Cast Announced for Disney’s THE LITTLE MERMAID at Acting Up

Acting Up is excited to announce the cast of our upcoming production of Disney’s THE LITTLE MERMAID.

Acting Up’s version of Disney’s THE LITTLE MERMAID is possible through a special arrangement with Music Theatre International. It will feature a cast of approximately 80 talented youngsters ages 6 to 18, hailing from all over the Cincinnati-area. The director is Joel Saeks. Music director is Jeanne Bilyeu. Choreographer is Kelley Brady.

Performances are:

• Friday, April 8 at 7 pm
• Saturday, April 9 at 2 pm (sign-language interpreter provided)
• Saturday, April 9 at 7 pm
• Sunday, April 10 at 5 pm

The cast includes:

• ARIEL……………Victoria Shields
• PILOT/ENSEMBLE……………Marcel Goodwin
• PRINCE ERIC……………Matt Pugh
• GRIMSBY……………Timothy Noah Curtis
• FLOUNDER……………Frankie Haas
• SCUTTLE……………Danielle Morey
• KING TRITON……………Brandon Cole
• SEBASTIAN……………Carly Shepherd
• AQUATA……………Mira Krishnan
• ANDRINA……………Isabella Rosa
• ARISTA……………Rachel Ingal
• ATINA……………Cammi Caldwell
• ADELLA……………Megan Ledford
• ALLANA……………Haley Stevens
• FLOTSAM……………Ally Peebles
• JETSAM……………Amy Lacey
• URSULA……………Kayla Stroud
• CHEF LOUIS……………Spencer Walsh
• WINDWARD/SAILOR……………Michael Williams
• LEEWARD/SAILOR……………Connor Hart
• PRINCESS 1……………Taylor Kiss
• PRINCESS 2……………Annie Wesner
• PRINCESS 3……………Joanna Reese
• PRINCESS 4……………Mary Kate Dearie
• PRINCESS 5……………Katelyn Moore
• PRINCESS 6……………Emma Miller
• HEAD MAID……………Sarah Kearney
• MAID……………Reagan Courtney
• GUPPIES: Malea Bogan, Gretchen Bush, Nathan Butturini, Macie Cunningham, Kiley Eckert, Benny Farbstein, Sarah Goecke, Madelynne Hall, Willa Gaither-Hillard, Tiara Jones, Owen Kearney, Kennedy Lamm, Josie Lorenz, Lucas Maritato, Maryjane Neilson, Kimberlin Samples, Riley Sharp, Ethan Sheldon, Casey Simone Smith, Chlöe Isabella Smith, J.R. Sodano, Naomi Stauffer
• ENSEMBLE: Noah Carras, Preston Meyer, Brandon Goodwin, Danny Stauffer, Gerardo Contreras, Rowan Nelson, Anthony Schaeffer, Benjamin Speno , Charlie Stauffer, Alyssa Hart, Audrey Glaser, Joanna Reese, Sarah Kearney, Zoey Fitzgerald Kidwell, Leah Major, Grace Major, Kaitlyn Moore, Kate Shields, Maliyah Gaines, Emma Jenkins, Ava Frizzell, Lorelai Goodwin, Katie Hill, Leah Lorenz, Colleen McKenna, Annie Wesner, Hannah Adams, Maya Collins, Abby Hickey, Allison Jackson, Rachel Kearney, Ellen Long, Yodeet Nymberg, Andrea Poole, Sophie Rothstein, Olivia Scalfaro, Faith Schirmer

Acting Up is a member of ACT Cincinnati and won 32 Orchid awards at the Association of Community Theatre awards for productions over the past year including Overall Technical Quality, Overall Performance Quality, Excellence in Dance Execution, and Excellence in Chorus, Choreography and Ensemble.

Acting Up will present four shows of Disney’s THE LITTLE MERMAID, April 8,9,10, at the Mason Middle School Theater, 6370 Mason Montgomery Road, Mason, OH 45040. Tickets are $12 each and are available online or at the door starting one hour before the performances . For more information, visit http://www.ActingUp.com or call 513-494-6062.