Disney’s Moana Jr.

disney’s moana jr.

This musical adaptation of the 2016 Disney animated film brings the adventures of Moana and her village of Motunui to life on stage. Moana JR. features all the beloved songs from the film, written by Tony®, GRAMMY, Emmy, and Pulitzer Prize-winning composer Lin-Manuel Miranda, Opetaia Foa’i, and Mark Mancina, including “How Far I’ll Go,” “Shiny,” and “You’re Welcome.”

Moana and the legendary demigod Maui embark on an epic journey of self-discovery and camaraderie as both learn to harness the power that lies within. With empowering messages of bravery and selflessness, Moana JR. is sure to bring out the hero within each of us.

Disney’s Moana JR. Actor’s Script © 2020
Music and Lyrics © 2016 Walt Disney Music Company (ASCAP) / Wonderland Music Company, Inc. (BMI) / Spirit of Play Production (ASCAP). All rights reserved. Used by permission.
Script and all other Moana materials © 2020 Disney. Unauthorized duplication is prohibited by law. Moana JR. and Disney’s Moana JR. are trademarks of Disney Enterprises, Inc. All rights reserved. Broadway Junior, Family Matters, and ShowKit are registered trademarks of Music Theatre International. All rights reserved. Unauthorized duplication and use is prohibited.

there will be a 15 minute intermission

CREW

DIRECTOR - Stephen Lott
MUSIC DIRECTOR - Tom Baroco
ASSISTANT DIRECTOR - Brandi Hicks Lane
ASSOCIATE MUSIC DIRECTOR - Ann Ferguson
CHOREOGRAPHER - Katelyn Geri, Roxie Alyssa Smith
ASSISANT CHOREOGRAPHER - Julia Banta
STAGE MANAGER - Brandi Hicks Lane
ASSISTANT STAGE MANAGER - Addie Quina
COSTUME DESIGNER - Heidi Jade Siren
WARDROBE SUPERVISOR - Donna Harwell
ASSISTANT WARDROBE SUPERVISOR - Madison Miller
WIGS - Makeup Wigstress (Brittany Rappise)
SET DESIGNER - Stephen Lott
ANIMATION - Kayla Stephenson
LIGHTING DESIGN - Sarah Setta
LIGHTBOARD OPERATOR -Lilliana Bendolph
SOUNDBOARD OPERATOR - Bryan Chapman
COSTUME CREW - Shelley Doodeman, Danica Duong, Kathy Holsworth, Eric Jenkins, Trudy Jenkins, James Jenkins, Emma Jenkins,
Carissa Miller, Adrienne Magdic, Jennifer and Mason Hoyt
PROPERTIES - Stephen Lott
SPOTLIGHT OPERATOR - Caroline bond, Andrew rhodes
BACKSTAGE CREW - Olaf Ides, Chuck Kimball, Trudy Jenkins, James Jenkins, and Cliff Pressley
STAGE CONSTRUCTION AND PAINTING - Bill Mankins, Carol Mankins, Jonathan Mankins, Carla Rhodes, Choh Man Teng, Barry Boyd, Chuck Baxter, Cast and Crew
PRODUCTION COORDINATOR - Susan Jacobs
PLT TECHNICAL DIRECTOR - Kayla Stephenson
PLT ARTISTIC DIRECTOR - Kathy Holsworth

Cast

Shaelyn Wilkerson as Moana

13 | Gulf Breeze Middle School
Shaelyn is thrilled to make her musical theatre debut on the Pensacola Little Theatre stage. She has been a member of the Pensacola’s Children Chorus for the past four years and most recently performed in Pensacola Opera’s production of The Magic Flute.

Emma Hobbs as Maui

10 | Pea Ridge Elementary School
Emma is thrilled to be in her 2nd show at Pensacola Little Theatre. She previously played a dwarf in Snow White and the Prince last summer and had the time her life. She also played the role of the mouse and the dog in Aesop’s Three Fables and Gladys Herdman in The Best Christmas Pageant Ever! at Santa Rosa Community Theatre. Emma is in 4th grade at Pea Ridge Elementary School and has fallen in love with musical theatre at Pensacola Little Theatre.

Asha Philip, Sadie Smith, Jocelyn Price, Melody Jones

Asha Philip as Te Fiti, Villager

12 | Sims Middle School
Asha is a member of the chorus at Sims Middle School and has performed in the winter and spring programs at Marcus Pointe Church. She loves school and playing with her friends. When not at rehearsal, Asha loves painting, crafting, and reading.

