On stage: May 8 – 17

Subscriber Day: April 7, 2026*
On sale: April 14, 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.

Carried on a wave of wonderful songs, by turns hilarious and raucous, romantic and melodic, Once Upon a Mattress is a rollicking spin on the classic tale “The Princess and the Pea” that provides side-splitting shenanigans. After all, a princess is a delicate thing.

*SUBSCRIBER DAY: Patrons with active ticket subscriptions (Season Tickets, Open Cards, Choice Cards or Premiere Passes) may reserve or purchase tickets beginning on Subscriber Day, one week before they are available to the general public. Call the Box Office at (814) 454-2852!  

ONCE UPON A MATTRESS CAST LIST
*denotes Playhouse debut

PRINCESS WINIFRED – Amelia Van Riper

PRINCE DAUNTLESS – Benjamin Wilkins

QUEEN AGGRAVAIN – Naomi Hoffman-Lambert*

KING SEPTIMUS – Orin Stiffler

SIR HARRY – Messiah Mooney-Hughes

LADY LARKIN – Jayla Blanks

MINSTRIL – Rebecca McGuire

JESTER – AvaLynn Sitter

WIZARD – Ivy Brosius*

LUCILLE – Catalayia Monroe Morgan

ROWENA – Sullivan Moffett

HARRIET – Tamiyah Goodwin

BEATRICE – Nylah James

KNIGHTS AND LADIES OF THE KINGS COURT: Danny Ferrare, Lillian Lamberton, Elliott Thomas-Sitter, Da’Naira Jones*, Ardra Abi*, Kelly Kienholz, Brooklyn Baca*, Aracely Williams*, Aubrey Weidner*, Mollie Emerick, Maddy Eaglen, Madeline McCarthy, Clara-Louise Kenawell*, Olivia Rosario, RaMiyah Jones, and London Sullivan

(Please note Knight and Ladies of the Court solos will be assigned at the first rehearsal)

DANCE CAPTAINS: Tamiyah Goodwin and Nylah James

STAGE CREW: Liliana Gelotte*, Secret Pullium*, Parker Lossie, and Brynleigh Randolph*

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