OPENING...............................................................................Mother, Father, Caroline, Mr. Moore
THE THREE BLIND QUEENS: PART I.......................Three Princes, Nursemaid, Three Queens
Ambassador, Ensemble
STOLEN PENNIES INTERLUDE I............................................................................................Child
THE PRINCESS WHO WOULDN'T LAUGH............................................Royal Dancing Couples,
Princess, Father, Three Suitors
THE THREE SNAKE LEAVES: PART I.............................Snake Leaves Princess, Singers, Boy
ALLERLEIRA: PART I................................................Allerleira, Allerleira's Companions, Father
SEVEN SWANS, OR SILENT FOR SEVEN YEARS...................................Father of Seven Sons,
Sons, Daughter, King, Evil Mother, Ensemble
STOLEN PENNIES: INTERLUDE II..........................................................................................Child
ALLERLEIRA: CONCLUSION..............................................Allerleira, Allerleira's Companions, Father, Second King, Father's Attendant
THE THREE SNAKE LEAVES: CONCLUSION...........................Snake Leaves Princes, Singers Boy, Sea Captain, Boy's Servant,
Father of Princess, Ensemble
STOLEN PENNIES: CONCLUSION..................................................................Child, Papa, Mama
Son, Daughter, Stranger
THE PRINCESS WHO WOULDN'T LAUGH: CONCLUSION...........................................Princess,
Caroline, Mr. Moore, Father, Ensemble
THE THREE QUEENS: CONCLUSION...........................................Three Queens, Three Princes
Ambassador, Son of Third Queen, Mr. Moore
CONCLUSION...............................................................................Caroline, Mr. Moore, Ensemble
Setting: A dank, cluttered, slighly creepy basement - a veritable playground for an imaginative child
Time: The indeterminate past
Note: The fragmented fairy tales unfold like pages across the well-worn binding of a story book. Each tale will be interrupted at its climax, but ultimately returned to and completed at the end of the show.
The run time is approximately 85 minutes. There is no intermission.
