Herricks Middle School recently presented the Disney favorite, “Frozen Jr.” bringing the characters of Elsa and Anna to life on stage through dance, song and story. When Queen Elsa accidentally sets off an eternal winter, her younger sister Anna along with her friends go on a thrilling adventure to save the kingdom. The show featured 71 actors, 25 musicians and a behind-the-scenes stage crew of seven students. Students performed in three sold-out performances on Feb. 10-12.
The show featured all the memorable songs from the animated film including “Do You Want to Build a Snowman?” “For the First Time in Forever” and “Let It Go.” The production provided opportunities for all the performers to shine throughout the 14 scenes that took place in the magical land of Arendelle.
Leading roles were performed by middle school students Madelyn Glennon as Elsa, Ashley Paris as Anna, Miles Cohen as Kristoff, Rohan Nair as Hans, Claud Tung as Olaf and Gianna Rivera as Sven.
“All of these young performers have worked extremely hard every day after school to put together this production. We had vocal, dance, and staging rehearsals while learning all the aspects of theater as well,” said Tyler Patrick Matos, director and choreographer. Matos expressed his pride for all the performers. “I had an incredible team by my side, with an amazing group of talented and dedicated students who wanted to learn and perform,” Matos said. “I hope everyone involved in ‘Frozen, Jr.’ had an enjoyable experience, whether in the cast, crew, pit or audience.” The outstanding vocals prepared by Diana Minerva, choral teacher at Center Street School, along with the beautiful sounds of the pit orchestra directed and arranged by Eve Viavattine, Middle School Orchestra Teacher.
Anissa Arnold, Herricks director of fine and performing arts shared, “I am very proud of the dedicated and talented middle school students along with a professional production team who brought Frozen Jr. to life. Their hard work culminated in this truly outstanding performance.”
