EVERETT — Get ready for fire, snow, songs and swordplay.
It’s all on stage Jan. 29 through Feb. 13 when Ludus Performing Arts takes over the PUD Auditorium with its production of Disney’s “Mulan” Junior.
The action-packed stage adaptation of the 1998 animated film is based on the ancient Chinese legend of Fa Mulan.
During the Han Dynasty, Mulan, the daughter of the old warrior Fa Zhou, pretends she is a man in order to take her father’s place in an army draft during an invasion.
Leading the cast are Laini Kirk as the strong, smart and beautiful Mulan, Erik Ortiz as the handsome captain Li Shang and Nathaniel Gaswint as Mushu, the mischievous dragon.
Mulan defies her family and the village matchmaker to disguise her self as a teen boy in order to spare her frail father from serving in the emperor’s army.
As the invading Huns approach, Mulan must decide whether she will reveal her true identity as a teen girl in order to save China.
The musical score by Jerry Goldsmith includes songs such as “Reflection,” “Honor to Us All” and “I’ll Make a Man Out of You.”
Ludus Performing Arts is a Lake Stevens-based theater group for ages 6 through 20.
Involved in the production team are Cheryl Ortiz, Mario Ortiz, Steven Ortiz, Mackenzie Kientz, Stephanie Wislen, Lisa Hanson, Tami McRae, Ashley Chesney and Rebecca Cooper.
If you go
“Mulan” plays at 7 p.m. Jan. 29-30, Feb. 5-6 and Feb. 12-13. There will also be 2 p.m. matinees on Jan. 31, Feb. 6 and Feb. 13. Shows are in the auditorium at the Snohomish County Public Utility District offices, 2320 California, Everett. Tickets are $12 general admission and $10 for younger children and seniors. Tickets will be available at the door or in advance by calling 425-239-6627 or online at www.ludusyouththeatre.org.
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