Gerda
Female
A bright, precocious, adventurous girl. Her chronological age is less important than her emotional age, which will evolve from pre- to post-adolescence over the course of her journey. Clear soprano with a strong belt and rock feel.

Kai
Male
A bright, inquisitive boy. Sweet and innocent to start, he grows dark, self-possessed, and obsessive as he goes deeper into the world of the Snow Queen. Like Gerda, he evolves from pre- to post-adolescence. Sweet-voiced early, a rock tenor by the end.

Grandmother
Female
Kind and caring, she tries to protect the children by keeping them ignorant of the dangers in the world. Mezzo.

Snow Queen
Female
A force of nature to be reckoned with. Powerful, mercurial, demanding, and alluring. She is beautiful, cold, and hard, just like her ice and snow. Soprano with a rock feel.

The Rose
Female
The superstar of the floral world. She loves to be admired.

The Troll
Male
Mischievous, playful, amoral. He is not so much malevolent as he is unfeeling. Bari/tenor.

The River
Male
An elemental force— swirling, powerful and unyielding. He has much to teach. Baritone.

Garden Witch
Female
Needy, cunning, and a little dotty. She is powerful yet very scattered. Mezzo.

Flowers
Vain, beautiful, simple-minded, and competitive. They love the sun and crave attention. Each has their own unique qualities and they like to talk about them.

The Old Crow
Male
Noble, forgetful, and aged. He believes he’s much younger than he really is. Speaks like a World War I British flying ace. He wants one more grand adventure. He has the IQ of a bird. Bari/tenor.

Lady Crow
Female
His devoted, besotted lady-friend. She also has the IQ of a bird. Mezzo.

A Princess
Female
An untraditional princess. Geeky and adventurous, she’s always eager to know and learn more. No matter what time of day or night, she seems to be on way too much caffeine. Explosive energy, she is hopelessly in love with the Prince. Mezzo.

A Prince
Male
See Princess. They are a perfect match.

Robber Girl's Mother
Female
Scary and demanding and the leader of the toughest, roughest gang in the woods. She always gets her way— except when her daughter is around.

Robber Gang
Not bright, not well-kept, and awfully loud.

Robber Girl
Female
She is the scariest tween you’ve ever met. Demanding, hormonal, volatile, half-princess and half-ogre. She confuses fear and love and seems to know things way beyond her years about what happens in the night. Punk rocker. Strong rock belt.

The Reindeer
Male
The most noble, honorable beast on the ice. From a royal reindeer family, he is the strong, loyal friend you want beside you on any difficult journey. Tenor.

Two Pigeons
They are birds from the San Fernando Valley. Not very bright and very self-absorbed.

Woman of the North
Female
Wise, powerful, spiritual— she is both of this world and not of this world. She can see beyond the things of the real world. Mezzo.

Snowflake Soldiers
They are powerful fighters. After Gerda defeats them, we see the children trapped inside that she has released.