Join us immediately after the Saturday performance for a special talkback featuring Dr. Valli Meeks, the real-life dentist who founded Maryland’s first HIV/AIDS dental clinic, alongside Pop-up Museum artistic collaborators MJ Vilardi and Hart. Together, they’ll explore the intersection of healthcare, activism, and the arts, discussing how a musical can amplify stories of resilience and dignity. It’s a conversation about partnership, perseverance, and the power of everyday heroes.

Children’s Theatre of Hampton Roads Presents

“The Princess and the Pea”
Written by Anton Five
Directed by Mike Burnette

Hear ye, hear ye: your attendance is requested at the Garbanzo Gardens where action, adventure, and lots of puns about legumes await! Also, Treacherous Plants! A Dastardly Queen! A Sassy Frog! Can anyone in this Hill of Beans save the kingdom from the evil Queen Lima? Join Princess Leguma and her friends to find out!

Appropriate for all ages, best enjoyed by those four and up.

Children’s Theatre of Hampton Roads Presents

“The Princess and the Pea”
Written by Anton Five
Directed by Mike Burnette

Hear ye, hear ye: your attendance is requested at the Garbanzo Gardens where action, adventure, and lots of puns about legumes await! Also, Treacherous Plants! A Dastardly Queen! A Sassy Frog! Can anyone in this Hill of Beans save the kingdom from the evil Queen Lima? Join Princess Leguma and her friends to find out!

Appropriate for all ages, best enjoyed by those four and up.

Assassins, written in 1990, is the genius work of Stephen Sondheim and John Weidman that speaks to the moment we are in as a country in a prescient and powerful way. It tells the story of a group of Americans, from varied time periods, consumed by grievance and a desperate need to be heard. It has been described as “bold, original, and surprisingly funny.”

Presented with Full Circle Productions

Children’s Theatre of Hampton Roads Presents
“Around The World in Eighty Days”
Written by Anton Five | Directed by Mike Burnette

Adventure! Excitement! Improv! Adventure! We invite you to join our two explorers, Phileas Fogg and Jean Passepartout, as they attempt to win a race across the globe. But to make this the trip of a lifetime, the explorers will need your help. Based on the novel by Jules Verne, this interactive CTHR production (back by popular demand) delights audiences of all ages. Will Jean and Phileas make it around the world on schedule, or will their hilarious antics slow them down? Only time will tell!

Appropriate for all ages, best enjoyed by those four and up

1. Children’s Theatre of Hampton Roads Presents
   “Uncle Wiggly’s Christmas Carol”

Written and Directed by Jess Pinsky

The heartwarming and hilarious CTHR/Charles Dickens classic returns this holiday season to spread cheer to audiences in Hampton Roads. Experience the joy with the entire family.

You’re invited to the Woods for a holiday tea at Uncle Wiggily’s house… only Uncle Wiggily is the last to know! In order to keep you entertained, the old rabbit gentleman will have to get everyone’s help to put on the biggest production the forest has ever seen: Charles Dickens’ “A Christmas Carol”!

You’ll meet Nurse Jane Fuzzy Wuzzy the muskrat housekeeper, Jumpo Kinkytail the Monkey, Doctor Possum (the possum), and a slew of madcap characters as they portray the quintessential Christmas tale… with just a few minor changes! With enduring themes of love, generosity, and second chances, there’s no better way to celebrate the season than with Uncle Wiggily and his forest friends in CTHR’s beloved adaptation. A charming and original spin on the classic, and great holiday fun for the entire family.

Appropriate for all ages, best enjoyed by those four and up.