Tomorrow's Thespians Within Sharon Playhouse

by KATHRYN BOUGHTON

Michael Kevin Baldwin, education and associate artistic director at Sharon Playhouse, is on cloud nine this week as he watches this summer’s labors come to fruition.

He and his creative team are preparing a very young, very dedicated cast for this weekend’s inaugural production of the Launchpad Company, a pre-professional program created to launch the careers of emerging theater artists ages 15–20.

The comedic musical, Once Upon a Mattress, will be staged Friday, Saturday and Sunday at the Qianxun Performing Arts Center at Indian Mountain School, 211 Indian Mountain Road in Lakeville.

Set in a kingdom where no one can marry until the highly particular Prince Dauntless finds a bride, this twist on the classic Princess and the Pea is a story of love, individuality and writing your own fairytale ending.