Next Up: DISNEY’S DARE TO DREAM JR

Directed & Music Directed by MacKenzie Sechi
Choreographed by Sasha Young
Assistant Directed by Veglia Hogan

Featuring performers ages 10-18 from the HAT Summer JR Production Company

If you enjoyed last year's JR production "The Spongebob Musical JR", "Shrek the Musical JR" OR "Disney's Frozen JR", get ready to be blown away with this brand new Disney revue featuring Cape Breton's finest up and coming talent.

Disney’s Dare to Dream JR is a 60-minute musical revue that follows an eager group of trainees on their first day at a fictional Walt Disney Imagineering Studio. As the group sets out to help each other discover their dreams, they work together to explore the power of dreams to unite, inspire, and make anything possible.

Drawing from a century of beloved Disney films, Dare to Dream JR. features songs appearing for the first time ever in a Disney stage musical, including fan-favorites from The Princess and the Frog, Coco, Encanto, and Frozen II. This musical revue is a thrilling mix of contemporary songs, timeless classics, and brand-new medleys that are sure to surprise and delight Disney lovers of all ages.

Please Note: this production is a HAT Academy fundraiser and as such is not included in Radical Access.

HERE’S WHAT PATRONS ARE SAYING:

“This show has something for everyone! Sure to entertain and bring a smile to your face.” -BK

“There is nothing like a night of entertainment at THE HAT. Disney's Dare to Dream featured some of our best and brightest performers. Seeing them perform our favourite Disney songs was Magical and Vibrant. Bravo to everyone involved in this production.” -LB

“These young people are amazing. We have so much talent on this Island.” -RL

CREW (FULL CAST ON OUR FACEBOOK)

Mackenzie Sechi (she/her) – DIRECTOR & MUSIC DIRECTOR

Favourite HAT Credits:
Dream - Dinner and a Show, Into the Woods, The 25th Annual Spelling Bee, Heart of Steel, The Drowsy Chaperone, The Penelopiad, The Cape Breton Liberation Army, As You Like It, Here Comes the Sun, ‘Swonderful
Favourite Credits Elsewhere:
Borderless (Opera Laurier), Legends: Remembrance, The Rocky Horror Show (Savoy Theatre)
Training:
Bachelor of Music in Voice (Performance) at Wilfrid Laurier University
Other:
I’m so thrilled to be back on the HAT stage with so many wonderfully talented people!
Sasha Young (she/her) - CHOREOGRAPHER

Favourite HAT Credits:
Wizard of Oz (Stage Manager), Seussical the Musical (The Cat in the Hat), Christmas Carol '22 (Ghost Dancer), Cheers to 10 Years! (Ensemble), Matilda (HAT/Savoy), Funny Girl (Dance ensemble), Dream (Dance ensemble), Spongebob The Musical JR (Choreographer)
Maggie Power (she/her) – STAGE MANAGER

Favourite HAT Credits:
As You Like It (Rosalind), The Beloved (Henriette), Into the Woods (Rapunzel), Dream: Dinner & A Show (Nancy)
Favourite Credits Elsewhere:
Little Women (Dalhousie Theatre Society)
Veglia Hogan (she/her) - ASSISTANT DIRECTOR

Favourite HAT Credits:
Blow Me: A Big Bad Musical Comedy (Jill), Jack & The Beanstalk: A Musical Comedy Pantomime (Jill), The Spongebob Musical JR. (Spongebob), Overdue (Addison Woods), The Wizard of Oz JR. (The Scarecrow/Hunk), The Music Man JR. (Charlie Cowell), A Christmas Carol (Artful Dodger), Hairspray (Judine)
Favourite Credits Elsewhere:
Annie (Star-To-Be, The Savoy Theatre), RHS Musical Revue (Riverview Rural High School)
Training:
HAT Academy
Hunter Estwick-Watkins (she/her) - ASSISTANT STAGE MANAGER

Favourite HAT Credits:
Tell Your Story, Samqwan, Back To Broadway: Dinner & A Show
Parker MacKenzie (he/they) - PRODUCTION ASSISTANT

Favourite HAT Credits:
A Christmas Carol, Heart of Steel, Comedy of Errors, Seussical The Musical
Favourite Credits Elsewhere:
Mamma Mia! (HAT/Savoy)