Sadie Smith as Ocean Ensemble

18
Sadie has always loved theatre and is very excited to perform in her first show ever!

Jocelyn Price as Villager

14 | Gulf Breeze Middle School
Jocelyn has been performing on stage for six years. She has always loved singing and acting, takes voice lessons, and participates in Minds on Music’s vocal ensemble. Jocelyn also loves music in general and plays multiple instruments. She also has a love for creative writing.

Melody Jones as Villager, Fisherman

12 | Jim C. Bailey Middle School
This is Melody’s first performance with Pensacola Little Theatre, but she has been performing in chorus for three years.

Caitlin Ferguson, Rachel Hedaria, and Hannah Doodeman

Caitlin Ferguson as Left Claw, Ocean Ensemble

13 | Sims Middle School
Caitlin is thrilled to make her 5th appearance on the Pensacola Little Theatre stage. Her most recent role was as Dwarf Number One in Snow White and the Prince, but you may have also seen her in Winnie the Pooh, The Best Christmas Pageant Ever! The Musical, and Mary Poppins. Caitlin is an 8th grader at Sims Middle School and loves playing soccer and volleyball.

Rachel Hedaria as Villager,Tamatoa

14 | Pensacola Christian Academy
Rachel is excited for her first performance with Pensacola Little Theatre. She has been in several other productions over the years. Some of her favorites include Little Women and an educational film where she was a kid host.

Hannah Doodeman as Right Claw, Ocean Ensemble

13 | Ransom Middle School
Hannah is so excited to be back at Pensacola Little Theatre for her fourth production. She was last seen in Snow White and the Prince and Junie B. Jones, Jingle Bells Batman Smells!. When not at rehearsal, her favorite thing to do is hang out with her friends.

Mieke Bendolph, Gavin Bramblett, Brennan Odom, Marlie Vierheilig

Mieke Bendolph as Villager

14 | Jim C. Bailey Middle School
This is Mieke’s first show, and she has enjoyed the rehears- al process very much. She has been a chorus member for five years and has recently joined her schools’ Junior Thespian Society.

Gavin Bramblett as Gate Monster and Villager

12 | Ransom Middle School
Gavin is very excited about his first show at Pensacola Little Theatre. He has had so much fun singing and dancing with the cast.

Brennan Odom as Te ka, Villager

12 | Pensacola School of Liberal Arts
Brennan is making her debut on the PLT stage but has been involved in three productions with the University of West Florida’s Broadway Camp. Her first love is cosplay, which feeds into her love of performing. When she isn’t in school or at rehearsal, you can find her playing Cookie Run Kingdom with her friends or thrifting with her mom.

Marlie Vierheilig as Villager

9 | A.K. Studer Elementary
Marlie has been a voice and dance student for six years and is very excited to make her theatrical debut. She has also been a student with the education department at Pensacola Little Theatre for the past year.

Willa Shearer, Faith Moore, Ella Yasunaga, and Amina Harvill

Cameron Willa Shearer as Ocean Ensemble

11 | Pensacola Beach Elementary School
Willa is very excited about her first production with Pensacola Little theatre. She has performed with Pensacola Children’s Chorus since she was in third grade and has been a part of many productions with her church.

Faith Moore as Ocean Ensemble

11 | Redeemer Lutheran School
Faith has performed with Pensacola Children’s Chorus and is excited for her first time in a production at Pensacola Little Theatre.

Ella Yasunaga as Ocean Ensemble

10 | N.B. Cook. Elementary School of the Arts
Ella is currently a student in Pensacola Little Theatre’s Triple Threat class and has taken several theatre classes in the past. She is excited to be in her first musical.

Amina Harvill as Ocean Ensemble

11 | Homeschool
Amina attends acting camp during the summer and is excited to be making her stage debut at Pensacola Little Theatre!

Sarah Campbell, Ella Kimball, and Aryana Harris

Sarah Campbell as Chief Ancestor

18 | Pensacola Catholic High School
Sarah is very excited to be back on the Pensacola Little Theatre stage! She was last seen as Moth/Starveling in last March’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream.

