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Overview
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
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Characters
Name | Part Size | Gender | Vocal Part |
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Lead |
Male |
Tenor |
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Lead |
Female |
Soprano |
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Lead |
Female |
Soprano |
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Supporting |
Male |
Baritone |
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Supporting |
Female |
Mezzo-Soprano |
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Supporting |
Either Gender |
Soprano, Mezzo-Soprano, Alto, Tenor, Baritone |
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Supporting |
Male |
Baritone |
|
Supporting |
Male |
Baritone |
|
Supporting |
Male |
Baritone |
|
Supporting |
Female |
Soprano |
|
Supporting |
Male |
Tenor |
|
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)
A song with an asterisk (*) before the title indicates a dance number; a character listed in a song with an asterisk (*) by the character's name indicates that the character exclusively serves as a dancer in this song, which is sung by other characters.
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Key Terms
A fictional story of the fantasy genre – idealised, romantic, and magical.
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