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2025-2026 Season
Legacies
The Snow Queen
Be spirited away by this new musical adaptation of Hans Christian Andersen’s fantastical coming-of-age adventure that inspired the hit Disney movie Frozen. Join Gerda on a dangerous and whimsical quest to save her best friend Kai before he is trapped forever in the Snow Queen’s palace. Dare to enter a world where flowers sing, animals talk, and riddles yearn to be solved. With an original pop-rock score, alluring ballads, urban steampunk flair, and the enigmatic Snow Queen, you'll soon see this is not your average bedtime story.
Winner of the 2014 Stage Rights/NYMF Publishing Award, a program of The New York Musical Theatre Festival.
Recommended for: All audiences
Showdates:
Dec 5 - 7pm
Dec 6 - 7pm
Dec 7 - 2pm
Dec 12 - 7pm
Dec 13 - 7pm
Dec 14 - 2pm
Tickets:
Adults - $18
Students & Seniors - $15
Children (12 & under) - $10
Winner of the 2014 Stage Rights/NYMF Publishing Award, a program of The New York Musical Theatre Festival.
Recommended for: All audiences
Showdates:
Dec 5 - 7pm
Dec 6 - 7pm
Dec 7 - 2pm
Dec 12 - 7pm
Dec 13 - 7pm
Dec 14 - 2pm
Tickets:
Adults - $18
Students & Seniors - $15
Children (12 & under) - $10
Goldie B Locks and the Three Singing Bears
Opera meets fairytale in this hilarious and tuneful twist on Goldilocks and the Three Bears! Goldie B. Locks, a curious young girl with a passion for music, stumbles upon a family of opera-singing bears and learns important lessons about honesty, respect, and harmony—both musical and personal.
All performances are at the Miller Center for the Arts, Reading Area Community College.
Produced in partnership with the Miller Center & Berks Opera Company
Recommended for: Preschool and Elementary School audiences and their families.
Showdates:
Friday, Feb 20 at 6pm
Saturday, Feb 21 at 11am & 3pm
School shows available mornings of:
Wednesday, February 18
Thursday, February 19
Friday, February 20
To schedule for your school performance, please contact Kristin Gehris, kgehris@yocuminstiute.org.
Tickets are available through the Miller Center for the Arts.
All performances are at the Miller Center for the Arts, Reading Area Community College.
Produced in partnership with the Miller Center & Berks Opera Company
Recommended for: Preschool and Elementary School audiences and their families.
Showdates:
Friday, Feb 20 at 6pm
Saturday, Feb 21 at 11am & 3pm
School shows available mornings of:
Wednesday, February 18
Thursday, February 19
Friday, February 20
To schedule for your school performance, please contact Kristin Gehris, kgehris@yocuminstiute.org.
Tickets are available through the Miller Center for the Arts.
She Kills Monsters
She Kills Monsters: Young Adventurers Edition
By Qui Nguyen
Auditions Tuesday, November 24, 7-9pm
High schooler Agnes Evans never expected that discovering her late sister Tilly’s Dungeons & Dragons notebook would launch her into a fantastical world filled with homicidal fairies, nasty ogres, and sword-swinging adventure — but that’s exactly what happens in this high-octane dramatic comedy.
As Agnes battles her way through the imaginary realm her sister once called home, she uncovers more than monsters — she finds courage, connection, and the chance to finally understand the sister she thought she lost. With fast-paced action, surprising heart, and plenty of '90s pop culture, She Kills Monsters is a love letter to the geeks, the warriors, and the storytellers we leave behind.
As part of our Legacies season, this play asks what it means to honor someone’s memory — and how the stories we tell can keep those we love alive.
February 19, 2026 @ 7 pm
February 20, 2026 @ 7 pm
February 21, 2026 @ 2 pm
February 21, 2026 @ 7 pm
February 22, 2026 @ 2 pm
By Qui Nguyen
Auditions Tuesday, November 24, 7-9pm
High schooler Agnes Evans never expected that discovering her late sister Tilly’s Dungeons & Dragons notebook would launch her into a fantastical world filled with homicidal fairies, nasty ogres, and sword-swinging adventure — but that’s exactly what happens in this high-octane dramatic comedy.
As Agnes battles her way through the imaginary realm her sister once called home, she uncovers more than monsters — she finds courage, connection, and the chance to finally understand the sister she thought she lost. With fast-paced action, surprising heart, and plenty of '90s pop culture, She Kills Monsters is a love letter to the geeks, the warriors, and the storytellers we leave behind.
As part of our Legacies season, this play asks what it means to honor someone’s memory — and how the stories we tell can keep those we love alive.
February 19, 2026 @ 7 pm
February 20, 2026 @ 7 pm
February 21, 2026 @ 2 pm
February 21, 2026 @ 7 pm
February 22, 2026 @ 2 pm
Digging Up Dessa
Dessa is grieving the loss of her father and struggling to find her voice—until the ghost of pioneering paleontologist Mary Anning appears in her bedroom. Blending science, history, and a modern young heroine’s quest for truth, Digging Up Dessa is an inspiring and empowering story about reclaiming forgotten voices and discovering the courage to speak up.
Recommended for: Middle school, high school, and family audiences
Showdates:
Mar 27 - 7pm
Mar 28 - 2pm & 7pm
Mar 29 - 2 pm
Tickets:
Adults - $18
Students & Seniors - $15
Children (12 & under) - $10
Recommended for: Middle school, high school, and family audiences
Showdates:
Mar 27 - 7pm
Mar 28 - 2pm & 7pm
Mar 29 - 2 pm
Tickets:
Adults - $18
Students & Seniors - $15
Children (12 & under) - $10
The Secret Garden
This enchanting classic of children's literature is reimagined in brilliant musical style by composer Lucy Simon and Marsha Norman, the Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright of 'Night Mother. Orphaned in India, 11-year-old Mary Lennox returns to Yorkshire to live with her embittered, reclusive uncle Archibald and his disabled son Colin. The estate's many wonders include a magic garden which beckons the children with haunting melodies and the "Dreamers," spirits from Mary's past who guide her through her new life, dramatizing The Secret Garden's compelling tale of forgiveness and renewal.
Recommended for: All audiences
Showdates:
May 8 - 7pm
May 9 - 7pm
May 10 - 2pm
May 15 - 7pm
May 16 - 2 pm & 7pm
May 17 - 2pm
Tickets:
Adults - $25
Students/Seniors - $20
Children (12 and under) - $10
Recommended for: All audiences
Showdates:
May 8 - 7pm
May 9 - 7pm
May 10 - 2pm
May 15 - 7pm
May 16 - 2 pm & 7pm
May 17 - 2pm
Tickets:
Adults - $25
Students/Seniors - $20
Children (12 and under) - $10
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