Children’s Theater Series
The summer Children’s Theater Series is performed, designed, and created by our Junior Interns. Audiences of all ages are welcome to enjoy this season of shows for youth and families!
NLBP Education
2026 Children’s Theater Series!
Tickets will go on sale for our 2026 Summer Childern's Theatre Sereis March 15th ,2026
THE LITTLE MERMAID JR.
Thursday, July 2nd @ 10:30am
Friday, July 3rd @ 11am & 2pm
Journey "under the sea" with Ariel and her aquatic friends in Disney's The Little Mermaid JR., adapted from Disney's Broadway production and the motion picture . Based on one of Hans Christian Andersen's most beloved stories, Disney's The Little Mermaid JR. is an enchanting look at the sacrifices we all make for love and acceptance.
Location: Barn Playhouse Main Stage
Rating: All ages
Puffs
Thursday, July 23rd @ 2pm
Saturday, July 25th @ 11am & 2pm
Are you a Harry Potter Fan and love comedies? If so this is the show for you! Puffs' clever and whimsical play gives you a new look at a familiar wizarding world through the perspective of three new potential heroes just trying to make it through a magic school that proves to be a bit dangerous. This epic journey takes the classic story to new places and reimagines what a wizard hero can be.
Puffs is not authorized, sanctioned, licensed or endorsed by J.K Rowling, Warner Bros. or any person or company associated with the Harry Potter books, films or play
Location: Barn Playhouse Main Stage
Rating: All ages
The SpongeBob Musical: Youth Edition
Thursday, August 13th @ 11am & 2pm
Saturday, August 15th @ 11am & 2pm
Plunge into this stunning all-singing, all-dancing, dynamic stage show! When the citizens of Bikini Bottom discover that a volcano will soon erupt and destroy their humble home, SpongeBob and his friends must come together to save the fate of their undersea world. With lives hanging in the balance and all hope lost, a most unexpected hero rises up. The power of optimism really can save the world!
Location: Barn Playhouse Main Stage
Rating: All Ages
Children’s Theater Series Flex Pass
Coming Soon!
Get 6 tickets to use for any Children’s Theater Series performance
Pick your seats for every show!
Enjoy the flexibility to see a show you want
Announcing NLBP Education’s new
2026 Junior Intern Encore Series!
Saturday, July 11, 5:00pm
Experience the complex characters and brilliant language in the Bard’s finest works! This year, many JIs will have the chance to shine as Shakespearean leads as they perform scenes from classical plays like Twelfth Night, Romeo and Juliet, The Winter’s Tale, and more!
Location: TBD
Rating: Age 10+
Saturday, August 1, 5:00pm
Sunday, August 2 2:00pm
This intriguing and beautiful folk opera delivers a deeply resonant and defiantly hopeful theatrical experience. Following two intertwining love stories — that of young dreamers Orpheus and Eurydice, and that of immortal King Hades and lady Persephone — Hadestown invites audiences on a hell-raising journey to the underworld and back. Inspired by traditions of classic American folk music and vintage New Orleans jazz, Mitchell’s beguiling sung-through musical pits industry against nature, doubt against faith, and fear against love.
Location: Colby Sawyer Black Box
Rating: Age 12+
SENSORY FRIENDLY PREVIEWS
Free Sensory-Friendly Previews
With guidance from the Kearsarge school district's Student Support Services, NLBP Education will host three sensory-friendly previews in the Barn Playhouse theater this summer. Sensory-friendly performances are designed to create a welcoming and comfortable arts experience for people with autism, sensory sensitivities, or other social, learning, or cognitive disabilities.
Our sensory-friendly modifications will include:
Lower sound levels (no startling noises)
Lights remain on a low level in the theatre
No strobe lights
Guests are free to move around, talk, make noise, and leave the theater at any time
Audience members are limited to about 1/6 of the typical capacity.
Actors will come onstage before the show to introduce themselves separately from their characters.
A short synopsis of the show will be shared with the audience before the performance, so everyone knows what to expect.
These previews will be held during the final dress rehearsals of our Children's Theater Series shows. This allows us to offer the experience for free and to limit the number of people in the building.
Available Sensory Performance Options:
Little Mermaid Jr - Wednesday, July 1st @ 10:30am
Puffs - Thursday, July 23 @ 10:30am
The SpongeBob Musical: Youth Edition- Wednesday, August 16 @ 10:30am
JUNIOR INTERN PROGRAM
Students ages 12–18 are invited to become part of the Summer Children’s Theater Series by auditioning or interviewing for the Junior Intern program!
Learn more about the Junior Intern program here.
Questions?
For questions regarding the Children’s Theater Series, please email education@nlbarn.org