Once Upon A Mattress; Youth Edition
A Young Broadway Players Production
Once Upon A Mattress: Youth Edition is a one-hour adaptation of the beloved musical, designed for young performers.
Many moons ago in a far-off place, Queen Aggravain decreed no couples could marry until her son, Prince Dauntless, found a bride. Princesses came from far and wide to win the hand of the prince, but none could pass the impossible tests given to them by the Queen. That is, until the “shy” swamp princess, Winnifred the Woebegone, showed up. Would she be able to pass the Sensitivity Test, marry her prince and help Lady Larkin and Sir Harry to the altar? Carried on a wave of wonderful songs, by turns hilarious and raucous, romantic and melodic, this rollicking spin on the classic tale The Princess and the Pea provides some side-splitting shenanigans. After all, a princess is a delicate thing.
Ages: 9-18
Auditions: Saturday March 2nd, 1:00pm
Callbacks: Saturday, March 9th, 1:00pm
Director: Bobby Grainger
Choreographer: Topeka Vaughn
Musical Director: Jennifer Vaughn
Audition Info: You must be between the age of 9 and 18 on audition day to be eligible for this workshop. Please prepare an audition song from a musical (not Once Upon A Mattress). 16 bars only, 32 if cut-time. Please bring sheet music as an accompanist will be provided for you. Please dress to dance or bring additional dancewear; you will be taught a short dance combination at the audition.
*Registration not required, just show up with paperwork filled out.
Callbacks: If you are called back, congratulations! You made it into the workshop! The workshop registration fee of $350 will be due upon arrival, Saturday, March 9th at 1:00pm. This payment must be made before the audition for parts begins. This is a non-refundable payment.
Rehearsal Dates: March 14th 4:00-7:00pm, March 21st 4:00-7:00pm, April 4th 4:00-7:00pm, April 11th 4:00-7:00pm, April 18th 5:00-8:00pm, May 1st 6:00-8:00pm, May 8th 6:00-8:00pm, May 16th 5:00-8:00pm, May 23rd 5:00-8:00pm, May 30th 5:00-8:00pm, June 6th 5:00-8:00pm, June 13th 5:00-8:00pm
Tech Rehearsals: June 15th 2:00-8:00pm, June 17th 5:00-8:00pm, June 18th 4:00-6:00pm, June 19th 7:00-9:00pm, June 20th 5:00-8:00pm
Performances: June 21st 7:00pm, June 22nd 7:00pm and June 23rd 2:00pm