Excerpt from The Sleeping Beauty: A Play for Home Acting and Young Performers The mode of naming the infant Princess is made to be somewhat similar to the custom observed by the Ancient Greeks, as it would have been irreverent to make the slightest approach to our own baptismal rites. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

A forgotten invitation to the Princess' christening sets off a vexing chain of events in this fast-paced, sharp witted version of the favorite tale. With her signature cleverness, Dubois retells the classic story with her own imaginative twists in this timeless story of the lovely Princess, the evil spell, and the handsome Prince who awakes her from her enchanted slumber. All the familiar characters are present, drawn with new life and interesting characterizations that set this Sleeping Beauty apart. Produced by Cornell University and the Workshop Players, Dubois play continues to captivate audiences with its originality. Published by Classic Youth Plays, preserving the best in innovative children and youth theatre including plays that broke new ground, pioneering playwrights, and plays that have stood the test of time.

In the faraway land of Perrault, the young prince Florian has defied his tyrannical father's command and ventured outside the city walls into the mysterious Eastern Woods. Here he meets the beautiful fae-lady Matilda and the two fall in love and are soon married. In time, King Charles fell ill and left his land and title to his son, and King Florian and Queen Matilda ruled in peace with the fae-folk. It came to pass that Matilda and Florian discovered a curse lay upon them, placed there by Maurelle - the evil faery and mother of Matilda. She cursed them to never bear children. In sacrificing her magic, Matilda succeeded in bearing a daughter - whom they named Aurora. In revenge, Maurelle placed a worse curse upon the child - that when she reached 16 years of age she would prick her finger on the spindle of a spinning wheel and die. King Florian and Queen Matilda entrusted the safety of their only daughter to the care of three good faeries - Fleur, Saffira and Alfreda. They took Aurora to the Eastern Woods where she would grow up in hiding. 16 years pass, during which time Queen Matilda loses her life to grief and Florian turns nearly mad with revenge. Aurora grows up graceful, beautiful and gentle. Soon the curse comes to pass - only a true loves kiss can break the spell as Aurora falls into an enchanted sleep.