Players Club of Swarthmore goes under the sea with ‘The Little Mermaid’
Just in time for the holidays, The Players Club of Swarthmore makes a splash with the Disney family musical The Little Mermaid Nov. 24-Dec. 9, for 12 performances at 614 Fairview Ave. in Swarthmore.
Ryan Stone directs, with choreography by Maria Byers and Emily Fishman, and musical direction by Kevin Gane. Buy tickets online at www.pcstheater.org.
The Little Mermaid takes place in a magical kingdom beneath the sea, where a beautiful young mermaid, Ariel (Stacy DiCandilo, Springfield), longs to leave her ocean home to live in the world above. But first, she’ll have to defy King Triton (Richard Johnson, Secane), her father and king of all the sea, escape the clutches of Ursula (Shelli Haynes Ezold, Havertown), the evil sea witch, and convince Prince Eric (Ben Long, West Chester) that she’s the girl with the perfect voice. Will love conquer all? Does Prince Eric come to the rescue or can Sebastian (Matthew Prince, Media), Scuttle (Danielle Marone, Phoenixville) and Flounder (Ella Grossman, Swarthmore) save Ariel and her world under the sea?
Familiar tunes include “Under the Sea,” “Kiss the Girl,” and “Part of Your World.”
Additional cast members in The Little Mermaid include Edward Emmi, Wilmington, De.; Carli Anderson, Audubon, NJ;, Sabrina Caputo, Swarthmore; Marissa Perri, Springfield; Sarah Leakey, Warminster; MaryLeigh Sharp, Upper Darby; Meg Cranney, Philadelphia; Josh Atkinson, Drexel Hill; Cassidy Elise, Drexel Hill; Johnathan MacNamee, Drexel Hill; Tommy Bennett, Wallingford; Jason Boyer, Lansdowne; Owen Burk, Swarthmore; Jeremy Parmet, Havertown; Andrew SanFilippo, Springfield; Anthony Florendo, Drexel Hill; Marissa Capuano, Aston; Lisa Kotzen, Wallingford; Mary-Jean Martin, Wayne; Julia McManus, St. Davids; Amelia SanFilippo, Springfield; Colette Scorzetti, Drexel Hill; Madalyn DeFelice, West Chester; Jack Ford, Drexel Hill; Tessa Ford, Drexel Hill; Marissa Glick, Springfield; Aidan Gregory, Wayne; Gracie Kotzen, Wallingford; Julia Scott, Drexel Hill; Dakota Seifert, Norwood; Quintin Seifert, Norwood; River Seifert, Norwood; and Mikhela McKinnie, Drexel Hill.
The Little Mermaid runs from Friday, Nov. 24-Saturday, Dec. 9. Thursday performances are at 7:30 p.m., Friday and Saturday performances are at 8 p.m. and Sunday matinees are at 2 p.m. Additional Saturday matinees are on Dec. 2 and Dec. 9 at 2 p.m.
A special The Little Mermaid character brunch will be held on Dec. 2 from 12 p.m. to 1 p.m. Also, audiences can meet the artists in a talkback discussion after the Dec. 3 performance.
Buy tickets either online at www.pcstheater.org, by calling OvationTix at 866811-4111, or at the door.