What: James Lapine’s Into the Woods, music by Stephen Sondheim, the 1987 Tony Award winner for Best Score (Sondheim) and Best Book (Lapine)
Who: Directed by Olin College’s Jonathan Cass, and musical direction, Paul Mandel. Produced and directed by Olin Engineering College students; and starring students from Babson, Wellesley, and Olin colleges
When: Fridays and Saturdays, February 29, March 1; and March 7, 8; 8:00 p.m.
Where: Sorenson Theater, Babson College, Wellesley, Mass. Tickets: $8.00 admission; $5.00 students/seniors
Info: Email Jonathan Cass, jonathan.cass@students.olin.edu, or call Sorenson Theater 781-239-5682.
In rehearsal (left): Cinderella (Kirsten Scott) counsels Little Red Riding Hood (Veronika Shulman) both Wellesley College students; (right): the princes, Olin’s Nik Wittenstein and Babson’s Tony Lopez sing!
Classic fairy tales, Cinderella, Jack and the Beanstalk, Little Red Riding Hood, (among others) are woven into this tale of a baker and his wife who seek to break a spell of childlessness laid upon them by a crabby witch. The characters plot to get their wishes by whatever means necessary. In the second act a furious Giantess arrives by beanstalk to seek revenge for her husband, whom Jack killed. Finally, events turn serious as the characters learn about community responsibilities, the penalties of greed, and the consequences of their actions.
