Join us for a fruitful adventure this April!

Based on one of Roald Dahl’s most poignantly quirky stories, Roald Dahl's James and the Giant Peach JR. is a brand new take on this "masterpeach" of a tale.  Featuring a wickedly tuneful score and a witty and charming book, this adventurous musical about courage and self-discovery is destined to be a classic.

When James is sent by his conniving aunts to chop down their old fruit tree, he discovers a magic potion that grows a tremendous peach, rolls into the ocean and launches a journey of enormous proportions. James befriends a collection of singing insects that ride the giant piece of fruit across the ocean, facing hunger, sharks and plenty of disagreements along the way.

Show Dates: April 19 & 20 at 7 p.m. and April 20 & 21 at 1 p.m.

Location: Riverside Arts Center, 76 N. Huron St. Ypsilanti

Cast:

James: Charlotte Teall-Beaver
Ladahlord: Aria Johnson
Spiker: Lila Teall-Beaver
Sponge: Emersen Davis
Centipede: Nora Roycroft
Grasshopper: Sam Gruber
Earthworm: Sloane Jackson
Ladybug: Lucy LeRoy
Spider: Elly Briggs
Matron Nurse: Haylee Meloche
Mr. Trotter: Walter Vos
Mrs. Trotter: Fiona Dennis
Rhino: Edynne Baker
Karl Kreatour: Michael Radesky
Passerby: Emily Fillion
Billy Bobby Cop: Camille Wenger
Bobby Bobby Cop: Owen LeRoy
Doreen Driggles: Alana Jefferson
Violet Funkschmeller: Ellen Gruber
Ridgley Rapscallion: Rebecca Meurer
Chris Cryermouth: Genevieve Meurer
Spider Fiance: Emily Fillion
Ida Walters: Vivian Briggs
Bitsy Botana: Maggie Varitek
Buzz: AJ Sandstrom
Jake: Henry Vos
Joe: Freddie Oldershaw
Lucille Van Kooglestein: Beatrice Topp
Bunny Mackenzie the Third: Millie Topp
Ensemble:
Jace DeVries
Tesslyn McAllister
Macie Merkling
Henry Vos
Rowan Wenger
Azalea Wilkes-Krier

Production Staff:

Director/Choreographer: Brynn Arnall
Asst. Director/Stage Manager: Kaitlyn Cross
Music Director: Michelle Smith
Producer: Brynn Arnall
Light Design: Jack Tabor
Sound Design: Vaughn Louks
Prop Design: Danielle Ferguson
Costume Design: Brynn Arnall, Valerie Johnson, Liz Meurer, Vheena Villareal, Kirsten Davis, and others
Tech Director: Tom Rhoades
Puppet Master: Connor Rhoades