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Ticket Sales coming up for Once Upon a Mattress

Show dates: Aug. 5-8, 12-15, 19-21

Music by Mary Rodgers • Lyrics by Marshall Barer;
Book by Jay Thompson, Dean Fuller, Marshall Barer
Directed by Ryan Neal

Everyone knows the enchanting story of “The Princess and the Pea.”  The lovely princess, in order to be permitted to marry the charming prince, must undergo But did you happen to know that Princess Winnifred actually traveled from the swamps of home and swam the moat to reach Prince Dauntless the Drab? Or that Lady Larken's love for Sir Harry provided a rather compelling reason that she reach the bridal altar post haste? Or that Queen Aggravain will stop at nothing to keep her darling son from wedded bliss? This rollicking spin on the familiar classic of royal courtship and comeuppance provides the plot for the Fort Findlay Playhouse’s opening production, the zany musical “Once Upon a Mattress.”

Directed by Ryan Neal and produced by Marty Williams, the show will run August 5-8, 12-15, and 19-21. All shows are at 8 p.m., except for Sunday performances, which are at 5 p.m. Neal is also serving as the musical director and Tara Laciano is the choreographer.

Tickets will be available to the general public beginning Monday, July 26, and can be purchased through the Arts Partnership, 618 S. Main St. in downtown Findlay, or by calling the Arts Partnership Box Office at 419-422-4624. Box Office hours are Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday - 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., and Thursday 11:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.

With music by Mary Rodgers, lyrics by Marshall Barer, and book by Jay Thompson, Dean Fuller, and Marshall Barer, the playhouse’s production features Mandy Bour as Princess Winnifred, Eric Hertenstein as Prince Dauntless, Kelly Fandrey as Lady Larkin, Jason Jerisha as Prince Harry, and Julie Lane as Queen Aggravain. Rounding out the cast are Marty Williams as the Minstrel, Wes Taylor as the Jester, Dennis Clark as the King, Jim Yarger as the Wizard, Jean Daniel as Lady Lucille, Pat Courtney as Lady Rowena, Cynthia Habagger as Lady Merrill, Carol Clark as the Kitchen Wench, and a chorus of knights and ladies in waiting, which includes Mandy Wolber, Linda England, Sam Henry, Lindsay Taylor, Rachel Rustemeyer, Richele Reynolds, Patrick Davis, James Foust, Tim Cooper, Andrew Varney, Pete Reynolds, and George Rustemeyer.

“Once Upon a Mattress” is produced through special arrangement with Rodgers and Hammerstein Theatre Library.