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The Witch’s Princess
a comedy in two acts
by Don Zolidis
December 5,6,7,12,13,14
The Witch’s Princess
by Don Zolidis
The queen is dead. The kingdom is cursed. And the only way to lift the curse is to slay the witch. When Princess Alessandra’s father the king offers her hand in marriage to the knight who can slay the evil bog witch and lift the curse, there’s only one thing for the princess to do: Sneak out of the castle and kill the witch herself to avoid marriage. But she’s not dumb and she’s not going alone, because she’s first assembling a crack crew of the deadliest monsters in myth and legend to help. But she discovers the monsters aren’t what they seem, and neither is the witch, or the curse, or the kingdom. A rollicking and wild quest of magic and adventure.
Performances
DECEMBER 5,6,7,& 12,13,14
Friday and Saturday at 7 PM and Sunday at 2 PM
The Witch's Princess Cast
The Narrators:
Runa Morse Narrator 1: a rather traditional Narrator
Lynnea Morse Narrator 2: A rather untraditional Narrator
The Royal Court
Isreal Monero King Eldergaarde: The Very Noble King of Artemisia
Alyssa Sushoreba Queen Violette: The First Queen
Ava Niemeyer Queen Selyse: His second wife
Sigrid Jorgenson Allessandra: A headstrong Princess
Aubrey Williams Gabriella: Allessandra's Lady-in-waiting and closest friend
Birk Jansen Courier: Also known as Jeff
The Knights
JD Christenson The Knight of Feathers: The first knight
Tommy Kerntz The Knight of Blossoms: The second Knight, very dreamy
Anson Travis The Knight of Hammers: the third knight, less than dreamy
Sage Sorenson The Knight of Oranges
Kadence Peterson The Squire of Oranges
Sophia Franks Page of Oranges
Harper Hardin The Assistant Knight of Oranges
The Monsters
Carrie Jansen Bog Witch: a Hideous and powerful witch
Kathy Ann Travis Grendel's Mother: A ferousious Maternal Terror
Sig Sherman The Jabberwock: High-spirited and slithery, but mostly fun
Evelyn Kennedy Megoosa: A woman cursed with geese for hair; terrifying
Cori Wallner Vita: A fairy enchantress, big into essential oils
Orin Jansen Scrud: her son- bit of an underachiever, fairy-wise
The Others
Joe Drotos Beaowulf: A hearty and Powerful Dane
Arlo Drotos Dane 1: warriors who have not showered in a long time
Mikey Johnson Dane 2
Robert Christenson Dane 3
Jude Lindstrom Dane
James Niemeyer Dane
Lars Jansen Dane
Elijah Olson Harald: a young boy, destined to be a warrior
Megan Goettl Jubjub Bird: a large and annoying bird
Alma Jansen Maiden 1
Nora Andrus Maiden 2
Kadence Goettl Maiden 3
Maria Young Maiden
Olivia Buttery Maiden
Alanya Niemyer Maiden
Leah Balisdell Maiden
Selah Ross Maiden
Sylvia Altemus Schmidt Guards 1
Emma Usem Guard 2
Freddie Waters Guard 3
Special Visiting Artist
The Grand Marais Playhouse is pleased to announce that professional actor/ fight choreographer Benjamin Bourcout will return to Grand Marais to join the artistic team for the production of The Witch’s Princess.
Benjamin will choreograph and instruct the cast in all the sword fight scenes and physical altercations of the upcoming tale.
(Benjamin will also be bringing his one man show to the stage while he is here. More info on that coming soon!)
Most of Benjamin’s career has been spent on stage doing classical work. Currently, he is touring his show "No Matter What You Tell Me” where he recently performed in Las Vegas and Oregon. Next stops for Benjamin include California, New York, Ohio, and Minnesota. Benjamin is also a company member at Great River Shakespeare Festival. Notable performances include As You Like It/Orlando, Julius Caesar/Cassius, Midsummer/Oberon, Winter’s Tale/Leontes, and Romeo and Juliet/Romeo. Other theaters include the Asolo Repertory Theatre, Curtain Theatre, St. Petersburg Shakespeare Company, and the Orlando Shakespeare Theater. Benjamin published his second book, “The Name Hennessy,” last summer (2024). He voices one of the main characters in the audiobook that was also released last year. It is a STELLAR, fully dramatized audiobook, with individual actors reading each character, all recorded together on stage. Benjamin is an active martial artist and does fight choreography for stage and film across the country. MFA, SAG-AFTRA/AEA @boucvalt
This production is made possible in part by grants from
Boreal Waters Community Foundation: Shining Moment Fund
Operational support comes from
The Lloyd K. Johnson Foundation
and
The Minnesota State Arts Board
"This activity is made possible in part by the voters of Minnesota through a grant from the Minnesota State Arts Board thanks to appropriations from the Minnesota State Legislature's general and arts and cultural heritage funds."
