Genesee Community College's Forum Players will perform "Strong Kids" Children's Theatre at 7 p.m., Dec. 1, at the Stuart Steiner Theater.
The musical celebrates confidence and believing in one's self while simultaneously addressing bullying, peer pressure, and rejection often faced by children today. It is a musical compilation of poems, new and original monologues, and some classic favorites from "Hairspray," "The King and I," "You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown," "Wicked," and "The Lion King."
The cast of "Strong Kids" are all GCC students and includes singers, dancers and soloists.
The cast:
- Abanoor Abdi, Vocal Ensemble, Rochester
- Celeste Brownell, president of Forum Players 2017-2018, Vocal Soloist, Vocal Ensemble, Dance Ensemble, Bergen
- Chrisjon Canty, Vocal Soloist, Vocal Ensemble, Rochester
- Marissa Carbonell, Vocal Soloist, Vocal Ensemble, Dance Ensemble, Batavia
- Emily Carey, Vocal Ensemble, Medina
- Joseph Cartwright II, Dance Ensemble, Hunt
- Jamie Crawford, Dance Ensemble, Mount Morris
- Jack Diskin, Vocal Soloist, Le Roy
- Kayla Lander, Dance Ensemble, Dance Soloist, Mayfield
- Troy McCrorey, Vocal Ensemble, Chester, S.C.
- Liliam Montilla, Vocal Soloist, Vocal Ensemble, New York City
- Rebecca Naber, Dance Ensemble, Hamburg
- Erin Phillips, Vocal Soloist, Batavia
- Cameron Sanzo, Dance Ensemble, Batavia
- Jennifer Schreiber, Dance Ensemble, Rochester
- Cody Taylor, Vocal Soloist, Dance Ensemble, Vocal Ensemble, Medina
- Taylor Wilson, Vocal Soloist, Vocal Ensemble, Dance Ensemble, Cheektowaga
- Maki Ishikawa, Vocal Soloist, Vocal Ensemble, Japan
- Sayaka Miura, Vocal Soloist, Chiryu City, Japan
- Natsumi Sasabe, Dance Ensemble, Vocal Soloist, Japan
- Akane Hagiwara, Dance Ensemble, Japan
"Strong Kids" is directed by Maryanne Arena.
Tickets to see "Strong Kids" are available now and are $8 for adults, $5 for seniors (55+) and GCC faculty/staff. Students and children pay $3, and GCC alumni with ID will receive a $2 discount on an adult ticket. To reserve seats, contact the GCC box office at boxoffice@genesee.edu or (585) 345-6814.
