May 26, 27, June 1, 2, 8, 9, 15, 16, 2013
Director, Jenny Estill, brought to life the musical adventure as the first and most famous story of The Chronicles of Narnia. Amy Beth Nolte, who was Lucy in the previous Narnia, directed the music, while Lynda Sue Welch did all the choreography, except for the fighting which was choreographied by long term Forest Theater veteran Ken Michaels. The sets and customers were created by Chris Stanley and Barbara Klingberg.
The principal inhabitants of this magical kingdom are the intelligent talking animals ruled by the majestic King Aslan (Dave Holden), the great lion of Narnia. Entering Narnia at a moment of high adventure are four children, Peter (Jake Friang), Susan (Katie Dreessen), Edmund (Daniel Geiszler), and Lucy (Jasmine Harrick) – plucked from our world in unexpected ways to help and to learn from their Narnia odyssey lessons of courage, unselfishness and wisdom.
A particular hit of the run were the Beavers, a bickering couple played by Tod Harrick and Sydney Kaser. Aided by Lynda Sue Welch's choreography, they brought the bickering couple to life.
On the dark side, Jenny Dreessen brought to life the White Witch. The part of her evil chief henchman was divided up between Kelsie Engen (under 5 feet tall) and the towering David Cravens~O’farrell (over six feet tall).
Narnia is based on C.S. Lewis' The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe. Book by Jules Tasca, Music by Thomas Tierney, Lyrics by Ted Drachman
Director: Jenny Estill; Music Director: Amy Beth Nolte; Choreographer: Lynda Sue Welch; Fight Choreographer: Ken Michels; Set Designer: Chris Stanley; Costumer: Barbara Klingberg; Props: Nancy Estill & Cindy Taylor; Accompanist: Greg Smith; Stage Manager: Hannah Lemberg; Producer: Gala Lindvall
