Denver Children's Theatre
The Golden Goose
By Charles WayDirected by Billie McBride
Recommended for grades K–6
Performances for School Groups: Feb. 26–May 8, 2009
Cost: $7/student; two adults/group: free.
Hold on to your armrests…you’re in for the adventure of a lifetime! Based on the Brothers Grimm version of the famous fairy tale, The Golden Goose chronicles the travels of a young man named Dummling, who is judged unworthy because of his name. But after inadvertently doing a good deed for the King & Queen of the Fairies, Dummling is given a magic golden goose and asked to save the fairy forest from destruction. Adventure ensues as Dummling falls in love with Princess Dajona and appeals to her father, King Conrad, who sends Dummling on a series of impossible quests to win the princess’ hand. Along the way, our hero meets a mystical uninventor Siebenstein – the first in a long line of inventors that includes Einstein – who teaches Dummling a host of philosophical lessons that will make him well suited to rule wisely. This witty and gripping story offers lessons about acceptance, diversity, environment, coming of age and the triumph over injustice.
