Hope has spent many years wandering the halls of The Library of Souls, indulging in her unfortunate habit of altering the books to make them “safer,” freezing the characters before the tale can begin. But when Hope gets sucked into a long-forgotten story, she discovers the unintended consequences of her edits. Join us in our first holiday tale as we explore self-trust, real empathy, and facing the things that haunt us. 

Tales We Twisted: Donkeyskin (France, 1695), Little Red Riding Hood (France, 1697), The Little Mermaid (Denmark, 1837), The Little Matchstick Girl (Denmark, 1837), Mother Goose Tales (France, 1697), and A Christmas Carol (England, 1843).

Vocal Performance by Maria Corcobado 

Script by Madelyn Dorta and Madeleine Regina 

Directed by Madeleine Regina.

Sound Design by Wray Van Winkle

Feminist Fairytales is produced by Madeleine Regina, Wray Van Winkle, Jennie Grenelle, Madelyn Dorta, and Emma Love. 

Theme music composed and produced by Juliana Marin.

This episode was made possible by the generous support of Rebecca Barry, whose support on Kickstarter helped us bring this tale to life!

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Episode Transcript here.

The folks at Feminist Fairytales are taking a winter break, and we wish you good rest this season. We’ll see you back here in early February for our next tale, “Goldie Loch and the Bear Brothers Three”, right here in the forest of Feminist Fairytales.

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