| 1986 | Alisal Elementary School District sponsors Peter Pan at Sherwood Hall, inaugurating the Spring Conservatory Accelerated Program |
| 1989 | ARIEL Theatrical, Inc. receives its 501 (c) (3) non-profit status |
| 1989 | First one-week summer camp held at the Deseret Montessori School in Prunedale |
| 1989 | The Best Christmas Pageant Ever staged at the Fox Theatre as ARIEL’s first holiday production |
| 1995 | The Velveteen Rabbit staged at Salinas Women’s Club as first Spring Conservatory Intermediate Program |
| 1997 | Tikki Tikki Tembo staged at Salinas Women’s Club as first Spring Conservatory Beginning Program |
| 1997 | First Summer Conservatory Production, Wizard of Oz, staged at Sherwood Hall in collaboration with the City of Salinas Recreation Department |
| 1999 | Ford’s Department Store purchased as site for ARIEL’s own home |
| 2001 | At last–ARIEL takes up residence in the renovated and re-named Wilson Children’s Theatre |
| 2002 | New Spring and Fall programs are created, staging You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown and the West Coast premier of Children’s Letters to God. |
| 2005 | Summer Conservatory Production moves to ARIEL’s home |
| 2006 | Basement remodeling creates a “green room,” actors’ rest rooms, classrooms, costume and prop storage |
| 2007 | The long-awaited tier-seating is installed, thanks to a very generous benefactor |
| 2008 | Late Spring and Fall Beginning programs added with The Three Piggy Opera and Three Nanny Goats Gruff |
| 2009 | Founder and Artistic Director, Gail Higginbotham, is honored by the Arts Council for Monterey County as Luminary Champion of the Arts |
| 2009 | Rehearsal room with mirrors and wooden floors completes the basement renovation |
| 2010 | ARIEL launches its new website, courtesy of TMD |
| 2012 | Building renamed the Karen Wilson Children’s Theatre (at Tom Wilson’s request) |
| 2014 | Collaboration with Reach Theatre, a program of Special Kids Crusade |
| 2015 | ARIEL launches The Play’s the Thing (so why not learn to act?), daytime classes |
