The following announcement was provided by Weston Friendly Society:
Three Watertown residents will take the stage April 5-12 in Weston Friendly Society’s “Into the Woods.” Playing the role played by Meryl Streep in the 2014 film, Marcelle Durrenberger is The Witch who sets things in motion by promising to undo a curse so that she can be beautiful. Cinderella’s two stepsisters are also Watertown residents. Jill Craig plays Florinda and Allie Villa plays Lucinda.
The plot of this Stephen Sondheim musical is centered around The Witch’s neighbors, a baker and his wife who wish for a child, and imagines what might happen if Cinderella, Little Red Riding Hood and others crossed paths in the woods.
The 1988 Tony Award winner for Best Original Score and Best Book, “Into the Woods” has twice been revived on Broadway. It features such songs as “Agony,” “No One Is Alone” and “Children Will Listen.”
“Everything these fairy tale characters want could be something that any one of us would want — a child, money, love, to be seen,” director Anthony Masciangioli said. “We then see that there are consequences for attaining their wishes and they need to learn how to build a community from those consequences and even question the choices they made along the way.”
“Into the Woods” will be performed at the Weston Town Hall on April 5, 6, 11 and 12. There are 7:30 p.m. performances on April 5, 11 and 12 and 2 p.m. matinees on April 6 and 12. Tickets are on sale at www.westonfriendly.org. Reserved seats are available for $28 for adults and $25 for seniors and students. For more information, email westonfriendlysociety@gmail.com.
Formed in 1885, the Weston Friendly Society is the second oldest theatre group in the United
States.