2026 Spring Musical
Mercy Performing Arts Proudly Presents
Once Upon a Mattress
Friday, March 13 and Saturday, March 14 at 7:30pm
Sunday, March 15 at 2:00pm
$15/Adult; $10/Student & Senior Citizen
Once Upon A Mattress is a full-length, comedic musical adaptation of Hans Christian Andersen’s fairy tale The Princess and the Pea. In a far-off kingdom, the overbearing Queen Aggravain has decreed that no one may marry until her son, Prince Dauntless, finds a true princess who can pass her impossible tests. After many hopefuls fail, the quirky swamp princess Winnifred the Woebegone arrives. Despite her unconventional ways, she wins over the prince and ultimately succeeds at the Queen’s “sensitivity test,” proving her royal worth and bringing joy and marriage back to the kingdom. The show is filled with humor, memorable songs, and a loving twist on the classic tale.