A YEAR WITH FROG AND TOAD

BOOK & LYRICS BY WILLIE REALE, MUSIC BY ROBERT REALE
IMAGINATION STAGE, 2024

DIRECTOR & CHOREOGRAPHER / ASHLEIGH KING
MUSIC DIRECTOR / DEBBIE JACOBSON
SCENIC DESIGNER / SARAH BETH HALL
LIGHTING DESIGNER / ALBERTO SEGARRA
COSTUME DESIGNER / DEB SIVIGNY
PROP & PUPPET DESIGNER / ANDREA “DRE” MOORE
SOUND DESIGNER / JUSTIN SCHMITZ

PHOTOGRAPHY BY MARGOT SCHULMAN

Ashleigh King masterfully directed and choreographed this musical, which showcases Imagination Stage at its best: children’s theater that is the opposite of “dumbed down.” It’s elegant and dignified while still being full of laughs and spark that keep kids engaged and entranced….’A Year with Frog and Toad’ feels cohesive and aesthetically pleasing thanks in part to expert scenic design by Sarah Beth Hall and costume design by Debra Kim Sivigny. The beautiful muted colors (think shades of rust, sage, warm yellow, sky blue) contribute to the tone of the show, in perfect harmony with Sivigny’s mostly simple yet unique and effective costumes.

SARAH SHAH / DC THEATER ARTS

Rather than realistic set pieces, each major set piece—an oven, a fireplace, and a tree—is a framed illustration of the item in question. This design by Sarah Beth Hall gives the entire stage the feel of a children’s book.

MARI FLUEGEMAN / MD THEATRE GUIDE