Arbender Robinson
‘They’re Doing Beautiful Work’: STONC’s ‘The Little Mermaid’ Opens July 12
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A professional theater troupe based in New Canaan has selected a Disney classic for its summer musical, and landed an experienced director to oversee the production. From July 12 to 27, the Summer Theatre of New Canaan will perform “The Little Mermaid” at the New Canaan High School auditorium.
Based on the popular movies, the show will have an added family dynamic element while incorporating the music and aspects of the original that people loved, according to director Arbender Robinson, a member of the original Broadway cast. The casting for “The Little Mermaid” was not a simple process, he said. “It wasn’t easy because we had amazing local talent come out in Connecticut,” Robinson said. “We had more people come to audition than we expected, so trying to navigate and get through all those auditions was difficult.”
Robinson said he paid attention to how well cast members interacted.
“The thing that we sometimes forget when it comes to casting is that we’re not only making decisions based on talent, but we’re also casting based on how the actors work together,” he said.