Into the Woods

Written by Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine
Directed by Matt Gould
Presented by Sedos

Once upon a time...

In a far-off kingdom lived a young maiden… a sad young lad… and a childless baker… with his wife.

Cinderella wishes to go to the ball. Jack doesn’t want sell his cow. A good baker and his wife are desperate to start a family — but can’t without reversing a spell placed on their family by the witch next door. Little Red Riding Hood wants to visit her grandmother, but gets waylaid by a wolf. A prince hears Rapunzel singing in her tower and falls in love.

Cinderella meets and marries her prince, but is it really 'happy ever after'? After all, he is a complete stranger. The baker and his wife steal and lie to get the ingredients for the spell. Jack kills a giant — but giants are just like us — but bigger. The giant’s wife is upset and starts to destroy the kingdom.

Actions have consequences. Fairy tales are not just playful stories. The woods are fearful and deep and dark, but you can’t just act — you have to listen, you have to think — and will everyone come out alive?