Once Upon a Mattress

By Jay Thompson, Dean Fuller, Marshall Barer

Directed by Jeannie McCarville

Due to an unhappy curse, King Sextimus is unable to speak. Meanwhile, his terror of a wife, Queen Aggravian, has taken over control of the kingdom. Most importantly, in an attempt to keep Prince Dauntless single, she has decreed that only the princess that can pass her test may marry her son. Further, no one else in the kingdom may marry until Prince Dauntless does. Lady Larken and Sir Harry are extremely disturbed by this fact since Lady Larken is now pregnant with Sir Harry's baby. Luckily, Sir Harry is able to find an amazing princess, Winnifred the Woebegone. She instantly catches the attention of Prince Dauntless, and in the end, is able to pass the Queen's supposedly impassable sensitivity test. When the Queen still tries to prevent the Prince Dauntless from marrying, he tells her to 'shut up' which ends up breaking the curse on the king. Now able to speak, King Sextimus regains his rightful position as leader of the kingdom, and all is well.

Produced by River Valley Players at The Gard Theater, 111 E. Jefferson St., Spring Green

Performances: August 1-9, 2008

Performance Times: Aug. 1, 2, 7, 8, 9 at 7:30 p.m.; Aug. 3 at 2:30 p.m.

Ticket Prices: $10 adults, $8 students and seniors

Call 608-583-2748 for reservations or more information.

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Auditions

Auditions will be held on the following days:

5/15/2008
5/16/2008

River Valley Players announces auditions for their summer musical, "Once Upon a Mattress," on Thursday, May 15th, and Friday, May 16th, from 6 p.m until 9 p.m. in the River Valley High School choir room. Looking for ages 15 and older. Please prepare one vocal selection of your choice. Accompaniment will be provided. Please bring your own sheet music and a copy for the accompanist. Be prepared to read from the script and wear loose clothing that is suitable for movement, as dance steps will be rehearsed and performed. Copies of the script will be available for review at the Spring Green and Plain libraries. For additional questions please call 608-583-2748.