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My Name is Rumpelstiltskin in Rehearsal

8/22/2016

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PictureBack row: Rachel Kuhnle, Sidrah Edwards, Michaela Cabreana, Izzy Nelson, Elliana Naegelen, and Brecken Styles. Middle: Cade Anderson, Marguerite Minich, Tristan Bodin and Olivia Dodge. Front row: Ella Anderson, Katelyn Knapp, Abby Ruona and Shaw Styles. (Not pictured, Cooper Thorsten).
Although Festival Theatre’s summer repertory season closed last weekend, rehearsals have already begun for the September Youth and Family Series Production of My Name is Rumpelstiltskin adapted by Vera Morris. Fourteen youth actors have been cast in the production, and are working alongside guest artists Shelly Whitehead and Rachel Kuhnle. Shelley Whitehead is directing the production after appearing in Clue, The Musical and Steel Magnolias this summer. Rachel Kuhnle is returning to Festival to play the Miller's Widow in Rumpelstiltskin after performing in A Streetcar Named Desire and Little Shop of Horrors last summer.

This clever adaptation of the classic Brothers Grimm tale follows Rumpelstiltskin as Griselda, a four hundred year old witch, tells him he must possess a child of royal birth to become the most powerful force in the kingdom.  The wizard plots and schemes and spreads the word that Laura, the miller’s daughter, can weave straw into gold.  Since the kingdom is bankrupt, she’s whisked off to the palace and ordered to spin and spin.  With Rumpelstiltskin’s help she delivers the gold.  She has a high fee to pay — her first born child.  When Laura marries the prince and produces an heir to the throne, she has twenty-four hours to guess the wizard’s name or lose her child.

The youth cast is made up of a mix of talented new and returning actors, including Abby Ruona of St. Croix Falls as Rumpelstiltskin and Sidrah Edwards as the ever-powerful witch Griselda.  Elliana Naegelen and Cade Anderson will play opposite each other as Laura and Prince Tom.  Brecken Styles leads the court as Queen, with Ella Anderson as the Jester, Olivia Dodge as the Prime Minister, Shaw Styles as the Nursemaid, while Michaela Cabreana and Izzy Nelson play Katherine and Charlotte.  The cast is rounded out by Cooper Thorsten as the Huntsman, Tristan Bodin as the Apple Seller and Marguerite Minich as the Customer.

My Name is Rumpelstiltskin is proud to be a part of Take Me To The River with Art Reach St. Croix, where you can experience the intersection of arts and nature in the St. Croix Valley as you explore the region's art fairs, festivals and open artist studios.

Don't miss out on this great production at the Franklin Square Black Box opening Friday, September 9th at 7:30 PM. Tickets for Festival Theatre’s Youth and Family Series are $13.50 for Adults and 18.50 for youth ages 5-25, seating is limited so patrons are encouraged to order tickets in advance.  Festival Theatre is currently located at the Franklin Square Black Box at 125 N. Washington St, Saint Croix Falls, WI. The Box Office can be reached online at FestivalTheatre.org or by calling (715) 483-3387.

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