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Into the Woods Jr, July 2016
SUMMER STAGES 2026
REGISTRATION OPENS - 1/12/26 @ 8am
Get on stage this summer with NCTC!
Learn/hone your theatrical skills in these one or two-week sessions!
All rehearsals take place at NCTC, located at 136 Day Street in Newington.
Performances will take place TBD. Early drop-off and late pick-up available for an extra fee.
No experience necessary. Registration required.
$100 nonrefundable deposit OR payment in full is required to complete each registration.
If paying by cash/check you have two weeks from registration date to submit payment.
If payment is not received in two weeks your child's registration is null.
*The balance of participation is due by June 1, 2026. No refunds/transfers/credits given after June 29, 2026.
Registrations submitted after June 1 will require full payment to complete registration.
There is a $50 sibling discount off of the second registration.
AGES 5-8
FIRST STAGE: The Princess and the Pea
June 22-June 27
M-F: 9am-11:30am OR 12:30-3pm
Performance: Saturday, June 27
Morning session @ 10:30am
Afternoon session @ 1pm
Participation Fee: $250
Seeking shelter from the storm, Princess Penelope's royalty is put to the test in this classic Hans Christian Andersen fairytale.
AGES 8 & Up
MAINSTAGE MUSICAL: Junie B.'s Essential Survival Guide to School Jr
June 29-July 10
M-F: 9am-3pm
Performances: Friday, July 10 @ 5pm & 7:30pm
Participation Fee: $725
Junie B is back in this toe-tapping sequel to last summer's smash! A self-appointed expert on all things first grade, Junie B. is determined to write the ultimate guide - Junie B.'s Essential Survival Guide to School JR. As she deals with writer's block and constantly getting into trouble, Junie B. quickly realizes that she still has a lot to learn.
AGES 7-9
Mini Mainstage Musical: How I Became a Pirate
June 29-July 11
M-F, 9am-3pm
Performances: Saturday @ 10am & 1pm
Participation Fee: $725
AGES 5 - 7
In Performance: July 6-11
M-F, 9-11:30am OR 12:30-3pm
Performances: Saturday, 7/11
Morning session: 10am
Afternoon session: 1pm
Participation fee: $250
Sail off on a fantastic musical excursion when a band of comical pirates lands at North Beach looking for an expert digger to join their crew. Braid Beard and his mates enlist young Jeremy Jacob as they look for the perfect spot to bury their treasure.
AGES 8 & Up
Mainstage Musical: Disney's Alice in Wonderland Jr
July 13-July 24
M-F, 9am-3pm
Performances: Friday, 7/24 @ 5 pm & 7:30pm
Participation Fee: $725
AGES 5 - 7
In Performance: July 20-24
M-F, 9-11:30am OR 12:30-3pm
Performances: Friday, 7/24
Morning session: 5pm
Afternoon session: 7:30pm
Participation fee: $250
Fall down the rabbit hole with Alice as she navigates the curious world of Wonderland on a journey of self-discovery. When young Alice finds herself in a strange world where everything seems upside down, she must find her way home…and find herself along the way.
AGES 13-19
TEEN SCENE: Something Rotten Jr
July 13-July 25
M-F, 8:30am-3:30pm
Performances: Saturday, 7/25 @ 2pm & 7pm
Participation Fee: $725
AGES 10-13
JR COMPANY: Ages 10-13: July 20-25
M-F, 12:30-3:30pm
Performances: Saturday, 7/25 @ 2pm & 7pm
Participation fee: $250
In the 1590s, brothers Nick and Nigel Bottom are desperate to write a hit play but are stuck in the shadow of that Renaissance rock star known as "The Bard." When a local soothsayer foretells that the future of theatre involves singing, dancing and acting at the same time, Nick and Nigel set out to write the world’s very first musical. But amidst the scandalous excitement of opening night, the Bottom Brothers realize that reaching the top means being true to thine own self, and all that jazz.
AGES 8 & Up
MAINSTAGE MUSICAL: Beetlejuice Jr
July 27-8/7
M-F, 9am-3pm
Performances: Friday, 8/7, @ 5pm & 7pm
Participation Fee: $725
AGES 5-8
IN PERFORMANCE: August 3-7
M-F, 12:30-3:30pm
Performances: Friday, 8/7
Morning session: 5pm Afternoon session: 7:30pm
Participation fee: $250
The ghost-with-the-most comes to the stage in Beetlejuice JR., the frightfully funny musical based on the beloved motion picture turned Broadway phenomenon. Lydia Deetz is a strange and unusual teenager, still grieving the loss of her mother and obsessed with the whole “being dead thing.” Lucky for Lydia, she and her father move to a new house haunted by a recently deceased couple and Beetlejuice, a delightful demon with a real zest for life. When Lydia calls on Beetlejuice to scare away anyone with a pulse, this double-crossing specter shows his true stripes, unleashing a (Nether)world of pandemonium.
AGES 8 & Up
ACT OUT: TBA
August 10-14
M-F, 8:30am-3:30pm
Performances: Friday. 8/14 @ 5pm & 7pm
Participation Fee: $425
Will justice be served in this hilarious fairy-tale courtroom play packed with characters we all know and love? It’s up to your audience, which serves as the jury and determines how the play ends! Goldilocks is the defendant, on trial for breaking and entering. The plaintiffs are — you guessed it — the three bears. As their lawyers Henny Penny and Tom Thumb go toe-to-toe hoping to prove their respective clients’ cases, other fairy tale characters are called to testify as witnesses, including Hansel and Gretel, Jack and Cow, and Granny. Even the Big Bad Wolf takes the stand, but can any of these witnesses be trusted themselves?
AGES 5-8
FIRST STAGE: Little Red & Friends
August 10-14
M-F: 9am-11:30am OR 12:30-3pm
Performances: Saturday, 8/15
Morning session @ 10:30am
Afternoon session @ 1pm
Participation Fee: $250
Follow Little Red Riding Hood as she heads over the river and through the woods to bring treats to Granny. Distracted by the Big Bad Wolf, Little Red veers off the path to encounter other fairy tale friends along the way!
AGES 7-9
ACT OUT: Seussical Kids
July 27-August 8
M-F, 8:30am-3:30pm
Performances: Saturday, 8/8 @ 10am & 12pm
Participation Fee: $425
AGES 5-8
IN PERFORMANCE: August 3-8
M-F, 9-11:30am
Performances: Saturday, 8/8 @ 10am & 12pm
Participation fee: $250
Transporting audiences from the Jungle of Nool to the Circus McGurkus, the Cat in the Hat, our narrator, tells the story of Horton, an elephant who discovers a speck of dust containing tiny people called the Whos, including Jojo, a Who child, who gets in trouble for thinking too many "thinks."
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