| Disney's Dare to Dream JR. | |
[[File:.jpg) Disney's Dare to Dream JR. promotional image | |
| Dates | 24 - 25 April 2026 |
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| Venue | The Tower Theatre |
| Director | Michelle Hartley |
| Producer | Steve Davis & Emma Franks |
The Folkestone-Hythe Operatic and Dramatic Society's Youth Section presented Disney's Dare to Dream JR. on 24th - 25th April 2026 at The Tower Theatre, Folkestone. An amateur production presented by arrangement with Music Theatre International.
Foreword
Welcome to The Tower Theatre, and thank you for coming to support the Youth Section's production of Disney's Dare to Dream JR.
Disney has always had a special place in my heart, so much so that we named our cat Disney! So when the opportunity to direct Disney's Dare to Dream JR. arose, I just had to do it! The show is a celebration of 100 of Disney, including songs as far back as 1937 with Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, all the way up to 2021 with Encanto.
It's a feel-good musical following a group of trainee imagineers, discovering their dreams, making friends and inspiring others. The group have worked so hard over a short space of time, and they never fail to astound me with their commitment, dedication, passion and talent.
There are certain people I really need to thank - Andy, my long-suffering husband and MD, Steve, for being there every week without fail to support and assist us, Lottie for her extensive hard work choreographing and teaching, and to all the parents and carers, for allowing me to borrow their children every week! Thanks also must go to Karen Prineas and her team of Chaperones, without who the show wouldn't be able to go ahead, and to you - the audience for coming to watch this production.
I hope you enjoy the show as much as we have, and leave the theatre with hope, joy and dreams in your heart (cheesy I know, but it is Disney!).
Michelle Hartley, Youth Section Co-ordinator
Additional Orchestrations by Connor Keelan, Scott Wasserman. Special Thanks: Aron Accurso, Madeline Benson, Will Van Dyke, David Weinstein. Music and songs from the films "Pinocchio" and "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs" by special arrangement with Bourne Co.
Cast
- Lottie Binks as Lead Imagineer
- Lauren Murrell as Lead Imagineer
- George Perkins as Lead Imagineer
- Ahan Rai as Lead Imagineer
- Thomas Arnold
- Summer Bradley
- Rosie Douse
- Ophelia Edmunds
- Millie Forrest
- Holly Fowler
- Lila Hajilou
- Charlotte Jury
- Evie Milton
- Erin Murphy
- Eden Prescott
- William Sangster Morris
- Harry Vignaux
- Izzy Warden
- Jack Willcox
- Ava Wright
Production Team
- Director: Michelle Hartley
- Musical Director: Andy Hartley
- Lead Choreographer: Lottie Binks
- Choreographers: Eden Prescott, Millie Forrest, Summer Bradley, Ava Wright, Ophelia Edmunds & Ahan Rai
- Producers: Steve Davis & Emma Franks
- Stage Manager: Wendy Allum
- Deputy Stage Manager: River Griffin
- Lighting Design: Vixen Roylance, Eleanor Boyle & Michelle Hartley
- Lighting Operation: Vixen Roylance
- Sound Operation: Emilia Simmonds
- Set Design: Michelle Hartley
- Set Construction: Andy Hartley, Michelle Hartley, Steve Davis & George Perkins
- Props: Fry Fry, Vixen Roylance, River Griffin, Emilia Simmonds, Zack Clifton-Day, Magnolia Rowe & Myra Collingridge
- Costume: Magnolia Rowe, Fry Fry, Vixen Roylance, River Griffin, Emilia Simmonds & Zack Clifton-Day
- Backstage: Zack Clifton-Day, Magnolia Rowe, Myra Collingridge & Lewis Aspinall
- Design/Media: Malcolm Laye & Michelle Hartley
- Photography: Steve Davis
- FHODS Marketing: Merewyn Forrest
- Child Protection Officer: Karen Prineas
For The Tower Theatre
- Events Manager: Michelle Hartley
- Front of House Manager: Gary Ingoldby-Spate
- Theatre Operations Lead: Andy Hartley
- Technical Theatre Lead: Eleanor Boyle
FHODS extends its thanks to the Front of House volunteers and Bar Team. Anyone interested in joining the team can contact Joanne Pearce atfoh@towertheatrefolkestone.co.uk.