Based on the hit 2003 film, School of Rock follows Dewey Finn, a failed wannabe rock star, who decides to earn a few extra bucks by posing as a substitute teacher at a prestigious prep school. There he turns a class of straight-A students into a guitar-shredding, bass-slapping, mind-blowing rock band. While teaching the students what it means to truly rock, something happens Dewey didn’t expect...they teach him what it means to care about something other than yourself.

School of Rock features of a cast of adults and youth performers, and is a high-energy musical filled with laughter, heart, and plenty of rock-and-roll. Families should be aware that the show includes mild language, brief suggestive humor, and references to drinking. The music is performed at concert-level volume to capture the excitement of a live rock show.

This production runs approximately 2 hours and 15 minutes with a 15 minute intermission.

All performances at Badger Ridge Middle School, 500 Richard Street, Verona WI:
Thursday, October 16th at 7:30PM
Friday, October 17th at 7:30PM
Saturday, October 18th at 2:00PM
Saturday, October 18th at 7:30PM
Sunday, October 19th at 2:00PM

Based on Meredith Willson's six-time-Tony-Award-winning musical comedy, The Music Man. Master showman Harold Hill is in town and he’s got “seventy-six trombones” in tow. Can upright, uptight Marian, the town librarian, resist his powerful allure? The story follows fast-talking traveling salesman, Harold Hill, as he cons the people of River City, Iowa, into buying instruments and uniforms for a boys' band he vows to organize. The catch? He doesn't know a trombone from a treble clef. His plans to skip town with the cash are foiled when he falls for Marian, whose belief in Harold’s power just might help him succeed in the end in spite of himself.

Music Man Kids is a family friendly production and is approximately 30 minutes in length. It features a cast of 2nd-5th graders.

All performances at Badger Ridge Middle School, 500 Richard Street, Verona WI:
Thursday, November 13th at 6:00PM
Friday, November 14th at 6:00PM
Saturday, November 15th at 12:00PM
Saturday, November 15th at 4:00PM

Get ready to rock out in a world where music has been banned, and individuality is against the rules! We Will Rock You: Young@Part takes you to a future where everything sounds the same, looks the same, and feels… totally boring. But deep beneath the surface, a group of rebellious kids called the Bohemians are ready to shake things up and bring real music back! Follow Galileo, a misfit dreamer who hears strange lyrics in his head, and Scaramouche, a bold and brilliant girl who won’t be silenced. Together, they escape from the Globalsoft Corporation and the evil Killer Queen, who’s determined to keep the world under her control. On the run, they join the Bohemians and search for the hidden place where the last guitar lies waiting—ready to wake the world with the power of rock and roll.

Featuring some of Queen’s biggest hits like “We Will Rock You,” “Another One Bites the Dust,” “Somebody to Love,” and “Don’t Stop Me Now,” this show is loud, proud, and packed with energy. It’s a hilarious, heart-pounding, head-banging adventure about finding your voice, standing out, and believing in the power of music.

We Will Rock You Young@Part is a family friendly production and is approximately 60-75 minutes in length. It features a cast of 6th-8th graders.

All performances at Badger Ridge Middle School, 500 Richard Street, Verona WI:
Thursday, November 13th at 7:30PM
Friday, November 14th at 7:30PM
Saturday, November 15th at 1:30PM
Saturday, November 15th at 5:00PM

Climb aboard for a tap-filled classic! Cole Porter’s hilarious musical comedy Anything Goes debuted nearly 90 years ago and was last seen on our stage in 1999. In this tap-dancing romp on the high seas, two unlikely pairs board the S.S. American between New York and England and set sail for true love, a madcap group of passengers, and a boatload of comedic chaos. The 2022 revision includes familiar classics from the Great American Songbook such as “Anything Goes,” “You’re the Top,” and “I Get a Kick Out of You.” This musical will have you rooting for true love to win out in the end. It’s delightful, delicious, and de-lovely.

This production features an all adult cast and runs approximately 2 hours and 15 minutes with a 15 minute intermission.

