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"Once Upon A Mattress"

July 2004

CREDITS:
Lyrics by: Marshall Barber
Music by: Mary Rodgers
Book by: Jay Thompson, Marshall Barber, and Dean Fuller

SYNOPSIS:
The story centers around Prince Dauntless the Drab whose mother, Queen Agravain, seeking to keep the boy to herself, has declared that he will wed only a true princess of royal blood. When Princess Winnifred arrives dripping wet (having swam the moat!) and declares herself a contender for the Prince's hand, the Queen devises a clever test to determine whether this self-proclaimed princess is worthy of her son.

CAST:

Minstrel COURTNEY PAGE
Princess # 12 FRANCESCA ROSOLIA
Wizard ANDREW LONG
Lady Larken KATI SALOWSKY
Queen Aggravain DAYNA BROWN
Prince Dauntless AUSTIN SIMKO
King Sextimus the Silent SCOTT KURLAND
Jester CHAD COCHRAN
Lady Rowena MARISA ALLARD
Lady Merrill DARIA da SILVEIRA
Lady Lucille DARIA da SILVEIRA
Lady H FRANCESCA ROSOLIA
Sir Harry JOSEPH CONSTANTINE
Princess Winnifred CASEY O'KEEFE
Nightingale MARISA ALLARD
Lady Mabelle SKYE MATTOX

STAFF:

Director JASON VANDINTER
Musical Director CARL RONDINA
Choreographer DEE KERI
Producer DAWN MARIE GABRIEL
Associate Producer PATRICK PHO
Stage Manager JENNA COSSETTE
Set Design/Construction BEN GASPER
Costume Coordinator LAUREN COCHRAN
Lighting Deisgner CHRIS MORGAN
Sound Designer DAVID CUNNINGHAM
House Manager DAWN MARIE GABRIEL
Photographer TIM BEAULIEU