'Rumpelstiltskin' foregrounds transformations of a theatrical kind at Imagination Stage

Tall bales of straw (or so it looks) loom as backdrop to "Rumpelstiltskin," the artful, stylized fairy tale dramatization now at Imagination Stage. The agrarian image is a good emblem for this production, which is directed by Janet Stanford from a script by U.K. playwright Mike Kenny. The plot of "Rumpelstiltskin," of course, pivots on the title character's magical transformation of straw into gold. As if echoing that theme, this adaptation foregrounds transformations of a theatrical kind.