The Great Bend Recreation Commission is looking for children ages 5-16 years old to take part in its summer theater production, “Happily Ever Before.”

The acting/production classes start Monday at the GBRC Activity Center, 2715 18th St. Children will rehearse at the Activity Center from 3:30-5 p.m. Monday through Thursday through July 7.

Then, at 7 p.m. on Friday, July 8, the public can watch their production free of charge at the Great Bend High School Auditorium.

Great Bend High School drama instructor Holly Johnson will direct the play. The cost is $25 per student, which includes a T-shirt. Partial scholarships are available.

Register online at greatbendrec.com or visit the office at 1214 Stone.

About the play

The Fairytale villains have had enough! For too long the Evil Queen, Wicked Stepmother, and Dark Fairy have been pushed into the shadows while princesses get their happily-ever-afters. So, the scoundrels set out to change things. With the help of the sinister Rumpelstiltskin, the mischief-makers use their magic to travel back in time, planning to change the destinies of each of their princesses and send them down a new path that doesn’t end so happily. But as the villains set their plan in motion, a classic cast of fairy tale extras unwittingly change the princesses’ stories and the course of the villains’ plans.

“Happily Ever Before” is by Tracy Wells.