Grimm Fairy Tales is a story about a young girl named Red and her adventures in the town of Happily Ever After. In Happily Ever After, the town is populated with characters from the Grimm Fairy Tales—numerous Prince Charming’s, dwarves, the Frog Prince, and many princesses, including Snow White, Cinderella, and Rapunzel, to name a few. Rumpelstiltskin, along with three witches—The Queen, from Snow White’s story, Carabosse, from Rapunzel’s story, and Lady Damara, the evil stepmother from Cinderella’s story— begin wreaking havoc on the town by rewriting everyone’s “happily ever after.” Rapunzel is now tone deaf, a brave Prince Charming is terrified of his own shadow, Snow White hates dwarves, and they’ve stripped the Fairy Godmother of her magic, stopping Cinderella from attending the ball.
AGES: 8-19 are welcome to audition (age by audition date)
AUDITIONS: January 16; CALLBACKS: January 17
Faith Bible Church,
PRODUCTION FEE
$255 production fee (plus parent volunteer hours or an additional fee)
Scholarships and Payment Plans are available.
This includes up to 70 hours of theater instruction, a show shirt, a character photo, professional performance photos, and numerous opportunities to make friends. Please note that it does not include items such as stage makeup, dance or character shoes, or basic costume pieces (such as black pants, tights, colored socks, etc.).
REHEARSALS
(Closed Rehearsals: Rehearsals at NYT are closed to observers.)
Rehearsals: January 23-24, 30-31; February 6-7 (new location), 13-14, 20-21 (new location), 28; March 6-7, March 20-21, March 27-28; April 10 (new location) & 11
Fridays, 5:30 p.m.-8:30 p.m. and Saturdays, 9:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m.
Faith Bible Church,
Rehearsal Dress Code
TECH WEEK
Move-in on April 12
April 13-16 (No conflicts allowed for Tech Week or Shows)
5:30-9:30 p.m.
Lone Star College Tomball Performing Arts Center, 30555 Tomball Parkway, Tomball 77375
PERFORMANCES
April 17, 9:30 a.m. & 11:30 a.m. (School Day Shows) & 7 p.m.
April 18, 2 p.m. & 6 p.m.
April 19, 2 p.m. & 6 p.m.
Lone Star College Tomball Performing Arts Center, 30555 Tomball Parkway, 77375
DIRECTING TEAM
Carla Prescott, Director
Marshal Hunt, Assistant Director
Sara Morris, Assistant to the Assistant Director
Angela Ward, Vocal Director
Chloe Neal, Choreographer
SHOW VERSE
Looking unto Jesus the author and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising shame, and hath sat down at the right hand of the throne of God. ~Hebrews 12:2 ASV
If you have any questions, please contact Christina Ellis, Production Manager, at [email protected]
CHARACTERS
Red: Quirky and artistic, Red doesn’t fit in. She’s imaginative and full of creativity, but it
often makes her seem awkward to the other kids. She’s picked on and bullied and at
first doesn’t have a lot of self-confidence. She’s the main lead that the musical revolves
around, and this is the story of her grand adventure. Teen female, mezzo-soprano, lead
soloist. (Song: Happily Ever After, You Can Do This, Let Go)
The Frog Prince: Level-headed and wise, the Frog Prince is Red’s confidant. He’s also
her love interest, though their relationship doesn’t start out that way. He is loyal, the kind
of friend everyone would want on his or her side. Oh, and the frog thing? It’s just a
phase. Teen male, charismatic, tenor, lead soloist. (Songs: Let Go)
Rumplestiltskin: A quirky, funny little man with a height complex. He steals the magic
objects (that can change everyone’s story) for the witches, but wants to change his
story as well. This role has a lot of stage time, and several fast, Russian-influenced
patter songs with LOTS of words. Teen male, tenor/baritone, character actor a must.
(Song: Rumplestiltskin’s Revenge, The Battle of Wits)
Lady Damara: Cinderella’s stepmother, and one of the three main witches. She’s just
plain evil, wanting to punish Cinderella while thinking her daughters are just the most
beautiful things ever. Each of the three main witches has a distinct look and personality.
They sing two powerful songs in the show. Teen female, character actor/singer a must.
(Song: The Witches, Little Girl)
The Queen: One of the three main witches. Snow White’s witch-queen, once beautiful
but now wretched and wrecked because of the fair, beautiful Snow White. She wants
nothing more than to ruin everyone’s story, obliterating everyone’s “happy ever after.”
Each of the three main witches has a distinct look and personality. They sing two
powerful songs in the show. Teen female, character actor/singer a must. (Song: The
Witches, Little Girl)
Carabosse: Rapunzel’s witch/guardian/keeper, and one of the three main witches.