All performances at Badger Ridge Middle School, 500 Richard Street, Verona WI:
Thursday, January 22nd at 7:30PM
Friday, January 23rd at 7:30PM
Saturday, January 24th at 2:00PM
Saturday, January 24th at 7:30PM
Sunday, January 25th at 2:00PM

Welcome to another stellar season at the Neighborhood Actors Summerfun Repertory Theatre, A friendly little playhouse where, due to a lack of wing space, the company spends their downtime in the parking lot around an aging hippie/now turned techie’s van. Those looking for refuge at the asphalt oasis include: a stressed-out artistic director grappling for funding, a wanna-be diva who’s realizing her ingenue expiration date has passed, a board member’s nephew who thinks stage blood is “ART”, and his sidekick who thinks every show should have a kickline – including Glass Menagerie. These are just some of the egos and obstacles that fall into the lap of Mike, a nice-guy director who ends up with far more than he bargained for. Anyone who’s ever seen a show may know these people. Anyone who’s ever done a show may be these people. In the end, Two On the Aisle, Three in a Van continues to prove the old adage that somehow, some way, the show must go on. And it does… Just not always as planned.

This production features an all adult cast and runs approximately 2 hours with a 15 minute intermission.

All performances at the Dee Baldock Performing Arts Center (VACT Building), 103 Lincoln Street, Verona, WI

Thursday, February 12th at 7:30PM
Friday, February 13th at 7:30PM
Saturday, February 14th at 2:00PM
Saturday February 14th at 7:30PM
Thursday, February 19th at 7:30PM
Friday, February 20th at 7:30PM
Saturday, February 21st at 2:00PM
Saturday, February 21st at 7:30PM

Beauty is in the eye of the ogre in Shrek The Musical KIDS, based on the Oscar-winning DreamWorks Animation film and fantastic Broadway musical. Once upon a time, in a far away swamp, there lived an ogre named Shrek. One day, Shrek finds his swamp invaded by banished fairytale misfits who have been cast off by Lord Farquaad, a tiny terror with big ambitions. When Shrek sets off with a wisecracking donkey to confront Farquaad, he's handed a task — if he rescues feisty princess Fiona, his swamp will be righted. Shrek tries to win Fiona’s love and vanquish Lord Farquaad, but a fairytale wouldn't be complete without a few twists and turns along the way. It's a "big bright beautiful world" as everyone's favorite ogre, Shrek, leads a cast of fairytale misfits on an adventure to rescue a princess and find true acceptance.

Shrek Kids is a family friendly production and is approximately 30 minutes in length. It features a cast of 2nd-5th graders.

All performances at Verona Area High School Performing Arts Center, 234 Wildcat Way, Verona, WI
Thursday, April 9th at 6:00PM
Friday, April 10th at 6:00PM
Saturday, April 11th at 12:00PM
Saturday, April 11th at 4:00PM

A loving send-up of the 1960s, small-town America, teenagers, and rock & roll, BYE BYE BIRDIE remains as fresh and vibrant as ever. Teen heartthrob Conrad Birdie has been drafted, so he chooses all-American girl Kim McAfee for a very public farewell kiss. When Albert and Rosie head to Sweet Apple to prepare for Birdie’s arrival, things start to unravel. Kim’s father is starstruck at the thought of being on Ed Sullivan with his daughter, and Kim’s new steady, Hugo, gets jealous at the thought of Kim kissing Conrad on national television. Rosie gets tired of waiting for Albert to muddle through excuses not to marry her. And Conrad Birdie is a handful to manage! With screwball hijinks of all ages, rousing dance numbers, and such classic tunes as “Put on a Happy Face”, “Kids”, and “A Lot of Livin’ to Do”, Bye Bye Birdie is a delightful visit to the past.

Bye Bye Birdie Young Performer’s Edition is family friendly production and is approximately 60-75 minutes in length. It features a cast of 6th-8th graders.

All performances at Verona Area High School Performing Arts Center, 234 Wildcat Way, Verona, WI
Thursday, April 9th at 7:30PM
Friday, April 10th at 7:30PM
Saturday, April 11th at 1:30PM
Saturday, April 11th at 5:00PM

Think fairy tales are sweet and simple? Think again.

