When this story is over, you will know more than you do now… 

What happens when we grow up? How do we cope with change, growing apart, becoming someone we don't recognize? Bundle up and step into the enchanting world of Hans Christian Andersen's "The Snow Queen," a young girl’s epic journey through the seasons of the year as she seeks to save her best friend, who is enchanted by the Snow Queen's icy spell.  Devised by a quartet of teen artists, this new production from the award-winning Firebird Youth Theater is a reminder of the enduring power of love and the resilience of the human spirit. 

Adapted by Leo Lion from Hans Christian Andersen
devised with Tula Banks, Joely Feinsilver, Christien Setiadi, and Charlotte Wong

Rehearsal Photos by Paula Guardián

The Firebird Project is a grassroots theater production and arts education company dedicated to telling stories that burn. We produce innovative original productions of classic plays and stage new works that examine and deconstruct the popular storytelling canon. We also offer year-round arts education workshops & classes for teen artists, including acting, improv, playwriting, filmmaking, and roleplaying games. Both our production and education wings emphasize lasting diverse and multidisciplinary community, artistic and intellectual curiosity, and a critical approach to the classical canon. 

Founded 10 years ago as a teen-run company, Firebird has always maintained a commitment to platforming young and emerging artists, bringing their voices into the conversation and enabling them to discover what they are capable of. Our close-knit resident ensemble of repeat collaborators creates repertory seasons of multiple works on connected themes, and our education wing fosters the next generation of storytelling artists. Our work is focused on the intersection of the old & new, the mythic and the iconoclastic, examining stories made immortal by Homer, Shakespeare, Austen, Ibsen, and Chekhov whilst exploring new forms including improvisational, immersive, interactive, and site-specific storytelling. We want to tell the stories you know in ways you’ve never seen them before.