Previous Performances

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** CRVO THEATRICAL MUSIC
FROM MET TO BROADWAY **
Wednesday, December 31, 1969 6:00 PM
 
TICKETS GOING ON SALE VERY SOON
OR YOU MAY LEAVE NAME AND PHONE NUMBER AT BOX OFFICE

INFORMATION COMING SOON

** Comedian Lenny Clarke **
Saturday, September 20, 2008 8:00 PM
 
Lenny is currently featured in the Dennis Leary FX show RESCUE ME and will be in the new ABC comedy LIFE ON MARS deputing this fall.

** Peruvian Band Chimu **
Friday, October 3, 2008 7:30 PM
 
The five musicians are all natives of Peru and will perform and offer educational programs during this first visit in the U.S under special invitation of Mountain Spirit Institute.

An Intimate Café Style Atmosphere in the Claremont Opera House Atrium Gallery.

** If You Give a Pig a Pancake & Other Stories **
Wednesday, October 8, 2008 10:00 AM
 
Appropriate for Grades K-3 or 4


** Frank Santos the R Rated Hypnotist **
Saturday, October 11, 2008 8:00 PM
 
Frank's famous R-Rated show is tastefully done, always unique, and a LOT of FUN! You got to see it to believe it !!

** Arsenic & Old Lace **
Friday, October 24, 2008 7:30 PM
Saturday, October 25, 2008 7:30 PM
Sunday, October 26, 2008 2:00 PM
 
Mirthful murder comedy performed by local actors you know and love to support the Friends of the Fiske Free Library and COH.

Poisonously funny.  -  You'll die laughing!

** Dracula **
Friday, October 31, 2008 7:00 PM
Saturday, November 1, 2008 7:00 PM
 
Performed by our local award winning youth theater group, this play paints a wickedly theatrical picture of Stoker's famous vampire.

** Comedian Bob Marley **
Saturday, November 8, 2008 8:00 PM
 
NEW SHOW! ALWAYS FUNNY! You've seen him on Leno, Letterman, Conan, Comedy Central. Now see him in Claremont, NH!

Please call the box office for tickets at 603-542-4433

** 1964 - The Tribute **
Saturday, November 15, 2008 8:00 PM
 
Rolling Stone Magazine Says, "Best Beatles Tribute on Earth!"

** Max and Ruby **
Wednesday, November 19, 2008 10:00 AM
 
Big sisters have big responsibilities, especially when the little brother is a big trouble-maker! Join in the fun as TheatreworksUSA presents a lovable new musical full of fun and sibling revelry: Max and Ruby!

** NHSB Nutcracker Ballet **
Sunday, December 14, 2008 1:00 PM
 
Bring your cameras and have your picture taken 'after the show' with Clara and The Sugar Plum Fairy

** Jimmy Dunn's Comedy All-Stars **
Friday, January 9, 2009 8:00 PM
 
Four comedians under one roof:
Jimmy Dunn, Rich Ceisler, Paul D'Angelo & Tony Moschetto

** Down To Earth **
Saturday, February 7, 2009 2:00 PM
Saturday, February 7, 2009 7:00 PM
 
In Claremont Middle School's first-ever Drama Festival production, Zeus offers up his throne to the god or goddess who can prove he or she has the right stuff to rule Olympus.

** The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe **
Friday, March 6, 2009 7:00 PM
Saturday, March 7, 2009 2:00 PM
 
"Based on the famous children's book by C.S. Lewis where children enter a fantasy world through a wardrobe. "

** My Heart in a Suitcase **
Thursday, March 19, 2009 10:00 AM
 
ArtsPower Production
Appropriate for Grades 4th - 8th

** Chuck Wicks **
Thursday, March 19, 2009 7:30 PM
 
Hot, New Country Star Chuck Wicks is taking Country music by storm with hits, "Stealing Cinderella", "Starting Now", "All I Ever Wanted"

Due to limited seating please call the box office at 603-542-4433 for your tickets.

