SHOWTIMES
Thurs (2/20) 7:00 – Cast A
Fri (2/21) 7:00 – Cast B
Sat (2/22) 2:00 – Cast A
Sat (2/22) 7:00 – Cast B
Sun (2/23) 2:00 – Cast A
Thurs (2/27) 7:00 – Cast B
Fri (2/28) 7:00 – Cast A
Sat (3/1) 2:00 – Cast B
Sat (3/1) 7:00 – Cast A
Sun (3/2) 2:00 – Cast B
TICKETS
Students
- $15.00 Advanced
- $20.00 At Door
Adults
- $20.00 Advanced
- $25.00 At Door
ACT ONE’s cast of local students bring you a live production of Disney’s “The Lion King, Jr.”
Based on the 1994 Disney animated feature film of the same name and William Shakespeare’s Hamlet, The Lion King is the story of Simba, an adventurous and energetic lion cub who is next in line to be king of the Pride Lands, a thriving and beautiful region in the African savanna. When Simba’s father Mufasa is killed by his uncle Scar, though, Simba is led to believe that his father’s death is his fault, and he is encouraged to run away forever. Scar seizes power and with his already unstable mind deteriorating, the Pride Lands experiences a darkness and desolation from which only Simba can save the animals of the kingdom. Featuring classic songs from the film such as “Circle of Life,” “I Just Can’t Wait to Be King,” “Hakuna Matata,” and “Can You Feel the Love Tonight,” The Lion King is a story and a spectacle about identity, family, and responsibility that is enjoyed worldwide by people of all ages.
Eighty children attended auditions for the Lion King, Jr, and we firmly believe every child deserves the opportunity to experience theater by being part of our educational program.
Co-Directors J.P. Gulla and Leeanne Shepherd decided to have a full double cast. Cast A principals will participate with Cast B as ensemble and vice versa.
CAST A
Alexia Rivera Cruz – Lioness
Avianna Allgood – Lioness
Beau Saunders – Ensemble
Ben Manley – Ensemble
Birdie Lee – Ensemble
Charlotte Kelly – Sarabi
Chloe Martin – Rafiki
Daya Minore Jacobson – Sarafina
Delilah Lamaiza – Ensemble
Diego Emigdio-Torres – Bonzai (Hyena)
Eli Webb – Hyena
Elsie Saunders – Ensemble
Emeline Carver – Lioness
Esme Brown – Lioness
Eva Diehl – Ensemble
Evan Burkholder – Hyena
Fiona Thomas – Young Nala
Frankie Leech – Pumbaa
Gianna Romero – Hyena
Gino Gulla – Hyena
Gwendolyn Copeland – Lioness
Hattie Swartz – Lioness
Hazel Goldberg – Hyena
Henley Miller – Lioness
Iris Simpson – Lioness
Isabella Romero – Ensemble
Ivy Hostetler – Lioness
Jace Tice – Ensemble
Javier Garcia – Scar
Juliana Miller – Nala
Kennedy Entsminger – Lioness
Kevin Skipper – Simba
Kip MacDaniel – Ensemble
Leo Goldberg – Ed (Hyena)
Luke Bray – Ensemble
Lydia Burkholder – Shenzi (Hyena)
Lydia Noll – Zazu
Mariah Cherebin – Ensemble
Max Hamilton – Young Simba
Millie Holder – Lioness
Mira Minka Saffield – Lioness
Nelle Manley – Ensemble
Oliver Martonik – Hyena
Payton Kite – Mufasa
Penelope Anne Callahan – Hyena
Penny Saunders – Lioness
Piper Blank – Ensemble
Piper Troxell – Zazu
Poppy Ebersold – Lioness
Rachel MacDaniel – Ensemble
Sofia Rose Nezić – Ensemble
Sonia Valderramos – Lioness
Teresa Tennyson – Lioness
Victor Caskill – Ensemble
Wakuru Mae Samson – Timon
Zenovia Santiago – Ensemble
CAST B
Alexia Rivera Cruz – Lioness
Ansley Leach – Lioness
April Ludwig – Ensemble
Avianna Allgood – Lioness
Ben Manley – Simba
Benjamin Hornberger – Ensemble
Birdie Lee – Young Simba
Carmen Fergusen – Timon
Charlotte Kelly – Ensemble
Chloe Martin – Principal
Daya Minore Jacobson – Ensemble
Diego Emigdio-Torres – Bonzai (Hyena)
Emeline Craver – Lioness
Esme Brown – Ensemble
Eva Diehl – Shenzi (Hyena)
Fiona Thomas – Young Nala
Frankie Leech – Ensemble
Gianna Romero – Hyena
Gwendolyn Copeland – Lioness
Hannah Fajardo – Ensemble
Hattie Swartz – Lioness
Henley Miller – Lioness
Iris Simpson – Sarabi
Ivy Hostetler – Lioness
Izzy Simpson – Ensemble
Javier Garcia – Ensemble
Juliana Miller – Ensemble
Kennedy Entsminger – Lioness
Kevin Skipper – Ensemble
Kip MacDaniel – Scar
Landyn Lonett – Hyena
Leo Goldberg – Ensemble
Lida Tayanovskaya – Hyena
Lydia Burkholder – Ensemble
Lydia Noll – Ensemble
Mabel Ghiaciuc-Brickley – Ensemble
Mariah Cherebin – Sarafina
Max Hamilton – Ensemble
Melody Diehl – Ensemble
Millie Holder – Lioness
Mira Minka Saffield – Lioness
Nelle Manley – Young Nala
Oliver Martonik – Hyena
Payton Kite – Mufasa
Penelope Anne Callahan – Hyena
Penny Saunders – Lioness
Piper Troxell – Zazu
Poppy Ebersold – Lioness
Rachel MacDaniel – Pumbaa
Sadie Knight – Ensemble
Sofia Rose Nezić – Nala
Sonia Valderramos – Lioness
Stella Huff – Hyena
Teresa Tennyson – Lioness
Valentina Alvez-Pandolfi – Ensemble
Victor Caskill – Ed (Hyena)
Wakuru Mae Samson – Ensemble
Winnie Ludwig – Hyena
Zenovia Santiago – Ensemble
