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Rapunzel and Rumpelstiltskin
Synopsis Two fairytale classics collide in this fast-paced comedy for all ages. Dame Gothel prepares for a ball with the assistance of her magical minions, Rumpelstiltskin and Hob. Her young daughter Rapunzel ruins the festivities when she cuts her own hair. Dame Gothel banishes her to the tower until her hair looks normal again. Helpful Hob places a spell on Rapunzel to make her hair grow faster. Her hair keeps growing, but her social-climbing mother keeps finding reasons to keep her locked up. Freedom seems out of reach, until the King issues a proclamation that whoever can create gold can marry his son. Rumpelstiltskin uses a spinning wheel to turn Rapunzel’s hair into gold. But Rumpelstiltskin’s help comes at a high price.
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Production History SCEP Reading Kettering, OH Kilbourne Middle School Reading Worthington, OH Zoot Theatre Company Workshop Dayton, OH Falter’s Factor Showcase Worthington, OH Ann Arbor Civic Theatre The Play's the Thing Ann Arbor, MI Victoria Theatre Discovery Series Dayton, OH University of New Hampshire Anna Zornio Children's Theatre Durham, NH Playwriting Award Finalist American Alliance Unpublished Play Reading Bethesda, MD for Theatre and Education Project Winner
Eric Arntz, J. Gary Thompson and Nicole Tompkins in Rapunzel and Rumpelstiltskin at Victoria Theatre in Dayton, Ohio. Produced by Zoot Theatre Company. Directed by Sydney Lanier.
Character Descriptions Dame Gothel Rapunzel’s impossible-to-please mother Hob a bumbling sprite Rumpelstiltskin a terrible troll Rapunzel our long-haired heroine Prince Sterling the king’s sweet son
Running Time: 1 hour Set: fairytale home with a tower, drawing room, and garden (interior/exterior unit) Cast: 2 M, 2 F, 1 any gender Published by Eldridge