Once Upon a Mattress

As the curtains close for It’s a Wonderful Life, the curtains will open once again for the musical, Once Upon a Mattress. Once Upon a Mattress is a story about a prince, Dauntless, trying to find a bride. They have searched all the neighboring kingdoms, but no princesses seem to be suitable for the Queen. The Queen is the one trying to find a genuine princess, but has to make sure she is perfect, and so far, none have met her standards. Then, a princess, Winifred, comes to see if she is suitable. Dauntless and Winifred fall in love through song and dance, but the queen won’t have it. The queen then needs to test her. She and a wizard plan to put 20 mattresses in one room with a tiny pea under it to test Winifred’s sensitivity.

To find out what happens make sure to see the story come to life on March 1st, 2nd, and 3rd.  

Cast list as follows:

Minstrel- Kyle Sitton

Wizard- Tafari Dempster

Princess Number 12- Courtney Mincolelli

Prince Dauntless the Drab- Daniel Korzen

Queen Aggravain- Allie Cimaglia

Lady Larken- Jordan Conte

King Sextimus the Silent- Brandon Dennis

Jester- Emily Farrell

Sir Harry- Antonio Porciello

Princess Winnifred- Kelly Belarmino

Ladies in Waiting:

Isabella Damico, Sarah Hughes, Emily Marino, Vera Moran, Rachel Rostan, Amanda Ruiz, and Anna Polo.

Lords:

Michael Bretz, Joshua Batane, Jacob Lieto, Jeremy Peluso, Nick Thoma, Joe Thoma, and Daniel Toomey.

The King of the Jesters- Arianna Bocchino

The Nightingale of Samarkand- Anna Polo

Ensemble:

Arianna Bocchino, Catlin Gethins, Courtney Mincolelli, Victoria Moctezuma, Felicia Terreri, and Lauren Zarras.