ANTIGONE, a fierce and passionate young woman, defies a powerful authority to honor her brother, who died in conflict. The law forbids her from burying him, but she believes moral law and family loyalty are more important than government orders. Her act of rebellion sets off a tragic chain of events that explore the conflict between personal conscience and state law.Â
A comedic retelling of The Princess and the Pea! In a kingdom ruled by the tyrannical Queen Aggravain, her son, Prince Dauntless, cannot marry until a true princess proves herself. A princess named Winifred arrives, and the Queen tests her secretly by placing a pea under twenty mattresses.
A Baker and his Wife, desperate to have a child, are set on a quest by a Witch to retrieve magical items from other fairy tale characters living in the Woods: Cinderella, Jack, Little Red Riding Hood, Rapunzel, and so on. As the characters chase their wishes, their stories collide in surprising (and often humorous) ways.