** SPRING FEVER JAZZ FESTIVAL **
Saturday, March 21, 2009 7:00 PM
 
CHARLESTOWN MIDDLE SCHOOL, CLAREMONT MIDDLE SCHOOL
FIREHOUSE SIX DIXIELAND BAND, KURN HATTIN, ST. JOSEPH SCHOOL

** Beatlemania **
Friday, April 3, 2009 8:00 PM
 
Recaptures the excitement mood and frantic intensity of the 1960's.

Lots of Good Seats Still Available. Call Now!

** Madeline & the Bad Hat **
Wednesday, April 15, 2009 10:00 AM
 
ArtsPower Production
Appropriate for Grades K-3

** Loretta Laroche **
Friday, April 17, 2009 8:00 PM
 
A hilarious romp through our collective absurdity and crazy-making lifestyles, All Stressed Up and No Where To Go, starring Loretta LaRoche shows us how we are the source of our own insanity and how we all can lighten up, get a grip and enjoy life. This hysterical production will be sure to surprise and delight. Get ready for a night of fun!

** Four Score and Seven Years Ago **
Tuesday, May 12, 2009 10:00 AM
 
ArtsPower Production
Musical for grades 2 - 6
Lots of Seats Available for the Public

** Regional Artists~Angie Follansbee-Hall & Brenda Phillips
Opening Reception **
Friday, May 15, 2009 3:00 PM
 
Angie Follansbee-Hall and Brenda Phillips Two Talented Regional Artists
Artwork on display through June 8th.

** Tom Sawyer **
Friday, May 22, 2009 7:00 PM
Saturday, May 23, 2009 12:00 PM
 
Call 542-4433 for ticket information
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The Performer's Playground is committed to Performance Art Education. We aim to work in the most professional way possible alongside established and novice professionals fusing the worlds of amateur and professional performance art.

** Natalie MacMaster **
Thursday, May 28, 2009 8:00 PM
 
Stuns crowds around the globe with her feverish fiddling and high energy mesmerizing step dancing.

** Rumpelstiltskin **
Monday, June 22, 2009 10:00 AM
 
Papermill Theatre
Week 1: Papermill Theatre brings the fairytale Rumplestiltskin to life.
Click Sun to read all about it.
$6.00 Payable at the Door.

** Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs **
Monday, June 29, 2009 10:00 AM
 
Week 2: Papermill Theatre brings the fairytale Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs to life.
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$6.00 Payable at the Door.

** Hansel and Gretel **
Monday, July 6, 2009 10:00 AM
 
Week 3: Papermill Theatre brings the fairytale Hansel and Gretel to life.
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$6.00 Payable at the Door.

** The Little Mermaid **
Monday, July 13, 2009 10:00 AM
 
Week 4: Papermill Theatre brings the fairytale The Little Mermaid to life.
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$6.00 Payable at the Door.

** The Jungle Book **
Monday, July 20, 2009 10:00 AM
 
Week 5: Papermill Theatre brings the fairytale The Jungle Book to life.
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$6.00 Payable at the Door.

** Rapunzel **
Monday, July 27, 2009 10:00 AM
 
Week 6: Papermill Theatre brings the fairytale Rapunzel to life.
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$6.00 Payable at the Door

** Stevens High School Art Exhibit **
Wednesday, July 29, 2009 5:30 PM
 
OPENING RECEPTION:
Mixed Media includes: Pen and Ink, watercolor, pastel, acryllic, collage, portraits, self-portraits, landscapes, and interpretive parodies of Edouard manet's Olympia.
Previous student art work on sale for $5.00.
Proceeds benefit SHS Art Department.

** The Nightingale **
Monday, August 3, 2009 10:00 AM
 
Week 7: Papermill Theatre brings the fairytale The Nightingale to life.
Click Sun to read all about it.
$6.00 Payable at the Door

** Aladdin **
Monday, August 10, 2009 10:00 AM
 
Week 8: Papermill Theatre brings the fairytale Aladdin to life.
Click Sun to read all about it.
$6.00 Payable at the Door

** Yankee Male Chorus **
Thursday, August 13, 2009 7:30 PM
 
All male chorus of over 65 perform on stage at the historic Claremont Opera House
Show runs about 90 minutes including an intermission
Donations will be accepted at the door...
Click on the YMC to the left FOR MORE INFO...SONG TITLES...

