2019 San Diego Theatre Critics Circle Outstanding New Musical NominatioN
A one-of-a-kind theatrical and musical adaptation of Kate DiCamillo’s beloved, Newbery Medal–winning modern fable. Despereaux is a courageous mouse who dreams of becoming a knight. He sets off on a noble quest that will take him down into dungeons and up to the heights of a castle tower to rescue a beautiful human princess—but the dark-hearted rat Roscuro has other ideas.
World Premiered at The Old Globe and transferred to Berkeley Repertory Theatre in 2019.
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Photos by Kevin Berne and Jim Cox