MATTRESS Kingdom lives happily ever after in medieval musical I Confidently Princoss Winnlfred. Shannon Smith, displays hor strongth and enduranco to tho kingdom. Whllo succeeding In lilting tho weight, tho kingdom shouts out her namo. F-R-E-D in awe. While thinking ol a tost to determine Princess Winnifrod’s royalty, the Queen. Katy Tossman. robukes tho Wizard. Adam Rautio's. suggestion. She docidod to test her for sensitivity, placing a pea under twonty soft downy mattrossos. Duo to Princo Dauntless' inability to comprehond tho birds and the bees, the King. Scott Brown, pantomimes a stork. This action took place in tho song Man to Man Talk. Eric Rautio played the role of the prince. Qn November 23, the day after the fall play ended, the first informational meeting for the musical began. Frank Plut and Julia Rask combined to co-direct Once Upon A Mattress a musical adaptation of The Princess and the Pea. The Minstrel, Ted Hesse, opens the show with a song which explained that this mythical kingdom in 1428 is ruled over by a talkative, hated queen, played by Katy Tessman, and a mute king, characterized by Scott Brown. The King expressed himself by using pantomime and charades. The queen had decreed that no one shall wed until Prince Dauntless, portrayed by Eric Rautio. is married. Although many princesses have had auditions to marry Dauntless, the queen consistently invents impossible tests to discourage them. The plot is defined, and the story begins. Lady Larken, Laura Weinzetl, is pregnant. Sir Harry, played by Chris Harris. Larkens' lover, leaves the kingdom in order to find a princess for Dauntless to marry. Thus the entire village will be able to wed. He returns with Winnifred the Woebegone, Shannon Smith, whose home lies in the swamps. She eventually passes the queen's test and is able to marry Dauntless, but not without help from the Minstrel and the Jester, portrayed by Jon Hunt. Musical — 25
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FRED Slow sales for show As the production dates for Once Upon A Mattress” neared, a typical rehearsal began with stretches for the dancers and vocal warm-ups led by the vocal director, Paula Holmberg. Across the hall, the orchestra, under the direction of Roger Thompson, began tuning up for the whole show. Earlier, once the show was cast, rehearsals were held every day after school, but when performance time drew closer, the director, Julie Rask and Frank Plut intensified the rehearsals. The cast rehearsed weekends and on those days when school wasn't in session, all day. While the actors and actresses rehearsed, Stan Hahn, technical director, and his crew built the set designed by Jeff Phillips. The set consisted of elevations and a series of arches with the main colors being pink and crushed robin's egg blue to help create a fairytale atmosphere. The show opened to a full house of senior citizens at the special matinee performance. However, the cast worried as advance ticket sales for the evening performances seemed slower than past years. Many thought that the unfamiliar name and the pushed-up performance dates along with a lack of enough publicity contributed to a small audience opening night. As the word spread of the show's artistic success and its sheer enjoyment for audiences, ticket sales picked up. The remaining performances brought in a good audience. Jon Hunt who played the Jester said, When we had a bigger crowd, I was able to use the laughter of the audience to encourage me to add more to my performance. Musical — 27
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