By Kim McDarison
Performances of the Fort Atkinson High School production of “The Little Mermaid” will be held Thursday, Nov. 18 through Sunday Nov. 21.
On Monday, the full cast of lovable Little Mermaid characters held a dress rehearsal. From staging, to costuming — and complete with music from a 15-piece pit orchestra under the direction of Justin Steger — the pageantry came to life in full and vibrant sound and color.
The performance features all the familiar songs associated with The Little Mermaid story, including such favorites as “Part of Your World,” “Under the Sea,” “Poor Unfortunate Souls,” and more.
In all, the full two-act performance is filled with 28 songs.
The Fort Atkinson High School performance of The Little Mermaid is based on a book written by Doug Wright, with music written by Alan Menken and lyrics by Howard Ashman and Glenn Slater.
The tale of the Little Mermaid is further based on a Hans Christian Anderson story and the Disney film by the same name produced by Howard Ashman and John Musker, and written and directed by John Musker and Ron Clements.
The Fort Atkinson High School production is choreographed by Doug Reed and directed by Kiah Snow.
The Fort Atkinson High School production is presented through special arrangement with Music Theater International (MTI), according to information supplied by the Fort Atkinson High School Performing Arts Program.
The show will he presented Thursday through Saturday, Nov. 18-20, at 7:30 p.m. A fourth show will be held Sunday, Nov. 21, at 1:30 p.m.
Tickets cost $16 each and can be purchased online by visiting: www.fortatkinsonmusic.org, or through email: boxoffice@fortschools.org, and https://bit.ly/fahs_mermaid.
All performances will be held in the Fort Atkinson High School Theater.
Cast
The cast of the Fort Atkinson High School performance of The Little Mermaid includes:
Abbey Hoffman as “Ariel”
Jackson Sitkiewicz as “Prince Eric”
Jack McDonough as “Pilot”
Oisin Riedlinger as “Grimsby”
Emerson Hagner as “Flounder”
Nathan Hefty as “Scuttle”
Cole McDonald as “King Triton”
Lily Rodriguez as “Sebastian”
Kayla Fehrman as “Flotsam”
Ashlynn Hampton as “Jetsam”
Kyra Johnson as “Ursula”
Elizabeth Barganz as “Chef Louis”
Mersisters: Alayna Riddle, Lexi Rottmann, Georgia Diagne, Alex Garrett-Grandt, Mara Zanin, and Nora Nelson
Ensemble: Melanie Belzer, Kai Cluver, Georgia Daigne, Alex Garrett-Grandt, Courtney Majeres, Jack McDonough, Nora Nelson, Alayna Riddell, Lexi Rottmann, Willow Severin, Joshua Reynolds and Mara Zanin.
Pictures from Monday’s dress rehearsal follow.