Understudy: Weselton

Citadel: The Sound of Music, Jersey Boys, A Christmas Carol, Hadestown.   

Other Theatre: CABARET (Tony Award Broadway, Japan, South Korea); Connecticut Yankee (Encores!); The Black Rider (Ahmenson); Sweeney Todd (Plain Jane, Sterling Award Nom.); Jesus Christ Superstar, Mamma Mia!, Rock Of Ages, Grease (Mayfield); Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat (Canadian/US Tour); Chicago (Neptune); Les Misérables (Original Canadian Cast), CATS (First National Tour).  

Film & TV: My Favourite Broadway (PBS).  

Recently, NYC performing with Broadway Inspirational Voices: 30th Anniversary Holiday Concert. 

Citadel: Debut.  

Zeia has been passionate about dancing, singing, and performing from a young age. Growing up in a home filled with music, she naturally developed a love for Broadway musicals. Actively participating in church, school, and community events, including performing arts festivals, she continually hones her skills and matures as a performer with each opportunity. The vibrant, outgoing, and fun-loving Zeia is very much a young Anna in real life. 

Understudy: Hans, Sven, Olaf  

Citadel: Debut.  

Other Theatre: Footloose (Stage West Calgary, upcoming); Dissonant Species (Theatre Gargantua); Anne of Green Gables (Tweed & Co.); Million Dollar Quartet (The Grove Theatre); The Comedy of Errors (The Grove Theatre).  

Warm thanks to the cast, crew, and creative team of Disney’s Frozen. Special thanks and love to Ari Sterlin! 

Understudy: Kristoff, King Agnarr

Citadel: Debut.  

Other Theatre: Charlotte (Theaturtle/National Theatre Prague); Fiddler (Persephone); Hair, Chicago (Mayfield); Elf (Chemainus); Godspell (Arts Club); Hunchback (Catalyst). Producer: First Métis Man of Odesa (Punctuate!/TIFT, Soulpepper, NAC). Co-Creator: Circle Game (Firehall/Arts Club, Persephone).  

Mass movement / stage management teams: Olympics & Paralympics (Rio de Janeiro); AIMAGames (Ashgabat); Invictus (Sydney); Commonwealth Games (Gold Coast). Andy managed Sitewide Entertainment at Expo 2020 Dubai, produced the COP28 Opening Ceremony, and continues producing with Punctuate! Theatre.  As performer, director, music director, and arranger, Andy earned a SATAward, Jessie nomination, and a BFA from UBC. Love to Anna & Enzo. 

Citadel: Peter Pan Goes Wrong.  

Other Theatre: Dolly Parton’s Smoky Mountain Christmas Carol (Arts Club Theatre Co.); Shakespeare in Love (Bard on the Beach); Cabaret (Royal City Musical Theatre); 42nd Street (Theatre Under The Stars).  

Andrew is an actor and writer based out of Vancouver, BC.   

Citadel: Debut.  

Other Theatre: The Bidding War (Crow’s Theatre), Mad Madge (Nightwood Theatre); Play That Goes Wrong (Neptune); Elf the Musical, Grow (Grand Theatre); Sweeney Todd, Music Man, Play Joey, Amadeus (Talk Is Free Theatre).  

Film & TV: Orphan Black: Echoes (AMC); Ghosts (CBS); Settle Down (OutTV); The Love Club (W Network); Mother Father Sister Brother Frank (Highball TV); Star Trek: Strange New Worlds (Paramount+); Tall Boyz, Revenge of the Black Best Friend, Overlord and the Underwoods (CBC); Odd Squad (PBS Kids).  

Canadian Film Centre Alumni. This summer Izad will join the company of Come From Away in Gander, Newfoundland. @izadetemadi 

Citadel: Prison Dancer, A Christmas Carol, Almost A Full Moon, Uptown Girls (Concert), She Loves You (Concert), Summer Roadshows.  

