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Tom_Rylex
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bullet Topic: Once Upon a Mattress /w kids?
    Posted: 6/16/05 at 12:09am
Ok, I have a doofy question. I'm looking at recommending "Once Upon a Mattress" for our group this year. I've had some unexpected delays in getting my perusal script (but that's another story), so I ask this question: would it be a reasonable stretch to sprinkle some children in with the chorus? I am familiar with the basic story and songs, I just am not familiar with the script (and haven't seen the show) to know if that would work.

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But I have promises to keep,
And miles to go before I sleep,
And miles to go before I sleep.
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bullet Posted: 6/16/05 at 8:06am
There's no reason that there couldn't be some kids in the
chorus (which is the palace court).

But the play IS about nothing much more than an unwed
mother, a lecherous king, and a court that is horny because 'no
one may wed 'til Dauntless shares his marriage bed.'

Though very very funny, it's not really kiddy material.
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bullet Posted: 6/18/05 at 1:50pm
I agree totally with "tristanrobin"!
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bullet Posted: 6/18/05 at 9:09pm
Thanks for the input. I'm still beating on a few people to get me the perusal script.

My motivation is not to have scads of children in the cast. Rather, I was thinking of the scenario where a cast member has an adolescent that we may throw into the chorus, and whether that would work out for the show.

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bullet Posted: 6/19/05 at 7:19am
it wouldn't hurt it

I don't think it would add anything - but it wouldn't hurt it
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