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​A CHILDREN'S THEATRE

OF THE MESILLA VALLEY
Previous Productions
Bedtime Stories
(As Told by Our Dad) (Who Messed Them Up)
It's Dad's turn to tell his three rambunctious kids their bedtime stories, but when he gets fuzzy on the details, the classics get creative. You may think you know your fairy tales, but not the way Dad tells them. The Green Cast of this play performed at the Rio Grande Theatre in February of 2025.

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52. Dad Stops the Chaos

100. Bathroom Break

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01. Red Cast Photo

02. Dad Stops the Noise

50. Bathroom Break Time

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Bedtime Stories
(As Told by Our Dad) (Who Messed Them Up)
It's Dad's turn to tell his three rambunctious kids their bedtime stories, but when he gets fuzzy on the details, the classics get creative. You may think you know your fairy tales, but not the way Dad tells them. The Red Cast of this play performed at the Rio Grande Theatre in February of 2025.
Season of Light: A Winter Fairy Tale
Magda is chosen to play the Sister of the Sun for the Winter Solstice. But when the days keep growing shorter, Magda is blamed and exiled. In the forest, she meets an odd group of players who join her in her quest to bring back light by going to the source: the real Sister of the Sun. This play was performed at the Rio Grande Theatre in December of 2024.

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02. Mother Combs Magda's Hair

50. A New Traveling Troupe

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52. Skylar and Sydney Grimm

100. ...Always Be Happy

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Big Bad
The most notorious criminal in the fairy-tale world, Big Bad Wolf, is being slapped with a class-action lawsuit by the countless quirky characters he has wronged. Now, the two greatest legal minds in the Enchanted Forest will clash in a trial that will be remembered forever after. The Green Cast of this play performed at the Rio Grande Theatre in October of 2024.
Big Bad
The most notorious criminal in the fairy-tale world, Big Bad Wolf, is being slapped with a class-action lawsuit by the countless quirky characters he has wronged. Now, the two greatest legal minds in the Enchanted Forest will clash in a trial that will be remembered forever after. The Red Cast of this play performed at the Rio Grande Theatre in October of 2024.

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02. Sydney and Skylar Grimm

50. May Your Ever Afters...

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02. SpongeBob and Gary

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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.
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.

01. Cast Photo

02. Meet the Narrator

50. Goodnight, Friends

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02. Antigone, Ismene and Haemon Tableau

50. Final Chorus Tableau

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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.
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.

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52. Read Me a Story

100. A Dream of Wonderland

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50. Red Cast Photo

01. Under a Tree

49. Alice Wakes Up

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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 Red Cast of this play performed at the Rio Grande Theatre in February of 2024.
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.

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01. Jingle Bell Rock Around the Christmas Tree

49. Santa Says Goodbye

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52. Margie Reads to Bombalurina

100. Margie Gives Timmy the Wizard of Oz

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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 Green Cast of this play performed at the Rio Grande Theatre in October 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 Red Cast of this play performed at the Rio Grande Theatre in October of 2023.

01. Margie Reads Robin Hood

02. Mom and Timmy Interrupt

49. Timmy Gives Up Games

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01. Cast Photo

02. Jayden and Harper

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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.
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.

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02. Ms. Rosewood Spots the Audience

50. Happily Ever After

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02. Blue and Green Luchador

50. Vanessa Admires the Belt

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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.
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