"...go into the arts. I'm not kidding. The arts are not a way to make a living. They are a very human way of making life more bearable. Practicing an art, no matter how well or badly, is a way to make your soul grow, for heaven's sake. Sing in the shower. Dance to the radio. Tell stories. Write a poem to a friend, even a lousy poem. Do it as well as you possibly can. You will get an enormous reward. You will have created something.” - Kurt Vonnegut

Admission $10.00 (no fees!)

Show Dates

April 13th @ 7pm

April 14th @ 7pm

Two shows on April 15

April 15th @ 2pm 

April 15th @ 7pm

Synopsis: Bayside Theatre Arts Presents: Once Upon a Mattress -- The show that catapulted Carol Burnett to fame, Once Upon A Mattress is a rollicking spin on the classic tale The Princess and the Pea full of side-splitting shenanigans. 

Many moons ago in a far-off place, Queen Aggravain decreed no couples could marry until her son, Prince Dauntless, found a bride. Princesses came from far and wide to win the hand of the prince, but none could pass the impossible tests given to them by the Queen. That is, until the “shy” swamp princess, Winnifred the Woebegone, showed up. Would she be able to pass the Sensitivity Test, marry her prince and help Lady Larkin and Sir Harry to the altar?

"Theatre is like a gym for empathy. It's where we can go to build up the muscles of compassion, to practice listening and understanding and engaging with people that are not just like ourselves. We practice sitting down, paying attention and learning from other people's actions. We practice caring." - Bill English, Artistic Director of San Francisco Playhouse