By CRISTINA JANNEY
Hays Post
Thomas More Prep-Marian’s fall musical, “Into the Woods,” will be performed Friday, Saturday and Sunday in the TMP-Marian Dreiling Theater.
“Into the Woods'” music and lyrics are by Stephen Sondheim. The musical is based on a book by James Lapine. The musical intertwines the plots of several Brothers Grimm and Charles Perrault fairy tales, exploring the consequences of the characters’ wishes and quests.
The main characters are taken from “Little Red Riding Hood,” “Jack and the Beanstalk,” “Rapunzel” and “Cinderella,” as well as, several others.
The musical is tied together by a story involving a childless baker and his wife and their quest to begin a family, their interaction with a witch who has placed a curse on them and their interaction with other storybook characters during their journey, according to the TMP website.
Travis Grizzell, musical director, said TMP took on a big bite by choosing a challenging musical like “Into the Woods.” The music is tough, Grizzell said, and unlike most of what the students are used to performing. However, he said he has a talented group of upper classmen.
The are 31 members in the cast and 10 in the crew plus a variety of adult volunteers.
“It takes a village to put on a musical,” Grizzell said.
The students preformed the first act of the play for Holy Family students Tuesday morning. After the first act much is rosy in the mystical fairytale land of “Into the Woods.” However, the musical takes a darker turn in the second act and addresses more adult themes.
“Act II deals with some real-life stuff,” Grizzell said. “It is a little more intense.”
All performances are in the TMP-Marian Dreiling Theater, 1701 Hall St., Hays. Tickets are $8.
Shows will be performed at 7 p.m. on Friday and Saturday and 2 p.m. on Sunday.
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The cast is listed below:
Cinderella – Elly Lang
Jack – Dylan Werth
Jack’s Mother – Kaitlyn Burd
Baker – Trae Megaffin
Baker’s Wife – Anna Speno
Cinderella’s Stepmother – Annie Wasinger
Florinda – Madison Foss
Lucinda – Hailey Casey
Cinderella’s Father – Kooper Hudsonpillar
Little Red Ridinghood – Gracie Schmidt
Witch – Katy Walters
Cinderella’s Mother – Taylor Drees
Mysterious Man – Lucas Kraus
Wolf – Ben Pfannenstiel
Granny – Allison Campbell
Rapunzel – Alexandra Herrman
Rapunzel’s Prince – Ethan Rohr
Cinderella’s Prince – Paul Brull
Steward – Japeth Briney
Giant – Jasmine Robles
Snow White – Laura Casey
Sleeping Beauty – Abby Peeler
Milky White – Emma Schmidt
Narrator – Lane Werth
Practical Pig/Chorus – Avin Inlow
Fiddler Pig/Chorus – Maggie Speno
Fifer Pig/Chorus – Izzy Peine
Hansel/Chorus – Gabe Rupp
Gretyl/Chorus – Madison Rohr
Puss In Boots/Chorus – Hunter Flax
Evil Queen/Chorus – Aylin Olivas
Belle/Chorus – Makinsey Schl