Broadneck Students Present “Once Upon A Mattress” This Weekend

The name may not be as familiar, but the storyline is: “Once Upon a Time” is a humorous adaptation of Hans Christian Anderson’s classic fairytale “The Princess and the Pea.”

After weeks of rehearsing, Broadneck High School students will bring this musical to life onstage this weekend. Set in the 1400s, “Once Upon a Mattress” depicts a devious queen executing an absurd search for a princess worthy of marrying her prince son. Through an unjust decree, she prohibits anyone in the kingdom from marrying until her son is wed.

After countless princesses are deemed unsuitable, a brash and unrefined princess earns the prince’s affections – and the queen’s loathing. The queen conspires to put the princess to the ultimate test: seeing whether her sleep can be disturbed by a tiny pea buried under a tower of 20 mattresses. Will she pass the test, and to the queen’s satisfaction?

The drama will unfold at Broadneck High School this Thursday, Friday and Saturday at 7:00pm, with a 2:00pm matinee on Saturday as well. Tickets are $12, or $8 for students, and can be purchased online.