Champaign-Urbana area students have been busy rehearsing while school is out, and there are numerous performances you can catch this summer with your family
Families with children of all ages can find a performance to enjoy this summer
Youth all over Champaign-Urbana and beyond work hard to put on top-notch theater productions during the summer, when they pack their efforts into just a few short months of rehearsals. You’ll find student performers of course, and depending on the production, students will help with tech, perform music and more. These performances make great shows to take young kids to — depending on the show of choice, that is. Kids love to see kids performing on stage and who knows — maybe your child will be inspired to try it someday!
Our list is intended to include family-friendly shows in the Champaign-Urbana area, but you know your own children and are encouraged to do your own research on the age-appropriateness of certain productions. Also, know that some of these might sell out during prime performance times due to their popularity. While we try to focus on shows that are low-cost, ticket prices vary greatly, so please read the fine print for each show.
Enjoy the show(s)!
Thursday, November 6, 2025
Alice in Wonderland Junior presented by CPD Youth Theatre
Performance Time: 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Virginia Theatre
THU, NOV 6 - SAT, NOV 8, 2025 Get ready for a whimsical adventure in Alice in Wonderland Jr.—the grand finale of the 2025 Youth Theatre season! As part of their Myth, Magic, and Mayhem theme, this magical production brings the beloved classic to life with vibrant characters, quirky antics, and plenty…
Rantoul Theater Group Presents: Flowers for Algernon
Performance Time: 7:00 pm
Rantoul Business Center
Rantoul Theater Group - "Flowers for Algernon" by David Rogers, dir. Jessica Holmes Nov 6-8th @ 7pm and Nov 9th @ 2 pm. Rantoul Business Center 601 S Century Blvd parking in the south lot, enter on Century Blvd. General tickets $15
Friday, November 7, 2025
Alice in Wonderland Junior presented by CPD Youth Theatre
Performance Time: 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Virginia Theatre
THU, NOV 6 - SAT, NOV 8, 2025 Get ready for a whimsical adventure in Alice in Wonderland Jr.—the grand finale of the 2025 Youth Theatre season! As part of their Myth, Magic, and Mayhem theme, this magical production brings the beloved classic to life with vibrant characters, quirky antics, and plenty…
Mahomet Seymour High School Presents: Popularity
Performance Time: 7:00 pm
Mahomet Seymour High School
The Mahomet-Seymour Drama Club Presents: Popularity Set in a 1950s high school and loosely adapted from Pride and Prejudice, this play comically dissects how much we can trust our first impressions. The lessons these teens learn about love and friendship are as true today as they were in Jane Austen's time. This…
Rantoul Theater Group Presents: Flowers for Algernon
Performance Time: 7:00 pm
Rantoul Business Center
Rantoul Theater Group - "Flowers for Algernon" by David Rogers, dir. Jessica Holmes Nov 6-8th @ 7pm and Nov 9th @ 2 pm. Rantoul Business Center 601 S Century Blvd parking in the south lot, enter on Century Blvd. General tickets $15
Saturday, November 8, 2025
Alice in Wonderland Junior presented by CPD Youth Theatre
Performance Time: 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Virginia Theatre
THU, NOV 6 - SAT, NOV 8, 2025 Get ready for a whimsical adventure in Alice in Wonderland Jr.—the grand finale of the 2025 Youth Theatre season! As part of their Myth, Magic, and Mayhem theme, this magical production brings the beloved classic to life with vibrant characters, quirky antics, and plenty…
Alice in Wonderland Junior presented by CPD Youth Theatre
Performance Time: 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Virginia Theatre
THU, NOV 6 - SAT, NOV 8, 2025 Get ready for a whimsical adventure in Alice in Wonderland Jr.—the grand finale of the 2025 Youth Theatre season! As part of their Myth, Magic, and Mayhem theme, this magical production brings the beloved classic to life with vibrant characters, quirky antics, and plenty…
