Once Upon A Mattress

Garrison Players Arts Center, New Hampshire

many moons ago in a distant kingdom. Due to an unhappy curse, King Sextimus is unable to speak, while his terror-of-a-wife, Queen Aggravain, has taken over control of the kingdom. Most importantly, in an attempt to keep Prince Dauntless single and powerless, she has decreed that only the princess that can pass her test may

marry her son. Further, no one else in the kingdom may marry until Prince Dauntless does. Luckily, Sir Harry is able to find an amazing princess, Winnifred the Woebegone. She instantly catches the attention of Prince Dauntless, and is able to pass the Queen’s supposedly impassable sensitivity test. When the Queen still tries to

prevent the prince from marrying, he tells her to ‘shut up’ which ends up breaking the curse on the king. Now able to speak, King Sextimus regains his rightful position as leader of the kingdom, and all is well.