The show is called “The Snow White Musicapalooza!” Performances are 7 p.m. Friday, March 14 and 7 p.m. Saturday, March 15 at the St. Paul gymnasium.

“The Snow White Musicapalooza!” is a retelling of Snow White told on the set of talk show called “Real Talk with Fairy tale Legends.” On the talk show, the seven dwarfs each take turns telling their version of the Snow White fairy tale. No two versions of the story are exactly right, as each dwarf puts their own spin on the tale that colors the narrative. As each dwarf tells their version of the story, a group of actors re-enact the scene. Their performance shifts to match the style and personality of the dwarf telling the story.

This means depending on who is telling the tale, the play can shift from a romance to a suspense or from western to mystery.

Since the entire musical takes place on a talk show, in between scenes there will be commercial breaks. The commercials include products for and sold by fairy tale characters. This includes The Big Bad Wolf House Flipping Service; Granny, Midas & Hood Law Firm and Rapunzel’s hair extensions.

Savanna Williams (left) serves as an announcer for the commercial advertising Rapunzel’s, played by Ella Kalk (Center), hair extensions. Hannah Johnson (right) plays the hair extension model.

“I think the play is really funny,” play director Cindy Ring said. “Because the kids have to act out whatever the storyteller is saying, it can be hilarious.”

Ring said this musical is a bit different from past production due to the high number of props.

“We never had this many props in a play before,” she said.

In many plays the props are sometimes part of the set and can be placed in the scene for the actors to pick up and use as needed. However, since story is set in a television studio, the basic set is bare bones. The props are backstage, meaning the different actors need to remember to bring key props on stage as needed and remove the prop when it is no longer needed.

Ring said finding and creating the necessary props was not too difficult. The production team was able to find or buy everything they needed. The big challenge is making sure the student actors can remember to bring out the props similar to remembering their dialogue.

This production features 40 student actors in sixth, seventh and eighth Grade. Ring said for some students, this is their first musical while others have appeared in multiple production. This production has five eighth graders in the cast: Siri Zahrt, Evie Scharf, Audrey Gag, Xannon Johnson and Miriam Bakke; all of whom have acted before.

Siri Zahrt plays the western-themed dwarf Howdy. Zahrt said last year’s production was western themed and she was able to use that experience to flush out Howdy’s character.

“It is the second western in a row I’ve done,” she said. “That made it easier.”

Zahrt said the greatest challenge for this role is standing in the background. There are several scenes where her character has no line, but is on stage. Zahrt said it could be a challenging figure out what mannerisms to display when not the focus of a scene.

Evie Scharf plays the nerdy dwarf appropriately named Nerdy.

“It’s kind of fun playing Nerdy,” she said. “I like playing characters that I am not alike.”

Scharf agreed with Ring that there were a lot of props on in this production, but she liked using the props. Her favorite prop is the fake glasses she wears as Nerdy. In real-life Scharf doesn’t need glasses, but they add to the character and she is able to used the glasses emphasize certain trait. Scharf said the greatest challenge in playing Nerdy is getting the voice down. She doesn’t want the voice to be too stereotypical or over the top. She is working to get her accent just right.

Audrey Gag has one of the more unusual roles in the musical. She plays “The Applause Girl” for the talk show. It is her job to bring out the applause sign for the audience. Gag said one of the benefits of the role is she has no lines to remember, but she does need to remember to come out for the correct cues. As an added benefit, every time she’s on stage the audience applauds.

Xannon Johnson has the distinction of playing one of the most infamous fairy tale characters. He plays the Big Bad Wolf, a part Johnson enjoys.

“I love playing villain characters because they can be rude without repercussions,” he said. Johnson’s part in the main story is small. Early in the show he hunts Snow White through the woods. Later on in the story he appears in the spoof commercials advertising his house flipping services. This means, the Big Bad Wolf is less of a villain and more of contractor and salesman. Johnson said salesmen and villains are not necessary exclusive roles.

Miriam Bakke plays the dwarf Snoopy, who is known for her nosy and mysterious nature. Bakke said she is playing the exact opposite of real-life. She said the Snoopy character is very serious and a bit of a mystery.

“I play against type,” Bakke said “But it is fun. I get to be a little bossy and correct people when ever they tell the story wrong.”

Though she is always correcting other characters, this does not mean her version of the Snow White story is any more accurate.

That’s part of the fun of the story. All five of the eighth grade performers agreed that none of the dwarfs are telling the completely accurate version of the Snow White tale. That’s what makes the show fun. It’s trying to figure out where fact and fiction diverge.

“The Snow White Musicapalooza!” The musical was written by Brian D. Taylor with music and lyrics by Scott DeTurk. The musical was produced by special arrangement with Pioneer Drama Service, Inc., Denver, Colorado.

No tickets are required for either of the two performances on Friday and Saturday, but the school will accept free will donations.