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Cast & Crew

Albus Potter
Narrator

Appros the Iron Body
The Baker

Sasha James
The Baker's Wife

Derek Nurse
Jack

Dinah Lance
The Witch

Cullen Rutherford
Rapunzel's Prince

Alexis Rose
Rapunzel

Dean Winchester
Cinderella's Prince

Sabrina Spellman
Cinderella

Ochaco Uraraka
Lucinda

Michiru Kagemori
Florinda

Tina Cohen-Chang
Jack's Mother

Persephone
Little Red Riding Hood

Sirius Black
The Wolf

Sokka
Steward

Leo Auditore
Baker's Father

Larissa Duan
Stage Manager

Princess Evie
Costumes

Atreus
Set Building/Painting

Tenya Iida
Set Building

Jester Lavorre
Set Building

Ronan Lynch
Set Painting (Sometimes)

Mal Bertha
Set Painting

Verin Thelyss
Stage Combat

Brigitte Lindholm
Prop Engineer

Plot Synopsis

Once upon a time, a baker and his wife are unable to have children - turns out a gnarled old witch cast a curse on their family tree, after the baker's father stole magic beans from her; in return the witch also stole the couple's child, Rapunzel, keeping her locked in a tower. Three days before the rise of a blue moon, the baker and his wife venture into the woods to find the ingredients that will reverse the spell and restore the witch's beauty: a milk-white cow, hair as yellow as corn, a blood-red cape, and a slipper of gold. During their journey, they meet Cinderella (wishing to attend the King's Festival), Little Red Riding Hood (wishing for sweets and bread to bring to her sick grandmother), Rapunzel (wishing to leave her tower and experience the world), and Jack (wishing that his cow would give milk, to pave the way for a better life).

'Be careful what you wish for' seems to be a prevalent theme in this particular tale - by the end of Act I, everyone has gotten their wish and will seemingly live happily ever after. But in Act II, when Jack’s beanstalk brings them a visit from an angry giant, we see how the consequences of their actions haunt them in disastrous ways. No real-life relationships are that perfect, which really hits home when Rapunzel is driven to madness, Cinderella’s prince and the baker’s wife have a brief affair, and as more people get killed everyone else is content to play the blame game. In the midst of these dangerous times, characters eventually confront the imperfections in their lives and begin to accept them by working together. Act II ends on a good note - the giant is slain, the survivors have bonded, and the witch comes onstage to deliver a final message to the audience. They all get their happy ending, but it’s an ending that’s more realistic after coming through the trials and tribulations that are inherently a part of life.

Check out the Broadway soundtrack here, to groove to some Into the Woods tunes!