Excerpted from The Camp Jabberwocky blog, by Kelsey Grousbeck
This past weekend the stage at Camp Jabberwocky was transformed for two lively performances of the camp’s summer musical ‘The Bachelor: Fairy Tale Edition.’ Directed by Johanna “JoJo” Romero DeSlavy and Kristen “Sully” St. Amour, the camp recreated the scenes of the popular dating show “The Bachelor,” using fairy-tale characters.
The three eligible bachelors were represented by Peter Pan, Prince Charming, and the Beast. They were each looking for a special someone to share their love with. The six bachelorettes included Snow White, Belle, Alice (in Wonderland), Cinderella, Rapunzel, and Little Red Riding Hood. They, too, were looking for love, and not with just anybody. Snow White wanted someone who was a good kisser who could wake her up; Little Red wanted someone who would take her out for a beer, but her grandmother nixed that idea immediately.
There were some fantastic commercial breaks for Prince Charmin’ toilet paper, prescription-strength Pixie Dust, a cooking show with the Skinny Witch, and Geppetto’s magic clay to build your own mate.
The show progressed with three double dates, where hilarity ensued, pirates attacked, and eventually all the bachelors and almost all of the bachelorettes found love; after all, life isn’t fair, and not everyone can win. But the real moral was the possibility and existence of true love; it’s hard work but it’s worth it; and sometimes, you need to write your own ending to your fairy tale.
Camp Jabberwocky’s next performance, “Back to the Future,” is Saturday, August 8, at 7 pm, and will feature a new cast and crew. For more information, visit campjabberwocky.org.