The Evergreen Middle School Theater Program and Studio East will present the classic “Once Upon a Mattress” March 18-19 at the Redmond Community Center, 16600 N.E. 80th St. Showtimes will be at 7 p.m. Friday and 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. Saturday. Tickets are $9 and will be available at the door.

Performances will be directed by Samuel Jarius Pettit, musically directed by David Spring and choreographed by Andrew Coopman.

A synopsis courtesy of Evergreen: “If you thought you knew the story of ‘The Princess and The Pea,’ you may be in for a walloping surprise! Did you know, for instance, that Princess Winnifred actually swam the moat to reach Prince Dauntless the Drab? And that, in fact, it wasn’t the pea at all that caused the princess a sleepless night? Carried on a wave of wonderful songs, by turns hilarious and raucous, romantic and melodic, this rollicking spin on the familiar classic of royal courtship and comeuppance provides for some side-splitting shenanigans. Chances are you’ll never look at fairy tales quite the same way again.”