Synopsis You know the old woman who lived in a shoe had so many children she didn’t know what to do. But did you know that her children are Jack, Jill, Little Red Riding Hood, Goldilocks, Hansel, Gretel, and that lamb-loving Mary? Joining this energetic romp through the enchanted forest are Little Miss Muffet, the Big Bad Wolf, the Gingerbread Man, Puss in Boots, and more of your fairytale favorites. When all of their food vanishes, leaving the cupboard bare, Old Mother Hubbard and her children think things can’t possibly get worse. Then along comes a wolf looking for pigs who huffs and puffs and blows their house down. Homeless and hungry, our young heroes set out on a quest to save their family or at least find a snack. Familiar fables take on new twists as the mystery of the missing food leads the kids through the woods to Grandmother’s house, up a beanstalk, and finally to the witch’s gingerbread house. Their magical new neighbor is trading spells that give animals the gift of gab in exchange for food with which to build her edible abode. Having stolen her family’s food supply, Mary eagerly awaits her fuzzy friend’s first words. Jack, on the other hand, is contemplating his last words, as he tries to outrun an outraged giant. He narrowly escapes when the giant stumbles and loses a shoe. What do you do with a giant’s shoe? The clever witch casts a spell to turn the huge shoe into a home for her grateful new friends.

Production History Human Race Theatre Company Summer Stock Kids Dayton, OH Wilmington Drama League Chrysalis Players’ Pillow Play Wilmington, DE Caryl Crane Children's Theatre Ronald M. Ruble New Play Festival Huron, OH University of New Hampshire Anna Zornio Children's Theatre Durham, NH Playwriting Award Finalist Patterson Repertory Theatre Production Patterson, CA Huron High School Production Huron, SD Vincent Massey Elementary Production St. Andrews, Canada Tinley Park Public Library Production Tinley Park, IL Port Arthur Little Theatre Summer Camp Production Nederland, TX Creative Hearts Academy Production Decatur, GA Alberton High School Production Alberton, MT Plants and Pillars Production Dalington, PA Remington Traditional School Production Maryland Heights, MO Midway High School Production Waco, TX Miami Little Theatre Production Miami, OK West-Mont Christian Academy Production Pottstown, PA Matchbox Children's Theatre Paramount Theatre Austin, MN Waterfront Theatre Arts Umbrella’s Junior Theatre Troupe Granville Island, Vancouver, Canada Binghampton City School Production Binghampton, NY Ecole St. Gerard Production Grande Prairie, Alberta, Canada New Mexico Young Actors Drama I Performance Albuquerque, NM Ethan A Chase Middle School Production Menifee, CA Buckingham Browne Production Cambridge, MA and Nichols Lower School Studio B Performing Arts Center Production Highland Village, TX Phillipsburg High School Production Phillipsburg, NJ Pear Park Elementary School Production Grand Junction, CO McCants Middle School Production Anderson, SC Warsaw Community Building Production Warsaw, MO Central Christian School Middle School Drama Kidron, OH Saint Mary School Production Avon, OH

The cast of Story Stew: A Fairy Tale Revue with Matchbox Children's Theatre at Paramount Theatre in Austin, Minnesota. Directed by Jenny Dreyer and Jen Wiebrand.

Running Time: 1 hour Set: fairy tale forest (exterior) Cast: 4 M, 11 F, 5 any gender, 1 M voice-over Published by Dramatic