The Princess and the Handmaiden
NOVEMBER 21*–
DECEMBER 7, 2025
Fridays & Saturdays 7:30pm
Sundays 2pm
Post-Show Talk-Back after the Sunday, November 23 show and a Relaxed Performance at the Saturday, November 22 show.
*Please Note: Saturday, November 22 will be a matinee performance (due to the Cookstown Light Up Night festivities).
Tickets $30
For the run of The Princess and the Handmaiden, The South Simcoe Theatre will be holding a food drive. We will have a table in the theatre lobby for canned non-perishables donations, and will accept cash donations as well at each show to be distributed to local food banks.
The Princess and the Handmaiden
Written and Composed by Leslie Arden
(based on the Grimm’s Fairy Tale, The Goose Girl)
Director: Rae Smith
Music Director: Alondra Vega-Zaldivar
Producer: Mel Hinch
This delightful family musical is about loyalty, friendship, magic potions and talking sheep! When the Princess is sent on a mission outside of her castle walls, the Handmaiden called to accompany her challenges their friendship amidst a dark and dangerous forest. Touching on themes of love, responsibility, persistence and being true to oneself, this story will delight theatregoers of all ages. Originally commissioned and produced by Toronto’s Young People’s Theatre. Nominated for a Dora Mavor Moore Award for Outstanding New Play or Musical. 🇨🇦
Recommended for ages 5 and up.
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Co-sponsors:
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Program
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Cast & Crew
Sandy Bishop
(she/her)
Scenic Painter
Gord Hebert
(he/him)
Lead Set Builder
Lucas LaPlante
(he/him)
Sound Designer
Richard Newton
(he/him)
Assistant Stage Manager
Jason Silzer*
(he/him)
Lighting Designer
Tony Stinson*
(he/him)
Set Designer/Builder
Brent Campbell*
(he/him)
Player 4 (Captain of the Guard, Sheep, Chorus)
Mel Hinch
(she/her)
Producer
Sandi LaPlante
(she/her)
Costume Designer/
Choreographer
Jennifer
Noel-Sheffer
Lighting Operator
Rae Smith
(she/her)
Director
Brie Taylor
(she/they)
Conrad
Nancy Chapple
(she/her)
Player 1 (Maggie, Sheep, Chorus)
Keli Jay*
(she/her)
Princess
Tobin Lippold*
(he/him)
Guitar/Bass Guitar
Brooke Ramos White
(she/her)
Flute
Kenneth Sookhai*
(he/him)
Sound Operator
Alondra Vega-Zaldivar
(she/her)
Music Director
Lee Clements
(she/her)
Set Designer
Dave Kouhi
(he/him)
Stage Manager
Cathy McCauley
(she/her)
Assistant Stage Manager
Chris Rapin*
(he/him)
Player 3 (Bob, Sheep, Chorus)
Walter Stewart
(he/him)
Player 2 (Will, Sheep, Chorus)
Leslie Velazquez
(she/her)
Props Manager
Michelle Greig
(she/her)
Handmaiden
Rebecca Kratky
(she/they)
Player 6 (Waiting Maid #2, Sheep, Chorus)
Tom Mercer
(he/him)
Narrator, King, Guard
Ipshita Roy Burman*
(she/her)
Player 5 (Queen, Waiting Maid #1, Sheep, Chorus)
Janet Stinson*
(she/her)
Set Designer/Builder
*An asterisk denotes a new member of
The South Simcoe Theatre family - welcome!