INA, Ill. (May 1, 2018) - Rend Lake College's "Flummoxed Fairytales" saw hundreds of grade school students last week for the annual production of common fairy tale stories with a twist. The show, written and directed by RLC Theatre Professor Tracey Webb, takes traditional fairy tales such as Cinderella, Rapunzel and Snow White, and changes them slightly - most with a moral for the audience to take away. The show is performed four times over two days by RLC students and is free to local grade school children.
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In the Flummoxed version of Cinderella, the prince, SECOND FROM RIGHT, portrayed by Zion McMillan of Mt. Vernon, finds his mystery maid Cinderella, RIGHT, played by Stephanie Layne of Murphysboro, because of her flipper feet, not with a glass slipper. Also pictured is Taylor Frank of Valier, LEFT, as the Evil Stepmother, and Maggie Sanders of Du Quoin and Madison Webb of Dahlgren as the stepsisters Begonia and Hydrangea, CENTER.
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Rapunzel, portrayed by Schuyler Bailey of McLeansboro, is locked in a tower by the Evil Witch, played by Benjamin Payne of Bonnie. In the Flummoxed version of the story, the Evil Witch wants to use Rapunzel's hair to make wigs.
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Each Flummoxed Fairytale was narrated by Garret McFarlin of Texico and Alex Brue of Chanderville, LEFT. The narrators comment throughout the show about how the Flummoxed versions are slightly different than the traditional ones. They are pictured with Little Red Riding Hood, RIGHT, played by Lydia King of Opdyke, and Ivan Wysong of Benton as the Wolf. Here, the Wolf is trying to hide from Little Red Riding Hood who wants to tame him and keep him as a pet.
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Instead of seven dwarfs, Snow White, portrayed by Stephanie Layne of Murphysboro, is surrounded by eight cavemen after she's taken a bite of a poisoned apple. The eight cavemen are, FROM LEFT, Robert Smith of McLeansboro as Gork, Ivan Wysong of Benton as Gorg, Nick Freeman of Pinckneyville as Drool, Parker Robbins of Benton as Burp, Zion McMillan of Mt. Vernon as Skunk, and Matt Loucks of Sesser as Zonk. Also pictured is the Dashing Prince Garrett Jones of Bluford.
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