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The Franke Center Youth Theater
in Marshall will present a cast of
K-5 students as they embark on
a doubleheader of classic Disney
musicals: “The Aristocats” and “101
Dalmatians.”
“Over 80 students auditioned for
this show and we are thrilled to have
such a big cast with many familiar
faces and many kids new to theater,”
said producer Jen Popovits.
The first show, “Disney’s 101
Dalmatians Kids,” is a 30-minute
version based on the classic animated
film, a fur-raising adventure featur-
ing Cruella De Vil and 101 “adorable
heroes,” according to a Franke press
release.
The cast will feature Sabrina
Snyder as Cruella De Vil; Bentley
Nye as Roger; Scarlette Murray
as Anita; Elaina Jones as Perdita;
Kenner Conine as Pongo; Lyla
Holm as Nanny; Sylvia Swender as
Hattie; Freja Nycz as Jasper; Ava
Thomason as Police Officer; Maggie
Southworth as Sgt. Tibbs; Violet
Benson as Lucky; Dominik Alonzo
The Franke Youth Theater casts of “The Aristocats” and “101 Dalmatians” will perform in October.Youth Theater to bring Disney doubleheader to Franke
save the day.
The cast includes Emma Popovits
as Aristocats Duchess; Lincoln
Weaver as Thomas O’Malley;
Adelheide Brandafino as Toulouse;
Rosalie Rogers as Marie; Adelina
Flora as Berlioz; Zara Keller as
Madame; Beatrix Huggett as Edith;
Mia O’Leary as Scat Cat; Alex
Dingee as Wacky Cat; Everett
Gerten as Mad Cat; Maddie Schmidt
as Hep Cat; Charlie Venske as Slick
Cat; Evie Gerten as Roquefort; Grace
Day as Gen. Napoleon; Aberdeen
Joseph as Pvt. Lafayette; Ariyah
Yatooma as Vichy’ Vanessa Modert
as Ssoise; Penelope Benson as
Abigail Gabble; and Zoey Mead as
Amelia Gabble.
The ensemble includes Violet
Benson, Amelia Bowman, Hadley
Brownell, Kinlee
Dermyer, Thora Dopp,
Ondine Dopp, Penny
Esser, Harrison Flora,
Cadence Ganka, Clara
Gates, Elaina Jones,
Charlie Martin, Delyla
Miller, Elsie O’Leary,
Kotone Osuka. Elyse
Priest, Emilia Traver,
Quinn Traver, Lou
Venske, Tessa Van Der
Puyl, Evie Weaver andQuinn Williams.
The performance at 10 a.m. Oct.
12, will be a special Saturday morn-
ing cartoons-themed show.
“This double-feature of classic car-
toons will make audiences nostalgic
for weekend mornings spent in front
of the TV,” the Franke press release
stated.
So, for this performance only,
audiences will be invited to come in
their pajamas and enjoy a free cereal
breakfast and entertainment during
intermission.
Other performances are Thursday,
Oct. 10, and Friday, Oct. 11 at 7
p.m.; and Sunday, Oct. 13, at 2:30
p.m.
Ticket and other information is
available at TheFranke.org or (269)
789-9677.as Patch; Penny Esser as Penny;
Kinlee Dermyer as Pepper; and The
Narrators are Abby Avery, Ondine
Dopp, Clara Gates and Quinn
Williams.
Rounding out the cast will be
Ella Abbey, Emma Abbey, Nora
Burdette, Elizabeth Carr, Ondine
Dopp, Thora Dopp, Seina Eguchi,
Wolfe Esser, Makena Gates, Mason
Hanson, Emilia Murray, Belle
Roth, Isla Roth, Olivia Roth, Dexter
Stahlhood, Elliot Stahlhood, William
Swender, Kenzie Titus, Amelia
Underhill, Tessa Van Der Puyl,
Auburn Venske, Evelyn Washam,
Lydia Washam, Tal Watson, Evie
Weaver, Henry Weeks and Foster
Zima.
Disney’s “The Aristocats Kids”
is a 30-minute version based on the
beloved Disney animated film, and
featuring a jazzy, upbeat score.
In the heart of Paris, a kind and
eccentric millionairess wills her
entire estate to Duchess, her high-
society cat, and her three little kit-
tens.
Laughs and adventure ensue as the
greedy, bumbling butler pulls off the
ultimate catnap caper.
Now it’s up to the rough-and-
tumble alley cat, Thomas O’Malley,
and his band of swingin’ jazz cats to