** Comedian Bob Marley **
Friday, October 2, 2009 8:00 PM
 
Advance Tickets $21.00
$23 at the Door.
Please Call the Box office to place your ticket order. THANKS!

** Jim West's Aesop's Fables **
Thursday, October 22, 2009 10:00 AM
 
Musical for Grades Pre K-4
Length of Performance: 55 Minutes

Aesop's classic fables of wit and wisdom including Tortise and the Hare, The Fox and the Grapes, and The Lion and the Mouse come colorfully to life in this vibrant production.
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Open to the public subject to seating availability. 603-542-4433

** ALIVE KISS TRIBUTE
& BALANCE VAN HALEN TRIBUTE **
Saturday, October 24, 2009 7:30 PM
 
ONE NIGHT*TWO GREAT TRIBUTE BANDS

ALIVE! (KISS Tribute - New England)
performs all over the USA accurately reproducing the sights of the "ALIVE" 1975 era and performing songs from all of the classic 70's KISS albums ("1974" to "1978"). No guitar lick, drum pattern, bass line or vocal harmony has been overlooked. BalancE hits the stage with note for note Eddie licks, the classic Jack Daniels bass guitar, the signature Van Halen drums & vocals and a high energy front man who looks and sounds so much like "Sammy",you'll be asking yourself if you've had one too many swigs of Cabo Wabo tequila. A BalancE show is a night of hit after hit (with a few rare classics) in tribute to the biggest, baddest rock 'n' roll band on the planet. . . the mighty VAN HALEN. Advance Tickets $20 plus fees ($3 handing on phone or counter orders, Online 5% handling. Tickets are $2 more at the door night of show.

** CONNECTICUT RIVER VALLEY ORCHESTRA
THE NORSE LEGENDS **
Sunday, October 25, 2009 4:00 PM
 
With Special Guest Řystein Baadsvik, tuba
Max Culpepper, conductor
Stephen Langley, narrator
Price: Gold: $35, Reg: $25, Sr.: $20, Stu.: $10
Click CRVO icon for more details on this show. For more information about CRVO check out their website: http://www.crvo.us

** CHAD PERRON
GOT GRACE CONCERT **
Saturday, November 14, 2009 7:00 PM
 
Chad Perron, Got Grace Concert
Call the box office for tickets
603-542-4433

** Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing **
Wednesday, November 18, 2009 10:00 AM
 
Appropriate for Grades 3 ~ 6
Two Beans Productions captures all the humor, sibling rivalry and elementary school angst of Judy Blume's book in their play Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing!
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Open to the public subject to seating availability.General Admission: $5.00
603-542-4433

** ATRIUM ART GALLERY **
Friday, December 4, 2009 5:00 PM
 
On display in the atrium 11/9/09 through 1/2/2010
Thomas A. McGraw, Paintings and Drawings
Nancy Wightman, Prints
Reception: Friday December 4, 2009-5:30pmto 7:00pm

** CONNECTICUT RIVER VALLEY ORCHESTRA
DECEMBER DELIGHTS **
Sunday, December 6, 2009 4:00 PM
 
CONNECTICUT RIVER VALLEY ORCHESTRA
DECEMBER DELIGHTS
with Orchestral Holiday Treats
and special guest, Santa Claus!
Max Culpepper, conductor, Stephen Langley, narrator
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Children under 12 FREE!!
(When Accompanied by an adult)

** NHSB NUTCRACKER SUITE BALLET **
Sunday, December 13, 2009 1:00 PM
 
Always a favorite holiday tradition, NHSB returns with The Nutcracker Suite.
Bring your cameras and have your picture taken after the show with Clara, The Sugar Plum Fairy, The Cavalier, and the Snow Queen !
Click on Clara for more information!

