The Emma C. Attales Middle School Drama Club will present its production of Disney’s ‘Frozen Jr.’ at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday and Friday, Feb. 22 and 23 in the Marsh Cafeteria, 800 Irelan Ave.
The spectacular 60-minute musical, designed for middle school-aged performers, is based on the 2013 Disney film and the 2018 Broadway adaptation. The cast includes more than 40 students led by co-directors Ms. Elena Castillo and Mrs. Michele Miller. Stage Crew is lead by Mrs. Christina King and set designer is Mrs. Carly Broomhead.
Audiences of all ages will enjoy this fanciful and heartwarming stage adaptation of the top-grossing animated film of all time! Join Anna, Elsa, and all of your favorite characters as they embark on an epic, ice-filled journey of self-discovery, camaraderie, and the real meaning of true love.
Adapted for young performers, this musical includes favorite Frozen songs such as “Love Is an Open Door,” “Do You Want to Build a Snowman?,” and “Let It Go,” as well as wonderful new songs from the Broadway production.
This year’s production features 8th-Graders Anastasia Netelkos-Hogan as Anna, Julianna Birkbeck as Elsa, and Aidan Poletis as Kristoff, 6th-Grader Jackson Gorman as Sven, and 7th-Grader Onalee Wells as the lovable snowman, Olaf.
Doors open at 6 p.m. both nights. All attendees MUST enter through the Attales Main Entrance (#1) or the Art Room Doors (#20). Parking is available in both the front (Connecticut Avenue entrance) and back (Pitney Road entrance) of the school.
Tickets will be available for purchase at the door only. Tickets are $5 for adults and $3 for students. There will also be refreshments and other items available for purchase.
Disney’s Frozen Jr. is presented through special arrangement with and all materials are provided by Music Theatre International.
CAST
(in order of appearance)
Young Anna – Luna Taraborrelli
Young Elsa – Katy Brough
King Agnarr – Benjamin Falivene
Queen Iduna – Kiana Clontea
Pabbie – Tavius Anderson
Bulda – Nina Perez
Middle Anna – Hannah Oliver
Middle Elsa – Victoria Witmer
Bishop – Ahmed Choudhry
Housekeeper – Arianna Turner
Butler – Anita Mollineaux-Devine
Handmaiden – A’Nai Cooper-Prevard
Cook – Kenley Molisani
Anna – Anastasia Netelkos-Hogan
Elsa – Julianna Birkbeck
Kristoff – Aidan Poletis
Sven – Jackson Gorman
Hans – Max Brough
Steward – Sanaya Madera
Duke of Weselton – Jacob Kuenzner
Olaf – Onalee Wells
Oaken – Dylan Saganiec
ENSEMBLE
Townspeople – Julianna Borges, Alexis Burwell, Aliyah Choudhry, Lealani Dennis, Jay’Lynn Dollard, Gus Donahue, Gabriella Epp, Izabel Fitzgerald, Lily Height, Matthew Kyle, Joseph LaRose, Hannah Oliver, Sydney Pacula, Saachi Patel, Aleksandra Spalding-Juliani, Monami Mazumder, Savannah Walker, Faith Wiley
Summer & Snow Chorus – Kiana Clontea, Katy Brough, Quinn Broomhead, Maya Delgadillo, Caylee Quein, Aubrie Scull, Luna Taraborrelli
Hidden Folk – Dahlia Barrios, Marissa Bell, Sydney Burwell, Quinn Egizi, Alexandra Kaminski, Olivia Ragazzi, Olivia Weber, Victoria Witmer
Oaken’s Family – Hannah Cavileer, Jaidyn Cordery, Monami Mazumder, Evie Snowden, Arianna Turner
PRODUCTION TEAM
Set Blocks – Abbey Carey, Kennia Andre, Charlie Cairns
Curtain – Marlee Louis
Lighting Designer – Abigael Milk
Backstage Manager – Maya Davis-Flores
Props Master – McKayla Mellnick
Props – Julian Sacdalan, Michael Cruiess, Keaghan Molisani
Sound Designer – Jordyn Holland
About MTI
Music Theatre International (MTI) is one of the world’s leading theatrical licensing agencies, granting theaters from around the world the rights to perform the greatest selection of musicals from Broadway and beyond. Founded in 1952 by composer Frank Loesser and orchestrator Don Walker, MTI is a driving force in advancing musical theater as a vibrant and engaging art form.
MTI works directly with the composers, lyricists and book writers of these musicals to provide official scripts, musical materials, and dynamic theatrical resources to over 70,000 professional, community, and school theaters in the US and in over 60 countries worldwide.
MTI is particularly dedicated to educational theater and has created special collections to meet the needs of various types of performers and audiences. MTI’s Broadway Junior™ shows are 30- and 60-minute musicals for performance by elementary and middle school-aged performers, while MTI’s School Editions are musicals annotated for performance by high school students.
