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67 Cinderellas
Synopsis The king and queen throw a ball to help their son choose a bride. The shy Prince Dalliance decides to wait for a magical sign to make his life-altering decision for him. When a beautiful and mysterious lady in a sparkling blue gown appears, he is certain she is his one true love. Before he can learn anything about her, she runs off, leaving only a glass slipper behind. With the help of Elise, his faithful servant and best friend, the prince sets out to find his love by trying the shoe on every woman in his kingdom. His plan seems to have worked perfectly when the slipper fits a sweet young peasant. Later that day at his hastily planned wedding, it is revealed that the bride-to-be was not at the ball and is an imposter. More ladies try on the shoe. More ladies’ feet fit in the shoe. More weddings almost happen. Finally, the prince discovers Cinderella, hidden away by her evil stepmother and stepsisters. But smart Cinderella isn’t ready to marry some stranger who can only recognize her by her shoe size. 67 Cinderellas debunks ridiculous traditional storybook notions of romance and what it means to be a princess. This two- act comedy for a large flexible cast of over fifty performers contains many group scenes giving the entire ensemble plenty of stage time, as well as providing special moments for each individual actor to shine.
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Production History East Valley Children's Theatre Aspiring Playwrights Contest First Place Mesa, AZ ariZoni Theatre Awards of Excellence Best Original Script Nomination Glendale, AZ National Youth Arts Awards Best New Script Nomination San Diego, CA Kilbourne Middle School Drama Club Production Worthington, OH Youth Education on Stage Shoe-In Scene in Williston, ND In a BOOMTOWN Minute Grayling High School Production Grayling, MI Sequoia Middle School Production Pleasant Hill, CA Sandy Spring Friends School Production Sandy Spring, MD Kamloops School of the Arts Production Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada Mandarin High School Production Jacksonville, FL Forest Park Middle Production Franklin, WI Bridgewater Middle Production Winter Garden, FL Owatonna Middle School Production Owatonna, MN South Meadow Drama SMS Drama Club Performance Peterborough, NH Northville Christian School Production Northville, MI Trinity Christian School Production Spring Valley, CA Cedar Grove-Belgium High School Production Cedar Grove, WI Franklin High Production Reisterstown, MD Milton High School Production Milton, GA Lyndon Town School Production Lyndonville, VT Sarasota County Schools Production Sarasota, FL Simmons Middle School Production Hoover, AL Sacred Heart Academy Production Buffalo, NY Heilicher Minneapolis Jewish Day School Dolly and Edward Fiterman Theatre Minneapolis, MN Miscoe Hill School Production Mendon, MA Nevis Public School Production Nevis, MN Indian Creek Senior High School Production Trafalgar, IN Maine-Endwell Senior High School Production Endwell, NY Jane Addams Middle School Production Seattle, WA Rift Valley Academy Production Kijabe, Kenya, Africa Pine View School Production Osprey, FL Artist Connection Theatre Inc. Production Jacksonville, FL Wellsville High Production Wellsville, MO Poland Seminary High School Poland Players Poland, OH YWLA Primary Theatre Young Women's Leadership Academy San Antonio, TX Haystack Productions Production Garson, Manitoba, Canada David E. and Stacey L. Goel Theater Winsor Lower School Production Boston, MA Greenhills School Production Ann Arbor, MI Lincoln East High School Production Lincoln, NE Terry High School Production Terry, MS Haddad Theater HEARTS Production Medina, OH Greenon High School Production Enon, OH Pollard Middle School Production Needham, MA Urbana High School Production Ijamsville, MD Oshkosh West High School Production Oshkosh, WI Kingdom Education for Young Scholars Production Chesapeake, VA Southfield Christian School Production Southfield, MI Judson Auditorium Production Lynden, WA Kingsport Theatre Guild Production Kingsport, TN
The cast of 67 Cinderellas at Mandarin High School in Jacksonville, Florida. Directed by Bethany Paolini.
Character Descriptions King Cornelius Prince Dalliance’s stern father Prince Dalliance a naive believer in magic and fairytale endings Queen Carmen Prince Dalliance’s concerned mother Servants palace attendants Cinderella a persevering legend Ebba a gossipy friend of Genevieve, Violet, Lira and Claudine Genevieve a faithful friend of Ebba, Violet, Lira and Claudine Violet a charismatic friend of Ebba, Genevieve, Lira and Claudine Lira an honest and outraged friend of Ebba, Genevieve, Violet and Claudine Claudine a love-struck, but loathing friend of Ebba, Genevieve, Violet and Lira Duchess Celeste Duke Davin’s idealistic wife Duke Davin Duchess Celeste’s agreeable husband Countess Francesca Duchess Celeste’s confident confidant Lady Bernadine Lady Emmeline and Lady Marceline’s conspiring triplet Lady Emmeline Lady Bernadine and Lady Marceline’s plotting triplet Lady Marceline Lady Bernadine and Lady Emmeline’s scheming triplet Willimenie Cinderella’s whiny younger stepsister Vilda Cinderella’s ignorant older stepsister Minerva Cinderella’s cruel stepmother Hessa Duchess Celeste and Duke Davin’s spunky granddaughter Sir Humphrey King Cornelius’ first-in-command guard Sir Gladwin King Cornelius’ second-in-command guard who plays the violin Guards palace protectors (optional) Elise Prince Dalliance’s right-hand woman and best friend Constance a down-on-her-luck damsel
Running Time: 1 hour 30 minutes Set: a castle and a shack (interior) Cast: 7 M, 41 F, 5 any gender with extras or 7 M, 25 F with double casting Published by Dramatic
Deja a resourceful trickster Dame Sabine an upper-class kiss-up Melka a brazen maiden Quinette a ticklish sweetheart Annora an outspoken teenager Lady Zara a melodramatic aristocrat Patrice an upright commoner Ardelle an ambitious phony Corwin an unsung critic Estrilda a starry-eyed admirer Tabitha a bossy spitfire Empress Odacia an entitled prima donna Galina a gutsy underdog Lark a fast-talking go-getter Ivory a meek loyal subject Empress Rosemunda a snobby social climber Silvie a pleasant peasant Lady Nydia Dame Sabine’s flattering best friend Hazel an ill-informed friend of Enid a compassionate friend of Hazel, Enid, Lucasta, & Jocelyn Lucasta and Jocelyn Lucasta a clever friend of Enid, Jocelyn a fascinated friend of Enid, Hazel, Hazel and Jocelyn and Lucasta Archbishop the royal wedding Neville Silvie’s sweet suitor Theobald officiator Lady Lucindala a classy socialite Princess Priscilla a proper princess from a nearby kingdom Nonnie Deja’s conflicted Gret Princess Priscilla’s lady-in-waiting younger sibling Servants of Sleeping Beauty a dreamy princess from a nearby Princess Priscilla traveling attendants kingdom Fairy Godmother a bubbly bringer of magic