By Janet Stanford
Lyrics by Andrea Dodds
Music by Deborah Wicks La Puma
Published by Dramatic Publishing
Synopsis
Sleeping Beauty: The Time Traveler is the classic story given a contemporary twist. The play juxtaposes an modern day “prince” named Rolly Knight, with the medieval heroine Aurora who longs to be a knight in the Age of Charlemagne. The King and Queen of the familiar fairytale double as an exasperated Mom and Dad who want their son to care more about Fifth Grade studies than Nintendo. When Rolly pricks his finger on a spindle in a museum, he finds himself propelled back a thousand years and into the midst of Aurora’s struggle with her overly protective parents.
A gem (that) cuts across ages and genders!” – Chris Slattery, Gazette Entertainment
History
Sleeping Beauty: The Time Traveller was commissioned and premiered at Imagination Stage in Bethesda, Maryland in 2000, under the direction of Kate Breyer.
Musical Numbers
Buy the demo from Bandcamp.
Featuring Sherrie Edelen (Aurora), Jason Gilbert (Rolly), Andrew Ross Wynn (King/Pete), and the composer (Queen/Mattie).
Production Elements
Cast: 2 Women and 2 Men
Female
AURORA – age 12
QUEEN MATHILDE / MATTIE – a mother
Male
ROLLY – age 12
KING PEPIN / PETE – a father
Music: Traditional musical theatre score. Accompaniment tracks available.
Musical Difficulty: Low
Technical Requirements: The show can be produced to fill a main stage venue or done simply for touring. The setting is an 11th Century Castle, as a museum in the present as well as in the past. Set pieces include an hour glass, a spinning wheel, a longbow, a dummy knight wearing a tunic, and a bed.
Suggested Audience: Young Audiences/Families
Authors
Purchase
Buy the script from Dramatic Publishing.
Buy the demo from Bandcamp.
Featuring Sherrie Edelen (Aurora), Jason Gilbert (Rolly), Andrew Ross Wynn (King/Pete), and the composer (Queen/Mattie).