On December 3, Tears of Joy will present Rumpelstiltskin, an old German folk/fairy tale. Two brothers, Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm, collected many old folk/fairy tales that they heard, wrote them down in exciting ways, and published three books of these stories between 1812 and 1822. Tears of Joy will perform the play with bunraku style puppets
Rumpelstiltskin
by Sharon Whitney
He's quick. He's sly. He's fantastic—in a scary sort of way. Can you guess his name? It's Rumpelstiltskin! Award-winning playwright Sharon Whitney made her debut with Tears of Joy Theatre with this production. While respecting the tradition of the classic story, she adapted the tale for a modern context. In the original version by the Brothers Grimm, the central female figure is not even given a name. The heroine in this production not only has a name, Lola, but also manages to solve her own problems. Tears of Joy Theatre's puppets bring the miller and his daughter, the king and the mysterious Rumpelstiltskin to life.