Lani Brockman and Susan Bardsley

October 16, 17, 23, 24, 30, 31 (All shows @2pm) Doors open at 1:30

All admissions $5

Will the Queen let her son marry the girl he loves even if she's not as pretty as the other princesses? And what defines a real princess? Beauty? Kindness? Courage? The Prince doesn't want to marry just anyone, he wants to get to know her first. This story encourages children to follow their hearts and dreams and not live someone else's expectations or demands.

The Kentville library hosted two events in conjunction with the Princess and the Pea. The first was a Knights and Princess party where participants had a chance to listen to stories and make crafts. At the Art Smart session, participants learned how to make decoupage as they created a scene from Princess and the Pea. Click here to see pictures.

The Princess and the Pea is proudly sponsored by Elements of Health Spa, in Windsor, NS.

Visits from Royalty

We are pleased to announce that Queen Annapolisa and some of the 2010 Apple Blossom Princesses will be joining us for the production of Princess and the Pea. Thank you to the Apple Blossom Festival for its help with making arrangements.

Dates include (subject to change):

Saturday, October 16 - Princess Annapolis Royal Heather Murray
Sunday, October 17 - Queen Annapolisa Princess Windsor Emily Rafuse & Princess Canning Shelby Smith
Saturday, October 23 - Princess Kingston Olivia Switzer, Princess Kentville Kara Hill & Shannon Moors Princess Hantsport

Cast and Crew

The Cast

Princess Pretty	Jenna Newcomb
Princess Ever-So-Shy	Jessica D'Entremont
Princess Picture Perfect	Abigail Smolenaars
Princess Big Brain	Emma Bullerwell
Princess Gorgeous	Samantha Vinqvist
Queen	Mindy Vinqvist-Tymchuk
King	Tim Hawkins
Prince Derek	Thomas Burton
Rover	Micci Comeau

The Crew

Director	Colleen Hagen
Producer	Candy O'Brien
Stage Manager	John Reid
Costumes	Lana Churchill & Colleen Hagen
Lights	Darrell Doucette
Photography	Wild Lupin Media
Programs & Posters	Sharon Churchill Roe
Set Design	Colleen Hagen
Set Construction	Everett Hagen & Tim Hawkins
Set Painting	Cast & Kelly Westhaver
Publicity	Laura Churchill Duke & Diana Bishop

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Who's Who

Jenna Newcomb

Jenna Newcomb attends Horton High School and is an active member of the drama program and an avid singer. She recently starred in CentreStage’s The King’s New Clothes as Queen Charlotta and had a small part as a waitress in Horton’s 42nd Street. She will also be starring as Jo in the upcoming Little Women at CentreStage.

Jessica D'Entremont

Jessica D’Entremont is a grade 10 French Immersion student at Horton High School. She enjoys the theatre experience very much and has been on stage in other CentreStage plays – Snow White and the Seven Dorfs, Sleeping Beauty, and The King’s New Clothes. In her spare time she enjoys horse riding, dancing, singing, and playing soccer.

Abigail Smolenaars

Abigail Smolenaars is a grade 6 student and loves acting, singing and all things theatre-related. She has been in many shows including The Wizard of Oz, Annie, The Sound of Music, Star Search, Treasure Island and many more. This is Abigail’s third time performing at CentreStage; her last two times performing here were with camp.

Emma Bullerwell

Emma Bullerwell has only been acting for a little over a year, but during that time she has been in five plays and musicals – four at CentreStage and one at Wolfville School. She has been in two plays directed by Colleen; this is her third. Emma’s interests include band, singing, and writing. In fact, she’s in the school band and the Acadia Youth Choir this year. Emma is currently writing a novel. Fitting all of this into a schedule with grade six homework is both challenging and exciting for her.

Samantha Vinqvist

Samantha is a 13 year old grade 8 student who is quite excited to be in her first play. She says her mom can forget about being treated like a queen unless she can get treated like a princess. She is enjoying working with such nice people in this play and says, "Enjoy the show".

Mindy Vinqvist-Tymchuk

When not working, spending time with family, fishing or embarrassing herself on the golf course, Mindy Vinqvist-Tymchuk loves to spend time on stage. She has been in enough plays now (adult and children’s plays) to have to take her shoes off to count them all, so has stopped counting. She is very pleased to work with such an excellent cast, crew, and director, and is especially excited to be able to work with her Gorgeous daughter for the first time on stage. She is hoping that playing a Queen means her children will start to treat her like one…but she’s not holding her breath on that one.

Tim Hawkins

On the heels of the successful fundraiser Temperance in a Tea Cup, Tim Hawkins goes from dealing with the purveyors of rum to dealing with the trials of getting a prince married in The Princess and the Pea. "Being a part of this show, with so many talented youth, takes me back to 1985 when at 15, I walked into CentreStage for the first time with Annie Get Your Gun. It’s still a great thrill to be here, and I hope it will be for years to come."

Thomas Burton

Thomas Burton has been an active community and school theater member since the age of 5, when he performed in CenterStage’s production of The Wizard of Oz. He has also performed in shows with The Fezziwig Society, Stage Prophets, and Edalene Theater. Most recently Thomas performed in Horton High’s production of 42nd Street as Andy-Lee. Thomas likes to play the piano and trombone, and teaches and assists tae kwon do classes in Hantsport.

Micaela Comeau

Micaela Comeau (aka Micci) has loved music and been singing, dancing and acting since before she can remember. She has done a few radio and tv commercials, but her great love is live theatre. She has acted in a few performances at Th’Yarc theatre in Yarmouth - her favorite up till now was the role of Mayzie in Seussical the Musical. But her favorite role of all time is Princess Rover in Princess and the Pea! Micci is homeschooled, so most of her time is spent doing what she loves - anything in the fine arts! Her far-reaching goal is to get her degree in musical theatre and pursue a career onstage.

Anna-Maria Gallante-Ward

Anna-Maria Galante-Ward teaches Kindermusik and piano at her home studio in Coldbrook. This is her 2nd year performing at CentreStage, and she thinks the idea of a dedicated children’s theatre is brilliant. Last year she accompanied Sleeping Beauty and The King’s New Clothes.

John Reid

John is 11 years old and this is his first time as Stage Manager. He enjoys hockey, golf, and of course, acting. His favorite song from the play is Thank You because it teaches kids to always use the words please and thankyou. (And John would like to say thank you for letting him be Stage Manager.)