Royal Theatre
2023-2024 Entertainment Season
Cell phones must be silenced during performances.
Be courteous to the cast and other patrons.
Cameras and other recording devices are prohibited.
Smoking is prohibited.
Latecomers will be seated at the discretion of the box office.
Patrons who must leave the theatre during the performances are asked to do so only at appropriate breaks and not during the action. Re-entry will occur at the discretion of the box office.

Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Cats – October 5, 6, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 15 2023
SoulRoot Concert – November 4, 2023
Good Old-Fashioned Redneck Country Christmas – December 7, 8, 9, 10, 2023
7th Annual Show Us Your Talent Show – Jan 27, 2024
Little Women Play – March 14, 15, 16, 17, 2024
Farnum Family Concert – April 13, 2024
The Play that Goes Wrong – May 16, 17, 18, 19, 2024
The Royal Jesters Improv Show – June 1, 2024
Cinderella and the Substitute Fairy Godmother – June 28, 29, 20, 2024

Andrew Lloyd Webber's Cats
Apple Festival Musical – Directed by Stephanie Steinmeyer
This sung-through musical tells the story of a tribe of cats called the Jellicles and the night the make the “Jellicle choice” to decide which cat will ascend to the Heaviside Layer and come back to a new life.
Show sponsor: Citizen’s Bank of Eldon & Versailles.
Additional funding provided by the Missouri Arts Council, a state agency.
October 5, 6, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 15, 2023

SoulRoot Concert
Show sponsor: Wallcoverings By Design, Michael W. Cooley, owner.
Additional funding is provided by the Missouri Arts Council, a state agency.

Good Old-Fashioned Redneck Country Christmas
December 7, 8, 9, 10, 2023
Show sponsor: Dear Dental, David & Sharon Dear.
Additional funding is provided by the Missouri Arts Council, a state agency.

7th Annual Show Us Your Talent Show
January 27, 2024
Your friends and neighbors take to the Royal Stage to show what they can do.
Singing, dancing, instrumental, comedy, gymnastics, juggling, and anything else can be family-friendly and entertaining.
Show sponsor: Citizen’s Against Domestic Violence
Additional funding is provided by the Missouri Arts Council, a state agency.

Little Women Play
March 14, 15, 16, 17, 2024
Your friends and neighbors take to the Royal Stage to show what they can do.
Singing, dancing, instrumental, comedy, gymnastics, juggling, and anything else can be family-friendly and entertaining.
Show sponsor: Kidwell Garber Funeral Home and Granite Works.
Additional funding is provided by the Missouri Arts Council, a state agency.

Farnum Family Concert
April 13, 2024
Mom, Dad, and 4 children perform roots music of their American and European heritage. Influences include bluegrass, folk, gospel, Irish, old-time standards, and cowboy & Western. They have been featured at venues throughout the Midwest, including the Missouri State Fair.
Show sponsor: Co-Mo Electric Coop.
Additional funding is provided by the Missouri Arts Council, a state agency.

The Play That Goes Wrong
At the opening night of The Murder at Haversham Manor, things quickly go from bad to utterly disastrous. The accident-prone thespians battle against all odds in this play within a play to make it through to the final curtain call, with hilarious consequences!
Show sponsor: Ray Hendrickson Construction Services and The Bank of Versailles
Additional funding is provided by the Missouri Arts Council, a state agency.

The Royal Jesters Improv Show
Improv is a theatrical experience hwere the actrors take suggestions from the audience and create scenes on the spot. Everything is made up and anything can happen! Lots of laughs for the whole family to enjoy.
Show sponsor: Michael W. Cooley, Wallcoverings By Design
Additional funding is provided by the Missouri Arts Council, a state agency.

Cinderella and the Substitute Fairy Godmother
Bad potato salad has given all of the Fairy Godmothers food poisoning — all except Lucretia Fossilwart, scented candle saleswoman and Substitute Fairy Godmother. Will Cinderella ever get to the ball to meet her one true love?
Show sponsor: Bescheinen Family Furniture
Additional funding is provided by the Missouri Arts Council, a state agency.