Story Theatre (Broadway Theatre Archive)
Story Theatreconsists of five fairy tales from the Brothers Grimm,  each told with a lean, stripped-down production style with no sets or  fabulous costumes; all the trappings are created by the actors with their  bodies and voices. The stories range from well-known favorites like "The  Bremen Town Musicians" and "The Golden Goose" to more obscure but  excellent tales like "The Blue Light," in which a soldier cast aside by  his king gets his revenge with a little magic help. The no-frills  storytelling creates some evocative effects; kids raised on  computer-generated images could probably use the imaginative exercise  these productions provide. In addition,Story Theatreincludes intriguing discussions with the actors about the process of  creating the pieces and the business of theater at large.--Bret  Fetzer