Frozen is Disney’s smash-hit musical about Elsa, a princess trying to hide her unrestrainable power of the psychic manipulation of snow and ice. After an emotional outburst reveals her terrifying abilities to the kingdom, she isolates herself in the distant mountains. Her sister Anna adventures into the wilderness to convince Elsa to return home and free their kingdom from the dangerous effects of her uncontrolled magic.
“Anna is a tenacious, optimistic, and exuberant young woman who leads with her heart,” says Molly Dobbs, who plays the character in PCPA’s upcoming production at the Solvang Festival Theatre. “She is lonely, having lived isolated in a locked castle for the majority of her childhood, and … her goals are centered around finding a way out…. She wants to be saved. As the story progresses, she learns that … her actual fate is to be her own savior.”
Director Mark Booher says that in comparison to the animated film, the stage version of Frozen adds “relationship sophistication and emotional depth that adult audiences find a delightful surprise.” Dobbs comments that Frozen really captures the sister-sister relationship. “Not just the love, devotion, and sacrifice,” she says, “but also what can at times feel like resentment, jealousy, and comparison.”