Masquers Theatre has chosen its cast for this season's production of Disney's "Beauty and the Beast. "

Cast members include: "Belle" played by Stephanie Anderson; "The Beast" by Bill Bender; "Gaston" played by Dustin Roman; "Lefou" played by Brian Etienne; "Maurice" played by Tony Nobles; "Lumiere" played by John Zeiler; "Cogsworth" played by Doniver Ahlm and "Mrs. Potts" will be played by Jami Lercher.

Other recognizable characters include "Babette" (Breinn Habdas), the "Wardrobe" (Heidi Leeson), "Chip" (Lexis Wedell), "Silly Girls" (Melissa Stewart, Jessie Bystrom and Shawna McNamara), "D'Arque" (Steven McKillen), and the "Bookseller" (Peter Wiberg) Mike Manning; Elisabeth Smith; Kimberly Palmer; Greg Crane; Zach Marleau; Klara Manning; Kyle Nobles; Madison Palmer; Ariana Babcock; Maria Leeson; Natasha Montzka; Liz Capouch; Dan Hazel; Ryan Smith; Jeff Anderson; Nick Wiberg; Jon Bahnemann; Rachel Piersdorf; Marie Harris; Maria Monn; and Sam Sykora.

The cast currently learning its last lines, stage cues and dance numbers in preparation of their upcoming performances starting on Friday, July 13.

Tickets for Masquers' performances of Disney's Beauty and the Beast are on sale now.

Tickets can be purchased at the Yellow Bus Children's Shoppe, 826 South Lake Street, Forest Lake, by calling (651) 464-2112 or they are available online at www.masquerstheatre.org using Paypal.

Ticket prices are as follows: $12/adult; $10/senior, and $8/children (12 and under). The evening shows are at 7 p.m. on July 13-14, 20-21, 26-28.

On top of their regular matinees, Masquers is offering two Sunday matinees.

The Sunday afternoon performances begin at 2 p.m. at the Forest Lake High School auditorium and will be held on July 15 and 22.

Masquers is proud to partner with Community Education to bring you "The Community Education Special" for tickets on the two Sunday matinees.

This is a change from previous years where the special was offered on the Saturday matinees.

This year, Masquers also plans to have an ASL interpreter for the hearing impaired. The details of the ASL interpreter will be released as soon as they are finalized.

This activity is made possible, in part, by funds provided by the Metropolitan Regional Arts Council through a grant from the McKnight Foundation and appropriation by the Minnesota Legislature.

For more information contact Masquers Theatre at www.masquerstheatre.com or call the theatre at (651) 464-5823.

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