presents
ONCE UPON A MATTRESS
August 8 - 17, 2025
Music by Mary Rodgers
Lyrics by Marshall Barer
Book by Jay Thompson, Dean Fuller
and Marshall Barer
Directed by Karen Olsen
This summer the non-stop folks of The Non-Stop Players have reached back into the vault and pulled out a theatrical treasure from the past that's the perfect summer treat! ONCE UPON A MATTRESS! "Mattress" hit the Broadway stage in 1959 and ran for over a year, featuring a breakout performance by Carol Burnett. Since then ONCE UPON A MATTRESS has seen multiple Broadway productions, and several TV versions. In addition to the professional shows, ONCE UPON A MATTRESS has proven to be the perfect show for summer stock, colleges and high schools throughout the country, year in and year out. Audiences of all ages love this show and for good reason: it's FUN! If ONCE UPON A MATTRESS was a food at the fair it would be cotton candy, wrapped around a sno-cone with a corn-dog on the side. Guilt free, family friendly, 100% Classic Broadway Joy.
What's it about? It's The Princess and the Pea gone Broadway:
A nasty queen makes it tough for her son to get married by setting up an impossible series of tasks. Everyone suffers. Along comes Winnifred The Woebegone. The prince loves her, the queen hates her and things get complicated. There's a wizard, a curse and a lot of really great show tunes. A pea is involved and in the end everyone lives happily ever after. Not Sondheim happily ever after, but really, actually Broadway style happily ever after. It's so great that in the middle of the show we stop to serve beverages and desserts! Unfortunately we don't have corn-dogs or sno-cones, but we do serve cakes, ice cream, milk shakes and yummy bevies for the adults! After all, it's summer at ACE!
Showtimes:
Friday, August 8 - Doors Open 6:30, Show 7:30
Saturday, August 9 - Doors Open 1:00, Show 2:00
Saturday, August 9 - Doors Open 6:30, Show 7:30
Sunday, August 10 - Doors Open 1:00, Show 2:00
Friday, August 15 - Doors Open 6:30, Show 7:30
Saturday, August 16- Doors Open 1:00, Show 2:00
Saturday, August 16 - Doors Open 6:30, Show 7:30
Sunday, August 17 - Doors Open 1:00, Show 2:00
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We're giving our hardworking staff a break this summer.
Arrive early to enjoy a selection of Beverages and Desserts!
Tickets are available by phone
541-683-4368
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All sales are final.
Any tickets remaining day-of-show will be sold at the door.
Tickets Coming Soon!
September 12 - 27
The show must go on; that's what they say...
On Friday the thirteenth of March, 2020 we had to cancel the opening night performance of SUNSET BOULEVARD. We all know what happened after that. Nothing good. We had to cancel the rest of the season. With our Season Pass, we promised a lot of people a year of great shows that never happened. It was chaotic, confusing, depressing, and scary all at once. Most of our patrons accepted that the situation was not of our making and out of our hands. Your graciousness in that terrible time saved our theater.
Now, we need your help more than ever.
Important Update
Actors Cabaret of Eugene no longer requires patrons to provide proof of full COVID-19 vaccination. Patrons are strongly encouraged to wear masks in the theater, but we want everyone to feel comfortable and confident in their masking choices. Tickets are sold up to full seating capacity without spacing between parties.
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Policies are subject to change based on evolving guidance from Lane County, the State of Oregon, and the CDC. If you are feeling unwell, please stay home. You can switch to another performance if available for that show, donate your ticket back to ACE or gift it to a friend!