[T]his production doesn’t disappoint. Moreover, as Stone Soup’s second production, it seals the company’s place as a creditable addition to the community theatre landscape.
Just to hear live music performed in this setting is a treat, and conductor (and flautist) Joanna Sisk-Purvis delivered Jonathan Tunick’s orchestrations with quality.
Poster for "Into The Woods"
Backstage: The cast, crew, and orchestra with NC Governor Roy Cooper
Backstage: The cast, crew, and orchestra with NC Governor Roy Cooper
The Narrator tells our story
The Narrator tells our story
The Witch sings to the Baker and his wife
The Witch sings to the Baker and his wife
The view from the conductor's podium: Red and the Wolf
The view from the conductor’s podium: Red and the Wolf
The pit orchestra, hard at work
The pit orchestra, hard at work
Cinderella's Stepmother and Stepsisters
Cinderella’s Stepmother and Stepsisters
The Witch's true self is revealed
The Witch’s true self is revealed
The Mysterious Man
The Mysterious Man
Granny tells them to kill the Wolf
Granny tells them to kill the Wolf
Jack's Mother pleads with them to save Jack
Jack’s Mother pleads with them to save Jack
The Baker's Wife sings about Moments in the woods
The Baker’s Wife sings about Moments in the woods
The Baker says no more
The Baker says no more
The Baker sings to Jack
The Baker sings to Jack
Backstage: The Stepmother and Rapunzel
Backstage: The Stepmother and Rapunzel
Backstage: The Witch and the Baker's Wife
Backstage: The Witch and the Baker’s Wife
Backstage: Granny and the Wicked Stepmother
Backstage: Granny and the Wicked Stepmother
Backstage: The Witch and Rapunzel
Backstage: The Witch and Rapunzel
The Narrator tells our story
The Narrator tells our story
The Witch sings to the Baker and his wife
The Witch sings to the Baker and his wife
The view from the conductor's podium: Red and the Wolf
The view from the conductor’s podium: Red and the Wolf
The pit orchestra, hard at work
The pit orchestra, hard at work
Cinderella's Stepmother and Stepsisters
Cinderella’s Stepmother and Stepsisters
The Witch's true self is revealed
The Witch’s true self is revealed
The Mysterious Man
The Mysterious Man
Granny tells them to kill the Wolf
Granny tells them to kill the Wolf
Jack's Mother pleads with them to save Jack
Jack’s Mother pleads with them to save Jack
The Baker's Wife sings about Moments in the woods
The Baker’s Wife sings about Moments in the woods
The Baker says no more
The Baker says no more
The Baker sings to Jack
The Baker sings to Jack
Backstage: The Stepmother and Rapunzel
Backstage: The Stepmother and Rapunzel
Backstage: The Witch and the Baker's Wife
Backstage: The Witch and the Baker’s Wife
Backstage: Granny and the Wicked Stepmother
Backstage: Granny and the Wicked Stepmother
Backstage: The Witch and Rapunzel
Backstage: The Witch and Rapunzel

Photos ©2022 by Pamir Kiciman

This show proudly sponsored by donations from:

Logo for two of our sponsors: the North Carolina Arts Council and Durham Arts Council
The Triangle Youth Ballet
Urban Durham Realty
October 7 – 16, 2022
Shows presented at
Historic Forest Theatre,
Chapel Hill

Directed by Melissa Craib Dombrowski
Music Direction by Dr. Joanna Sisk-Purvis

James Lapine and Stephen Sondheim take everyone’s favorite storybook characters and bring them together for a timeless, yet relevant, piece… and a rare modern classic. The Tony Award-winning book and score are both enchanting and touching.
The story follows a Baker and his wife, who wish to have a child; Cinderella, who wishes to attend the King’s Festival; and Jack, who wishes his cow would give milk. When the Baker and his wife learn that they cannot have a child because of a Witch’s curse, the two set off on a journey to break the curse. Everyone’s wish is granted, but the consequences of their actions return to haunt them later with disastrous results.
Remember wishes come true, not free!

Cast
ActorRole
Narrator / Mysterious ManRyan Madanick
BakerJos Purvis
Baker’s WifeKelley Keats
The WitchSusan Shank
RapunzelClaire Cooper
JackEli Brand
Jack’s MotherElizabeth Galbraith
CinderellaNora Burgard
Little Red Riding HoodRosie Rust
Cinderella’s Prince/WolfZachary Cook
Cinderella’s StepmotherPam Guidry-Vollers
FlorindaErin Harris
LucindaBrittany Wagner
Rapunzel’s PrinceMatt Verner
StewardMatthew Emig
Granny / Cinderella’s MotherKim Kingsley
GiantessAndrea Zimmerman
Cinderella’s FatherKent Parks
Ensemble &
Puppeteers		Brady Bowman
Siena Maxwell Crumbliss
Kalindi Hess
Devin Lackey
Wednesday Purvis
Leo Rainey
Andrea Zimmerman

Simplified Summary

Stone Soup presents “Into The Woods”, a mixed-up fairy tale where everyone’s favorite characters meet and get tangled up. In the woods, the Baker and his wife want a child, Cinderella wants to go to the ball, and Jack wishes his cow would give milk. The Baker and his wife try to break the curse on them, and everyone gets their wishes…only to find the result isn’t at all what they wanted.