Mahomet Seymour High School Presents: Popularity
Performance Time: 7:00 pm
Mahomet Seymour High School
The Mahomet-Seymour Drama Club Presents: Popularity Set in a 1950s high school and loosely adapted from Pride and Prejudice, this play comically dissects how much we can trust our first impressions. The lessons these teens learn about love and friendship are as true today as they were in Jane Austen's time. This…
Rantoul Theater Group Presents: Flowers for Algernon
Performance Time: 7:00 pm
Rantoul Business Center
Rantoul Theater Group - "Flowers for Algernon" by David Rogers, dir. Jessica Holmes Nov 6-8th @ 7pm and Nov 9th @ 2 pm. Rantoul Business Center 601 S Century Blvd parking in the south lot, enter on Century Blvd. General tickets $15
Sunday, November 9, 2025
Mahomet Seymour High School Presents: Popularity
Performance Time: 2:00 pm
Mahomet Seymour High School
The Mahomet-Seymour Drama Club Presents: Popularity Set in a 1950s high school and loosely adapted from Pride and Prejudice, this play comically dissects how much we can trust our first impressions. The lessons these teens learn about love and friendship are as true today as they were in Jane Austen's time. This…
Rantoul Theater Group Presents: Flowers for Algernon
Performance Time: 2:00 pm
Rantoul Business Center
Rantoul Theater Group - "Flowers for Algernon" by David Rogers, dir. Jessica Holmes Nov 6-8th @ 7pm and Nov 9th @ 2 pm. Rantoul Business Center 601 S Century Blvd parking in the south lot, enter on Century Blvd. General tickets $15
Thursday, November 20, 2025
Central Drama Presents A Chorus Line: Teen Edition
Performance Time: 7:00 pm
Decker Theater at Champaign Central High School
A Chorus Line: Teen Edition Friday thru Saturday, November 20 - 22, @ 7pm & Sunday, November 23 @ 2:30pm A full-length version of the Pulitzer Prize-winning musical, adapted for performance by teen actors with family audiences. A Chorus Line is a stunning concept musical capturing the spirit and tension…
Friday, November 21, 2025
Central Drama Presents A Chorus Line: Teen Edition
Performance Time: 7:00 pm
Decker Theater at Champaign Central High School
A Chorus Line: Teen Edition Friday thru Saturday, November 20 - 22, @ 7pm & Sunday, November 23 @ 2:30pm A full-length version of the Pulitzer Prize-winning musical, adapted for performance by teen actors with family audiences. A Chorus Line is a stunning concept musical capturing the spirit and tension…
Saturday, November 22, 2025
Central Drama Presents A Chorus Line: Teen Edition
Performance Time: 7:00 pm
Decker Theater at Champaign Central High School
A Chorus Line: Teen Edition Friday thru Saturday, November 20 - 22, @ 7pm & Sunday, November 23 @ 2:30pm A full-length version of the Pulitzer Prize-winning musical, adapted for performance by teen actors with family audiences. A Chorus Line is a stunning concept musical capturing the spirit and tension…
Sunday, November 23, 2025
Central Drama Presents A Chorus Line: Teen Edition
Performance Time: 2:30 pm
Decker Theater at Champaign Central High School
A Chorus Line: Teen Edition Friday thru Saturday, November 20 - 22, @ 7pm & Sunday, November 23 @ 2:30pm A full-length version of the Pulitzer Prize-winning musical, adapted for performance by teen actors with family audiences. A Chorus Line is a stunning concept musical capturing the spirit and tension…
Thursday, February 12, 2026
Central Drama Presents Agatha Christie’s The Mousetrap
Performance Time: 7:00 pm
Decker Theater at Champaign Central High School
Agatha Christie’s The Mousetrap | Friday thru Saturday, February 12 - 14, @ 7pm & Sunday, February 15 @ 2:30pm The world's longest-running play! After a local woman is murdered, the guests and staff at Monkswell Manor find themselves stranded during a snowstorm. It soon becomes clear that the killer…
Friday, February 13, 2026
Central Drama Presents Agatha Christie’s The Mousetrap
Performance Time: 7:00 pm
Decker Theater at Champaign Central High School
Agatha Christie’s The Mousetrap | Friday thru Saturday, February 12 - 14, @ 7pm & Sunday, February 15 @ 2:30pm The world's longest-running play! After a local woman is murdered, the guests and staff at Monkswell Manor find themselves stranded during a snowstorm. It soon becomes clear that the killer…
