Lights, stage, action: Local youth to present own version of "The Princess and the Pea"

The Saratoga-Encampment Drama Club is ready to entertain audiences with its own take on the classic tale, “The Princess and the Pea.”

The production, retitled “The Pea Test: The Real Story of the Princess and the Pea,” includes Saratoga and Encampment youth from seventh through 12th grade. Volunteer directors include Wendy Barkhurst, Greg Bush and Gayle Wessel. Barkhurst said everyone has a great time rehearsing their own rendition of the fairytale at the Platte Valley Community Center each weeknight.

“We kind of threw in a mix of different versions of The Princess and the Pea, an...