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Picture Gallery from NNHS 2008 Production of Once Upon a Mattress Click on image for full size










Book by: Jay Thompson, Dean fuller and Marshall Barer Director: Mr. Jim Yarbrough Orchestra Director: Mr. Dana Green Choreographer: Ms. Katherine Skleba
*Once Upon a Mattress* was written as an adaptation of the Hans Christian Andersen fairy tale The Princess and the Pea. The show's music was written by Mary Rodgers with lyrics by Marshall Barer and book by Jay Thompson, Dean Fuller, and Marshall Barer. Once Upon a Mattress takes place in a fictional medieval kingdom ruled by the devious Queen and the mute King. There is a law in the kingdom which states that no one may wed until the Prince first marries. However, every petitioning princess is sent away after failing an unfair test devised by the Queen. It seems that no one is good enough to marry the Prince. As the story unfolds, Princess Winnifred must pass a test to see if she is worthy to marry the prince: They will place a tiny pea beneath twenty thick mattresses. If Winnifred is unable to sleep due to the pea, then she will be sensitvie enough to marry the prince. The play is filled with comedy and light-hearted songs along the journey to a hopefully “happily ever after” ending.