Trollwood Weekly

Trollwood Weekly - July 19 - Issue 7

IN THE KNOW

What's Happening at Trollwood?

After months of anticipation, The Addams Family opened this week! All of the hard work everyone has put into this show is paying off as they are finally able to share this exciting production with audiences! Great job to everybody involved in making this show possible, your hard work and dedication is apparent in each performance!

The first three performances have been fantastic, leaving audiences thrilled at the spectacle, roaring at the jokes, and humming the catchy tunes long after the final bow. There are two more opportunities to catch a performance this week, Friday and Saturday, plus five more performances next week, Tuesday through Saturday.

This has been a busy week here at Trollwood, with many programs running simultaneously. In addition to opening the Mainstage Musical, we have programs spread all across Fargo-Moorhead. We have three classes of ArtSpark students Grades K-2, 1-3, and 3-4 right here at Trollwood. The Trollwood Players kicked off their first week of rehearsals for their play, Fix it in Post at Fargo South High School. Trollwood Children's Theatre held its first week of rehearsals for their musical, Roald Dahl's Willy Wonka Kids at Discovery Middle School. And Totally Trollwood Musical held its second week of rehearsals for Roald Dahl's Matilda Jr. at Fargo North High School. We are thrilled to have so many students learning and growing in these fun and exciting performance opportunities!

SUMMER SNAPSHOTS

The Addams Family Dress Rehearsal

Before the public performances started this week, the cast, crew, and orchestra of The Addams Family prepared themselves with dress rehearsals on Saturday, Sunday, and Monday. They polished up every aspect of the show and pulled it together into a brilliant performance to share with audiences. There are two more performances this week, Friday and Saturday, as well as next week Tuesday through Saturday. Check out pictures from dress rehearsal below.

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MAINSTAGE MUSICAL 2024

The Addams Family

The Addams Family, a comical feast that embraces the wackiness in every family, features an original story and it’s every father’s nightmare: Wednesday Addams, the ultimate princess of darkness, has grown up and fallen in love with a sweet, smart young man from a respectable family – a man her parents have never met. And if that wasn’t upsetting enough, Wednesday confides in her father and begs him not to tell her mother. Now, Gomez Addams must do something he’s never done before – keep a secret from his beloved wife, Morticia. Everything will change for the whole family on the fateful night they host a dinner for Wednesday’s “normal” boyfriend and his parents.

The 2024 Mainstage Musical production The Addams Family opened this week and has remaining performances Friday and Saturday of this week, plus Tuesday-Saturday next week! Tickets can be purchased online by clicking the button below or in person at the Trollwood Box Office.

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The Forum Review

Read a review of The Addams Family written by John Lamb of The Forum of Fargo-Moorhead.

Scary good performances shine in Trollwood's dark comedy 'Addams Family'

Teen stars Kensey Knight, Eleanor Culloton, Jackson Buckingham and Ella Corwin are delightful in the comic musical that runs through Saturday July 27.

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Street Fair Performance

When you're an Addams; you sing downtown at the street fair! Members of the cast of The Addams Family performed at Broadway Square at the Downtown Fargo Street Fair on Thursday to promote their upcoming performances. They dazzled an audience of street fair patrons with a performance of the song, "When You're an Addams."

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LinkFM Shuttle Service

Thanks to a partnership with MATBUS, we are offering a free shuttle service to Bluestem for performances of The Addams Family! Attendees can park in the southwest corner of the Azool Hornbacher's parking lot, where buses will line up for pickup. Enjoy a hassle-free journey to the show and after the performance, the shuttle will ensure a safe return to your car. View instructions here.

Strike Schedule

Following Mainstage Musical performances, strike week will be held from Sunday, July 28 to Thursday, August 1. If we have to add another performance on Sunday, July 28, we will update everybody with a revised schedule. The production party is at 7 p.m. Thursday, August 1.

VOLUNTEER AT TROLLWOOD

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Volunteer Opportunities - We Need You!

Trollwood Performing Arts School offers rewarding volunteer opportunities working with positive and fun people to benefit a great cause! There’s a place for everyone at Trollwood! You can volunteer in any area that interests you and no experience is required. We’d love for YOU to join the Trollwood volunteer force. Without our dedicated volunteers, Trollwood would not be able to have such a positive impact on the youth of our region.

Are you looking for a fun and rewarding way to support the arts? We would love your assistance in a wide range of opportunities with the Mainstage Musical including:

Parking
First Aid
Concessions
And more!

You may sign up for volunteer opportunities by visiting this website and using the sign up genius to select your desired volunteer opportunity or by emailing Volunteer Services Assistant Chase Ohren at ohrenc@fargo.k12.nd.us.

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SNAPSHOTS TAKE 2

The Trollwood Players Rehearsal

The Trollwood Players are completing their first week of rehearsals in preparation for their performances of Fix it in Post! at Fargo South High School. The cast read through scenes from the play about the making of a movie and worked on their acting skills with improv games. Check out photos from rehearsal below.

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TROLLWOOD EVENTS CALENDAR

Trollwood Performing Arts School has many events scheduled throughout the summer. Click on the calendar below to see the summer schedule!

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SNAPSHOTS TAKE 3

ArtSpark - 'Pirates! 2: The Musical'

ArtSpark returned to Trollwood for the first week of July sessions last week. The Grades 3-4 students performed "Pirates! 2: The Musical." After four days of hard work, they took the stage in front of an audience and put on a great show! The show was directed by Mariah Schafer and Hannah Swanson with assistant Betsy Murchie.

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