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​A CHILDREN'S THEATRE
OF THE MESILLA VALLEY
Previous Productions
The SpongeBob Musical: Youth Edition
When the citizens of Bikini Bottom discover that a volcano will soon erupt and destroy their humble home, SpongeBob and his friends must come together to save the fate of their undersea world. With lives hanging in the balance and all hope lost, a most unexpected hero rises up. This musical was performed at the Rio Grande Theatre in August of 2024.
01. Cast Photo
02. SpongeBob and Gary
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01. Cast Photo
02. Meet the Narrator
50. Goodnight, Friends
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Shakespeare's
A Midsummer
Night's Dream
Shakespeare’s most popular comedy that was adapted into a one-act, but still included everything, such as the mischievous fairies, complicated romances, bumbling actors, magic, and a whole bunch of laughs! This play was performed at the Rio Grande Theatre in June of 2024.
Antigone
A civil war has ended. Will there be peace or new rebellion? What if your family, your friends, everyone you cared about begged you to change your mind, begged you to be silent—be safe? What if your life was in danger because of a decision you made, an action you decided to take? Would you be willing to die for taking that action? This play performed at the Rio Grande Theatre in April of 2024.
01. Cast Photo
02. Antigone, Ismene and Haemon Tableau
50. Final Chorus Tableau
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51. Green Cast Photo
52. Read Me a Story
100. A Dream of Wonderland
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Alice in Wonderland
Alice meets a hurried White Rabbit, swims in a sea of her tears, confronts a Caterpillar, and questions a grinning Cheshire cat, attends a Mad Hatter's tea party, learns to dance from a Mock Turtle, and much more, all in an effort to find out what kind of place she happened into. The Green Cast of this play performed at the Rio Grande Theatre in February of 2024.
Alice in Wonderland
Alice meets a hurried White Rabbit, swims in a sea of her tears, confronts a Caterpillar, and questions a grinning Cheshire cat, attends a Mad Hatter's tea party, learns to dance from a Mock Turtle, and much more, all in an effort to find out what kind of place she happened into. The Red Cast of this play performed at the Rio Grande Theatre in February of 2024.
50. Red Cast Photo
01. Under a Tree
49. Alice Wakes Up
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01. Jingle Bell Rock Around the Christmas Tree
49. Santa Says Goodbye
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A Snow White Christmas
Santa himself arrives on stage to tell everyone about a terrible problem: The Wicked Queen hates Christmas and is plotting against Snow White because she brings the lovely winter snow. Alongside a Christmas Jubilee, this play was performed at the Rio Grande Theatre in December of 2023.
The Enchanted Bookshop
During the day, A Likely Story may look like any other used bookstore. But at night, it’s a place where magic happens. That’s when the characters inside the books come alive. Six of those characters long to help Margie, the scatterbrained owner, save her struggling store. The Green Cast of this play performed at the Rio Grande Theatre in October of 2023.
51. Green Cast Photo
52. Margie Reads to Bombalurina
100. Margie Gives Timmy the Wizard of Oz
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01. Margie Reads Robin Hood
02. Mom and Timmy Interrupt
49. Timmy Gives Up Games
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The Enchanted Bookshop
During the day, A Likely Story may look like any other used bookstore. But at night, it’s a place where magic happens. That’s when the characters inside the books come alive. Six of those characters long to help Margie, the scatterbrained owner, save her struggling store. The Red Cast of this play performed at the Rio Grande Theatre in October of 2023.
The Grunch: A New
Children's Musical
Rudy Grunch, a grumpy 6th grader who always feels like an outsider. When the entire school gets excited about the annual school musical, he comes up with a perfect plan to ruin it for everyone; he’ll steal the sets, costumes and lights the night before it opens. This musical was performed at the Rio Grande Theatre in August of 2023.
01. Cast Photo
02. Jayden and Harper
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01. Cast Photo
02. Ms. Rosewood Spots the Audience
50. Happily Ever After
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Fairy Tale Misfits
When a mysterious talking groundhog steals young Ellie’s homework, she takes off down a hole after it and finds herself in a place where nothing is as it seems — the Land of Rejected Fairy Tale Characters. Here, Ellie meets a crazy assortment of misfits who were cut from the fairy tales we all know and love. This play was performed at the Rio Grande Theatre in June of 2023.
Luchadora!
Imagine the Chinese legend Hua Mulan set in the world of lucha libre—Mexican wrestling. When a World Championship match is announced, Lupita anticipates seeing it until she discovers her ailing father is one of the wrestlers. With the help of a magical mask maker, Lupita secretly trains to take her father's place. This play was performed at the Rio Grande Theatre in April of 2023.
01. Cast Photo
02. Blue and Green Luchador
50. Vanessa Admires the Belt
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51. Green Cast Photo
52. Jesters Open the Show
100. Jesters Close the Show
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The Brave Little Tailor
A young tailor has been discounted his entire life because he is small. The tailor dreams of fighting dragons, and then later must find his own courage (with the help of the princess and the jester) to battle a rampaging unicorn, two troublesome giants and a fierce dragon. The Green Cast of this play performed at the Rio Grande Theatre in February of 2023.
The Brave Little Tailor
A young tailor has been discounted his entire life because he is small. The tailor dreams of fighting dragons, and then later must find his own courage (with the help of the princess and the jester) to battle a rampaging unicorn, two troublesome giants and a fierce dragon. The Red Cast of this play performed at the Rio Grande Theatre in February of 2023.
50. Red Cast Photo
01. Turquoise and Pink Jester
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01. Cast Photo
02. Aunt Em Feeding the Chickens
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Christmas in the
Land of Oz
The Wicked Witch of the West becomes the grinch of this delightful holiday play when she steals Christmas from Munchkinland. It'll take all your Oz favorites to bring the yuletide holiday back and Dorothy must find the spirit of Christmas to take back to Auntie Em and Uncle Henry. This play was performed at Rio Grande Preparatory in December of 2022.
Kid Frankenstein
Frankie and Irving are science nerds who have an unusual idea for the upcoming Science Fair! When Doctor Frankenstein's ancient secret book arrives from Transylvania, the friends are whisked into a sci-fi fantasy of time-warped, weirdly scary and lively adventure! The Green Cast of this play performed at the Rio Grande Theatre in October of 2022.
51. Green Cast Photo
52. Overworked Mothers Everywhere
100. Irving Flips the Switch
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50. Red Cast Photo
01. Spooky, Creepy and Scary
49. Mr. Klondike is Tired of T-Bone
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Kid Frankenstein
Frankie and Irving are science nerds who have an unusual idea for the upcoming Science Fair! When Doctor Frankenstein's ancient secret book arrives from Transylvania, the friends are whisked into a sci-fi fantasy of time-warped, weirdly scary and lively adventure! The Red Cast of this play performed at the Rio Grande Theatre in October of 2022.
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