ABOUT THE SHOW
If you thought you knew the story of ‘The Princess and The Pea,’ you may be in for a walloping surprise! Did you know, for instance, that Princess Winnifred actually swam the moat to reach Prince Dauntless the Drab? Or that Lady Larken’s love for Sir Harry provided a rather compelling reason that she reach the bridal altar post haste? Or that, in fact, it wasn’t the pea at all that caused the princess a sleepless night? Carried on a wave of wonderful songs, by turns hilarious and raucous, romantic and melodic, this rollicking spin on the familiar classic of royal courtship and comeuppance provides for some side-splitting shenanigans. Chances are you’ll never look at fairy tales quite the same way again.
OUR PRODUCTION
This was our third production of Once Upon a Mattress, which we also performed in 1997 and 2005. We staged twelve performances of the show.
THE DETAILS
CAST AND CREW
PRINCIPALS |
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| Princess Winifred | Julia Wecker |
| Prince Dauntless | Julien Sherman |
| Queen Aggravain | Rebecca Olderich |
| King Sextimus | Curtis Druck |
| Minstrel | Kaleb Fair |
| Sir Harry | Lucas Sherman |
| Lady Larken | Cierra Wecker |
| Jester | Ella Wetzel |
| Wizard | Ian Ross |
ENSAMBLE CHARACTERS |
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| Princess #12 | Erin Kaliszak |
| Lady Rowena | Tara Logan |
| Lady Merrill | Kayleigh Gallagher |
| Lady Lucille | Rose Watters |
| Nightingale | Margaret Brown |
| Sir Studley | Justin Rosenberger |
| Sir Luce | Joe Simonds |
| Lady Mabelle | Audrie Olson |
| Lady H | Annie Hebel |
DANCE ENSEMBLES |
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| Margaret Brown | 1 4 |
| Logan Dill | 1 3 4 |
| Curtis Druck | 1 |
| Kaleb Fair | 3 |
| Sam Greaves | 1 3 4 |
| Deborah Holle | 1 |
| Matt Johnson | 1 3 |
| Erin Kaliszak | 1 3 4 |
| Amanda Kroner | 1 3 4 |
| Brice Leidy | 1 3 4 |
| Tara Logan | 1 |
| Amelia McEvoy | 1 3 |
| Anna McEvoy | 1 3 4 |
| Sophia McEvoy | 1 3 |
| Sam Noel | 3 |
| Audrie Olson | 1 |
| Laney Pierce | 1 |
| Dan Riale | 1 3 |
| Ian Ross | 1 3 |
| Julien Sherman | 1 3 |
| Lucas Sherman | 1 3 |
| Joe Simonds | 1 3 |
| Vincent Skinner | 1 3 |
| Levi Tart | 1 3 |
| Noah Tart | 1 3 |
| Natalie Thomas | 1 2 3 4 |
| Julia Wecker | 1 3 |
| Alexis Weigard | 1 2 |
| Ella Wetzel | 2 3 4 |
| 1 = Spanish Panic; 2 = Prologue; 3 = Shy; 4 = Very Soft Shoes | |
ENSEMBLE |
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| Amberlee Barker | |
| Patrick Barker | |
| Declan Gallagher | |
| Robin Harris | |
| Emma Howell | |
| Kasey Karoll | |
| John Katchko | |
| Natalie Koller |
PRINCIPALS |
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| Princess Winifred | Abby Mooneyhan |
| Prince Dauntless | Noah Tart |
| Queen Aggravain | Eleanor Cromwell |
| King Sextimus | Matt Johnson |
| Minstrel | Sam Noel |
| Sir Harry | Dan Riale |
| Lady Larken | Adelaide Achterberg |
| Jester | Brice Leidy |
| Wizard | John Katchko |
ENSAMBLE CHARACTERS |
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| Princess #12 | Cora Dunaja |
| Lady Rowena | Grace Anne Shaw |
| Lady Merrill | Kayla Reeves |
| Lady Lucille | Kayla Pijanowski |
| Nightingale | Madeline Joyce |
| Sir Studley | Levi Tart |
| Sir Luce | Vincent Skinner |
| Lady Mabelle | Gillian Smyth |
| Lady H | Georgia Hammond |
| Lady Trio | Madelyn Rader Noel Laven Sydney Tulp |
DANCE ENSEMBLES |
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| Gregory Bennett | 1 3 |
| Ashlee Bowers | 1 3 4 |
| Curtis Druck | 1 3 |
| Cora Dunaja | 1 |
| Kaleb Fair | 1 3 4 |
| Sam Greaves | 1 3 4 |
| Georgia Hammond | 1 |
| Sydney Hohenbrink | 1 |
| Matt Johnson | 1 |
| Maddie Joyce | 1 3 4 |
| Erin Kaliszak | 1 3 4 |
| Jillian Katchko | 1 2 3 4 |
| Noel Laven | 1 |
| Brice Leidy | 3 4 |
| Jordan Mayers | 1 2 3 4 |
| Kaitlyn Mayers | 1 2 3 4 |
| Abby Mooneyhan | 1 3 |
| Sam Noel | 3 |
| Kayla Pijanowski | 3 |
| Kayla Reeves | 1 |
| Dan Riale | 1 3 |
| Ian Ross | 1 3 |
| Grace Anne Shaw | 1 3 |
| Julien Sherman | 1 3 |
| Lucas Sherman | 1 3 |
| Joe Simonds | 1 3 |
| Vincent Skinner | 1 3 |
| Levi Tart | 1 3 |
| Noah Tart | 1 3 |
| 1 = Spanish Panic; 2 = Prologue; 3 = Shy; 4 = Very Soft Shoes | |
ENSEMBLE |
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| Samantha Eicholtz | |
| Anna Feild | |
| Madelyn Rader | |
| Justin Rosenberger | |
| Christina Safford | |
| Rachel Smith | |
| Sydney Tulp | |
| Natalie Whelan | |
| Kevin Yerkes |
PURPLE CAST |
| Calvin Koller |
| Grace Watters |
| Russell Wyatt |
GOLD CAST |
| Lillian Kreiss |
| Zac Yerkes |
| Ehren Zetterman |
ALL PERFORMANCES |
| Michaela Bryan |
| Alex Dilley |
| Logan Garvey |
| Lauren Lisek |
SOUND TECHNICIAN |
| Matt Laven |
LIGHTING TECHNICIAN |
| Molly Holz |
| Breanna Walsh |
| Conductor | Scott Kaliszak |
| Flute | Alex Dennis |
| Jenna Smith | |
| Oboe | Adelaide Achterberg |
| Clarinet | Annie McPherson |
| Faith Tart | |
| Bass Clarinet | Breah Koller |
| Trumpet | Brian Kaliszak |
| Reed McGarvey | |
| Allen Silks | |
| Barron Shaw | |
| French Horn | Alek Nielsen |
| Chris Rice | |
| Tim Ross | |
| Trombone | David Groome |
| Connor Skevington | |
| Percussion | Samantha Dilley |
| Claire Glacken | |
| Evelynn Hohenbrink | |
| Emma Steinauer | |
| Piano | Dave McDowell |
| Keyboard/Harp | Sandy Pietrowitz |
| Guitar | Erik Hayes |
| Brendan Paules | |
| Violin | Kelcie Baker |
| Abby Swoboda | |
| Viola | Annie Hebel |
| William Holz | |
| Leah Rolf | |
| Cello | Justin Feild |
| Matthew Patrick | |
| Gibson Porter | |
| Bass | James Davidson |
| Quinlan Kauffman | |
| Ryan Keeney |