INTO THE WOODS
ASSISTANT DIRECTOR | LIGHTING DESIGNER
blue demon theatre at the athenaeum center for thought & culture, may 2022
The Narrator introduces the cast of characters, each with a wish: the Baker and Baker’s wife long for a child but cannot conceive, Jack desperately wishes his cow Milky White would once again provide milk so he wouldn’t have to sell her, and Cinderella dreams of attending the king’s ball and someday being free of her cruel stepmother and step-sisters. When all their tales, and the tales of other fairy tale characters, lead to the woods and become intertwined, dreams come true and wishes are granted. Their happiness has consequences, though, and the characters are forced to band together to save their world from destruction.
music & lyrics: stephen sondheim
book: james lapine
director: ben stumpe
assistant director: jade magno mcgovern
assistant director: gael rojas
music director: mitch barrett
assistant music director: grace ryan
stage manager: rachel wegner
assistant stage manager: ellie rath
lighting design: jade magno mcgovern
sound design: trinh võ
set design: ben stumpe
featuring:
narrator: carly sells
baker: charlie laberge
baker’s wife: lilly groth
cinderella: alie lewis
cinderella understudy: anna maria d’ortenzio
jack: andy arledge
jack’s mother: jules furgal
little red: analiese hardgrave
witch: claire becker
mysterious man: sam albrecht
cinderella’s prince/wolf: christian hall
rapunzel’s prince: austin beringer
rapunzel: grace alberts
granny/giant: tess detwiler
cinderella’s stepmother: maureen anderson
florinda: emmy drover
lucinda: emma kate bretzlaff
cinderella’s father: lucas johnson
steward: grant bailey