** Lily's Crossing~ CANCELED **
Thursday, December 17, 2009 10:00 AM
 
ArtsPower regrets to inform us that they have had to cancel their production of Lily's Crossing this season. We are sorry for any inconvenience this may have caused those of you who have already signed up for the show.

** RECYCLED PERCUSSION
Top 3 on Americas Got Talent **
Friday, December 18, 2009 7:30 PM
 
RECYCLED PERCUSSION
Friday, December 18 ~ 7:30 pm
Advanced Reg. Reserved: $20
Powerful industrial drumming backed by metal grinding guitar and hip-hop/funk DJ Pharaoh.
Unlike anything you've ever heard!
Be Prepared to be ROCKED!

** Sit On Stage Event with THE STRING A LONGS **
Saturday, January 16, 2010 7:30 PM
 
'ON-STAGE EVENT' with THE STRING ALONGS
Saturday, January 16, 2010 ~ 7:30 pm
Tickets: $15.00
Sit on Stage with the String-a-Longs in this intimate 'Café Style' format. Come enjoy coffee and desSert at this SOS event while listening to the String-a-Longs play country music from the 40's to the 70's.

** CONNECTICUT RIVER VALLEY ORCHESTRA **
Sunday, February 7, 2010 1:00 PM
 
STORIES IN MUSIC: A YOUNG PERSON'S CONCERT
Max Culpepper, conductor
Stephen Langley, narrator
The Connecticut River Valley Orchestra, the Claremont Opera House resident symphony led by well-known conductor Max Culpepper, presents STORIES IN MUSIC -an entertaining concert for children and adults. Through world-renowned music, and narration by four different narrators, the Orchestra brings to life timeless musical fables of adventure, mystery and magic: Tubby the Tuba, William Tell, The Sorcerer's Apprentice and Peter and the Wolf.
Click on logo for more information!
www.crvo.us
Call office for Free youth/student tickets.

** LAUREN RAINBOW-PSYCHIC FAIR **
Saturday, February 13, 2010 12:00 PM
 
CLICK ON LAUREN FOR MORE INFORMATION!
Recently honored as BEST PSYCHIC in NH Magazines Best of Series.
12pm-5pm Join Lauren & several other psychics for a day of readings and FUN. Each reading 15 minutes long. $20 each reading. Appointments can be made ahead by calling COH or day of fair. Choose from psychic, tarot, astrology, and more.
Vendors will be available, too.
READING INCLUDES PRESENTATION AT 5PM.

** LAUREN RAINBOW STAGE PRESENTATION **
Saturday, February 13, 2010 5:00 PM
 
5pm-6pm join Lauren Rainbow at end of day for informational presentation & live mediumship readings from the stage.
Recently honored as BEST psychic in NH Magazine "Best of Series", Lauren will bring messages from beyond. This could be your chance to get a message from someone you love. For more information on Lauren Rainbow,

** FRANK SANTOS,JR.~R-RATED
COMEDIAN AND HYPNOTIST **
Saturday, February 27, 2010 8:00 PM
 
Frank Santos, JR. tours the country
mesmerizing the crowd with his hypnotic powers of suggestion mixed with sexually implicative routines
18 and Older

** MAB **
Saturday, March 6, 2010 2:00 PM
Saturday, March 6, 2010 7:00 PM
 
Claremont Middle School students perform 'MAB' an original production that explores the history of fairies in many cultures using traditional dance, music, language, and the ancient stories of their civilization to explain their place in folklore.

Admission by donation. Proceeds benefit the CMS Theater Arts Program.

** Jigsaw Jones
The Case of the Class Clown **
Wednesday, March 10, 2010 10:00 AM
 
Appropriate for Grades 1st thru 4th
Length of Performance: 55 Minutes
Curriculum Connections: Family Relationships, Language/Communications Skills, Literature-Based Musical, Values-Based
Athena Lorenzo has been slimed and she doesn't think it's very funny. Someone in Ms. Gleason's class is playing practical jokes.
Click School for more Info!
Open to the public subject to seating availability.
603-542-4433

** PETE MERRIGAN~ON STAGE EVENT **
Saturday, March 13, 2010 7:30 PM
 
Come enjoy coffee and dessert at this Sit On Stage Event while listening to Pete Merrigan. Pete has entertained crowds from the Caribbean Islands and the beaches of Florida's west coast to the ski resorts of New England playing acoustic guitar and harmonica and singing the songs he and his audiences love to hear.

