Pictured are three student actors from the upcoming MHS spring play “The Brothers Grimm Spectaculathon,” which is April 6 and 7. Pictured from left are Olivia Adams-Zmolek, Amanda Hoffman and Sammuel Wilder.
The Marshalltown High School drama department will present the spring play “The Brothers Grimm Spectaculathon” at 7 p.m. both Friday, April 6 and Saturday April 7 at the MHS/Community Auditorium.
The fairy tales of the Brothers Grimm are turned on their heads in this fast-paced, rollicking ride as two narrators and several actors attempt to combine all 209 stories ranging from classics like Snow White, Cinderella, and Hansel and Gretel to more bizarre, obscure stories like The Devil’s Grandmother and The Girl Without Hands. It’s a wild, free-form comedy with audience participation and madcap fun.
Directed by Grant Gale, the production features 16 actors taking on a variety of roles.
Admission at the door is $5 for adults and high school students, $3 for students (8th and below) and activity tickets honored.
Cast List
| Name | Roles | |||
| Ashlyn Ruiz | Narrator 1 | |||
| Phoebe Osgood | Narrator 2 | |||
| Reena Pearson | Actor 1 | Host 1 | Wicked Stepmother | |
| Ana Nolasco | Girl | Witch 2 | Wicked Stepsister 2 | |
| Abby Murty | Dirt Merchant | Talking fish | Devil’s G-ma | |
| Olivia Adams-Zmolek | Enchantress | King | Little Red | |
| Sammuel Wilder | Devil 1 | Hansel | Dwarf 2 | The Wolf |
| Matthew Waldon | Rumpelstiltskin | Father | Giant | Dwarf 1 |
| Lucas Scott Thiessen | Prince 1 | Frog Prince | Walt | Voice of God |
| Amanda Hoffman | Rapunzel | Crab Person 2 | Woodcutter | |
| Alex Stansberry | Prince 2 | Mother | Prince 3 | |
| Emily Waldon | another actor | Crab Person 1 | Plant | Grandma |
| Amber Lawthers | Girl w/out Hands | Fishergirl | Cinderella | |
| Erin Duffy | Gretel | Elf Cobbler | Snow White | |
| Mackenzie Peter | Witch 1 | Host 3 | Devil 2 | |
| Aliifah Bianca Nuradrina | Host 2 | Princess | Doctor | Wicked Stepsister 1 |
| Name | Crew | |||
| Zyrus Whitehead | Light Designer | |||
| Calvin Morrison | Light Board Op | |||
| Nathan Thill | Sound Board Op | |||
| Rylena Hornberg | Stage Crew | |||
| Nyapukah Gatwech | Stage Crew | |||
Amber Lawthers tries to club a shark.
Narrators Ashlyn Ruiz and Phoebe Osgood
Ana Nolasco and Lucas Thiessen
