Edward Washington II and Brenna Markey Will Lead Reimagined THE MAGIC FLUTE at New Jersey Symphony
The show will play May 2 & 3 at The Harborside Atrium.
Undead Arts, in collaboration with New Jersey Symphony, presents a reimagined production of Mozart’s The Magic Flute on May 2 & 3, 2026, at 3 pm, at The Harborside Atrium (210 Hudson St, Jersey City, NJ 07302).
From the creators of Jersey City’s beloved Zombie Opera, this family-friendly, 90-minute production transports Mozart’s timeless masterpiece to the mysterious New Jersey Pine Barrens. Told through the eyes of Jersey City youth, audiences will step into the iconic Harborside Atrium with its lush greenery and stunning skylight, and enter a magical world of spirits, witches, and the infamous Jersey Devil.
The production features world-class musicians from New Jersey Symphony led by New Jersey Symphony’s Colton Conducting Fellow Gregory D. McDaniel, a cast of international opera singers, and a youth ensemble drawn from Jersey City public schools and the surrounding area, as well as members of Rising Voices youth choir of PS37.
The Magic Flute stars Edward Washington II as Tamino; Brenna Markey as Pamina; Matthew Ciuffitelli as Papageno; Yohji Daquio as Queen of the Night; Patrick Scully as Sarastro; Aja Brimm as Papagena; Holden Greene as Monastatos, Molly Dunn, Kelsey Robertson, and Rachelle Pike as the Three Ladies; Reever Julian (Sarastro cover) as the Speaker; Cristóbal Arias (Tamino cover) and Sung Shin (Papageno cover) as the Men in Armour.
Local teens include: Evangeline Lalande, Sophie Gaeta, and Maeve George as The Three Spirits (Saturday 3/2); Iris Seminowicz, Elizabeth Larsen, and Maya Stimson as The Three Spirits (Sunday 3/3); and Delilah Benenati, Ruby Holmes, and McKenzie Maurent as the Teen Ensemble. Local Jersey City students from PS37, grades 3–5 join the cast singing in Undead Art’s Rising Voices Youth Chorus led by Michelle Pérez.
Completing the company are Amanda Simms (Pamina cover), Natasha Scheuble (Queen of the Night cover), Isabel Fernández (Papagena cover), Michelle Pérez (First Lady cover), Christine Browning (Second Lady cover), and Hana Yiu (Third Lady cover).
Undead Arts believes every child deserves a front-row seat to imagination. All children under 18 attend free of charge, ensuring that cost or circumstance never stands in the way of creativity and joy.
Produced by Undead Arts founders Molly Dunn, Katy Gardiner, and Catriona Rubenis-Stevens, the production is directed by Rubenis-Stevens, with art direction by Gardiner and a reimagined, modern English translation and script penned by opera lyricist Bea Goodwin and Disney writer, Heath Rumble.
Undead Arts is the recent recipient of the Hudson County Cultural & Heritage Affairs LAP grant and the Project 14C Special Project Residency through ARTS14C where they will develop, build and rehearse The Magic Flute.
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