Would you believe me if I told you there were wildebeest and an elephant at the Soo Theatre last week? Lions? Brightly colored birds? The Soo Theatre Youth Theatre cast has been chosen and they are well into rehearsals for their spring production of Lion King Jr. The Lion King Jr. will be performed April 19-22, 2018 on the historic Soo Theatre stage.
The Cast list of Lion King Jr. are comprised of Eastern Upper Peninsula and Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario locals. Lead roles will be performed by the following youth:
RAFIKI – Anna Kowalski
MUFASA – Harrison Norman
SARABI – Theresa McCready
ZAZU – Faith Nayback
SARAFINA – Miranda Schomberg
SCAR – Sophia Kowalski
YOUNG SIMBA – Abbey Bjunes
YOUNG NALA – Mia Woolever
SIMBA – David Weber
NALA – Emily Kars
SHENZI – Tyler White-McDowell
BANZAI – Eugene Gregg
ED – Ronan Varcoe
TIMON – Randi Bumstead
PUMBAA – Riley Wilson
The STAGE ENSEMBLE will include a host of animals!
ELEPHANT – Mattie Goff
GIRAFFE – Tessa Woolever, Sabrina Powley
CHEETAHS – Isabella Stratton, Tiffeney Stratton, Lucia Guevara
ANTELOPES – Miranda Allen, Hannah LaPointe
ZEBRAS – Erin Pendygraft, Sophia Driedric
BRIGHT BIRDS – Iyla Beaulieu, Kai Jenkins
LITTLE BIRDS – Jada Wilson, Deeandra Compton, Kelsie Allen, Grace Kowalski
The LIONESSES will be performed by Lauren Anderson, Ariana Atkinson, Carrie Gregg, Emma Mansfield, Lilian McKee, Alyssa Morley, Rorie Nelson, Miriam Sanders, and Jade Wigman-Nilsson.
The HYENAS will be performed by Anna Collins, Kamryn Corbiere, Lane Cozort, Clara Gregg, Daniel Jenkins, John Kowalski, Olivia Martin, Ella McKerchie, Tessa Miller, Savannah Quinlan, Kenzie Waldrop-Gordon, and Quinn Woolever.
The PRIDELANDS CHORUS will include Danielle Forsythe, Fairyn Novak, Abigail Pruitt, Emily Pruitt, Haley Pruitt, Taylor Ogston, Caitlyn Stevens, Mallory Vert, and Evelyn Weber.
WILDEBEESTS will be performed by Ella Austin-Smith, Ellah Deeghan, Jada Frost, Isadora Johnson, Michaela Lynn, Asher Quinlan, Austin Simon, and Allison Smith.
PRODUCTION MANAGER – KRISTIN FLICKINGER
DIRECTOR – KAREN HUGHES BEACOM
ASSISTANT DIRECTOR – ELIZABETH CURTIS
COSTUME DIRECTOR – KATHY FLICKINGER.
With a cast of 69 local students and the production team listed above, you’ll want to mark your calendar now to make sure you don’t miss this thrilling youth theatre production! Production dates for Lion King Jr. are April 19-22 and will be performed on the historic Soo Theatre stage. Ticket prices and purchasing will be available soon online, by phone, or in person. You are always welcome to purchase tickets at the door as well.
Soo Theatre Project’s main office number: (906) 632-1930
Email: sootheatre@gmail.com
Check them out at their website, www.sootheatre.org and like them on any or all of the social media outlets: Facebook @SooTheatreProject , Instagram @sootheatreproject, and Twitter @SooTheatre.
Soo Theatre Project’s office and studios will be closed for Spring Break the last week of March, March 25th to April 1st, 2018.
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