Saturday, February 14, 2026
Central Drama Presents Agatha Christie’s The Mousetrap
Performance Time: 7:00 pm
Decker Theater at Champaign Central High School
Agatha Christie’s The Mousetrap | Friday thru Saturday, February 12 - 14, @ 7pm & Sunday, February 15 @ 2:30pm The world's longest-running play! After a local woman is murdered, the guests and staff at Monkswell Manor find themselves stranded during a snowstorm. It soon becomes clear that the killer…
Sunday, February 15, 2026
Central Drama Presents Agatha Christie’s The Mousetrap
Performance Time: 2:30 pm
Decker Theater at Champaign Central High School
Agatha Christie’s The Mousetrap | Friday thru Saturday, February 12 - 14, @ 7pm & Sunday, February 15 @ 2:30pm The world's longest-running play! After a local woman is murdered, the guests and staff at Monkswell Manor find themselves stranded during a snowstorm. It soon becomes clear that the killer…
Friday, March 27, 2026
St. Joseph-Ogden Spring Play | Dreamland
Performance Time: 7:00 pm
St. Joseph-Ogden High School
Come see the SJO Drama Program's production of Dreamland! They will have 3 different performances:Friday March 27th at 7pm Saturday March 28th at 7pm Sunday March 29th at 2pm Dreamland is a silly, fun, and energetic musical adaptation of Shakepeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream. It comes complete with aliens, love…
Saturday, March 28, 2026
St. Joseph-Ogden Spring Play | Dreamland
Performance Time: 7:00 pm
St. Joseph-Ogden High School
Come see the SJO Drama Program's production of Dreamland! They will have 3 different performances:Friday March 27th at 7pm Saturday March 28th at 7pm Sunday March 29th at 2pm Dreamland is a silly, fun, and energetic musical adaptation of Shakepeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream. It comes complete with aliens, love…
Sunday, March 29, 2026
St. Joseph-Ogden Spring Play | Dreamland
Performance Time: 2:00 pm
St. Joseph-Ogden High School
Come see the SJO Drama Program's production of Dreamland! They will have 3 different performances:Friday March 27th at 7pm Saturday March 28th at 7pm Sunday March 29th at 2pm Dreamland is a silly, fun, and energetic musical adaptation of Shakepeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream. It comes complete with aliens, love…
Thursday, April 23, 2026
Central Drama Presents: Shrek the Musical
Performance Time: 7:00 pm
Central High School
Shrek the Musical Thursday thru Saturday, April 23 - 25, 7pm Sunday, April 26 @ 2:30pm Based on the Oscar-winning DreamWorks Animation film, Shrek The Musical is a Tony Award-winning fairy tale adventure, featuring all new songs from Jeanine Tesori (Thoroughly Modern Millie; Caroline, or Change) and a side splitting…
Friday, April 24, 2026
Central Drama Presents: Shrek the Musical
Performance Time: 7:00 pm
Central High School
Shrek the Musical Thursday thru Saturday, April 23 - 25, 7pm Sunday, April 26 @ 2:30pm Based on the Oscar-winning DreamWorks Animation film, Shrek The Musical is a Tony Award-winning fairy tale adventure, featuring all new songs from Jeanine Tesori (Thoroughly Modern Millie; Caroline, or Change) and a side splitting…
Saturday, April 25, 2026
Central Drama Presents: Shrek the Musical
Performance Time: 7:00 pm
Central High School
Shrek the Musical Thursday thru Saturday, April 23 - 25, 7pm Sunday, April 26 @ 2:30pm Based on the Oscar-winning DreamWorks Animation film, Shrek The Musical is a Tony Award-winning fairy tale adventure, featuring all new songs from Jeanine Tesori (Thoroughly Modern Millie; Caroline, or Change) and a side splitting…
Sunday, April 26, 2026
Central Drama Presents: Shrek the Musical
Performance Time: 2:30 pm
Central High School
Shrek the Musical Thursday thru Saturday, April 23 - 25, 7pm Sunday, April 26 @ 2:30pm Based on the Oscar-winning DreamWorks Animation film, Shrek The Musical is a Tony Award-winning fairy tale adventure, featuring all new songs from Jeanine Tesori (Thoroughly Modern Millie; Caroline, or Change) and a side splitting…