Cast of Once Upon a MattressWalter M. Mayes, Artistic Director of South Bay Musical Theatre, is pleased to announce the players who will be performing in our fall 2026 production of Once Upon a Mattress. Listed alphabetically by surname, they are:

ACTOR                             ROLES

Samantha Borthwick—Lady Mabelle, Princess Winnifred understudy (u/s)

Cam Burchard—Sir Harold, Sir Harry u/s

Ruby Delgros*—Ensemble, Lady Larken u/s

Jasmine Gentry*—Ensemble, Swing

Mandy Heiser*—The Jester

Tim Huang—Sir Studley, Wizard u/s

Lizzie Izyumin—Lady Rowena

Jacob Janssen*—Knight #1, Prince Dauntless u/s

Melissa Mei Jones—Queen Aggravain

Joy Lee*—Lady Beatrice

Dave Leon—King Sextimus the Silent

Noah Lerner*—Sir Luce

Mary Melnick—The Minstrel

Robin Melnick—The Wizard

Sam Merritt-Broyles*—Knight #2

Lucy Nino—Lady Larken

Daniel Rios*—Sir Harry

Kaitlyn Scadina—Lady Meryl, Minstrel u/s, Jester u/s

Karlin Smith*—Princess #12

Adam Strauss*—Prince Dauntless the Drab

Kyrie Timbrook—Ensemble, Queen Aggravain u/s

Clara Walker—Lady Lucille, Nightingale, Sextimus u/s

Jessica Whittemore—Princess Winnifred the Woebegone

Asterisks indicate actors who are making their SBMT debut with this production. Congratulations to all cast members, and thank you to all who auditioned.

Doug Brook serves as Director, Mark Wong joins the team as Music Director, Kristin Pfeiffer will be our Vocal Director, and Esther Selk returns as Choreographer. Tickets and information are available here on our website or by calling 408-266-4734.