Scott Richardson as Boy Who Cried Wolf, center, surrounded by the Wolf Gang in “The Big Bad Musical” by the Mid-Ohio Valley Junior Players that will be presented Friday, Saturday and Sunday at the Mid-Ohio Valley Players Theatre in Marietta. (Photo Provided)

MARIETTA — Court is in session Friday, Saturday and Sunday as “The Big Bad Musical” takes the stage at the Mid-Ohio Valley Players Theater in Marietta.

“The Big Bad Musical,” written by Alec Strum with music and lyrics by Bill Francouer, is about the Big Bad Wolf being taken to court by fairy tale plaintiffs alleging serious grievances.

In the production by the Mid-Ohio Valley Junior Players, Dorothy Evelena Clark plays the Fairy Godmother who prosecutes the wolf. The character is a woman with a sweet facade, Clark said.

“She has an underlying evilness to her almost, but she puts on a very sweet and loving act,” she said.

Experience is the greatest thing about the show, Clark said.

Olivia Shelton as Sydney Grimm sings in “The Big Bad Musical,” a production of the Mid-Ohio Valley Junior Players. The show runs Friday, Saturday and Sunday at the Mid-Ohio Valley Players Theatre in Marietta. (Photo Provided)

“I love working with everyone here, and it’s a good show, and it’s cool to be a part of it. People should see it because it is an interesting twist on the fairy tales we all grew up with and love,” she said. “And it has all these new parts we were not introduced to as children.”

On the other side of the court is the defendant, Mr. Big Bad Wolf, played by Ace Crock.

Throughout the show it is revealed that the evil deeds attributed to him may not be what they seem.

Fun is the best part of the show, Crock said.

“And I like singing and the cast members,” he said.

Ace and Bridget Crock, brother and sister, in the Mid-Ohio Valley Junior Players production of “The Big Bad Musical” Friday, Saturday and Sunday at Players Theatre in Marietta. (Photo Provided)

Wolf’s defense attorney is the sassy Evil Stepmother played by Crock’s real life sister, Bridget Crock.

“I love playing sassy roles because it’s an opposite personality for me,” Bridget said.

At 16, this is Bridget’s final summer with the Junior Players program, which is open to youth ages 8-16.

“I’m very sad but it’s honestly great looking at the kids and seeing what I’m leaving behind, as well as teaching them the ways of the theater and the traditions,” she said.

Longtime Junior Player director Kay Doak loves to see the actors progress through the years.

Ace Crock as the Big Bad Wolf with the Wolf Gang behind him in a scene from “The Big Bad Musical” that takes the stage Friday, Saturday and Sunday at the Mid-Ohio Valley Players Theatre in Marietta. (Photo Provided)

“Sometimes you see someone who has it from the beginning but sometimes they’re just in these little shy shells and then they overcome it,” she said.

Among the members who have participated the longest is Caleb McClung, a part of the program since 2017. McClung plays Pig Three, a brainy pig who sees himself as superior to his two siblings.

McClung enjoys performing in local theaters.

“I not only like all the plays and having fun on stage, I also just like all the people I’ve made friends with,” he said. “The play has a nice message to it, and it has great characters. It’s a great time, and it has some pretty great songs.”

“The Big Bad Musical” runs 7 p.m. Friday and Saturday and 3 p.m. Sunday. Tickets are $10 each and are available at midohiovalleyplayers.com or at the box office 90 minutes before each show.

From left, Annie Tokodi-Ruth as Fairy Godmother, Leon Elliott as Judge Wise Old Man, Alli Graham as Lady of Banbury Cross and Zackary Lantz as Peter Pan in “The Big Bad Musical.” The show will be presented Friday, Saturday and Sunday at the Mid-Ohio Valley Players Theatre in Marietta. (Photo Provided)

For the run of the show, an anonymous donor will match all donations made to the Marietta Community Foundation’s Marlene B. Somerville Fund for the Junior Players. The fund was established in memory of Junior Player founder Marlene B. Somerville to aid in the production costs of any MOVP play performed by or for children.

Donations can be made at mcfohio.org or by dropping off checks at the foundation during regular business hours at 100 Putnam St.

“The Big Bad Musical” is sponsored by The Original Pizza Place and is produced by arrangement with Pioneer Drama Service Inc. of Englewood, Colorado.

Players are: Olivia Shelton as Sydney Grimm; Dorothy E. Clark as Fairy Godmother; Annie Tokodi-Ruth as Red Riding Hood; Adalyn Eichmiller as Grandmother Hood; Layne Rem as Pig One; Charlie Brewer as Pig Two; Caleb McClung as Pig Three; Daryl Sargent as Bill Woodcutter; Miles McGregor as Shepherd; Scott Richardson as Boy Who Cried Wolf; Ace Crock as Big Bad Wolf; Leon Elliott as Judge Wise Old Man; Bridget Crock as Evil Stepmother; Lydia Caslow as Miss Muffit; Paisley Green as Bo Peep; Alyssa Kirkbride as Sleeping Beauty; Rileigh Augenstein as Mary Quite Contrary; Alli Graham as Lady of Banbury Cross; Kanan Elliott as Little Boy Blue; Gunnar Brookover as Little Jack Horner; Zackary Lantz as Peter Pan; Coletyn Dyar as Captain Hook. The Wolf Gang is Gabby Schall, Raianne Farrar, Lillianna Richardson, Coulson Elliott.

Doak is assisted by Melanie Kinker-Elliott and Nicholas Rake.

Dorothy Evalena Clark as the Fairy Godmother, lead attorney in “The Big Bad Musical” by the Mid-Ohio Valley Junior Players. The play is on the stage Friday, Saturday and Sunday at the Mid-Ohio Valley Players in Marietta. (Photo Provided)

From left, Layne Rem as Pig One, Charlie Brewer as Pig Two and Caleb McClung as Pig Three and Evil Stepmother played by Bridget Crock in the Mid-Ohio Valley Junior Players production of “The Big Band Musical.” The show will be presented Friday, Saturday and Sunday at the Mid-Ohio Valley Players Theatre in Marietta. (Photo Provided)