Finding Ulysses

If there’s one thing you can count on in high school, it’s drama. The following video trailer for the Trumansburg High School musical production Once Upon A Mattress, however, promises that “Everything you know about theater will forever change with one pea.”

Starting tomorrow night, and for the two following nights, Once Upon A Mattress will be playing in the high school auditorium at 7:00. Prices are $8 at the door, with a $2 discount for students and seniors.

Synopsis: “If you thought you knew the story of ‘The Princess and The Pea,’ you may be in for a walloping surprise! Did you know, for instance, that Princess Winnifred actually swam the moat to reach Prince Dauntless the Drab? Or that Lady Larken’s love for Sir Harry provided a rather compelling reason that she reach the bridal altar post haste? Or that, in fact, it wasn’t the pea at all that caused the princess a sleepless night? Carried on a wave of wonderful songs, by turns hilarious and raucous, romantic and melodic, this rollicking spin on the familiar classic of royal courtship and comeuppance provides for some side-splitting shenanigans. Chances are you’ll never look at fairy tales quite the same way again.”