JTF APPLE ENSEMBLE (AGES 11-18):
AWARD WINNING MUSICAL THEATER TRAINING

About our Ensemble Program: Our Apple Ensemble Program (Ages 11 - 18) is an audition only production experience that challenges actors in skill, dedication, and artistry of musical theater performance. This troupe will participate in the Junior Theater Festival WEST in the winter, as well as mount a fully designed and produced theatrical production at Lesher Center for the Arts in the Fall prior to traveling for the festival.

Fall 2026:
Mary Poppins

please note that this is a highly competitive program.
participation is never guaranteed.
all actors 11-18 are encouraged to audition.

About the Show: One of the most popular Disney movies of all time is capturing hearts in a whole new way: as a practically perfect musical! Based on the books by P.L. Travers and the classic Walt Disney film, Cameron Mackintosh and Disney'sMary Poppins delighted Broadway audiences for over 2,500 performances and received nominations for nine Olivier and seven Tony Awards, including Best Musical.

The jack-of-all trades, Bert, introduces us to England in 1910 and the troubled Banks family. Young Jane and Michael have sent many a nanny packing before Mary Poppins arrives on their doorstep. Using a combination of magic and common sense, she must teach the family members how to value each other again. Mary Poppins takes the children on many magical and memorable adventures, but Jane and Michael aren't the only ones upon whom she has a profound effect. Even grown-ups can learn a lesson or two from the nanny who advises that "Anything can happen if you let it."

Participation Fees:
Show Participation Fee $900 + JTF Fee: $1800
Director: Noelle Arms
Music Director: Caleb Phair
Choreographer: Adrian Plascencia
Stage Manager: Katie Sonas

Rehearsal Days + Time: beginning September 6
Sundays, 1:00-5:00 pm
Mondays, 6:30-9:00 pm.

Mandatory Tech Days: at the Lesher Center for the Arts
Sunday, November 22 4:00-11:00pm
Monday, November 23 4:00-11:00pm
Tuesday, November 24 4:00-11:00pm
Wednesday November 25 4:00-11:00pm
No tech Thursday, November 26 for Thanksgiving.
Friday, November 27 2:00pm-6:00pm

Mandatory Performances: at the Lesher Center for the Arts
Friday, November 27 7:15 pm
Saturday, November 28 2:15
Saturday, November 28 7:15 pm
Sunday, November 29 2:15 pm (strike post show)

JTF Rehearsals:
Sunday, January 10 1:00-5:00 pm (Mandatory JTF Parent Meeting)
Monday, January 10 6:30-9:00 pm
Sunday, January 17 1:00-5:00 pm
Monday, January 18 6:30-9:00 pm
Sunday, January 24 1:00-5:00pm
Monday, January 25 6:30-9:00pm
Sunday, January 31 1:00-5:00pm
Monday, February 1 6:30-9:00pm
Tuesday, February 2 6:30-9:00pm
Wednesday, February 3 6:30-9:00pm

JTF WEST:
Friday, February 5
Saturday, February 6
Sunday February 7