Little People’s Repertory Theatre
Park Hall, 9525 Mill Street, Ben Lomond, CA 95005
About
Little People's Repertory Theatre offers theatrical performance through a summer musical theatre Main Cast Program that features an original rock musical production. Participants take part in acting, singing, dancing, helping build props and scenery, and may join a creative dramatics program, a Teen Mentorship program, or paid internships for teens and young adults. Teen mentors may be involved in directing, lighting design, choreography, assistant musical direction, and playing as musicians in the pit band, while parents and teen alumni may perform in a rock band that accompanies the cast at performances.
• Ages: 3–18 years old
For over 40 years, Little People’s Repertory Theatre has offered a low-cost, high quality summer musical theatre Main Cast Program for children 8–14, and since 1988 it has offered children the chance to do “non-traditional” theater. The Main Cast summer program is an original rock musical production cast with 70 children, using original scripts and contemporary themes, often taking a traditional fairytale or folktale and rewriting it with a contemporary twist and parodying classic rock and pop songs and performers. Every child in the Main Cast program sings, dances, and has a spoken part.
The Jr Players program is a creative dramatics program serving approximately 20 to 25 children each summer and is described as an age-appropriate program for children too young to participate in the summer musical. Youngsters in Jr Players have an opportunity to open the show with a few musical numbers, giving them an introduction to the stage, costumes, and a real audience. The Teen Mentorship program serves approximately 15 to 25 teens each summer and offers paid internships to teens and young adults, training them to work with younger children as rehearsal-assistants in a camp-counselor style capacity.
Little People’s Repertory Theatre states that it provides affordable opportunities for theatrical performance to youth ages 3 to 18 as a 501c3 non-profit, using knowledgeable, trained staff who have had extensive experience working in theater, in music, and with youngsters. The program describes its environment as developmentally appropriate and positive, with mentorship, creative collaboration, skill building, and instruction, where children, teens, and community members work together to create high-quality, original works of art. The child-to-adult ratio is usually about 12 to 1, and the program has a Non-Discrimination Policy covering a wide range of protected characteristics.
LPRT productions are described as truly collaborative, with strong involvement from parents, community members, and teen alumni cast members in set construction, costuming, technical direction, and videography. A rock band made up of parents and teen alumni accompanies the cast at all performances. Little People’s Repertory Theatre is sponsored by The San Lorenzo Valley Youth Council and has received grants and donations from Santa Cruz County Parks and Open Spaces, The Lillian Simon Foundation, The Carol Anika Memorial Foundation, Los Gatos Morning Rotary, Plantronics, Santa Cruz Medical Foundation, and many individuals and families.
Little People’s Repertory Theatre received a Congressional Award of Recognition for Outstanding Contributions to the Community in August 2003 from Congresswoman Anna Eshoo. The program is described as the most affordable children’s theater program in Santa Cruz County.
Last updated June 11, 2026.
• Ages: 3–18 years old
For over 40 years, Little People’s Repertory Theatre has offered a low-cost, high quality summer musical theatre Main Cast Program for children 8–14, and since 1988 it has offered children the chance to do “non-traditional” theater. The Main Cast summer program is an original rock musical production cast with 70 children, using original scripts and contemporary themes, often taking a traditional fairytale or folktale and rewriting it with a contemporary twist and parodying classic rock and pop songs and performers. Every child in the Main Cast program sings, dances, and has a spoken part.
The Jr Players program is a creative dramatics program serving approximately 20 to 25 children each summer and is described as an age-appropriate program for children too young to participate in the summer musical. Youngsters in Jr Players have an opportunity to open the show with a few musical numbers, giving them an introduction to the stage, costumes, and a real audience. The Teen Mentorship program serves approximately 15 to 25 teens each summer and offers paid internships to teens and young adults, training them to work with younger children as rehearsal-assistants in a camp-counselor style capacity.
Little People’s Repertory Theatre states that it provides affordable opportunities for theatrical performance to youth ages 3 to 18 as a 501c3 non-profit, using knowledgeable, trained staff who have had extensive experience working in theater, in music, and with youngsters. The program describes its environment as developmentally appropriate and positive, with mentorship, creative collaboration, skill building, and instruction, where children, teens, and community members work together to create high-quality, original works of art. The child-to-adult ratio is usually about 12 to 1, and the program has a Non-Discrimination Policy covering a wide range of protected characteristics.
LPRT productions are described as truly collaborative, with strong involvement from parents, community members, and teen alumni cast members in set construction, costuming, technical direction, and videography. A rock band made up of parents and teen alumni accompanies the cast at all performances. Little People’s Repertory Theatre is sponsored by The San Lorenzo Valley Youth Council and has received grants and donations from Santa Cruz County Parks and Open Spaces, The Lillian Simon Foundation, The Carol Anika Memorial Foundation, Los Gatos Morning Rotary, Plantronics, Santa Cruz Medical Foundation, and many individuals and families.
Little People’s Repertory Theatre received a Congressional Award of Recognition for Outstanding Contributions to the Community in August 2003 from Congresswoman Anna Eshoo. The program is described as the most affordable children’s theater program in Santa Cruz County.
Last updated June 11, 2026.
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