Other Theatre: The Invisible-Agents of Ungentlemanly Warfare (Catalyst Theatre); The Tempest, Romeo & Juliet, Twelfth Night (Freewill Shakespeare Festival); Grease, Mamma Mia! (Mayfield Dinner Theatre), Prison Dancer (National Arts Centre)  

Other: Chariz shares their heartfelt gratitude to their loved ones whose unwavering support embolden and uplift them everyday, as well as the special souls who guide her in spirit. Upcoming: We Are Family Concert (Citadel Theatre); Bring It On! (Globe Theatre) 

Understudy: Elsa

Citadel: Debut.  

Other Theatre: Into The Woods, A Comedy of Errors (The Grove Theatre); Night of The Living Dead (Pleasance Theatre, London); It’s Only Life (Union Theatre, London); Funny Girl (UK/Ireland Tour, London); Mamma Mia! (UK Tour, London); Legally Blonde (UK); The Graduate (The Grand Theatre). Select Voiceover: The Division 2 (UbiSoft Games).   

Rising Star 2018 (Hello Magazine); Debut Album Sunday School Teacher (ArtY Records).

Citadel: Debut. 

Other Theatre: Million Dollar Quartet (Grand Theatre); Priscilla, Aldonza in Man Of La Mancha, Ursula in Little Mermaid (Drayton); Hook in Peter Pan (Neptune), Doralee in 9 to 5: The Musical (Capitol); Uncovered and Mixed Tape (Musical Stage); Take The A Train (Soulpepper); Ms. Stacy in Anne Of Green Gables (Charlottetown); Knishes and Grits (Harold Green).  

Singer for President Clinton/Bush, voice for The Heart and Stroke Foundation, created/headlined one woman show Rumour Has It – Songbook of Adele (Neptune). Dedicated to Bub.

Citadel: Peter and The Starcatcher, Alice Through the Looking Glass.  

Other Theatre: Cowgirl Up, Games (Alberta Theatre Projects); Everybody Loves Robbie, Victoria Martin Math Team Queen (Northern Light Theatre); The Particulars (Punctuate! Theatre); Shocker’s Delight (Teatro La Quindicina); Cowboy vs. Samurai (Chromatic Theatre).  

Richard is a graduate of the M.F.A Movement Direction and Teaching program at the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama and the B.F.A. Acting program at the University of Alberta.  

Citadel: Debut.  

Other Theatre: Disney’s Frozen Jr. (Young Anna), Seussical the Musical (The Cat in the Hat) (Foote Theatre School).  

Georgia is thrilled to make her Citadel debut as Young Elsa in Disney’s Frozen. A creative and curious performer, she loves storytelling and bringing characters to life on stage. Performing fills her with joy, and she is excited to share that passion with audiences. Georgia is grateful to her family, friends, and mentors for their unwavering support as she begins this exciting new chapter in her theatrical journey.  

Understudy: Pabbie, Weselton, Oaken, Bishop

Citadel: The Play That Goes Wrong, Peter Pan Goes Wrong, 9 to 5, Matilda, Crazy for You, Avenue Q, One Man Two Guvnors, Mary Poppins.  

Other Theatre: Pith!, Witness to a Conga (Teatro Live!); The Comedy Company, The Best Brothers (Shadow); Forever Plaid, Spelling Bee (Mayfield); Crazy For You, Mary Poppins (Theatre Calgary).  

This July, Andrew will be playing Felix in The Odd Couple at The Varscona Theatre for Teatro Live!.   

Citadel: A Christmas Carol (2022 – 2024).  

Other Theatre: The Pillowman (Theatre Yes).  

Film & TV: Concept Video for Billy, Dilly, and the Magic Attic (No Problem Production).  

When Aubrey isn’t on stage, she can be found tackling obstacles as a highly competitive Ninja Warrior athlete. She likes to relax by snuggling with her cats Taylor and Swift. She thanks her family and friends for all their support. Ok bye!  

Citadel: Anne Boleyn in SIX.  

Other Theatre: Wizard of Oz (Canadian Stage); SIX (Mirvish); Narnia (Bad Hats Theatre); Ride the Cyclone (Tweed & Co).  

Film & TV: Teletubbies (Netflix); Bakugan (Netflix).  

Thanks to M2 Talent for the opportunity! Sending love to my Mom, my Dad, Youssef, my family, and my magical friends. This one is for Grace, my sister – who always finishes my sandwiches.  

