CAST CHARACTERS IN ORDER OF APPEARANCE
Friday, April 18
Hansel Gretel The Mother The Father The Sandman The Dew Fairy The Witch
Demaree Brown Amber Stachitus Hayley Bell Tyler Oliphant Makenzie Matthews Ruth Ellis Erin McOmber
Saturday, April 19 Gretchen Windt Shana Osterloh Makenzie Matthews Elijah Hancock Alyssa Jenks Michelle Dean Olivia Custodio
Witch’s Assistants: Kim Dorland, Katie Horne, Constanza Murphy The Angels: Sarah Anderson, Carly Boyd, Kim Dorland, Ella Edgley, Erin Floresca, Frances Floresca, Lauren Furst, Katie Horne, Sara Lund, Elizabeth Miller, Constanza Murphy, Alyssa Salm, Laura Strobell, Emily Trujillo The Animals: Sarah Adamson, Paige Carlyle, Landon Fan, William Horne, Madeline Miller, Kate Smith, Sean Thomas, Tyler Eaton, Emily Webb
SYNOPSIS OF SCENES Place: On the outskirts of the Ilsenstein Forest, Central Germany ACT ONE Scene 1 – At Home Scene 2 – The Forest ACT TWO Scene 1 – The Forest Scene 2 – The Witch’s House ACT 1 Hansel and Gretel are doing their chores, but find it hard to finish before their parents return home. Hansel complains that he is too hungry to work. Gretel fills him in on a little secret - their neighbor has given their Mother a jug of milk to make rice pudding that night. Excited, Hansel takes a little sip of the cream on top. Gretel scolds him, but Hansel cannot help himself and begins dancing for joy.
HANSEL AND GRETEL
It isn’t long before Gretel also abandons her chores to join in Hansel’s merriment. Moments later, their Mother returns to find them playing. As she reprimands them, she accidentally knocks over the jug of milk. Angry, the Mother sends Hansel and Gretel out into the forest to pick wild strawberries. When the children depart, the Mother prays to God that she will be able to provide food for her family. The Father
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