It’s a dark and stormy night and Chester (the family cat) and Harold (the family dog) sit waiting for their owners to return home from the movies. When the Monroes finally get home, they come bearing a surprise: they’ve found a bunny in the movie theater. But this is no ordinary rabbit… this is the extraordinary Bunnicula. When the family’s fruits and vegetables start losing their juice in the night, Chester thinks he knows what’s causing the fantastic phenomenon. Bunnicula is a vampire! Or maybe Chester’s imagination is getting the better of him. Singing and dancing their way through this hilarious mystery you will meet the perfect pet combination for any family: a dancing cat, a howling dog, and a vampire bunny.

“This semi-musical is a fanciful, non-scary Halloween treat for the kid inside all of us.”—Talkin’ Broadway

All performances will be held at the Washington Center for the Performing Arts. More info on the Tickets page.

Showtimes are 7pm Thursdays and Fridays, 1pm Saturdays and Sundays, with additional 4:30pm matinees on the second and third Saturdays.

Most enjoyed by ages 5 and up

Produced with permission from Plays for Young Audiences

Humorist Jean Shepherd’s memoir of growing up in the Midwest in the 1940s follows 9-year-old Ralphie Parker in his quest to get a genuine Red Ryder BB gun under the tree for Christmas. Ralphie pleads his case before his mother, his teacher and even Santa Claus himself. The consistent response: “You’ll shoot your eye out.” All the elements from the beloved motion picture are here, including the family’s temperamental exploding furnace; the school bully; the boys’ experiment with a wet tongue on a cold lamppost; Ralphie’s father winning a lamp shaped like a woman’s leg in a net stocking; and more. OFT “triple-dog dares you” to experience all the magical moments of A Christmas Story on stage this holiday season.

This production only is at The Kenneth J. Minnaert Center for the Arts at SPSCC.

Showtimes are 7pm Thursdays and Fridays, 1pm Saturdays and Sundays, with additional 4:30pm matinees on the second and third Saturdays.

Most enjoyed by ages 8 and up

Produced with permission from Dramatic Publishing

In the land beyond the Phantom Tollbooth, Milo befriends a Watchdog named Tock, and together they encounter a host of other strange and wonderful characters brought to life by OFT’s youth only cast and crew. Milo’s adventures take him to the Kingdom of Wisdom where he’s forced to think about many new things. Milo learns of the argument between King Azaz and his brother, the Mathemagician whose disagreement over words and numbers has led to the banishment of Princesses Rhyme and Reason. Milo is dispatched to rescue the Princesses and the knowledge and skills he picks up on his journey help him to save the Princesses. When he must return home, Milo’s sorry to leave his friends— but enriched by his experience, he realizes his attitude towards learning will never be the same.

All performances will be held at the Washington Center for the Performing Arts. More info on the Tickets page.

Showtimes are 7pm Thursdays and Fridays, 1pm Saturdays and Sundays, with additional 4:30pm matinees on the second and third Saturdays.

Most enjoyed by ages 7 and up

Produced with permission from Samuel French

George Orwell’s satire on the perils of Stalinism has proved magnificently long–lived as a parable about totalitarianism anywhere and has given the world at least one immortal phrase: “Some are more equal than others.” The animals on a farm drive out their master and take over and run the farm for themselves. The experiment is successful, except that someone has to take the deposed farmer’s place. Leadership devolves upon the pigs, which are cleverer than the rest of the animals. Unfortunately, their character is not equal to their intelligence. This dramatization remains faithful to the book’s plot and intent and retains both its affection for the animals and the incisiveness of its message.

All performances will be held at the Washington Center for the Performing Arts. More info on the Tickets page.

Showtimes are 7pm Thursdays and Fridays, 1pm Saturdays and Sundays, with additional 4:30pm matinees on the second and third Saturdays.

Most enjoyed by ages 10 and up

Produced with permission from Dramatic Publishing

Join Bunny for a bowl of mush in the Great Green Room as he bids goodnight to clocks, socks, mittens and kittens, and the cow jumping over the moon. Beloved by generations of readers and listeners, this musical delights in the poetry and music of everyone’s favorite bedtime story. Goodnight stars, goodnight air, goodnight noises everywhere.

All performances will be held at the Washington Center for the Performing Arts. More info on the Tickets page.

Showtimes are 7pm Thursdays and Fridays, 1pm Saturdays and Sundays, with additional 4:30pm matinees on the second and third Saturdays.

Most enjoyed by ages 3 & up

Produced with permission from Harper Collins