Verrado Theatre is very excited to begin the process of rehearsing and preparing for their recently casted musical: Frozen! There is so much to be done, what with the building of sets, memorizing lines, organizing cues, and so much more.
Josie Owens, frequent choreographer for the theatre program’s productions, and a part of the Frozen ensemble, says doing Frozen for the fall musical is significant, setting it apart from past productions.
“We have a lot of new people in the cast and crew, which is very exciting. It’s a great introduction to theatre for newbies and aspiring actors that will be watching the show, since it’s a junior musical and not as lengthy as some of the other ones.
“It’s just a fun musical to start the year off with, and everyone’s really excited about it. It’s such a classic, and attracts more people. There are also additional songs that aren’t in the movie, which overall really separates itself from both the past musicals we’ve done, and makes it all the more exciting to see.”
Not only is the musical appealing to more diverse age groups and will expectantly be way different than what has been seen before, members of the cast and crew are going to be even more involved.
Owens says, “Some of the choreography is going to be choreographed by students, including myself. Since it’s Frozen, we just know that that’s going to be tons of fun.
“We are all kind of tight-knit, and very comfortable around each other. We have a good collaborative teamwork built community that helps us get stuff done but also have a great time doing it. We’re able to make mistakes around each other and learn from them without feeling embarrassed.
“Both Mrs. Spiegel, the choir teacher, and Mrs. Farrington, the theatre director, make it a space where we can mess up and still learn from it and still make it a good show. I feel like that’s really important. The hours of rehearsal go by fast with the people, and what we’re doing overall in rehearsals is super fun.”
To those who would love to be a part of the cast of a theatre production, but are nervous about starting, Josie assures, “It isn’t an intimidating environment at all. Everybody is super friendly and connects with each other, even outside of rehearsals.”
If any students would rather join the tech crew, Josie adds, “It’s not just the cast that forms a close community. The crew works super hard together, no matter what their part of the crew is. They always care immensely about doing the best possible job, whether they get recognition for it or not. I think members of the tech crew really bond over this passion, and when it comes to full rehearsals with both the cast and crew working together, everyone involved in the production really comes together.
Frozen is sure to go down in the books of Verrado’s best productions. It is clear all cast and crew are ready to give it their all, and are incredibly excited for people to see it.
