“ONCE UPON A MATTRESS” will be performed by State High Thespians on:
Thursday, Friday, and Saturday April 12, 13, & 14 @ 7:30 PM & Sunday April 15 @ 2 PM
January Calendar Dates appear in bold below.
***Because the performance is scheduled so soon after the Easter Holiday there will be mandatory rehearsals on Monday & Tuesday April 2 & 3 (in-service days) the week prior to the show. (time TBA)
Audition Workshops will be held Monday & Wednesday, January 8 & 10 @ 3:30 PM in the North Auditorium immediately upon our return from holiday break. Dress to dance (you must wear shoes on stage) All of the material you will need to use for your audition will be taught in workshops.
Production Team Interviews will be held on Wednesday, January 10. Sign-ups and interview information will be shared on Monday, January 8 at the General Meeting.
The Audition will include: vocal selections, a dance sequence, and memorized line delivery
Auditions will be held Tuesday and Wednesday, January 16 & 17 @ 3:45 PM. There will be audition slot sign up sheets posted during workshops.
Call Backs will be held on Thursday, January 18 @ 3:30 PM. The Call Back List will be posted on the Thespian web page on Wednesday night and at the Main HS offices on Thursday.
The Cast List will be posted over the weekend following Call Backs.
The First Rehearsal and Company Round Table meeting will be held on Monday, January 22.
***All Thespian activities will take place in the North Auditorium in January.
“ONCE UPON A MATTRESS”
Music by Mary Rodgers
Lyrics by Marshall Barer
Book by Jay Thompson, Marshall Barer and Dean Fuller
published by R&H Theatricals
Fun Facts:
The popular musical that marked the Broadway debut of Carol Burnett in 1959. Based on "The Princess and the Pea" by Hans Christian Andersen.
Story: Princess Winnifred arrives at Prince Dauntless the Drab's castle hoping for the hand of the prince. His mother, Queen Agravain, insists that her son can only marry a princess of true blood (one who can feel a pea that is underneath a pile of mattresses). Winifred passes the test, unable to sleep all night from discomfort and they live happily ever after.
Link to the Broadway Musical Home: http://broadwaymusicalhome.com/shows/onceuponmattress.htm
ONCE UPON A MATTRESS takes place many moons ago in a far off place.
A Large Room In A Medieval Castle
A Castle Corridor
The Castle Courtyard
Winnifred's Dressing Room
Tents in the Courtyard
The Great Hall
A Room in the Castle
The Wizard's Chamber
Winnifred's Bedchamber
The Banquet Hall
CHARACTERS: (11 men, 11 women and ensemble)
Minstrel
Pantomime Characters
Princess No. 12
Wizard
Lady Larkin
Queen Aggravain
Prince Dauntless
King Sextimus the Silent
Jester
Sir Studley
Sir Luce
1st Knight
2nd Knight
3rd Knight
1st Lady-in-Waiting - Rowena
2nd Lady-in-Waiting - Merrill
3rd Lady-in-Waiting - Lucille
Sir Harry
Kitchen Wench
Princess Winnifred
Emily
Lady Mabelle
Nightingale
Ensemble: Ladies-in-Waiting, Knights, Soldiers, Servants, Musicians, etc.