2003 Johnny Appleseed Children's Theatre Season

The Golden Goose
A Musical by Richard Kinter

What can you do make someone smile, or laugh, or just stop being sad? Bring your ideas to the kingdom of Transhillaria where the Princess Alexia has not smiled or laughed since the Old Gray man of the Forest placed her under a spell. When her father, the king, issues a proclamation offering a rich reward to anyone who can cure her sadness, the stage is filled with nutty people, silly songs, wild antics and a very sticky situation involving a goose! This a very, very, funny play.

Hansel & Gretel

Adapted by William Glennon based on the Grimm Brothers' Stories

Fortune has not smiled on the parents of Hansel and Gretel. The family has no food. The father, a woodcutter, cannot sell his wares, the evil witch has placed their mother, once a cheerful loving woman, under a spell. She no longer cares for her children and she sends them into the dark and dangerous forest to pick berries for their dinner. A white bird and the little gnome, also spellbound by the witch, find the children and bring them to the witch’s candy-coated cottage in the forest where they are held prisoner. Clever Hansel and witty Gretel befriend the bird and gnome, outwit the witch , all the spells are broken, they are reunited with their parents and all live happily ever after.

Enchanted Sleeping Beauty

Book by Vera Morris 

Music/Lyrics by Bill Francoeur 

What is the longest you have ever slept? Twelve hours? Two days? Three years? In the Kingdom of Never Nod, a king and queen are delighted with their new baby, Princess Briar Rose. BUT, the witch, Evilina, sets a terrible curse on the poor princess. When she turns 16, Briar Rose will prick her finger on a spinning wheel and she and everyone else in the kingdom will fall into a deep sleep and a Wall of Thorns will grow up around them. Will they ever wake up? A family favorite enhanced by enchanting music, and zany, loveable characters.

Stuart Little

Adapted by Joseph Robinette based on the book by EB White

Can a mouse and a cat actually be FRIENDS? The answer is “yes”-if the mouse is Stuart Little, born into an ordinary New York family. His folks are human, he is friends with Snowbell, the cat, he drives a car, and he goes to school. (but he is NEVER placed under a spell!) The adventures-both big and small-of a mild-mannered mouse are brought to life in this story-theatre presentations of an endearing family classic.