Fairy Tale Play Dress Rehearsal

A dress rehearsal for a fairy tale play spreads across a wooden stage and the workshop beneath it. At the back, a painted castle backdrop stands ready while a boy in a knight's costume rehearses his pose beside another child peeking out from inside a scaled green dragon suit. Center stage, an armored knight dips a princess in polka-dot silk as a crew member mops up a bright red puddle left mid-scene. To the right, two hands pull back a purple curtain strewn with stars. Below, tailors bent over sewing machines stitch striped costumes surrounded by loose thread and fabric scraps, while an orange cat weaves between dress forms in blue and cream gowns. A trunk spills swords and shields near a rack of crowns and feathered hats, and beneath the stage, cables and gears wait for someone to keep the whole show running on cue.