Trollwood Weekly

After months of anticipation, and a weather postponement on Monday, Disney's Frozen opened on Tuesday! All of the hard work everyone has put into this show is paying off as they finally are able to share this incredible production with audiences! Great job to every single person involved in making this show possible; your hard work and dedication are apparent in each and every performance!

The first three performances have been spectacular, leaving audiences wowed by the incredible performances of our talented students and humming their favorite songs. This show is transporting audiences into the snowy land of Arendelle and taking them on a magical journey they won't forget. There are two more opportunities to catch a performance this week, Friday and Saturday, plus six more performances next week, Monday through Saturday.

This has been a busy week here at Trollwood, with many programs running simultaneously. In addition to opening the Mainstage Musical, we have programs spread all across Fargo-Moorhead. We have four classes of ArtSpark students Grades K-2 and 3-5 right here at Trollwood. The Trollwood Players kicked off their first week of rehearsals for their play, Primetime of Your Life at Davies High School. Trollwood Children's Theatre held its first week of rehearsals for their musical, Shrek Kids at Discovery Middle School. Totally Trollwood Musical held its second week of rehearsals for Disney's Newsies Jr. at Fargo North High School with performances less than two weeks away.

We are thrilled to have so many students learning and growing as artists in these fun and exciting performance opportunities!

Join us for the musical phenomenon, based on the Award-winning animated feature film, that has taken the world by storm. Disney’s Frozen features a beloved cast of characters and includes the film’s classic songs by Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez, plus new music written exclusively for the stage. Full of magic, humor, and a stunning musical score, Frozen is a powerful tale of sisterhood, acceptance, and finding the real meaning of true love. Trollwood’s production of Disney’s Frozen is proudly sponsored by Bell Bank.

Reserved seats are going fast and are getting limited for most performances. But if you are looking for the absolute best possible seat currently available, there are still some incredible seats available for our Saturday performances on July 25 and August 1. If there aren't reserved seats available for your perfect night, there is still General Admission capacity for every performance, tonight and tomorrow plus next week, July 27-August 1. Every seat in our beautiful Bluestem Amphitheater provides a wonderful viewing experience! There truly is not a bad seat in the house.

Thanks to the completion of an improvement project for our parking lots, all parking for performances of Disney's Frozen is on-site here at Bluestem Center for the Arts. We will not be running a shuttle service to off-site locations this year.

Thank you so much to John Lamb of The Forum for his wonderful review of Disney's Frozen! We appreciate the kind words and the support.

Our students performed songs from Disney's Frozen for a resident of Bethany on 42nd who had tickets to see the show, but was unable to make it because of health issues. Thank you to WDAY for sharing this story!

Thank you to Lonna Whiting, The Arts Partnership, and The Forum for telling the story of our student leader program. We are so proud to offer professional mentorship and real-world experience and training to our students through this program.

We’d love for YOU to join the Trollwood volunteer force. Mainstage Musical performances cannot happen without the support of our families and community. Every evening, hundreds of people work together to create the unforgettable experience our audiences have come to expect. Whether you're welcoming guests in the parking lot, serving concessions, ushering, providing medical support, or helping behind the scenes, every role is essential to the success of the production and to the experience our students have on stage.

Thank you to everybody who has helped us as a volunteer already this year and everyone who is signed up! WE APPRECIATE YOU!

With the performance added Monday, please sign up to volunteer below!

We would love your assistance in a wide range of opportunities with the Mainstage Musical including:

• PARKING! We are in need of more parkers for all nights of the show! Please consider volunteering a night or two in this area if you can!
• Concessions
• Ushers
• First Aid
• Merchandise
• And more!

You may sign up for volunteer opportunities by visiting this website and using the sign up genius to select your desired volunteer opportunity or by emailing Volunteer Services Assistant Ava Grams at gramsa@fargo.k12.nd.us.

Friday, July 24

K-2: 11 a.m. & 12:30 p.m.

Grades 3-5: 2 p.m. & 3:30 p.m.

Trollwood Performing Arts School | 801 50th Ave. S., Moorhead

Friday, July 31

K-2: 11 a.m. & 12:30 p.m.

Grades 3-5: 2 p.m. & 3:30 p.m.

Trollwood Performing Arts School | 801 50th Ave. S., Moorhead

June 4 - August 6

Performances:

July 20-25 & July 27-August 1 at 8:30 p.m.

Bluestem Amphitheater | 801 50th Avenue South, Moorhead

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Performances:

August 4 & 5 | 2 p.m. & 7 p.m.

Fargo North High School | 801 17th Avenue North, Fargo

Synopsis:

A 60-minute adaptation of the 2012 Broadway musical based on the 1992 film, Disney's Newsies Jr. is the rousing true story of newsboys in turn-of-the-century New York City. When powerful newspaper publishers raise prices at the newsboys’ expense, the charismatic Jack Kelly rallies newsies from across the city to strike against the unfair conditions. Together, the newsies learn that they are stronger united and create a movement to fight for what’s right.

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Performances:

August 11 | 2 p.m. & 7 p.m.

Discovery Middle School | 1717 40th Avenue South, Fargo

Synopsis:

A 30-minute adaptation of the Broadway musical based on the beloved animated film, Shrek KIDS follows everyone's favorite ogre, Shrek, and a cast of fairytale misfits on an adventure to rescue the princess and find true acceptance. Part romance and part twisted fairy tale, Shrek KIDS is an irreverently fun show with a powerful message for the whole family.

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Performances:

August 12 & 13 | 7 p.m.

Davies High School | 7150 25th Street South, Fargo

Synopsis:

Tune in for a very special episode of America’s hit sitcom, Blink & You’ll Miss It. It’s all laughs and heartfelt applause for audience’s favorite television family… until our cast of characters realize their life is a rerun and ends when the TV turns off. Don’t change that channel! When life gives you a limited series… Run! (Filmed in front of a live studio audience).

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Frozen show shirts and other Trollwood merch are available at the Trollwood Box Office inside Marcil Commons.

If you or a loved one has been a part of Trollwood Performing Arts School’s rich history, you can commemorate your time with us by purchasing a Legacy Chair in the Bluestem Amphitheater or a Legacy Brick in our Yellow Brick Road. This allows you to leave a legacy that will be a part of Trollwood for generations to come.

Legacy Chairs are $750 and include an engraved plaque affixed to the back of a seat with your choice of inscription. The seat plate is 2.5 inches by 1.74 inches and includes four lines of imprinting 15-17 characters.

Legacy Bricks are $200 for one or $350 for two. Each brick is custom engraved with a message of your choosing and placed in our magical Yellow Brick Road.

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