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| Getting To Know
/ Once Upon A Mattress
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| Cast of Characters |
| Princess Winnifred the
Woebegone is down-to-earth and without pretensions.
Unlike what you might expect from of a princess,
Winnifred is just an ordinary, high spirited girl.
Having grown up in the swamps, she doesn't conduct
herself in the formal way the others in the castle do.
It is her natural, ingenuous quality that sets her apart
from the other Ladies of the kingdom and makes Dauntless
fall in love with her. |
| Prince Dauntless the Drab,
as him name implies, is kind of a sad-sack and somewhat
listless. Although his overbearing mother controls his
life and he is an obedient son, he still has hopes of someday
finding a girl to marry of whom his mother will approve.
Like Winnifred, he is honest and sincere. She gives him
confidence in himself and within the course of the musical,
we see him grow in self-assurance until he is finally able
to confront his mother. |
| Queen Aggravain, as her
name suggests, is extremely vain, believing that her way
of doing things is the only way. She is devoted to her
son, Dauntless, and has no intention of ever allowing
him to leave her or to have another woman in his life.
She selfishly dominates everything that happens in the
castle, never considering the feelings of others. |
| The Silent King has been
brow-beaten by the Queen and is very passive. He has
learned that it is easier just to let the Queen have her
own way than to fight her. Because he has not been able
to speak for so long, he has learned to communicate
through pantomime, or gestures. He loves his son and
sympathizes with him but realizes he can do little to
help him. Despite his frustrations, he is extremely
good natured. |
| Lady Larken is a sweet
girl but, perhaps because she is in love but unable to
marry, she tends to be oversensitive. She is extremely
frustrated that she can't marry Harry, but also
extremely excited at the opportunity to be
Lady-in-Waiting to Princess Winnifred. Of all the
Ladies, it is Larken who most hopes that Winnifred will
pass the test. |
| Sir Harry is a regular
guy and, like Larken, is eager for Dauntless to find a
bride so that he and Larken can marry. He is brave and
dedicated enough to venture on a "perilous journey" in
hopes of finding a genuine princess whom the Queen will
find suitable as a bride for Dauntless. |
| The Minstrel and
Jester are court entertainers and they have a great
sense of joy in what they do. They sometimes serve as
narrators and are assured in their ability to tell the
story with authority. There is also something playful
and mischievous about them. Either role may be played
by a boy or girl. |
| The Wizard is the
Queen's confidant, her only friend and therefore the
only person she can really talk to. However, he, like
everyone else in the kingdom, is apprehensive of the
Queen and would never have to courage to contradict
her. |
| OVERVIEW
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| MUSICAL NUMBERS |
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