There's nothing like community theater and tonight, South High School's adaptation of "Once Upon A Mattress" opens it's curtains to the community at 7 p.m. in South Hall. I have never seen the play and unfortunately won't make tonight's performance as I prepare for the "Wear it Again" Costume Party tomorrow, but here's a brief description of the performance I found here.
Once Upon a Mattress was written and composed in 1959; its Broadway debut is what made Carol Burnett, as Winnifred, famous. The musical is a farce that takes place in the 1400's in an imaginary Kingdom.
The story is narrated by a Minstrel, who tells us that the tale of the "Princess and the Pea" is not quite like what all of us were led to believe. He tells the real story: By decree of the tyrant Queen, no one in the Kingdom is allowed to get married until a suitable wife if found for the young prince, Dauntless. But the Queen, for various reasons, does not want Dauntless to be married. For each princess candidate, she and the court Wizard devise impossible tests--tests to see if each Princess is good enough for her boy.
As a mother of a son, there probably won't ever be a girl good enough for my son. I'm siding with the Queen, but we all know how this story ends.
Today's Question: What's your favorite fairytale?
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