A sullen prince escapes castle life and finds himself in an unfamiliar forest. He encounters witches, ghosts and an elusive love. Humorous, beautiful, and strange, The Royal We is inspired by Italo Calvino’s collection of Italian folk tales.

PERFORMED BY: Megan Bridge, Joe Canuso, Nichole Canuso, Alison D’Amato, Peter D’orsaneo, Karen Getz, Christy Lee, Aryani Manring, Amy Smith, Kate Watson-Wallace, Lea Yeager
SOUND DESIGN: Michael Kiley and Rick Henderson
COSTUME DESIGN: Jennifer Goettner
PROPS: Jennifer Goettner
PREMIERE: February, 2003. Dance Boom, The Wilma Theater, Philadelphia

The Royal We has been supported by The Pew Center for Arts & Heritage.

“Canuso proves very deft at creating a wry, even subtle, dance that doesn’t swamp the folktale.”

– Philadelphia City Paper”