Citadel: Debut.  

Other Theatre: Grease (Mayfield Dinner Theatre); Rocky Horror Show, Die Harsh, Jason Kenney’s Hot Boy Summer (Grindstone Theatre); Sweeney Todd (Plain Jane Theatre); Everybody Goes To Mitzi’s (Teatro Live); Ride the Cyclone (Uniform Theatre and SATCo).  

Film & TV: Me and Mr. Christmas.  

Maraming salamat to everyone involved in bringing Arendelle to life. Huge shout out to my true loves, my fiancé Jon and my pet Peeve.  

Citadel: The Sound of Music, A Christmas Carol.  

Other Theatre: Willy Wonka Jr., The Little Mermaid, Beauty and the Beast, Annie, Aladdin (Visionary Centre for the Performing Arts).  

I’m thrilled to be kicking off the new year with this amazing cast and crew! I wouldn’t rather be anywhere else. I enjoy piano, dance and trying new things. A humongous thanks to my family for your support. I can’t wait to share this wonderful story with you! Enjoy the show ‘snow’ much! @elowyn_temme 

Citadel:  Debut.  

Other Theatre: HMS Pinafore, Treasure Island, The Pirates of Penzance, Elektra (Stratford Shakespeare Festival); The Invisible (Catalyst Theatre); Ms. Holmes & Ms. Watson – #2B (Vertigo Theatre); Grand Ghosts (Grand Theatre); Sweeney Todd (Talk Is Free Theatre); Portia’s Julius Caesar (Shakespeare in the Ruff); The Men in White (Factory Theatre); Taming of the Shrew (Driftwood Theatre); Much Ado About Nothing (Tarragon Theatre); The Jungle Book (YPT/Cleveland Playhouse Square); The Hobbit, Shrek The Musical (Globe Theatre).  

Film & TV: Star Trek: Strange New Worlds (CBS); Kim’s Convenience (CBC) www.tahirihvejdani.ca     

Citadel: The Vinyl Café (workshop performance).  

Other Theatre: High School Musical (Uniform Theatre); Sweeney Todd (Plain Jane Theatre Co.); Ride the Cyclone (Uniform/SATCo).   

Disney’s Frozen is Aran’s Main Stage debut at the Citadel. A graduate of the MacEwan Theatre Arts Program (Class of 2019), Aran is a proud member of Edmonton’s theatre community.  He would like to thank his incredible friends and family for their endless encouragement and support in his endeavours.

Instagram:@aran_wilson.    

Understudy: Queen Iduna, Bulda  

Citadel: 9 to 5: The Musical, The Garneau Block, The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, The Silver Arrow, A Christmas Carol, Angels in America, Othello, Twelfth Night,  A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Hamlet, Picasso at the Lapin Agile.   

Other Theatre: Jason Kenney’s Hot Boy Summer (Grindstone Theatre); Lend Me A Tenor (Mayfield Dinner Theatre).  

Film and TV: Dark Match, Meet Me at Christmas, Christmas in Alaska  

Other: Stephanie is an aerialist with Cirquetastic. Much love and thanks to her husband Lorne and her sons, Nathan and Shaun.

Kristen Anderson-Lopez’s Broadway credits include: co-creator/writer of In Transit (Broadway’s first a cappella musical) and Frozen. Other theatrical works include Up Here (La Jolla Playhouse), Finding Nemo: The Musical (Disney World, running since 2006).  

Film: Pixar’s Coco (Oscar® Best Original Song win for “Remember Me”), Frozen (Oscar and Grammy Award® wins for “Let It Go”), Disney’s Frozen 2, Winnie The Pooh.  

TV: songs for 87th Academy Awards (Emmy® nomination), “The Comedians,” “The Wonder Pets.” 2014 recipient, and now proud board member, of the Lilly Awards. Williams College grad, BMI Workshop, Dramatists Guild council. She lives in Brooklyn with Robert and their two daughters. 

Robert Lopez’s Broadway credits include co-creator/writer of The Book of Mormon (nine Tony® Awards including Best Book, Best Original Score and Best Musical), co-creator/songwriter of Avenue Q (three Tony Awards including Best Original Score and Best Musical). Other theatrical works include: Frozen (Denver Center), Up Here (La Jolla Playhouse), 1001 Nights (Atlantic Theater).  

