Directed by Lachlan Quertermous (2020)
Performed by Members of Bluebird Theatre Company and *Guest Artists.
Allerleira
Allerleira: Alexandra Rigby
Man in the Beginning: Wyatt Cohen
Gracie: Gracie Rittenberg
Amanda: Amanda Stamm
Jane: Jane Wirth
Rory: Rory Byrne
Allerleira’s Dad/King: Tom Harrison
Stolen Pennies
Child: Gracie Rittenberg
Stranger:Anania Amoroso*
Mama: Alice Corti
Papa: Will Fulginiti*
Children: Tom Harrison, Georgia Gabriele, Shreyans Shah
Seven Swans
Father: Elliot White
Andrew: Tom Harrison
Daughter: Amanda Stamm
Evil Mother: Carmo Bebiano
Sons: Wyatt Cohen Daniel Sbriglio Shreyans Shah
Will Fulginiti* Anania Amoroso* Gracie Rittenberg
Snake Leaves Princess
Snake Leaves Princess: Alice Corti
Boy: Anania Amoroso*
Sea Captain (Pirate): Tom Harrison
Father of Snake Leaves Princess: Wyatt Cohen
Left in the Forest
Mother: Alice Corti
Father: Will Fulginiti*
Rory: Rory Byrne
White: Elliot White
3 Blind Queens
Prince 1: Wyatt Cohen
Prince 2: Daniel Sbriglio
Prince 3: Tom Harrison
Queen 1: Georgia Gabriele
Queen 2: Amanda Stamm
Queen 3: Jane Wirth
Ambassador: Will Fulginiti*
Nursemaid: Carmo Bebiano
Son of the Third Blind Queen: Tom Harrison
The Princess Who Wouldn’t Laugh
Princess: Georgia Gabriele
Father: Will Fulginiti*
Lady in Waiting 1: Alexandra Rigby
Lady in Waiting 2: Gracie Rittenberg
Lady in Waiting 3: Alice Corti (Dance Captain)
Suitor 1: Wyatt Cohen
Suitor 2: Daniel Sbriglio
Suitor 3: Tom Harrison
Master of Ceremony: Shreyans Shah
Production photos by Ahron R. Foster - Photography STILLS & MOTION
The Secret in the Wings tells the story of many fairy tales. Some that are still remembered today, and others that are long forgotten. Reaching back to their dark origins we experience these tales through a night spent with a little girl, Rory and the Ogre in her attic, Mr White. There are queens in beautiful dresses and there are men who lose their heads Little Allerleira has to figure out what to do now her mother’s dead. There is singing and there is dancing and even some romancing. There are lots of tales to be told and not all have a happy ending. But you know, this is theatre! So we’re only just pretending.
Written in 2014 by Tony award-winning playwright Mary Zimmerman and performed by members of Bluebird Theatre Company. This rendition of "The Secret in the Wings" is a classic example of the enduring power of fairy tales.
“Packed full of physical theatre pulling from other artistic genres of dance, clowning, acrobatics and singing. It is truly a spectacle not to be missed.”
Performed off-Broadway at Access Theater
380 Broadway, New York, NY 10013