Thanks to all the students, staff, familes and community members who've helped make our production of Frozen: The Broadway Musical a success! Here are the folks who've helped make our show happen:
Props: JM Theatre students, Jennifer Grazer, Allison Blaylock
Costumes & makeup: Cindy Bredenberg, Katherine Skipper, Kristen Skipper, Heath Smith, Heidi Aguirre Moscoso, Lizbeth Tellez-Canuto
Set Painting & construction: Laura Newman, Shane Emerson, JM Carpentry students, Amanda Zrubeck, Alex Straughn, Ariel Maravilla Estrada, Hayden Mieres, Gabriella Whitman, Heath Smith
Cast meals: Amanda and Enrique Rojas, Zulma and William Seceña, Chip and Rose Pate, Scott and Cindy Bredenberg, Joe and Melanie Reece, Harry and Brenda Lindley, Kristen and Mitch Vann, Jessica and Johnnie Walker, Ashlin and Mary Margaret Dark, Irion and Jason Dickerson, Julie and Kevin Lindley, Yitzel Pulido Tavira, Tricia and Brian Leysath, Allison and Neal Johnson, Kim and Ricky Fuquay, Nicole Brown
Sound Consults: John Walden
JM Staff: April Burko, Lorenzo Davis, TyQuel Davis, Jessica Kimrey, Lex Alvord
Chatham County Schools: Sharon Allen, Cynthia King, Maintenance Department
Photography & Publicity: Chip Pate
Concessions: Denise Partin & JMHS Band Boosters
Production Assistance: JMArts Members, Chatham Central Athletics Boosters, Snyder Pate
United States of Frozen
Disney Theatrical Group
Educational Theatre Association
Musical Theatre International
Sawyer Shafer
Financial Sponsors
Chatham Arts Council (Frozen Orchestra Honoraria)
Chatham County Schools (Frozen Storytime books PreK)
Chatham Education Foundation (Frozen Storytime books K and The Frozen North)
Chatham Theatre Guild (“Frozen: The Broadway Musical”)
Our journey to Arendelle began in the summer of 2022 when I got an excited phone call from Mr. Shafer telling me Jordan-Matthews had been chosen as the NC “United States of Frozen” winner. This was just the beginning of how we all, staff and students, would grow together during the next year and a half.
All the people and organizations we have reached out to have enthusiastically supported this production. I have never seen anything like the joy Frozen has brought across our community, and we are all grateful to everyone who has been a part of all of our Frozen events and activities!
Every person you see on this stage, and every one you don’t see, has, like Elsa, had to face their own challenges that seemed insurmountable. Auditions. Mastering music. Learning lines. Dancing. Shifting scenery. Costume quick changes (!). And facing an auditorium full of high expectations.
Our core belief is that high school theatre is not just a great show for our community—it is one of the most authentic learning experiences we can offer our students. In the arts, students create something new out of knowledge and hard work, and then refine and share that creation with others.
This belief is shared by everyone on our creative team, and we have gone on our own journey as five new teachers joined our staff. The level of collaboration and kindness among them has been astonishing.
Enjoy the show. And remember, Love Is An Open Door!
Rose Pate, Producer