Film: Pixar’s Coco (Oscar® Best Original Song win for “Remember Me”), Frozen (Oscar Best Original Song win for “Let It Go”), Disney’s Frozen 2.  

TV: songs for The 87th Academy Awards, “The Simpsons,” “South Park,” “Scrubs,” “The Wonder Pets.” One of 12 artists to win Emmy®, Grammy®, Oscar and Tony Awards (EGOT). Yale University grad, BMI Workshop, Dramatists Guild council. A NYC native, he lives in Brooklyn with Kristen and their two daughters. 

Jennifer Lee is the Chief Creative Officer of Walt Disney Animation Studios. She is the Academy Award®-winning writer of Walt Disney Animation Studio’s Frozen, which she also directed with Chris Buck. It became the highest-grossing animated film of all time, worldwide. For her work on Frozen, Lee received numerous awards including a Golden Globe, a Critics’ Choice Award, a BAFTA Award, and an Academy Award®. She wrote the book for the Broadway stage adaptation of Frozen, receiving a Tony Award® nomination for Best Book of a Musical, and wrote and co-directed Frozen 2. Her Disney Animation career began as co-writer of the Oscar®-nominated Wreck-It Ralph. She also wrote the screenplay for Disney’s 2018 release, A Wrinkle in Time. 

Citadel: Director: The Sound of Music, 9 to 5, The Garneau Block; Associate Artistic Director 2017-2020.  

Other Theatre: The Sound of Music (Grand, RMTC); Ring of Fire, Sense and Sensibility (Arts Club); A Christmas Carol (Gateway); Trout Stanley (Persephone); The Marriage of Figaro (Edmonton Opera); Carmen, Pearl Fishers, Cenerentola, Stickboy (Vancouver Opera).  

Other: Artistic Director, The Grand Theatre (London, Ontario); Graduate of UofA and Studio 58; www.rachelpeake.com

Citadel: Three Musketeers, Matilda, Shakespeare in Love, Mary Poppins, Crazy for You, Romeo and Juliet, Spamalot, Million Dollar Quartet, Ring of Fire, Rocky Horror Show, Made in Italy.  

Other Theatre: Prince Caspian, Gypsy, Damn Yankees (Shaw Festival); Anne of Green Gables, Mamma Mia! (Charlottetown Festival); Billy Elliot, Secret Garden (Theatre Calgary). Film & TV: A Christmas Carol (CBC/Family Channel).  

Other: www.corysincennes.com, ADC659 

Citadel: The Mountaintop, First Métis Man of Odesa (Punctuate! Theatre).  

Other Theatre: My Name is Lucy Barton (Canadian Stage); The Master Plan, Towards Youth, Stars: Together (Crow’s Theatre); Projet Polytechnique, The Assembly (Porte Parole); An American Hymnal (Terra Bruce); Bonne Bonnes (Nervous Hunter); Alina (Pyretic Productions); Romeo and Juliet (Vancouver Symphony Orchestra).  

Other: Instructor of Video Technology and Design at The National Theatre School of Canada; Guest lecturer at Concordia University.  

Citadel: A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Jersey Boys, Ring of Fire.  

Other Theatre: A Christmas Story The Musical, Pollyanna, The Hours That Remain (Theatre Aquarius); The Last Timbit (GUT Creative); The Orphan of Chao, Prince Caspian (Shaw Festival).  

Other: Jareth has a love for new work that examines identity politics, culture, and heritage. In addition to his artistic practice, he is a stagecraft instructor at York University Online @Jareth.Li  

Citadel: (selected) Arcadia, Million Dollar Quartet, 9 to 5 The Musical, Almost a Full Moon, Prison Dancer.   

Other Theatre: As You Like It (Grand Theatre); The Drowsy Chaperone, Prison Dancer (National Arts Centre).  

Other: Owen is the recipient of the 2022 Jack King Award and currently holds the position of Principle Audio Operator at the Northern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium. Love to Amos, Theo and Christy!

