for anyone who has never been destined to save the world.

Puffs is not authorized, sanctioned, licensed or endorsed by J.K Rowling, Warner Bros. or any person or company associated with the Harry Potter books, films or play.

A 2023 Spring Production Main Stage Production (For ages 10-17 year olds) **Audition Dates still to be confirmed** Auditions: Jan. 21 & 22, 2023 (estimate) Callbacks: Jan. 28, 2023 (estimate)   General Rehearsals: Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Sundays Tues & Thurs 4:00pm-6:30pm Sundays 12:00pm-5:00pm (*scheduled weekly)   Tech Week: May 8-11, 2023   Performances: May 12-21, 2023 Register Now Synopsis…

Center Stage Production (For ages 6-10 year olds)
Performs April, 2023
Louden Nelson Community Theater
301 Center Street, Santa Cruz, CA 95060

A 2022 Spring Production Youth Production (For ages 6-10 year olds) *we have already delayed from our previous announced dates due to the omicron surge – please keep an eye on this page for updates*   Online Training: Jan. 31st, Feb 2nd & 4th, 2022 Auditions: February 7th & 9th, 2022 Call-Backs: February 11th, 2022…

The story explores three days in the characters’ lives in the New York City Latino neighborhood of Washington Heights. The score features hip-hop, salsa, merengue and soul music.

Performing February 2020
Santa Cruz County

She Kills Monsters She Kills Monsters tells the story of high schooler Agnes Evans as she deals with the death of her younger sister, Tilly. When Agnes stumbles upon Tilly’s Dungeons & Dragons notebook, she finds herself catapulted into a journey of discovery and action-packed adventure in the imaginary world that was her sister’s refuge.…

Crewmates – Among Us parody Crewmates is a Sci-Fi mystery parody of the hit game Among Us, with elements of classic sci-fi tropes from Star Trek and more. When a spaceship gets infiltrated by aliens, the crew has to figure out who the imposter is before they all succumb to mind control or death. Join…