“The whimsy of ‘Despereaux’ invites us all back to childhood. Then, its message reminds us that, like children, we still have a chance to be good.”

- Critic’s Choice, San Francisco Chronicle


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