** JIMMY DUNN'S FUNNY GUYS,
NAUGHTY GIRLS, & DIRTY GUITARS **
Saturday, April 3, 2010 7:30 PM
 
FOR MORE INFO, CLICK ON PHOTO OF JIMMY AND THE GIRLS TO THE LEFT
An Evening of Comedy, Burlesque,
And Rock and Roll
A GREAT DATE NIGHT SHOW!
Age 18 and Older.
Comedy by: JIMMY DUNN FRANK SANTORELLI KAREN MORGAN Bliss Burlesque featuring JD Cakes, Leela-licious & Lulu LeStrange Great Rock and Roll music FEATURING Deric Dyer (Tina Turner/Joe Cocker)

Click here for the Jimmy Dunn Interview with WGXL

** MOUNTAIN SUN TOUR **
Saturday, April 10, 2010 7:30 AM
 
MOHEGAN SUN CASINO
Fundraiser to benefit the Claremont Opera House
$45 Includes round trip to Mohegan Sun Casino
Complimentary lunch ticket, & free wheel play
Bus leaves Barnes Park, North Street at 7:30AM
Expected Return to Barnes Park, Approx. 8:00 PM

** '1964' THE TRIBUTE **
Saturday, April 24, 2010 8:00 PM
 
8PM SHOWTIME
1964 The Tribute Takes their audiences on a journey through a quintessential moment in music history that will live forever. Rolling Stone Magazine says...
"BEST BEATLES TRIBUTE ON EARTH!"
YOU'LL SWEAR IT'S THE REAL THING
Sponsored in part by Holiday Inn Express, Springfield, VT
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** THE LION, WITCH, AND THE WARDROBE **
Friday, April 30, 2010 7:00 PM
Saturday, May 1, 2010 1:00 PM
 
The world of Narnia comes alive this spring when New England Classical Academy (NECA) of Claremont, NH presents C.S. Lewis' "The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe" April 30th and May 1st at the Claremont Opera House.
Under the guidance of veteran director Heidi Fagan, the production is NECA's premiere for their theater club. "This is our first year in Claremont and we are thrilled to not only offer a school based drama program but we are delighted to have the opportunity to perform at the Claremont Opera House."
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** Freedom Train **
Wednesday, May 5, 2010 10:00 AM
 
Appropriate for Grades 3rd ~ 9th
Length of Performance: 55 minutes
Harriet Tubman, the intrepid conductor of the Underground Railroad, comes to life in an extraordinary production, with traditional music of the period. One of Theatreworks' biggest hits!
Click School for more Info!
Open to the public subject to seating availability.
603-542-4433

** LISA MCCORMICK **
Saturday, May 8, 2010 7:30 PM
 
Sit on Stage with singer-songwriter Lisa McCormick in this intimate 'Café Style' SOS event format featuring Lisa's music, coffee, dessert.
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** CONNECTICUT RIVER VALLEY ORCHESTRA
AN EVENING IN PARIS **
Sunday, May 16, 2010 4:00 PM
 
CONNECTICUT RIVER VALLEY ORCHESTRA
AN EVENING IN PARIS
Max Culpepper, conductor Stephen Langley, narrator
The resident symphony of the Claremont Opera House completes its triumphant first season with the delightful music of France
with special guest pianists Gregory Hayes and Alissa Leiser and guest narrator, James Lenz.
Advanced Reserved: Gold: $35, Reg: $25, Sr.: $20, Stu.: $10

ALL CHILDREN 12 AND UNDER WITH AN ADULT FREE
CLAREMONT STUDENTS OVER 12 FREE
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** Taikoza~Taiko Drumming **
Saturday, May 22, 2010 7:30 PM
 
