New Trier freshmen and sophomores will perform "Anastasia: The Musical" over three shows Nov. 19-21 at Cornog Auditorium on the school's Northfield Campus.
The production is a joint effort of the New Trier Performing Arts Division and Lagniappe-Potpourri, the school's student leadership board. According to the school's event page, the student board began working in May to produce, direct, choreograph, design, build and perform the show in collaboration with adult production staff.
Tickets cost $12.
The musical features a book by Terrence McNally, music by Stephen Flaherty and lyrics by Lynn Ahrens. It follows Anya, a young woman traveling from St. Petersburg to Paris with a con man named Dmitry and his sidekick Vlad, hoping to uncover whether she is the lost Russian princess Anastasia.
About 100 students are involved across four groups. The cast lists 42 performers, a 25-member pit orchestra provides the score, and a 19-member student leadership board handles production decisions alongside a 21-person scenic construction and stage crew. Several students serve on more than one team.
Student producer Kate Ring said the group working on every aspect of the show has been "incredible" and called the result "magical." Fellow student producer Lily Generes said she loved working with the company and looks forward to showing off the story they have put together.
Co-sponsors Sarah Kropski and Matt Temple, the adult mentors overseeing the board, said the students have shown leadership on a complex production and praised their collaboration throughout the process.
Performance schedule:
- Thursday, Nov. 19 at 5 p.m.
- Friday, Nov. 20 at 7 p.m.
- Saturday, Nov. 21 at 2 p.m.
General admission tickets are $12 and can be purchased at onthestage.tickets.
