Public Shows

Rodgers & Hammerstein's beloved musical, Cinderella, opens RCT's 19th season in style with a fairy-tale production on December 12, 13, 19 and 20 at 2 p.m. and an extra-special evening performance on Saturday, December 12 at 7 p.m. 

Tickets are $20 General Admission and $25 Premium General Seating.

Join Willy Wonka and Charlie Bucket for a sweet treat for the Rochester area in mid-January. This non-musical adaptation by Richard R George is based on Roald Dahl's fantasy novel of the same name, and is presented on January 16, 17, 23 and 24 at 2 p.m. Tickets are $15 (general admission orchestra) and $20 (premium general admission).

The cast features ten professional actors including Mark Scott Almekinder as Willy Wonka, Dan Walton as Charlie Bucket and Fred Nuernberg as Grandpa Joe, with Gavin Flood as Augustus Gloop, Carson Klasner as Veruca Salt, Marguerite Frarey as Violet Beauregarde and Nick Magnanti as Mike Teavee. Rounding out the cast are Nick DiCola, Susi Jenks and Janine Mercandetti. An Oompa Loompa Ensemble, made up of 25 young people ages 8–14 from all over the Greater Rochester area, will also be featured. They have been rehearsing and attending special RCT workshops with instructors/directors Meghan Haines and Audra Cramer since early December.

One ticket sold for each of the four performances will have a "Lucky Golden Ticket" designation, and the holder of that ticket will win a four-pack of premium tickets (a $100 value) to opening night of RCT & Nazareth College Arts Center's full-scale production of Peter Pan (March 13th at 7 p.m.). In addition, there will be a "Lucky Golden Ticket" inside one Willy Wonka chocolate bar sold at each performance, and those ticket holders will receive a pair of tickets to opening night of Peter Pan***Join Charlie Bucket and Willy Wonka for Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, based on Roald Dahl's classic children's book.   The non-musical production runs January 16, 17, 23 and 24 at 2 p.m. 

Celeste Raspanti's I Never Saw Another Butterfly tells the story of the more than 15,000 Jewish children who passed through Terezin during the Holocaust.   One public performance only of this production takes place May 2 at 2 p.m. 

 Tickets are $15 General Admission and $20 Premium General Seating.