| The Baker’s Wife becomes pregnant, and Jack (now wealthy) is reunited with Milky-White. As for Cinderella, she married the Prince after he found that she was the one who fit the golden slipper. Rapunzel encounters her Prince wondering aimlessly in the wood, she is overcome at being reunited and two of her tears wet his eyes, and his vision is restored. Florinda and Lucinda, the Stepsisters, enter to attend Cinderella’s wedding when pigeons swoop down and peck out their eyes...a punishment for their wickedness. As Act I comes to its happy end, another giant beanstalk begins to grow...unnoticed bye anyone else. Act II~ Once Upon a Time...Later Cinderella is sitting at her throne in the palace, she is surrounded by her eager-to-serve stepfamily. Jack and his Mother are at their spruced up home, along with Milky-White and the Harp. The Baker and his Wife are also at their house, which has become to small for a family of three. Despite a few minor inconveniences, they are all content. But not for long, a terrible noise is herd...parts of the Baker’s house crash down around the terrified family, the ground shakes. The Witch, now-beautiful and powerless, enters their home...reporting that her garden was trampled upon and destroyed, leaving only footprints. This leads them to believe that another Giant is on the loose. The Baker rushes to warn the royal family and seek assistance, stopping at Jack’s house on the way. Soon after he returns home, Red Ridinghood stops bye...her house has collapsed, her mother gone and once again on her way to Granny’s. The Baker and his family decide to escort the girl to her destination, realizing that it is not safe to stay in their cottage. Jack leaves, against his mother’s orders, in search of the Giant. Cinderella, advised by her bird-friends, heads into the forest (disguised) to investigate news that her Mother’s grave is destroyed. Once again the woods are revealed, showing terrible signs of havoc as the action progresses. While the others are off on their urgent business, the Princes meet in the woods once more...preoccupied with different concerns: two new unobtainable maidens who have them, once again, in Agony. They head off in different directions. The Baker’s family and Little Red appear, unable to find the way to Granny’s house. As they search, they come across the Prince’s Steward, The Step-family, and the Witch. A loud noise is herd in the distance, the earth shakes and a Giant hovers over them. The Giant is a woman! The Giantess is in search of the lad, Jack, to avenge the death of her husband. Jack is not there, as they attempt to explain...yet the Giant will not believe them, for she is near-sighted. The characters resort to offering the Narrator instead...some of them don’t like the way he has been telling the story, anyway. He luckily convinced them to let him go-he is the only one who knows the story, if he is killed...all would be lost. As he backs away, the Witch throws him to the Giantess. Jack’s Mother appears, and begins to argue with the Giant. The Steward, afraid the woman will get them all killed takes a mighty blow to her head with his staff. She is mortally wounded. Rapunzel, hysterically runs on stage...The Witch tries to restrain her, but does not succeed and Rapunzel runs off and is stepped on by the Giant. Jack’s Mother, after making the couple promise that no harm will come to Jack, dies. The Witch mourns the death of Rapunzel, and vows to find the lad and feed him to the Giant for lunch. The Royal Family goes off to hide is a secret kingdom. Yet, the Baker, his Wife, and Red Ridinghood are determined to protect Jack. The couple leave their baby with the little girl, and head off in opposite directions to find the boy. In the forest, the Baker’s Wife comes across Cinderella’s Prince, who seduces the wary woman. At the same time, the Baker comes upon Cinderella at the destroyed grave of her Mother. He persuades her to return with him for safety. Meanwhile, the romantic interlude between their spouses comes to an end. The Prince runs off. The Baker’s Wife, shocked by the encounter...realizes her place is this her husband, and starts her way back. She takes steps in all directions, she is obviously lost. As she heads off in one direction, the Giant’s shadow appears. The Baker’s Wife panics, she trembles backward...and is crushed to death by falling trees. The Baker and Cinderella return to Little Red and the baby. As the Baker starts off to find his wife, the Witch with Jack appears. They inform him that his Wife is dead. Everyone begins to blame the others for the presence of the Giant. It all boils down to the Witch, she immediately silences the group. She informs them it is the last midnight, and that she has had enough. She scatters her beans, and - calling out to her mother -decends into the ground in a cloud of smoke. The Baker abandons his son as well as the others, leaving his son with Cinderella. He runs off, and is soon met by his father, the Mysterious Man. There follows a passionate exchange between father and son...and the Baker understands that it is time to assume his responsibilities, the Mysterious Man runs off. The Baker returns to the group, and together they come up with a plan to slay the Giant, with the help of Cinderella’s faithful birds. The others rush off to put the plan into motion, and Cinderella stays behind with the Baker’s son. Cinderella’s Prince bounds on stage, and notices his Princess. She is upset that he betrayed her, and explains that she cannot go back to the palace. He leaves, regretfully. Little Red Ridinghood arrives with the news that her Grandmother is gone. Jack and the Baker sit in a nearby tree awaiting the Giant to come to they may strike. The Baker informs Jack of his Mother’s death. Cinderella and the Baker comfort Jack and Little Red, explaining that ‘No One is Alone.’ Together, they kill the Giant. All the other characters enter-dead or alive-and present their morals. The Baker, uneasy of being a father, is comforted by the ghost of his Wife....he begins to tell his son a story: “Once Upon A Time.” The Witch, with new-found wisdom appears, she shares this in ‘Children Will Listen.’ -Tyler Nye ....And happy ever after! |