Rodgers + Hammerstein's Cinderella - Week two of Rodgers + Hammerstein's Cinderella started later than originally planned after Monday's severe weather damaged part of the set. The July 21 performance was cancelled to give the crew more time to fix the set. That show has been rescheduled for August 1. Our crew worked long hours to repair damage to ensure the set was safe for our performers and is back to its original quality. Thank you to everyone who pulled together to make that happen! Additionally, we would like to give a big shout out to our Box Office crew for working to reschedule all of our audience members from the cancelled show.

Ticket sales have continued to be strong, but we have plenty of general admission seating capacity. Congratulations to all of our performers, crew members, and staff members for a successful show and all the positive feedback from the community and media!

Other Productions - Productions for Trollwood Children's Theatre (TCT), Trollwood Players, and Totally Trollwood Musical are all now officially underway and in rehearsals! See performance times below.

Week two of the Rodgers + Hammerstein's Cinderella Mainstage Musical kicked off to a powerful and exciting start on Thursday! Check out the pictures below from the performance.

Our volunteers are the hands and feet of show days when it comes to the Mainstage Musical. We truly would not be able to do the show without them. Thank you to all who have volunteered so far or committed to volunteering during the run of Rodgers + Hammerstein's Cinderella!

If you would like to volunteer, please click here to view a list of all of our volunteer opportunities. You may also contact Sarah Schulz at schulzs@fargo.k12.nd.us.

Concessions - One of our biggest areas of need for volunteers this summer will be concessions. In this position, you will have a blast working with Concessions Chair Angie Schulz selling treats and drinks! If you aren’t ready to commit for a whole week, that’s ok! You can sign up by performance here.

Parking/Golf Carts – A large area of need for our volunteers is with our parking crew and golf cart crew. As a parker, you will be the first friendly face to welcome audience members. As a golf cart driver, you will give rides to excited patrons! Volunteers are needed for the next two weeks, so please sign up. Click here to sign up for parking. Click here to sign up to drive golf carts.

Other Opportunities - Click here to view a list of all of our volunteer opportunities.

ArtSpark started up again in July after a brief break surrounding the Independence Day holiday. The 6-8 year old group performed "It's Easy Being Green" by Sally K. Albrecht and Jay Althouse. Their instructors were Madi Wilts and Hannah Swanson. The 9-11 year old group performed "Charlotte's Web" by E.B. White, Robert B. Sherman, and Richard M. Sherman. Their instructors were Grace Parker and Erin Schmidt. Enjoy the pictures below from the perfomances!

Experience the magic of a favorite fairy tale in the Rodgers + Hammerstein’s Cinderella Mainstage Musical at Trollwood Performing Arts School! It’s the classic story with new characters and surprising twists. Performance dates run between July 14 and 31. Purchase tickets at the Trollwood box office by calling 218-477-6502, online at on the Trollwood Box Office webpage, or by visiting the Box Office at Bluestem Center for the Arts.

Rodgers + Hammerstein’s Cinderella at Trollwood is proudly presented by Bell Bank, Member FDIC.

Performance Dates

• July 23-24 at 8:30 p.m.
• July 28-31 & August 1 at 8:30 p.m.

ASL Night: July 23

FREE shuttles will be offered for all productions of Rodgers + Hammerstein's Cinderella thanks to a partnership with the City of Moorhead MATBUS system. Shuttle parking and pickup will be located at the Azool Hornbacher's parking lot in Moorhead before and after shows. All MATBUS riders are required to wear masks. If you do not have a mask available, MATBUS will provide one for you.

What: Free MATBUS shuttle to and from Mainstage Musical

When: All productions

• Preshow shuttles run from 7:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
• Intermission shuttle
• Post show shuttles begin after show ends

Where: Parking located at Azool Hornbacher's, 950 40th Ave. S., Moorhead

Friday, July 23

Trollwood Performing Arts School | 801 50th Avenue South, Moorhead

Ages 6 to 8: 12:30 p.m. or 2:00 p.m.

Ages 9 to 11: 3:30 p.m.

Friday, July 30

Trollwood Performing Arts School | 801 50th Avenue South, Moorhead

Ages 6 to 8: 12:30 p.m.

Ages 9 to 11: 2:00 p.m. or 3:30 p.m.

Program Dates:

July 19 to August 11

Performances: (Tickets sold at the door)

Tuesday, August 10th at 7:00 p.m.

Wednesday, August 11th at 7:00 p.m.

Discovery Middle School | 1717 40th Avenue South, Fargo

Performances: (Tickets sold at the door)

Tuesday, August 3 at 2:00 p.m. & 7:00 p.m.

Wednesday, August 4 at 2:00 p.m. & 7:00 p.m.

North High School | 801 17th Avenue North, Fargo

Written & Directed by Kevin Kennedy

Performances: (Tickets sold at the door)

Thursday, August 12th at 7:30 p.m.

Friday, August 13th at 7:30 p.m.

Fargo South High School | 1840 15th Avenue South, Fargo

Aria Durso is back at Trollwood this summer as our wig, hair, and makeup designer for the Mainstage Musical! She designed wigs and hair for The Little Mermaid in 2016 and Freaky Friday in 2019. Click here to read about how she got her start in wig design and what she says is the most challenging part of her role!

Matt Smith taught two classes on acting and comedy at Trollwood last month. The Fargo native and Trollwood alumnus is currently attending NDSU for English Education and Theatre Arts. Click here to learn more about him and what he says his favorite part of living in Fargo-Moorhead is!

