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Once Upon A Mattress
Fitzpatrick Auditorium, Kernersville Elementary School, 512 West Mountain Street, Kernersville. This show ended on June 27, 2010.
OUR SHOW SPONSOR WAS: MATTRESS FACTORY OF KERNERSVILLE (820 South Main Street, Kernersville)
An e-mail from one of audience members said: "Last night (Friday [June 18]) I attended the show and was overwhelmed by the quality of the production. It's rare to find a community theatre production with such a professional look. The orchestra was one of the best I've heard at such a production as well as the music direction. The men in the show were outstanding. Wonderful singing, acting and dancing. The show was great fun. The hilarious performances of the king and queen kept me laughing. I'm recommending it to all of my friends who are willing to drive to Kernersville for an entertaining evening. Kudos to KLT and all involved with putting on this show!!"
About the show:
If you thought you knew the story of "The Princess and The Pea," you may be in for a walloping surprise! Did you know, for instance, that Princess Winnifred actually swam the moat to reach Prince Dauntless the Drab? Or that Lady Larken's love for Sir Harry provided a rather compelling reason that she reach the bridal altar post haste? Or that, in fact, it wasn't the pea at all that caused the princess a sleepless night?
Carried on a wave of wonderful songs, by turns hilarious and raucous, romantic and melodic, this rollicking spin on the familiar classic of royal courtship and comeuppance provides for some side-splitting shenanigans. Chances are you'll never look at fairy tales quite the same way again.
The Mattress cast includes:
Queen Aggravain Maggie Gallagher King Sextimus Scott Icenhower Prince Dauntless Matt Weddle Princess Winnifred Kelly Flick Lady Larken Ally Austin Sir Harry Joe Boles Minstrel Matthew Morris Jester Jeremy Kuhn Wizard Jordan Googe Princess #12 Alyson Waller Lady Rowena Robin Raines Lady Lucille Chris Hughes Lady Merrill Kirstyn Waller Lady Mabelle Safiya High Lady H Kirstyn Waller Lady R Hailey Lewis Lady Beatrice Kirstyn Waller Kitchen Wench Kirstyn Waller Emily Judith Gillis Nightingale of Samarkand Hailey Lewis 1st Lady Judith Gillis 2nd Lady Judith Gillis 3rd Lady Kirstyn Waller Sir Studley James Shover Sir Luce Michael Ward Sir Harold Calvin Raines 1st Knight Calvin Raines 2nd Knight Kenny Gaylord 3rd Knight Charlie Waller
About our director:
Katie Jo Icenhower has a degree in musical theatre with additional drama studies in London. After school, she performed professionally around the country only to realize (like Dorothy) that there is no place like home. Locally, she has acted, directed and choreographed both professionally and with numerous community theatres.
So, what does she do for a living? She’s a real estate agent with Leap Realty. “Real Estate allows me to do theatre. Recently, however, it’s been the other way around. Still, I love what I do in both worlds. This will be my third time directing a KLT show. When KLT called me about directing “Once Upon A Mattress” with them, I didn't have to sleep on it because for me, it's a dream job.”