Ella Kimball as Chief Ancestor

14 | Pensacola Christian Academy
Although this is Ella’s 5th show with Pensacola Little Theatre, it is her 1st musical. Ella has been performing at Pensacola Little Theatre for four years. She has been seen in such productions as Aesop’s Fables and Once Upon a Shoe.

Aryana Harris as Gramma Tala

15 | Pine Forest High School
Aryana has loved the entire experience of being a part of Moana Jr. and has learned a lot through this process.

Elizabeth Odee as Chief Ancestor

18 | Pensacola Catholic High School
Elizabeth has performed in such productions as Disney’s Descendants, Newsies, and Beauty and the Beast, but this is her first production with Pensacola Little Theatre. She has had so much fun working on this production and is excited for everyone to see it.

Kaylin Honeycutt, Aubrey Barber, Callie Jongko, and Rhys Hoyt

Kaylin Honeycutt as Ocean Ensemble

14 | Jim C. Bailey Middle School
This is Kaylin’s first musical production, and she had enjoyed sharing the stage with this talented cast. She has been a member of her school’s chorus for the last four years. Kaylin is also a member of her school’s Junior Thespians and received a superior at district competition.

Aubrey Barber as Canoe Navigator, Ocean Ensemble

12 | Three Oaks Preparatory
Aubrey has dreamed of this moment for two years after attending an improv class at Pensacola Little Theatre. She is so excited the moment has arrived.

Callie Grace Jongko as Ocean Ensemble

11 | St. Paul Catholic School
This is Callie’s debut performance at Pensacola Little Theatre. She was last seen in her school’s production of La Posada or The Inns.

Rhys Hoyt as Ocean Ensemble

12| Sims Middle School
This Rhys’ second show with Pensacola Little Theatre, she was last seen in Snow White and the Prince. Rhys has also performed with the University of West Florida and Pensacola Winterfest. When not involved with theatre, Rhys enjoys volunteering with the Klaaskids foundation, reading, and being with animals.

Miriam Rose Adams as Sina

15 | Gulf Breeze High School
Miriam has loved singing all her life but didn’t discover theatre until she was 11 years old. After performing in Junie B. Jones, A Year with Frog and Toad, and Madeline’s Christmas in New Jersey. Miriam is thrilled to be a part of Moana Jr. as Moana’s loving mother, Sina.

Miriam Adams, Amayah Cushingberry, Lyianna Duong, and Gabriel Bailey

Amayah Cushingberry as Hei Hei

9 | The Montessori School of Pensacola
Amayah has performed in many ballet, tap, jazz, and hip-hop recitals over the years. She is excited to be making her debut in her first theatrical production.

Lyianna Faith Duong as Pua

9 | Pleasant Grove Elementary
Lyianna is a proud military child who has been singing and acting out lines and songs from movies since she was two years old. Most recently, she has been seen in Christmas on the Coast with Pensacola Children’s Chorus, Junie B. Jones, Jingle Bells Batman Smells! with Pensacola Little Theatre, and starred in Jonah at PBUMC.

Gabriel Bailey as Chief Tui

14 | Gulf Breeze Middle
Gabe is a Pensacola native and currently attends Gulf Breeze Middle School, where he performed in a musical showcase. This will be Gabe’s first time to take the stage at Pensacola Little Theatre, and he couldn’t be more excited about it.

from The Director

People often come to see a production of a beloved movie expecting it to be a copy of the original. That is neither possible nor desirable. Our job is to create a new vision of this familiar tale. Like Maui, himself, the trickster and shape- shifter, things do not always appear as we thought they would but often can show a new and exciting way of looking at things.

A unique challenge of this production is that the story takes place near, on or under the water. I turned to my amazing choreographer Katelyn Geri to create a magical world of water that has many different tones that often mirrors Moana’s moods.

Her use of cloth, flags and fans combined with dance has made the Ocean one of the most important characters in this show. A great deal of the credit for this show goes to Katelyn.

More than its fun songs, and colorful characters, there are some very powerful messages in this show, including:

Honor your family and your past; yet be true to yourself. Don’t let your fears or the fears of others limit you.
It’s not what we do but who we are that defines us. Power without heart is destructive.
It is compassion that can heal and transform opposition instead of force.

I’ll leave you with one last observation, the design on Moana’s sail has great significance. The spiral is an ancient symbol that represents the journey inward to know and love ourselves. From that journey we return with more power and wisdom.

It is our wish that you enjoy this journey that we will take together.