In the kingdom of Once Upon a Mattress, things are totally upside down. The king can’t talk (literally—he’s under a curse), the queen is a total control freak, and Prince Dauntless isn’t allowed to marry unless a princess passes his mom’s ridiculous “tests.” To make things worse, nobody else in the kingdom is allowed to get married until he does—which is a major problem for Sir Harry and Lady Larken, who have a pretty big secret of their own. 👀

Enter Princess Winnifred: loud, bold, and nothing like the delicate princess the queen had in mind. She’s quirky, funny, and just might be the perfect match for Dauntless—if she can survive Queen Aggravain’s impossible challenges.

With laugh-out-loud comedy, over-the-top characters, and plenty of big musical numbers, Once Upon a Mattress is a fairy tale flipped on its head, with outrageous royals, hilarious sidekicks, and even a princess who isn’t afraid to climb the castle walls.

This production features a cast of high school students, is appropriate for all ages, and runs approximately 2 hours and 15 minutes, with an intermission.

All performances at Verona Area High School Performing Arts Center, 234 Wildcat Way, Verona, WI
Thursday, April 16th at 7:30PM
Friday, April 17th at 7:30PM
Saturday, April 18th at 7:30PM
Sunday, April 19th at 2:00PM

Come see this fantastic musical performed by a cast of those age 55+! This abbreviated version of Something Rotten is adapted from the full Broadway show and is a humorous, irreverent love letter to musical theatre, set in the English Renaissance. What Spamalot is to Monty Python, Something Rotten is to Shakespeare. The musical pokes fun at Shakespeare, the theatre world, and the conventions of musical theatre itself. Creativity, sibling rivalry, gender roles, the struggle for recognition, and the joy (and absurdity) of making art are themes in the show.

Set in 1595, the story follows brothers Nick and Nigel Bottom, struggling playwrights in the shadow of William Shakespeare, who is depicted as a rockstar of the era. Desperate to outshine Shakespeare, Nick consults a soothsayer, Nostradamus (the nephew of the famous one), who predicts that the next big thing in theatre will be "musicals"—where actors sing their feelings. The Bottom brothers set out to write the world’s first musical, leading to a series of hilarious mishaps, misunderstandings, and showbiz chaos.

This production features an all adult cast of those age 55+ and runs approximately 60 minutes.

All performances at the Dee Baldock Performing Arts Center (VACT Building), 103 Lincoln Street, Verona, WI

Thursday, May 7th at 7:30PM
Friday, May 8th at 7:30PM
Saturday, May 9th at 2:00PM
Saturday May 9th at 7:30PM
Thursday, May 14th at 7:30PM
Friday, May 15th at 7:30PM
Saturday, May 16th at 2:00PM
Sunday, May 17th at 2:00PM

Leapin’ Lizards! Everyone’s favorite redhead is coming back to the stage!

Set in 1930s New York City, Annie tells the heartwarming story of a spirited young orphan who refuses to give up hope. Living under the watchful (and not-so-nice) eye of the infamous Miss Hannigan, Annie’s world changes when she’s chosen to spend Christmas at the mansion of billionaire Oliver Warbucks. What starts as a temporary visit quickly turns into an unforgettable adventure filled with laughter, love, and the search for Annie’s true family.

With unforgettable songs like “Tomorrow” and “It’s the Hard Knock Life”, this timeless classic bursts with energy, humor, and heart. Full of mischievous orphans, over-the-top villains, and one lovable pup, Annie is a musical for all ages that reminds us that no matter how hard life gets, there’s always hope just around the corner.

This show features a cast of adults and children and runs approximately 2 hours and 15 minutes, with a 15 minute intermission.

All performances at Badger Ridge Middle School, 500 Richard Street, Verona WI:
Friday, June 19th at 7:30PM
Saturday, June 20th at 2:00PM
Sunday, June 21st at 2:00PM
Thursday, June 25th at 7:30PM
Friday, June 26th at 7:30PM
Saturday, June 27th at 2:00PM