Mulan produced by EDMT

Mandatory Parent Meeting

Parents of all casts members must attend the PARENT MEETING Thursday, May 7, at 6:30 p.m. at EDMT. Parents will receive important information critical to the success of your cast member and show. A drawing for FREE show tickets when you sign up for a number of volunteer roles that evening!

Rehearsals

Rehearsals for leads and cast members new to EDMT will begin Monday, May 11.Entire cast rehearsal will begin Tuesday, May 12. The regular rehearsal schedule will be Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesday, and Thursdays. Only leads will be called on one of the days. There will be no rehearsal on Memorial Day, May 25. It is extremely important that you download a calendar from the website and mark any schedule conflicts and present them with registration forms on audition day. Please do not register if your schedule has more than three conflicts on non-mandatory dates. NO absences are allowed during mandatory rehearsals beginning June 8, tech week beginning June 15, or performances.

Publicity Appearances

Cast members obtaining lead roles may be expected to make themselves available for publicity events such as television appearances and newspaper interviews.

Refund Policy

Registered cast members will receive a full refund of tuition, minus a $40.00 processing fee if they remove themselves from the cast prior to audition day or on audition day. The parent participation deposit will be refunded in full. Auditioned registrants will receive one half refund of tuition, minus a $40.00 processing fee, and their parent volunteer deposit, if they remove themselves after audition day but before the cast list is posted. The parent participation deposit will be refunded in full. NO refunds in tuition will be made once the cast list is posted on the EDMT website except in extenuating circumstances such as death in the family, or a medical injury, serious illness or surgery not known about prior to auditions. The parent participation deposit will be refunded in full. NO refunds of tuition or of parent volunteer deposits will be given to cast members removed from the cast by EDMT staff for behavioral reasons.

Note: Auditionees and their parents are aware that rehearsals are strenuous and require the cast member to have the ability to focus for 45-60 minutes at a time.

Show Overview

When the White Huns, led by the ruthless Shan Yu invades China, each family is given a conscription notice. Mulan's father, Fa Zhou has to serve in the army, but he is old and suffered a leg injury during a previous war, and it seems clear he would not survive another war. Fa Mulan disguises herself as a man, then takes her father's conscription notice, armour, and weapons so that he will not have to go. She rides away on her horse, Khan, to join the army, aware of the fact that the punishment for a woman impersonating a soldier is death.

Mushu, a small dragon, has been awakened by the family's First Ancestor. Mushu had been demoted to gong ringer after a mishap with one of the ancestors when the other ancestors were awakened. After various choices of which guardian to send after Mulan, he is asked to awaken the "Great Stone Dragon". Mushu accidentally destroys the Dragon but realises that this could be an opportunity to earn his place among the guardians again if he can make Mulan a war hero.

Mulan trains with a group led by Captain Li Shang including fellow soldiers Ling, Yao, and Qian Po. The troops complete their training, but Chi Fu, the Emperor's meddling and misogynistic advisor refuses to let them see battle, accusing the troops of being ill-prepared. Mushu forges a letter from the General, ordering Li Shang to take his men to battle. The troops set out to meet General Li, who has already left on a mission. However, Li Shang and his troops discover that the General and his men were killed in battle.

Captain Li Shang and his troops continue, disheartened by their loss, when they are ambushed by Hun archers. After an initial attack, the Huns are believed to be defeated, but the troops soon discover otherwise. As they are setting up the last cannon to fire at the Huns, Mulan spots a precarious mound of snow on the upper mountainside. As the Huns charge down the mountain Mulan takes the cannon and fires the rocket at the snow mound. The collision of the rocket and the snow mound causes an avalanche which spreads over the charging Huns, burying them. Captain Li's soldiers take refuge while Mulan rescues Captain Li from being swept away by the snow. The Chinese soldiers initially cheer for their victory, but quickly become somber after Mulan discovers that she is bleeding; she had been wounded by a swipe of Shan Yu's sword. Shang quickly summons a doctor just as Mulan faints.

During treatment, Mulan's true identity is discovered. Captain Li is notified and is expected to execute Mulan, but spares her life and considers his pardon an exchange for Mulan saving his own life. Instead, Captain Li expels her from the army. Mulan decides to return home but hears the Huns emerging from the snow that had blanketed them during the earlier battle. She tries to warn Captain Li's troops as they are heralded by citizens in a parade for their war efforts, but they do not listen. As the Emperor addresses the crowd, the Huns, disguised as parade characters, kidnap him.

