IF YOU GOWhat: "Mother Goose Is Eaten by Werewolves."When: 7:30 p.m. today, Saturday and May 25-26.Where: Walker County Civic Center, 10052 N. Highway 27, Rock Spring, Ga.Admission: $10 adults, $8 students/seniors, $7 groups.Phone: 706-375-7705.
When Mother Goose contemplates werewolves and becomes a fraidy cat, a fairy godmother, a witch, a prince and a wolf save the day.
If that's not a part of a nursery rhyme you remember, stay tuned.
"Mother Goose Is Eaten by Werewolves," a comedy for all ages, will be staged by Walker County Community Theater this weekend and next at the Walker County Civic Center in Rock Spring, Ga.
"It hysterical," said producer Kim Parrish. "The audience will be surprised by all that ensues."
What Mother Goose had come for, in fact, was to tell the story of "Sleeping Beauty."
When she is frightened by the possible presence of werewolves, threatens to cancel the show and leaves, the stage manager calls on the other iconic characters, all sitting in the audience, who are happy to come up and share their particular versions of the story.
The play, written by Steph DeFerie, can be produced with a cast as large as 30 or one as small as four. The Walker County Community Theater production has a cast of 16.
The actors, who range in age from children to adult, play 32 roles, an average of two apiece.
Among those roles are Old Granny Stinkyfeet, Philodendron, Malodendron and Rotodendron. There are also kings, a queen, a beauty contest and vines that talk. And you may have to put away your preconceived notions about wolves in fairy tales.
The one-act farce, according to Parrish, is full of slapstick comedy, misplaced Mother Goose stories, audience participation and fractured fairy tales.
"The humor is for all ages," she said. "It's not offensive to children. It's G-rated."
The Gooseling Comedy Review will add to the evening's entertainment by telling a few fairy-tale jokes before the show and during intermission.