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Mother Goose

“beautifully combines theatrical elements”

National Symphony Repertoire

Now available for booking

Inspired by the rich musical imagery of composer Maurice Ravel, we enter the world of Mother Goose as she tells the enchanting stories of her childhood. As she blends her personal history with familiar fairy tales, magic takes hold and she is transformed into each romantic heroine, experiencing youth, lost love, and new possibilities.

With the prick of a finger Sleeping Beauty falls into a hundred year sleep. Beauty meets the Beast for the first time. Tom Thumb drops breadcrumbs through the forest seeking his way home. The Princess of the Pagodas defeats the evil sorcerer and saves the Serpent Prince. These stories ultimately lead Mother Goose through a journey of self-discovery, peace, and redemption.

Set to the score of Ravel’s “Ma Mère L’Oye,” the piece is performed onstage in front of the orchestra with the company’s signature blend of puppetry, masked actors, magic, dance and pantomime. Available for engagements with symphony orchestras.

About the Production

  • Recommended for ages 5 and up
  • Running time is approximately 60 minutes
  • Adapted by Jennifer Blatchley Smith, Landis Smith & Leslie Reidel
  • Directed by Leslie Reidel
  • Music by Maurice Ravel

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[Enchantment] beautifully combine[s] theatrical elements with live symphony orchestras. This collaborative melding of the arts for the benefit of younger audience members and their accompanying adults is a valuable asset to us all. – Mark B. Kent, Atlanta Symphony Orchestra

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  • To book our Symphonic productions contact Landis Smith at 267-481-0108 or landis@enchantmenttheatre.org

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General operating support provided in part by The Philadelphia Cultural Fund, Pennsylvania Council on the Arts, and Independence Foundation.

We are also honored to have received support from the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) since 2005 for the creation of North American touring productions.

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We love this picture so much. This captures the co We love this picture so much. This captures the complexity of the work and the magic of what Enchantment brings to students so beautifully. You can see actors backstage of the set the built themselves in this all purpose room in a school in Philadelphia. Actors on stage telling the story of The Fisherman and the Flounder, and the audience of students, riveted, many of them seeing a full produced show for the first time. After the show those students will get to talk to the cast and crew, and do exercises provided in our study guides in their own classroom. 

This is the magic of Enchantment Everywhere. 

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Our Enchantment Everywhere cast and crews are the Our Enchantment Everywhere cast and crews are the hardest working people in show business! Pictured here is the cast and crew of The Brave Little Tailor, on a double show (double venue) day in June. We are so grateful to their hard work, and the impact they have on the communities of students and families that they perform for!

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Throwback to our rehearsals for Scheherazade with Throwback to our rehearsals for Scheherazade with @cleveorch last spring. Bringing this beautiful show about the power of storytelling to life is quintessential to the work of Enchantment. 

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