our 2026-2027 Season
High School Musical Jr.
  • Synopsis:
    • Disney Channel's smash hit movie musical comes to life on your stage in Disney’s High School Musical JR. Now updated to the convenient binder version! Troy, Gabriella and the students of East High must deal with issues of love, friends and family while balancing their classes and extra curricular activities. The show’s infectious, danceable songs are sure to engage performers and audiences alike.
    • It’s the first day after winter break at East High. The Jocks, Brainiacs, Thespians and Skater Dudes all find their cliques. Basketball team captain and resident jock, Troy, discovers that the brainy Gabriella, a girl he met singing karaoke on his ski trip, has just enrolled at East High. The couple cause an upheaval when they decide to audition for the high school musical. Although many students resent the threat posed to the "status quo," Troy and Gabriella’s alliance might just open the door for others to shine as well.
  • ​Casting students 6th through 12th grade
  • See the Audition page for audition information
  • Performance dates
    • ​​July 16-19, 2026
  • See the High School Musical Jr. page for more information
Kids Theatre Club
  • Registration is required and available at http://www.zeffy.com/.../registration-kids-theatre-club
  • Kids Theatre Club will be held on August 11, 18, & 25 from 4:30-6pm for students in 1st through 5th grade.
  • Students will learn how to prep for auditions, work on dramatic skills and have lots of fun! At the conclusion of the club, the students will perform for their friends and family!
  • This is a great introduction to theater and a fabulous way to enhance dramatic skills. Kids are our specialty at The Commons Theatre. We have been serving the students in Alexandria and surrounding communities for 13 years.
Little Women, the Broadway Musical
  • Synopsis
    • Based on Louisa May Alcott's life, Little Women follows the adventures of sisters, Jo, Meg, Beth and Amy March. Jo is trying to sell her stories for publication, but the publishers are not interested – her friend, Professor Bhaer, tells her that she has to do better and write more from herself. Begrudgingly taking this advice, Jo weaves the story of herself and her sisters and their experience growing up in Civil War America.
  • Casting all ages
  • See the Auditions page for audition information
  • ​Performance Dates:
    • October 1-4, 2026
  • See the Little Women, the Broadway Musical page for more information
North Pole's Got Talent!
  • Synopsis:
    • It’s just days before Christmas at Santa’s Workshop, and there’s still lots of work to be done — like getting the elves and reindeer in the proper holiday spirit with song, dance, and big belly laughs!  Elf hosts Holly Daze and Mistletoe Merryman welcome judges Mrs. Claus, the pun-loving Ruby the Red-Lipped Reindeer, and Old St. Nick himself to judge the talent show in this reality TV spoof.  Contestants Jack Frost and Snow Queen get a chilly reception at first, but even they can’t take the warmth and good spirit out of this friendly competition!
  • Casting students 1st through 5th grade
  • Information will be posted on the Auditions page
  • ​Performance Dates:
    • November 13-15, 2026
Sister Act Jr
  • Synopsis:
    • Based on the hit 1992 film and Tony-nominated Broadway musical, Sister Act JR. is the feel-good musical comedy that will have audiences jumping to their feet!
    • When disco diva, Deloris Van Cartier, witnesses a murder, she is put in protective custody in the one place the cops are sure she won't be a found: a convent! Disguised as a nun, she finds herself at odds with both the rigid lifestyle and uptight Mother Superior. Using her unique disco moves and singing talent to inspire the choir, Deloris breathes new life into the church and community but, in doing so, blows her cover. Soon, the gang is giving chase, only to find them up against Deloris and the power of her newly found sisterhood.
  • ​Casting students 6th through 12th grade
  • Information will be posted on the Auditions page
  • ​Performance Dates:
    • December 3-6, 2026
Into the Woods, Jr.
  • Synopsis:
    • Be careful what you wish for, as Stephen Sondheim’s and James Lapine’s cockeyed fairytale comes to life in this adaptation of their groundbreaking, Tony Award-winning musical.  Into the Woods JR. features all of your favorite characters — Cinderella, Little Red Riding Hood, Jack (and his beanstalk) and the Witch — in this lyrically rich retelling of classic Brothers Grimm fables.
    • The musical centers on a baker and his wife, who wish to have a child; Cinderella, who wishes to attend the King's festival; and Jack, who wishes his cow would give milk. When the baker and his wife learn that they cannot have a child because of a witch's curse, the two set off on a journey to break the curse, and wind up changed forever.
  • Casting students 6th through 12th grade
  • Information will be posted on the Auditions page
  • ​Performance Dates:
    • February 25-28, 2027
Cheaper by the Dozen
  • Synopsis:
    • Suppose you're an attractive high-school girl and you're not only a member of a large and unique family but your father is, in fact, one of the great pioneers of industrial efficiency. Then suppose he decides, for no apparent reason, to apply his unorthodox methods to you and to the rest of your big family. The results are terribly embarrassing, funny and—it must be admitted—extremely effective! To Anne, however, the chief effect seems to be that of making them seem ridiculous to everyone else at school—especially to the boys! Dad pushes ahead with better organization for his large and delightful family. He puts up a chart for the young people to initial after completing each household task, uses a rung as an imaginary bathtub to demonstrate how to take a really efficient bath and appoints a utilities officer to levy fines on wasters of electricity. While the situations are often uproarious, there's a serious reason. Dad has a heart condition that he's keeping secret. The children don't understand them. Anne, the oldest, rebels. Both Dad and she are miserable at the lack of understanding between them. Then in a deft and moving scene, Dad becomes aware of how much Anne has grown up.
  • Casting all ages
  • Information will be posted on the Auditions page
  • ​Performance Dates:
    • April 22-25, 2027

Completed shows from this season

Finding Nemo KIDS
  • Synopsis:
    • Disney’s Finding Nemo KIDS is a 30-minute musical adaptation of the beloved 2003 Pixar movie Finding Nemo, with new music by award-winning songwriting team Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez. Marlin, an anxious and over-protective clownfish, lives in the Great Barrier Reef with his kid Nemo, who longs to explore the world beyond their anemone home. But when Nemo is captured and taken to Sydney, Marlin faces his fears and sets off on an epic adventure across the ocean. With the help of lovable characters such as optimistic Dory, laid-back sea turtle Crush, and the supportive Tank Gang, Marlin and Nemo both overcome challenges on their journey to find each other and themselves.
    • Featuring memorable songs such as “Just Keep Swimming,” “Fish Are Friends Not Food,” and “Go With the Flow,” Finding Nemo KIDS brings a vibrant underwater world to life on stage in a story full of family, friendship, and adventure. 
  • Casting students 1st through 5th grade
  • See the Audition page for audition information
  • Performance dates
    • June 25-28, 2026
  • See the Finding Nemo KIDS page for more information