Citadel: A Christmas Carol, Jersey Boys, Clue, Peter Pan Goes Wrong, Ring of Fire, Once.  

Other Theatre: Recent: The Little Mermaid (Persephone); Grease (WCT); The Wrong People Have Money (Shadow); Million Dollar Quartet (TC, Arts Club). Upcoming: After Mourning, Before van Gogh (Shadow); Little Women (Citadel); Newsies (Ross Sheppard).  

Other: Steven is an Edmonton-based actor, music director and theatre educator (FTS, Artstrek, CapU, Studio 58, MacEwan). www.stevengreenfield.ca 

Citadel: Choreographer: The Sound of Music, Streetcar Named Desire, Deafy, Pride and Prejudice, Almost a Full Moon; Movement Director: Jane Eyre; Assistant Choreographer: Hadestown, Peter Pan Goes Wrong.  

Other Theatre: Choreographer: The Sound of Music (Grand Theatre, RMTC), Beth Graham’s Mermaid Legs (Skirts A Fire); Mr. Burns: A post electric play (You are Here/Blarney Productions).  

Other: Ainsley (she/her) is an Amiskwacîwâskahikan based choreographer and performer, a multiple Sterling award winning choreographer, Top 40 under 40 class of 2023 and an Edmonton Artist Trust Fund Award recipient 2015 & 2024.

Citadel: Matilda, The Three Musketeers.  

Other Theatre: Die Fledermaus (Edmonton Opera); Great Comet, Heathers, [title of show] (MacEwan); Mom’s the Word: Nest ½ Empty, Mom’s the Word: Talkin’ Turkey (Arts Club); CIRCLE GAME: Reimagining the Music Joni Mitchell (Firehall/Persephone); American Idiot, Jesus Christ Superstar, Spring Awakening, Rocky Horror Show (FCP); A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Vancouver Opera); Rio 2016 Paralympic Opening Ceremony; Expo 2020 Dubai.   

Other: Anna is a choreographer, movement, intimacy director; an Assistant Professor for MacEwan’s BFA Music Theatre. Big ‘hoo hoo’ to her husband Andy & son Enzo. annakuman.com

Citadel: The Mountaintop, and over 45 other productions.  

Other Theatre: Macbeth (Calgary Opera); JOYA (Cirque du Soleil) Mexico; 17 productions (Stratford Festival); 18 productions (Manitoba Theatre Centre).    

Other: Jean-Pierre (J-P.) Fournier is an actor, fight director, director, stunt co-ordinator, theatre/film/television consultant; taught Stage Combat across Canada, U.S., Norway, UK, Belgium, Mexico. Maître d’Armes of Fight Directors Canada; Fellow of the British Academy of Dramatic Combat, Senior member of the International Order of the Sword & Pen. Graduate U. of A. Directing (MFA) and Acting (BFA) programs.  

Citadel: Directing: Pride and Prejudice, A Brimful of Asha; Assistant Directing: A Christmas Carol, Dramaturgy: The Fiancée; Playwriting: The Silver Arrow. Associate Artistic Director.  

Other Theatre: Directing/Playwriting: Burning Mom (RMTC, Arcola Theatre – London UK, Arts Club); Directing: Songs My Mother Never Sung Me (Concrete/Sound Off/Arden/Persephone/Inside Out); Alberta Kitchen Party (ATP); Parts and Labour (Fieldwork); She Kills Monsters (Studio Theatre); Consent (Concrete). Readings: The Nest (Nightswimming); The New Canadians.  

Other: 2023 Lieutenant Governor of Alberta Distinguished Artist Award. 

Citadel: Bear Grease (Citadel Theatre/LightningCloud).  

Other Theatre: Choreography: Die Harsh, Accidental Beach (Grindstone Theatre); The Matrixx, Gatsby’s Cabaret, Alison Wunderland (Spotlight Cabaret); The Prom (Nuova Vocal Arts). Other Credits: Mr. Burns: A postelectric play (You Are Here Theatre/Blarney Productions); Bright Lights (Blarney Productions); Morningside Road (Morningside Road Productions)   

Other: Mhairi is grateful to be part of this year’s RBC Emerging Artist Production Mentorship Program. Love to her family. 

