Step into the enchanted world of Broadway's classic, Disney's Beauty and the Beast, an international sensation that has been produced in 37 countries worldwide. Based on the Academy Award-winning animated feature, the stage version includes all of the wonderful songs written by Alan Menken and the late Howard Ashman, along with new songs by Mr. Menken and Tim Rice. The original Broadway production ran for over thirteen years and was nominated for nine Tony Awards, including Best Musical.

The classic story tells of Belle, a young woman in a provincial town, and the Beast, who is really a young prince trapped under the spell of an enchantress. If the Beast can learn to love and be loved, the curse will end and he will be transformed into his former self. But time is running out. If the Beast does not learn his lesson soon, he and his household will be doomed for all eternity.

This "tale as old as time" is filled with spectacular costume and set opportunities or, even more simply staged, Disney's Beauty and the Beast offers a great opportunity to bring your entire community together for family theatre at its best.

-Music Theatre International

The Mater Center opened in August 2021 and includes a state-of-the-art 420-seat Cokie Boggs Roberts '60 Theater for musical, dance, and theatrical productions as well as lectures, assemblies, and classes. The second floor of the Mater Center houses classrooms for choral, orchestra, and band classes as well as practice rooms for all performing arts students. The dynamic visual arts program has brightly-lit studios for 3D and 2D art as well as a Photography Lab and Dark Room.

Stone Ridge is able to distinguish itself as a place where the stage can transform and electrify the audience. Every production is a learning experience in all aspects of the performance cycle. From pre-production planning, to set building, costume design and rehearsal, each production teaches students all facets of the production process. Students also have the opportunity to take leadership roles in every area of theatre production.