SEMO starts season with dark comedy 'Into the Woods'
23.09.11
The characters of the Brothers Grimm fairy tales must have never heard the saying "Be careful what you wish for." Audiences will see the consequences of certain wishes in the Tony Award-winning musical "Into the Woods."
Southeast Missouri State University Department of Theatre and Dance will start its 2011-2012 season with the dark comedy that features popular characters from childhood tales. The show starts Wednesday and runs through Oct. 2.
"It's wonderful to get what you wish for, but what you wish for has consequences," said actor Caleb Schaaf.
The musical is based on the book by James Lapine and has lyrics and music by Stephen Sondheim. It takes the plots from several Brothers Grimm fairy tales such as "Cinderella," "Little Red Riding Hood" and "Jack and the Beanstalk" and weaves them together to show the reality after "happily ever after."
In the first act, the characters go into the woods to get what they wished for. In the second act, they have to deal with the ramifications
Source: Southeast Missourian