Amesbury: Rehearsing for the Amesbury Middle School Drama Club's "Once Upon a Mattress" are, from left, Amy Snyder, Mara Einson and Holly Gilday. The performences will be Thursday, March 31, at 6 p.m. and Friday and Saturday, April 1 and 2, at 7 p.m. in the Amesbury Middle School Performance Center. Tickets are $3 for students, $5 for adults, and will be sold at the door. Bryan Eaton/Staff Photo

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