Once Upon a Mattress November 3, 4, & 5, 2022 - 7:00 PM November 7, 2022 - 2:30 PM Matinee
North Crawford Playhouse presents the age-old fairytale of the Princess and the Pea in the classic musical comedy, "Once Upon a Mattress!" Don't miss out on the opportunity to support our incredible student performers as they revive musical theatre on the NCP stage after a nearly three year hiatus.
Many moons ago in a far-off place, Queen Aggravain (Mariah Stolpa) decreed no couples could marry until her son, Prince Dauntless (Nathan Zirk), found a bride. Princesses came from far and wide to win the hand of the prince, but none could pass the impossible tests given to them by the Queen. That is, until the “shy” swamp princess, Winnifred the Woebegone (Sarah Bransky), showed up. Would she be able to pass the Sensitivity Test, marry her prince and help Lady Larkin (Annie O'Brien) and Sir Harry (Blake Zirk) to the altar? Along the way, audiences will be delighted by an expressive but silent King Sextimus (Jack McLean), a peppy Jester (Lucy O'Brien), and a scheming Wizard (Aiden Unseth), as well as a fabulous ensemble cast. Carried on a wave of wonderful songs, by turns hilarious and raucous, romantic and melodic, this rollicking spin on the classic tale The Princess and the Pea provides some side-splitting shenanigans. For after all, a princess is a delicate thing.
Music by Mary Rodgers Book by Jay Thompson, Dean Fuller and Marshall Barer Lyrics by Marshall Barer
CREATIVE TEAM Director- Joey Ferrito Assistant Director- Brent Schwert Music Director- David Gibbs Technical Director- Brandon Bankes Choreographer- Emily Bialkowski Costume Director- Lois Schwert Art Director- Brenda Bell
CAST Prince Dauntless- Nathan Zirk Princess Winnifred- Sarah Bransky Sir Harry- Blake Zirk Lady larken- Annie O'Brien Queen Aggravain- Mariah Stolpa King Sextimus- Jack McLean Minstrel- Agnes Carstens Jester- Lucy O-Brien Wizard- Aiden Unseth Ensemble- Lena Schmidt Gina Yonker Destiney Bugg James Carstens David Schoenmann Sophie Ambrose Lindsey Groom Ingrid Carstens Pierce Lein Mara O’Brien
TECH CREW & PRODUCTION SUPPORT Belen Tinoco Cantu Heidi Stolpa Irim Pucket-Stanley Axil McCormick Sarah Bransky Isabel Knutson Jezelyn Lorraine Kieth Bankes
