The funny and enjoyable Once Upon A Mattress is being put on by the Stillwater Area Community Theater or (SACT). The show is coming to Stillwater Junior High in July. Grif Sadow, the director and choreographer of the show, is also the theater director at Stillwater High School.
Once Upon a Mattress is a musical comedy with music by Mary Rodgers, lyrics by Marshall Barer, and book by Jay Thompson, Dean Fuller, and Marshall Barer. Once Upon a Mattress is presented through special arrangement with R&H Theatricals: www.rnh.com. The play was written as an adaptation of the Hans Christian Andersen fairy tale The Princess and the Pea.
The Story:
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Due to an unhappy curse, the Queen, has taken over control of the kingdom. Most importantly, in an attempt to keep Prince Dauntless single, she has decreed that only the princess that can pass her test may marry her son. Further, no one else in the kingdom may marry until Prince Dauntless does. Luckily, Winifred the Woebegone, an amazing candidate, is found. She instantly catches the attention of Prince Dauntless, and in the end, is able to pass the Queen's supposedly impassable sensitivity test. The curse is now lifted and all is well in the kingdom. The role of Winifred made a star of Carol Burnett and was last played on Broadway by Sarah Jessica Parker.
This will be a really fun show, not only because of the story line, but also because it's beng performed by mixed generations. The show features children, as young as age 10, working alongside adults who are of all ages, and generations! This makes it interesting, challenging, and super fun!
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Performances of “Once Upon a Mattress” will be held Thursday July 21st, Friday July 22nd, Saturday July 23rd at 7:00pm and Sunday July 24th at 2:00pm
Tickets may be purchased below: http://www.stillwater.k12.mn.us/community-education/community-theatre
The local talent for this show is quite amazing! I think audiences will be pleasantly surprised. Assisting Grif with the vocals for the show is Ms. Angela Mitchell, who is the choral music teacher at Stillwater High. At Stillwater, Angela conducts Belle Chanter Women's Choir, Varsity Men’s choir, Varsity Women’s choir and Select Women's Choir.
This dynamic duo of Grif Sadow and Angela Mitchell I know is going to produce a show that is a true crowd pleaser!
If you need any additional information or need to know more about the cast or directors, please check us out at http://www.stillwater.k12.mn.us/community-education/community-theatre