Citadel: The Sound of Music.  

Other Theatre: Crescendo! (Shadow Theatre); Until the Next Breath, The Invisibles (Catalyst Theatre); Cinderella (Alberta Musical Theatre Company).  

Stephanie is an Edmonton-based pianist and composer and is thrilled to be making her debut as assistant music director at the Citadel. Upcoming projects include String (Citadel Young Company); Hadestown (Scona Theatre Co.); and guest conductor/composer for MacEwan Conservatory Big Band.  

Citadel: Debut.  

Other Theatre: Bea (Shadow Theatre); A Recluse and His Guest, The Anger in Ernest and Ernestine (Shaw Festival); Jusqu’au prochain moi (École national de cirque); Vacillement des ombres, Ce qu’il nous reste, Loch Ness (École de danse contemporaine de Montréal); L’amour te reviendra (Maison internationale des arts de la marionnette).   

Film & TV: Clara, Soleil de Nuit, Vertiente de agua tibia   

Other:  www.behance.net/ximenapng

Citadel: Debut.  

Other Theatre: Favourites include: Million Dollar Quartet, Christmas Carol, Wizard of Oz, Les Misérables (Grand); The Diviners, The Front Page, Hamlet 911 (Stratford); Wagner’s Ring Cycle – Götterdämmerung (Canadian Opera Company); Carmen (Edmonton Opera); Rubaboo (Arts Club / Grand Theatre); Not Wanted On The Voyage (Canadian Stage); multiple seasons with Hawaii Opera Theatre, Opera Lyra Ottawa, Opera Hamilton/Opera Ontario and 2 years in the West End, England.  Upcoming:  Pride and Prejudice (Grand), The Art of War (Stratford)    

Other: Kelly is thrilled to be ‘Frozen’ in Edmonton!  Much love to her boys Jesse and Maclean! 

Citadel: Made in Italy.   

Other Theatre: As You Like It (Grand); Serving Elizabeth, Meet My Sister, A Christmas Carol, The Best Brothers, Only Drunks and Children Tell the Truth (WCT); Made in Italy (WCT, Thousand Islands Playhouse, Arts Club, Theatre Calgary); The New Canadian Kid (Green Thumb); Meet My Sister, The Best Brothers (Theatre Northwest); Only Drunks and Children Tell the Truth (Thousand Islands Playhouse); Raven Meets the Monkey King (Axis Theatre).   

Other: Christine is thrilled to join this team. All my love to Leon and Charlie! 

Citadel: A Christmas Carol, West Side Story, Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, Sense & Sensibility, Hadestown, Silver Arrow, Peter Pan Goes Wrong, Clue, Jersey Boys, Rubaboo and The Importance of Being Earnest.  

Other Theatre: The Wars, Mamma Mia! and Titanic (Grand Theatre); The Play That Goes Wrong (Citadel Theatre/Theatre Calgary/RMTC); and First Métis Man of Odesa (Punctuate! Theatre).  

Other: For Julien Arnold; wobbly pops!

Citadel: Debut.  

Other Theatre: The Tempest, Romeo and Juliet, Twelfth Night (Freewill Shakespeare Festival); Orlando, Wildfire, Rough Magic, She Kills Monsters (Studio Theatre); A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder, The Melody Lingers On (NUOVA Vocal Arts).  

Other: Originally from Nipawin, Saskatchewan, Jess has been based in Edmonton since 2018 and will be receiving their BFA in Stage Management from the University of Alberta this June. Much love to Vale, Faith, and Sam.  

Citadel: West Side Story, Oliver!, Matilda, Mamma Mia!, A Christmas Carol.  

Other Theatre: The Bully Project, Are We There Yet? (Concrete Theatre); The Super Groovy ‘70s Show (The Mayfield Dinner Theatre); Onegin (The Arts Club /Catalyst Theatre); Boy Groove (Azimuth Theatre, Ribbit Productions).  

Other: Adam has worked as a Child Supervisor, Wardrobe Maintenance /Dresser, Musical Theatre Instructor, and Performer for The Citadel Theatre. He is also a Community Programming Outreach Assistant for the Edmonton Arts Council.