A whimsical new children’s musical based on the short story by George MacDonald, of a princess who is cursed to not have any gravity. The king and queen must find the princess’ gravity before her 16th birthday, else the kingdom will fall into the hands of the witch that cursed her. This world premiere is written for all ages.
Credits
Creative team
Music & Lyrics
Mike Pettry
Book by
Lila Rose Kaplan
Adapted from
The fairy tale by George MacDonald
Director
Allegra Libonati
Director
Allegra Libonati
A.R.T.: The Pirate Princess, The Light Princess, Hansel and Gretel (Director); The Snow Queen (Director/Adapter); The Donkey Show (Resident Director); The Tempest, Prometheus Bound (Associate Director), Death and the Powers: The Robots’ Opera, Best of Both Worlds (Assistant Director). OBERON: Once In Hell: Dante’s Inferno in 10 Dinner Courses; Matchmaker, Matchmaker, I’m Willing to Settle: A Musical Guide to Internet Dating. Broadway: HAIR (Assistant Director, Tony Award-winning Revival). Summer Theater of New Canaan: South Pacific, My Fair Lady, Carousel, Twelfth Night, Romeo and Juliet, Taming of the Shrew, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, H4 (an original adaptation of Henry IV, Parts 1 and 2).
Choreographers
Jeffrey Kuperman, Rick Kuperman
Music Director
Madeline Smith
Scenic Elements Design
Julia Noulin-Merat
Costume Design
Arthur Oliver
Lighting Design
Porsche L. McGovern
Sound Design
Aaron Mack
Sound Design
Aaron Mack
A.R.T.: The Light Princess (A.R.T. and New Victory Theater), The Snow Queen, Hansel and Gretel. Recent work: Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum (Production Manager); Santa Fe Opera Company (Titles Administrator); Brown University/ Trinity Rep (Sound Design Artist in Residence); OBERON (Head of Sound). Aaron is currently the Associate Director of Production at the Sheen Center for Thought and Culture, a new venue and organization on Bleecker Street in NoHo.
Stage Manager
Marjorie Scarff
Cast
Queen
Erin Callahan
Queen
Erin Callahan
Witch
Lauren Doucette
Witch
Lauren Doucette
Man of Black Diamond/Ensemble
Eddy Fernandez-Baumann
Man of Black Diamond/Ensemble
Eddy Fernandez-Baumann
Man of Silver/Ensemble
Mario Haynes
Man of Silver/Ensemble
Mario Haynes
Man of Stone/Ensemble
Laura Kruegel
Man of Stone/Ensemble
Laura Kruegel
Wiseman 2
Ped Naseri
Wiseman 2
Ped Naseri
Prince
Justin Packard
Prince
Justin Packard
Princess
Rebecca Strimaitis
Princess
Rebecca Strimaitis
King
Dereks Thomas
King
Dereks Thomas
Wiseman 1
Alec Wilson
Wiseman 1
Alec Wilson
Ensemble
Billy Calder, Ben Crockett, Danny Goodman, Marissa Stewart
Ensemble
Billy Calder, Ben Crockett, Danny Goodman, Marissa Stewart
Additional staff
Assistant Director
Josh Glenn-Kayden
Dramaturg
Robert Duffley
Vocal Coach
Ashleigh Reade
Assistant Choreographer
Sofie Rose Seymour
Assistant Costume Designer
Juiliana Gregory
Props Coordinator
John Mangazini
The Light Princess is performed on the set of the A.R.T. production of The Heart of Robin Hood: set design by Börkur Jónsson.