-- By Hannah Myers.
An adaptation of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs by the Brothers Grimm.
The story will be performed as a musical play for children and adults. It will be dramatic, comedic and engaging. I have brought the story into the present day and have added a magical feel to it. I am portraying the story with a message to take care of nature as humankind is currently killing off nature at a devastating rate.
The dwarves are now nymphs and are played by children. Their costumes are each inspired by one type of tree that resonates with their character, for example: Sneezy’s costume is inspired by a birch tree with pollen catkins on it that make him sneeze. Snow White’s costume is inspired by a snowdrop flower. I am renaming her Snowdrop and she represents nature. The evil Queen is renamed Machine Queen and she represents the industrial aspects of humankind and all of the pollution and devastation that humans have caused to nature.
The Machine Queen disguises herself as an old witch in order to fool Snowdrop into eating a poisoned vegan sausage (because that is possibly the most manmade food there is and it is a fun idea!) Will Snowdrop fall for the Queen’s trickery this time round? Or will nature rise above the poisons of humankind’s existence once and for all…?
