![]() Last fall we did two short productions. I already posted the photos for Disney's Aladdin Jr. (link here) and am finally getting around to posting photos of the other play we did, Into the Woods Jr. It's sort of a jumble of fairy tales--Cinderella, Little Red Riding Hood, Jack and the Beanstalk, Rapunzel, mixed with the story of a Baker and his wife who want to have a child. It's tied together by a narrator, whom I envisioned as sort of a college professor type. The design of this show wasn't as flashy as Aladdin--intentionally so. Much darker, more subdued--but also more textured and nuanced. I really loved the way it all turned out. As always, photos are posted with parental permission. ![]() Little Red Riding Hood visits the Baker and his wife, looking for food to take to her grandmother. ![]() The witch from next door visits the Baker and his wife and tells them what they'll need to do to have a child. It will involve her making a potion with the following ingredients: a cape as red as blood, a cow as white as milk, a slipper as pure as gold, and hair as yellow as corn. They go into the woods to find what she needs. ![]() Cinderella in her opening pose. ![]() Cinderella getting her ball gown and slippers from the ghost of her mother. ![]() Jack--taking his cow to market. This cow stole the show. Our brilliant prop makers made it so it was a bobblehead. So cool! They also made a remote control golden hen. Sadly, I don't have a picture of that. ![]() Little Red Riding Hood meets the wolf. ![]() Prince Charming and his younger brother. The eldest falls in love with Cinderella, the younger with Rapunzel. ![]() ![]() Rapunzel in her tower. ![]() Jack after returning with gold from the giant's castle. ![]() The Baker and his wife celebrate. ![]() Rapunzel and the witch. ![]() Cinderella in her ball attire. ![]() The stepsisters having the slipper tried on
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Braden
3/20/2012 11:24:51 am
You are right--we do have a ball. I have the most amazing students in the whole world. And their parents are amazing, too!
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jo
3/20/2012 03:21:31 pm
The kids are really cute. They look very sweet and sincere. And the costumes are wonderful!
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3/23/2012 03:23:36 am
I have to admit that I've never really understood why so many people go gaga over Sondheim. However, I can see why Into the Woods would be fun to do with middle school kids.
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Braden
3/23/2012 03:37:15 am
I risk being drummed out of my field but I don't really like Sondheim either. I appreciate that he's talented, even a genius. But his stuff depresses me and caters to a very small, elite group, in my opinion. I feel like sometimes he's too clever for his own good and one appreciates, but doesn't enjoy his work. For me, Into the Woods is the most accessible of his stuff. Act 2 is too long, but the version we did is essentially the first act only. Glad to meet another who is not in the club.
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