With Traditional Costumes,
Internationally Acclaimed Taikoza
artfully blends its thunderous sound
with colorful dances and soulful melodies played on bamboo flutes.
Advance: Reg: $22, Students $12
$3 handling on total ticket order
Door $24, $14
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818 CHARLESTOWN ROAD
SPRINGFIELD, VT 05156
Hotel Front Desk: 1-802-8854516 | Hotel Fax: 1-802-8854595
Our Springfield, hotel's amenities set us apart from other hotels in the area, as we feature a game room, indoor pool, free hot breakfast bar, Business Center and Fitness Center to pamper our guests.

** The 8th Annual
A Cappella Showcase **
Sunday, May 23, 2010 3:00 PM
 
A celebration of a cappella singing, "This program has become amazingly diverse," Signor says. "From doo-wop, to classical and madrigal, to jazz and barbershop, audiences are always amazed by the diversity and excellence of the program."
All proceeds benefit the Claremont Opera House.
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** LITTLE RED RIDING HOOD **
Monday, June 28, 2010 10:00 AM
 
The ever-popular Papermill Theatre
returns this summer for another 8 great Mondays.
A vain little girl receives a mysterious gift of a magical pair of red dancing shoes.
Tickets are $6
for adults and children 2 and older,
PAYABLE AT THE DOOR

** GOLDILOCKS AND THE THREE BEARS **
Monday, July 5, 2010 10:00 AM
 
While on a walk in the forest a little girl named Goldilocks stops to rest at the home of three bears. When the three bears return home, Goldilocks learns the value of hospitality and friendship.
Tickets are $6
for adults and children 2 and older
Payable at the door

** THE FISHERMAN & HIS WIFE **
Monday, July 12, 2010 10:00 AM
 
A poor fisherman and his greedy wife learn to value what they have from an unlikely teacher, a magical golden fish.
$6 payable at the door
for adults & children 2 & older

** RIKKI-TIKKI-TAVI **
Monday, July 19, 2010 10:00 AM
 
With the help of his friend the tailor bird, a young mongoose named Rikki-Tikki-Tavi must save his friend Teddy from two dangerous cobras.
$6 payable at the door
for adults & children 2 and older

** JOHN TESH - LIVE IN CONCERT **
Saturday, July 24, 2010 7:30 PM
 
PRESENTED BY 92.3 WGXL
TODAY'S BEST VARIETY

Outlet: Tickets available online at Claremontoperahouse.com, by phone at 603-542-4433, or in person at the Claremont Opera House Box Office, M-F ,11 AM to 4 PM
Prices: $20, $32. LIMITED VIP tickets at $55. VIP Tickets include a Meet & Greet with John Tesh after the show, a complimentary copy of John's best-selling book "Intelligence for Your Life", autographs and photos with John.
VIP TICKETS ARE SOLD OUT.
PLEASE CHOOSE SILVER OR REGULAR SEATS.

Click on Photo of Tesh at Piano for more info.
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** PINOCCHIO **
Monday, July 26, 2010 10:00 AM
 
A mischievous wooden puppet with a pesky nose that grows when he tells a lie, goes on an exciting journey to become a real live boy.
$6 payable at the door
aged 2 and older

** THE RED SHOES **
Monday, August 2, 2010 10:00 AM
 
A vain little girl receives a mysterious gift of a magical pair of red dancing shoes.
$6 payable at the door
aged 2 and older

** AESOP'S FABLES **
Monday, August 9, 2010 10:00 AM
 
The Boy Who Cried Wolf, The Tortoise and the Hare, The Ant and the Grasshopper and others come together in this fun adaptation of classic fables.
$6 PAYABLE AT THE DOOR
AGE 2 AND OLDER

** SLEEPING BEAUTY **
Monday, August 16, 2010 10:00 AM
 
A dark witch puts a sleeping spell on a princess and the royal household which can only be broken if a brave prince comes to fight off the fearsome dragon that guards the castle.
$6 payable at the door
age 2 and older