08/30/2026
Check out our social media interview with Grace Chenault!
Show Dates:
Thursday, September 24 at 7:00 PM
Friday, September 25 at 7:00 PM
Saturday, September 26 at 2:00 PM
Saturday, September 26 at 7:00 PM
Sunday, September 27 at 2:00 PM
All shows are Pay What You Can—get your tickets today! Seating is general admission:
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Grace Chenault
Role: Ensemble
Q: What did you know about Anastasia before this production, and has the show made you want to learn more?
A: Anastasia has always been one of my favorite musicals—from the story to the dances to the incredible plot. I love it! I grew up watching the movie as a kid and had always mostly known the more Disney fairy-tale version of the story, but I love now being older and getting to dive into the story and experience it more!
Q: Which theme in Anastasia speaks to you most, and why?
A: I feel that, for me, finding where you belong has always been a struggle. I love how this story maybe isn't the most perfect happy ending. Anastasia gets what she spent her whole life imagining, but she has to choose the love of her life or finally belonging and having what she spent so long longing for. She's never known who she was, so she built up this role so much in her head, and she finally discovers she is Anastasia—but was it worth it? It just shows that wanting to be someone else may not always be what you actually need. You may find what you've been dreaming of by just being you, not a princess. Plus, your real family can be the friends you choose or, in Anastasia's case, the friends who chose you.
Q: If you could travel to any moment in history, where would you go?
A: I would love to go to the Renaissance era, where art was so prominent. People were living in such darkness and started to discover that creativity can help create light!
Q: Why is Guild Jr.’s Pay What You Can mission important to you?
A: Guild Jr.’s Pay What You Can mission is so important to me because theater is so important to me, and it's taught me so many important lessons onstage and off and has made me a better person. You shouldn't have to worry about financial stress to come see an amazing show, and there may be a lesson in that story that someone needed to hear. You could change someone's life with that story. So I love the Pay What You Can mission because anyone and everyone can enjoy the magic of theater!
Q: What does being part of Guild Jr. mean to you?
A: This is going to be my third Guild Jr. show, and I love how, with every single show, you gain a new family. If you ever wonder why people are crying onstage on closing nights, it's because within just a few weeks, you've bonded with these people so much that they have become a part of your family! Every single cast is a new family, and you never have to worry about sitting alone or not having anyone to talk to because you immediately will! Whether it's your first show ever or your 100th, you're instantly welcomed into the Guild family!
Q: What else would you like everyone to know?
A: If you are interested in theater at all, you should definitely try out for a Guild Jr. show. It's so welcoming—from full-time theater kids to first-timers, you are welcome! You learn so many important lessons you can use onstage and off! And the Kellys are absolutely incredible!
Can’t attend the show or just want to support Grace and her fundraising efforts to keep Guild Jr.’s Pay What You Can mission alive? Learn more and donate here:
https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/fundraising/grace-chenault
A huge thank you to our Production Sponsor, J. Diane Blount, for helping make this production possible!
