Once Upon A Mattress
Sat, Jan 24
|San Francisco
THEATER
Time & Location
Jan 24, 2026, 2:00 PM – Feb 28, 2026, 6:00 PM
San Francisco, 99 Moraga Ave, San Francisco, CA 94129, USA
About the event
The Presidio Theatre is excited to announce the Children’s Theatre Association of San Francisco (CTA) as one if it’s inaugural resident companies, beginning in the 2025/2026 season.
CTA was established in 1934 as an all volunteer, non-profit organization dedicated to providing live musical theatre for school children in the San Francisco Bay Area, particularly for those who might not otherwise experience it. Learn more about the Children’s Theatre Association at the CTA website.
A hilarious retelling of “The Princess and the Pea”
“Once Upon a Mattress” is a musical comedy retelling of “The Princess and the Pea”, set in a kingdom where no one can marry until Prince Dauntless finds a bride. The Youth Edition version, suitable for elementary school children, centers on all of the members of the King’s court coming together to try and find Prince Dauntless a bride, while Queen Aggravain keeps rejecting potential brides with impossible…