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Synopsis

When Arcadio is captured by the wicked Snow Queen Elvera, the village master Rainard creates a Test of Love Tournament. Those pure of heart should be able to make it through the Frost Forest safely. When betrothed Ivy and Hawthorne don’t return, Onyx and Rose are next in line to test their dedication. Will they pass the Test of Love Tournament? Or will the bitter cold and mysterious howling freeze them in their tracks?

Show Information

Music
Aurora Sidor
Lyrics
Aurora Sidor
Libretto
Aurora Sidor
Based on the Play/Book/Film
Hans Christian Anderson’s “The Snow Queen”
Category
Musical
Age Guidance
Thirteen Plus (PG-13)
Number of Acts
2
Genres
Drama
Settings
Multiple Settings, Period
Time & Place
Early 1800s, A fictional Northern kingdom
Cast Size
medium
Licensor
See CONTEXT AND/OR LINKS TAB
Ideal For
Community Theatre, College/University, High School, Regional Theatre, Mostly Male Cast, Includes Young Adult, Adult, Mature Adult, Late Teen, Child, Early Teen, Elderly Characters, Medium Cast

Context

Plot

Characters

Name Part Size Gender Vocal Part

Onyx

Lead

Male

Tenor

Rose

Lead

Female

Soprano

Elvera

Lead

Female

Soprano

Rainard

Supporting

Male

Baritone

Ivy (The White Wolf)

Supporting

Female

Mezzo-Soprano

The Winter Wolves

Supporting

Either Gender

Soprano, Mezzo-Soprano, Alto, Tenor, Baritone

Hawthorne

Supporting

Male

Baritone

Oweyn

Supporting

Male

Baritone

Arcadio / Villager

Supporting

Male

Baritone

Princess Willow / Winter Wolf

Supporting

Female

Soprano

Pine / Villager

Supporting

Male

Tenor

The Village Ensemble

Ensemble

Either Gender

Soprano, Mezzo-Soprano, Alto, Tenor, Baritone, Bass

Songs

  • The Wolves of Winter Overture (a few measures include a howling Wolf Ensemble)

ACT ONE

  • My Dear Beloved Ivy (Hawthorne)
  • This Is A Tale You Know (“Elvera’s Waltz”) (Rainard and Village Ensemble)
  • Are You Scared of The Frost Forest? / The One I Love (Rainard, Onyx, Rose / Onyx and Rose)
  • Elvera Showed Me Kindness? (Onyx)
  • Closer Than Ever Before (Rose)
  • Oh, Promise Me Something Onyx (to the tune of Vivaldi’s Winter, Movement II) (Rose)
  • Oh, What Did I Hear? (Onyx, Elvera and The Winter Wolves)
  • * There is This Thing I Hate (This is A Tale You Know Reprise) (Elvera and Onyx)
  • Transformation (to the tune of Franz Schubert’s “The Elf King”) (Elvera and Onyx)
  • I Saved You From Yourself (Elvera and Onyx)
  • The One I Love (Dark Reprise) (Onyx and The Winter Wolves)
  • Oh, Promise Me Something Onyx (Dark Reprise) (Rose)

INTERMISSION

  • Entr’acte (Instrumental Medley)

ACT TWO

  • Our Home of Cooling Comfort (The Winter Wolves)
  • The Snow Queen Elvera Is Dead! (Queen Ivy, King Hawthorne, Arcadio)
  • Days of Old (Princess Willow and Arcadio)
  • * They’re Barely Human (Arcadio and Rainard)
  • How Do I Move On From The Past? (Queen Ivy and The Winter Wolves)
  • Exit Music (Instrumental Medley)

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