She’s imprisoned Rapunzel in a tower, and has cast a singing spell around the tower,
where anyone who comes close to the tower must sing, not speak. Each of the three
main witches has a distinct look and personality. They sing two powerful songs in the
show. Teen female, character actor/singer a must. (Song: The Witches, Little Girl)
Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm: The elderly brothers that own a shop filled with trinkets
from fairy tales. Non-singing roles, but they need to act as “old men.” Wilhelm is wheel-
chair bound.
Prince Charming (Snow White’s Prince): Completely and totally over the top. He
verges on ridiculous. He is almost a caricature of a real person, princely in every
respect. He rides a gallant steed, which is actually a bike that he’s named “Gallant
Steed.” Teen male, baritone/tenor, comedic timing a must.
Snow White: Not the typical Snow White you’re used to. This Snow White is fed up,
annoyed and ready to throw a dwarf out a window. Her story has been tampered with so
she despises her situation. Still, there is a comedic side to her. In her misery, the
audience should find great amusement. Teen female, alto/mezzo, comedic timing a
must. Her song is very funny. (Song: Three Foot Five)
The Dwarfs: Stuffy, Grouchy, Snarky, Barky, Lumpy, Fluffernutter, and Mime. These are
fun, irreverent, gross, inappropriate little men who drive Snow White insane with their
disgusting habits. Must be able to sing well.
The 8th Dwarf: A dwarf that is always left out of the Snow White story, and for good
reason; he has a bad habit of always rushing into harm’s way…or in the way of an
oncoming carriage.
The Fairy Godmother: This fairy godmother is young and beautiful, someone who
wants order, and who strives for excellence. We see a bit of Type A about her, though
initially, there is sadness when her magic wand stops working. Female, mezzo soprano.
(Song: The Magic’s Gone)
Cinderella: She is kind, speaks to the animals, and is a bit wistful about the prince and
romance in general. She is humble and knows her place. She has a beautiful song,
about dreaming what it’s like to finally get to go to the ball. Teen female, mezzo-
soprano. (Song: At The Ball)
Cinderella’s Prince Charming: A good-looking, charismatic prince that needs to be able
to dance. This is a non-singing role (other than ensemble), but he has a comical scene
with Cinderella when the ball is rewritten.
The Wolf: A blues-lovin’, beatnik, big, bad wolf with a deep, dark secret. He is smooth
and his life’s ambition is to stay away from the huntsman who wants to chop him into
bits. Teen male, tenor/baritone, big voice! (Song: Big, Bad Wolf, My Love)
Rapunzel: A beautiful, stir-crazy princess who has been locked in a tower for most of
her life. Her story’s been changed, and she’s been rendered completely tone-deaf. She
sings a powerful ballad, but completely off key. Female, soprano, must be able to sing in
order to purposefully sing off-key. (Song: My Love)
The Cowardly Prince (Sleeping Beauty’s prince): Normally a brave prince, his story has
been changed so he’s scared of everything, including small, furry, woodland creatures.
He’s too scared to enter Briar Rose’s castle, because the thorns that have grown up
around her castle are “too sharp and might cut him.” Teen male, tenor/baritone. (Song:
You Can Do This)
Briar Rose (Sleeping Beauty): A hopeless romantic. She’s in love with “love,” and
everything to do with it. Once she’s awakened by the Prince, she looks for every
opportunity to be googly-eyed with him.
Hansel & Gretel: Two, sugar-crazed kids who are found eating pieces of the
gingerbread house. A very brief speaking role, but they appear in other group singing
ensembles.
Stepsister #1 & Stepsister #2
ENSEMBLE GROUPS
She-Wolves: Back-up singers and dancers to The Wolf; must be able to move well.
Lead dance ensemble. (Song Big, Bad Wolf)
Sprites/Fairies: They dance and sing with The Fairy Godmother, with her beautiful song
in a forest clearing. (Song: The Magic’s Gone)
Grimm Family Chorus: Jacob and Wilhelm’s family, seen in a flashback to when the
boys were kids growing up. Can be any age, for they had numerous brothers and
sisters. (Song: Home)
Woodland Creatures: They dance with Cinderella, help capture one of the witches, and
scare the Cowardly Prince. They also appear several times throughout the show. (Song:
At The Ball)
Townspeople: The main ensemble group. This group is seen in the opener, in the town
of Happily Ever After, at the opening of Act II, at the battle of wits, and in the close of the
show. Lots of songs! (Song: Happily Ever After, In the Land of Happily Ever After,
Something is Different, The Battle of Wits)
Witch’s Villains Group: Wherever the witches appear, this group is nearby. They
appear in the Wolf’s Den, sing with the witches, and appear at the Battle of Wits
between Red and Rumplestiltskin. (Song: Big Bad Wolf, The Witches, Little Girl, The
Battle of Wits)