Barter Players Sets Two Performance Companies for 'FROSTY'

Watch Frosty the Snowman come to life with The Barter Players' two performance companies. Demand for "Frosty" has created a need for more performances, in response, The Barter Players are hosting two companies, one touring and one at Barter Theatre's Main Stage this Christmas season.

"This show is truly for all ages, I've had 75-year-old sisters tell me how much they loved coming to see the show, as well as toddlers dancing in the aisles during some of the songs," said Terrance Jackson, who plays Frosty in the touring company performance, "It's a play that should not be missed!"

"Frosty is one of the funniest characters I have ever had the privilege of playing onstage," said Jackson, "The fact that Frosty is experiencing everything for the first time is a constant reminder to me that everyday I have the potential to experience something new and to have unlimited joy just like Frosty."

Made of six performers apiece, The Barter Players (appearing at Barter Theatre) and The Barter Players Encore Company (appearing on tour) are each presenting an exciting new musical production of "Frosty," based on the classic tale of "Frosty the Snowman."

"We've made the script even better by making it a musical," said Katy Brown, the Artistic Director of The Barter Players, "Dax Dupuy's music gives such a magical feeling to the whole play-you understand how a snowman could come to life when this music plays."

"It's really exciting to have two wings of The Barter Players sharing this with audiences here at home and as far away as Manhattan, Chicago and Ontario," said Brown, who is also directing both shows, "They use the same script and music, but the actors' take on the characters make them feel so different."

The Barter Players production of "Frosty" at Barter Theatre will begin December 1. The Barter Players Encore Company is touring now.

The Barter Players productions of "Frosty" are made possible by season sponsor Alpha Natural Resources and Corporate Sponsors BVU, Bristol Office Supply, James and Laura Rogers Foundation and Eastman Credit Union.