Captain Shang and his troops try to follow the Huns into the palace but are unsuccessful. Mulan devises a ploy with the other soldiers to dress as concubines, scale a palace wall and infiltrate the palace. When the Huns lower their defenses in the presence of the "women", Mulan and her friends swiftly dispatch them all. During this attack the Emperor is safely removed from the palace by Qian Po, but Captain Li and Mulan are both trapped on the balcony with Shan Yu. Shan Yu is about kill Captain Li when Mulan gets his attention. He recognizes her from the mountain battle and gives chase. Mulan lures him onto the palace rooftop where they face each other in personal combat, until Mushu, as arranged by Mulan, propels a huge rocket that hits Shan Yu and carries him off to his death. The fate of the remaining five Hun warriors is never fully disclosed (but it is possible that they were sentenced to prison and (or) executed).

The Emperor meets Mulan and, in an accusatory tone, lists Mulan's crimes, but he pardons her. The Emperor then bows to Mulan, which is considered an extremely high honor as it implies being of a higher status than the Emperor, and the crowd follow suit. The Emperor then offers Mulan a position in his staff (specifically Chi-Fu's position), but Mulan politely refuses the offer and confesses that she wants to return home. He gives her Shan Yu's sword, along with his crest, for her to bring home and give honor to her family.

Upon her return, Mulan expects to be reprimanded but is instead embraced by her family. Captain Shang arrives to talk with Mulan, having been encouraged to propose by the Emperor. The ancestors reluctantly agree to make Mushu a guardian once more.

Cast of Characters

Mulan
Mushu, dragon
Captain Li Shang
Shan-Yu, Hun Leader
Zhang, Ancestor
Laozi , Ancestor
Lin, Ancestor
Hong, Ancestor
Yun, Ancestor
Fa Zhou, Mulan's Father
Fa Li, Mulan's Mother
Grandmother Fa
Matchmaker
Chi Fu, Chinese Bureaucrat
Yao, Chinese Soldier
Ling, Chinese Soldier
Qian Po, Chinese Soldier
Magyar, Hun Soldier
Subar-Tu, Hun Soldier
Emperor

Ensemble: Will include fathers, mothers, daughters, sons, dressmakers, hairdressers, groomers, Emperor's soldiers, Hun soldiers and Cheongsam and fan sales people.

Musical Numbers

Written in Stone
Bride Practice
Honor To Us All
Reflection
Keep 'Em Guessin'
I'll Make a Man Out Of You
A Girl Worth Fighting For
Coming Home

For any additional questions or information about "Mulan, Jr.", please contact Tanya Bonds, Show Producer, at Bonds004@sbcglobal.net or call the EDMT office at (916) 941-SING (7464).

Meet our artistic staff for Mulan.

Stephanie Hudson
Director

Stephanie Hudson has been working in Sacramento theater since 1997. She has worked both onstage and offstage doing anything she could to be a part of this wonderful world called theater. Her directing credits include Pippin, Smokey Joe's Cafe, How To Succeed In Business Without Really Trying, and Into The Woods to name just a few. She has been working with EDMT as both a lighting assistant and scenic artist. Stephanie is married to EDMT's lighting designer, Louis Hudson; however her greatest accomplishments are her two daughters, Sonika and Kenna. Stephanie is grateful to EDMT for this opportunity to direct Disney's Mulan Jr and she hopes you enjoy the show.

Kat Bahry
Choreographer

Kat Bahry has been teaching, choreographing and performing throughout the community for over twenty-five years. She has also performed professionally for Great America, Music Circus and Kings/Hanna Barbara Productions. Kat has also been seen modeling on the catwalk as well as in commercials. Her television credits include "Scramble," a children's game show for CBS where she was co-host with NFL quarterback Randall Cunningham. Locally, Kat was associated with Best of Broadway for over 20 years, as a cast member, adult/children's choreographer and an original board member. She had the pleasure of dancing with Dale Scholl's Dance/Art and was an original member of Dance Theatre West. The first student to sign up at Broadway Academy in 1983, Kat has directed the dance companies, created her own dance program in many schools and has students performing all over the world. Kat holds an MA in education and an MS in criminal justice. Twice awarded "Teacher of the Year" she teaches a 4^th- 6^th grade class for students with behavioral challenges for the Folsom-Cordova School District.

Kelly Daniells
Vocal Director

Kelly has been involved in Sacramento area community theatre for the past 15 years as an actress, singer, dancer, choreographer, and now, general manager of Artistic Differences. Kelly recently moved back to Sacramento after spending a year and one half playing Sofie in the Las Vegas production of Mama Mia and four months in San Diego playing the front half of the cow in Gypsy at the Lawrence Welk Dinner Theatre. She derives great joy from anything involving organization (especially balancing her check book). Kelly is currently a student at Sac State, majoring in history with plans to pursue her PhD. In history upon graduation.