Once Upon a Mattress

WINNEFRED: (A PRINCESS OF THE SWAMPLANDS)

Raspberry colored dress of dubious taste. (This dress can be soaked and will breakaway in three large sections)

A nice dress, full in back with deep, full sleeves plus a modest undergarment of a slip type. (Undergarment is not true period)

A “high fashion” overdress and underdress (surcoat, cotehardie) for the ball – definitely swamplands taste. Plus a little crown.

A cutesy nightgown and nightcap with matching pantalets (Not true period)

PRINCE DAUNTLESS: (HANDSOME, BUT A SISSIFIED MOUSE)

Short tunic, tights – looking very sissified

A change of the above tunic

An elegant change of short tunic and tights, plus crown

QUEEN AGGRAVAIN: (A POUNCING HAWK OF A WOMAN)

An elaborate dress and headdress plus petticoat. Overdone, imposing and in the coat-of-arms style

A change of the above gown and headdress

Elaborate and imposing gown plus crown and train cape for the ball

KING SEXTIMUS: (SWEET BUT MUTE)

Gown, robe, tights and crown. A slightly silly effect, though very royal

A change of the above gown and robe

A very rich gown, robe and train cape for the ball

A certain amount of effort will be made to color coordinate the king and queen.

LADY LARKIN: (A MAID IN WAITING)

A very lovely dress and headdress, petticoat (Dress should have a ribbon tie which detaches easily for a favor) Short tunic, tights, large-brimmed hat, short cape (Disguised as a young man)

A change of the first costume (no ribbon necessary)

SIR HARRY: (LARKIN’S LOVER)

Short tunic, tights. A reasonably dashing outfit

Short tunic, tights, hat, long cape (Serviceable – he has been traveling)

A very dressy short tunic and tights for the ball

MINSTREL:

Short tunic, tights, cap, cape. Suitable for a traveling man of modest circumstances.

WIZARD:

Wizard’s robe and hat, tights. (Not quite realistic – a bit more toward the get up of a stereotyped sorcerer)

JESTER:

Short tunic, tights, hat. Parti-colored with bells. The usual

PRINCESS #12:

A very pretty dress, petticoat, small crown

NIGHTINGALE OF SAMARKAND:

Body suit with wings covered in colorful fabric feathers, headpiece which has a beak at forehead level and colored fabric feathers which engulf the head and neck, but leave the face bare, tights. (Blues – Greens in color)

CHORUS CHANGES:

(Includes Rowana, Merrill, Lucille, H. Studley, Harold, Beatrice, Luce, Sally and Mabelle)

Court ladies (each) attractive dresses, petticoats, headdresses

Court Gentlemen (each) Short or long tunics, tights

Female Servants: (each) Simple dresses (Cotehardie) with petticoats, aprons, head scarves

Male Servants: (each) Belted simple short tunics, tights.