When a mattress goes bump in the night
It’s hard to get a good night’s sleep when your mattress feels bumpy. That’s Ruth’s problem in “The Princess and the Pea,” through August 30, at Marriott Theatre for Young Audiences, 10 Marriott Drive, Lincolnshire.
Even though her bed was stacked with mattresses, she suffered all night. We asked Ruth (actor Dara Cameron) what caused her discomfort. “I knew that there was something underneath there,” she said. “It was a very bumpy night.”
Ruth endured the torture because of her love for Prince Wellington David, whose mother was upset that he had fallen in love with a commoner. “We are two peas in a pod, the prince and I,” Ruth declared. “He’s a writer and he writes about faraway lands and beautiful things, and I love to read his stories. We have a lot in common.”
The determined young woman admitted that it has been an interesting challenge getting used to the prince’s mother, Queen Evermean. “But I think I proved myself,” Ruth said.
Singing all the time helped ease Ruth’s tension. “I think singing is a wonderful way to express my feelings,” she declared.
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