Every Tuesday, Trollwood shares a video from one of its alumni, teachers, or theatre friends who share tips and tricks to be successful in the theatre or entertainment world. You can find the videos on our YouTube channel and posted on social media.

This Week's Video

Allegra Berglund, an alumna of Trollwood Performing Arts School, is a graduate of University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point, where she earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Musical Theatre. Since graduating, she has performed professionally in national tours and in regional theatres in and around NYC. If you caught Allegra’s performance on the Trollwood’s mainstage production of Anything Goes as Reno Sweeney, you will remember what a dynamic singer, actor and dancer she is. Please don’t miss this next video tutorial, where Allegra shares insight into weathering the highs and lows of a career in the arts!

A lot of behind the scenes work goes into making the performances of Rodgers + Hammerstein's Cinderella happen! Enjoy these behind the scenes pictures from before one of the shows. You'll see preshow wigs and makeup, orchestra rehearsal, comradery, and the decades old tradition of circle time before the show.

Each week, Trollwood Performing Arts School will be celebrating its senior students through feature articles. You will get to know each student who is graduating this year and what their plans are for life after high school. Please join us in congratulating them and wishing them luck in their future endeavors!

Seniors: If you have not turned in your Senior Spotlight, please email it to Ebony Sampson at sampsoe@fargo.k12.nd.us as soon as possible!

Senior Olivia Coon has been a student at Trollwood for eight summers. During that time, she’s been a cast member for multiple productions and has taken a variety of courses. Click here to read more about her and what she’s learned from being at Trollwood!

Zoe Vetter is spending her fourth summer at Trollwood this year. She has been in the Mainstage Musical orchestra for the past three years and will do it one last time for Cinderella. Click here to read about her time at Trollwood including some of her favorite memories!

Rodgers + Hammerstein's Cinderella t-shirts are still available! Wear it to show your support for Trollwood, help us advertise the musical, and while you're volunteering! The shirts cost $20 each. Get yours today at Trollwood!

Show off your Trollwood pride by sporting some merchandise! Trollwood shirts, sweatshirts, hats, and more are available for purchase at the Box Office.

Stop by the Trollwood lobby and get yours today for just $5! Below are pictures of just some of the vintage swag you can purchase. Don't see the vintage show shirt you're looking for at the table? Ask the marketing department to look for your favorite show in our costume closet.

Following Mainstage Musical performances, strike week will be held from Monday, August 2 to Thursday, August 5. Check out the details in the schedule - take note of the updates due to Wednesday's cancelled show. Click here or on the picture of the schedule below to view a larger version.

This year's Mainstage Musical Production Party will be held on Thursday, August 5 at 7:00 p.m. We invite students and parents to come and help us celebrate what will surely be a successful run of Rodgers + Hammerstein's Cinderella. Look at the flyer below for more information! Click the photo below to enlarge.

Trollwood Performing Arts School has several events scheduled through the summer. Click on the calendar below to see the monthly schedule.

Rehearsals are well underway for the Totally Trollwood Musical performance of Mary Poppins Jr. Students are singing, dancing, acting, and learning to spell a very difficult word: supercalifragilisticexpialidocious! Check out the pictures below to get a glimpse at one of their recent rehearsals.

Cody Johnson - Thursday, August 12

Gates open at 5:00 p.m. | Show begins at 7:00 p.m.

Reserved & General Admission Seating Available

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Seether with P.O.D. & From Ashes to New - Friday, August 13

Gates open at 5:00 p.m. | Show begins at 7:00 p.m.

Reserved & General Admission Seating Available

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Cole Swindell with Jon Langston - Sunday, August 15

Gates open at 5:00 p.m. | Show begins at 7:00 p.m.

Reserved & General Admission Seating Available

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Sister Cities Smokeout - Saturday, August 28 & Sunday, August 29

Gates open at 3:00 p.m.

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The Avett Brothers - Sunday, September 12

Gates open at 5:00 p.m. | Show begins at 7:00 p.m.

Reserved & General Admission Seating Available

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NEEDTOBREATHE with Switchfoot & The New Respects

Thursday, September 23

Gates open at 5:00 p.m. | Show begins at 7:00 p.m.

Reserved & General Admission Seating Available

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Act Up Theatre's production of Unsung is a celebration of musical theatre created by Black, Indigenous, People of Color (BIPOC), LGBTQAI+, and women.

What: Unsung

When: August 3, 4, 5 at 7:30 p.m.

Where: Concordia College Frances Frazier Comstock Theatre

Tickets: Click here to buy tickets or use the QR code on the left - $20 adults, $15 children/students

*As a special offer to our Trollwood performers, musicians, and tech crew members, Act Up Theatre is offering discounted tickets for just $10. Use the coupon code "Unsung2021" to redeem.

Act Up Theatre is a nonprofit organization for high school and college students in the Fargo-Moorhead-West Fargo region with a focus on productions that "save and chance lives by positively instigating social change."

BIO Girls is looking for two singers, one male and one female, between the ages of 8-12 years old to perform a song together at the BIO Girls Gala! This event will be held on Thursday, September 30 at the Avalon Events Center in Fargo, ND. This year, the gala's theme is The Greatest Showman.

If you or your student are interested, please email Katelin Madsen, marketing & events coordinator at BIO Girls, at katelin@biogirls.org by Friday, July 30.

This newsletter is published weekly on Fridays when Trollwood Performing Arts School classes and productions are in session.

Email: trollwood@fargo.k12.nd.us
Website: https://trollwood.org/
Location: 801 50th Avenue South, Moorhead, MN, USA
Phone: 218.477.6500
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