Scenes from Once Upon a Crime

Selected moments from revivals and special performances.

Narrator Odd Sterling is terrified of fairy tales.

Odd Sterling Odd Sterling — July 9, 2011

He's also afraid of Little Red.

Red threatens Odd Sterling Red & Odd — July 9, 2011

The king is really a frog with a spell cast upon him.

Ryan Sears as the King Old King Cole samples the stew Michael Moran as Old King Cole

The king tries to kill Grandma when he finds that she is the wicked old witch.

Confrontation — July 9, 2011 Another angle — July 9, 2011

Yes, Grandma is really a witch and her granddaughter is… really something that rhymes with the same word.

Maura Schneider as Granny Gretchen Schneider as Little Red Bert Furioli as Odd Sterling

Grandma calls Little Red for help — hoping she will lure a wolf to the house.

Granny calls Red for help Red and Granny
Wheeling Park — July 19, 2011 Wheeling Park — July 19, 2011

Little Red runs a delivery service called “Red X.”

Red X — July 9, 2011 Red X — July 9, 2011

Below: Big Bad Wolf, Jr. confronts the King as Odd Sterling looks on.

Butch Maxwell as Wolf; Bert Furioli as Odd Wolf disguised as a sheep

Grandma and her faithful oven mitt, Lucifer, prepare dinner for the guests.

Grandma threatens you! Arlene Merryman as Granny Granny and Lucifer

Grandma in action.

Granny in action 1 Granny in action 2

Big Bad Wolf, Jr. is not the mean, nasty wolf his father was.

Wolf Jr. — Wheeling Park Wolf Jr. — Wheeling Park Wolf Jr. — Wheeling Park Wolf Jr. — Wheeling Park

Little Red is not fooled by a wolf in sheep’s clothing.

Wolf and Red (Gretchen Schneider) Wolf and Red (Dee McCorkle) Red calls it out — July 9, 2011 Another reveal — July 19, 2011

Grandma rocks!

Grandma — July 9, 2011 Grandma — July 9, 2011 Grandma — July 19, 2011

Goldilocks taunts the wolf about the Three Little Pigs incident.

Audience member as Goldilocks with the Wolf Goldilocks moment — July 9, 2011

Grandma consults with her magic mirror.

Grandma and her mirror Granny & mirror (gif)

The Wolf tastes the brew — not knowing Grandma wants him as an ingredient!

Wolf tastes Granny's stew Taste test — July 9, 2011

Everyone has ideas about how to improve the witch’s brew.

Brew suggestion 1 — July 19, 2011 Brew suggestion 2 — July 19, 2011 Brew suggestion 3 — July 19, 2011

Big Bad Wolf, Jr. loves it when women speak French!

Wolf kisses an audience member (1) Wolf kisses an audience member (2)

Granny is a wicked old witch. You can tell, because she smokes! Bad Granny!

Cheryl Saseen as Little Red Arlene Merryman as Granny (smoking gag) Wolf threatens the king
Marura Schneider, Gretchen Schneider and Ryan Sears Dance — July 9, 2011 More dancing — July 9, 2011
Wheeling Park — July 19, 2011 Wheeling Park — July 19, 2011 Wheeling Park — July 19, 2011 Wheeling Park — July 19, 2011

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