At Arabian Nights Dinner Attraction, it takes a large team of people to create a great show every night. Some of the people on that team are our actors and actresses, so let’s meet them.
There may only be three starring characters roles in the current Arabian Nights production, but the people who fill those roles bring a lot of character to our team.
The Princess Scheherazade character is a dreamy, adventurous tomboy who is hungry for knowledge and new experiences. The Abra Cadabra character is best described as a wise, strong father figure who is also the protector of the princess. Hocus Pocus is the fun, child-like, mischievous genie who becomes best friends with the princess.
The actors and actresses who fill the roles of these characters bring an energy to every performance that creates a unique interaction among the characters. Their varied backgrounds and interests give each other different perspectives, but their desire to make each performance better than the last one makes this team special.
Hocus Pocus does the splits!
One actress, Christine O’Connor, has maintained a variety of other jobs and passions during her time at Arabian Nights. Chris, as we call her, has traveled on mission trips to Africa and recently returned from a trip to Russia and China with Feld Entertainment. Chris brings a lot of enthusiasm to her roles at Arabian Nights, and often tumbles and performs gymnastics during the show. She also sings during the holiday show!
Chris isn’t the only actress whose hobbies outside of the show create unique perspectives for her performances at Arabian Nights. Two other actresses, Trysten Cook and Elizabeth Bailey, have taken their passion for singing – both pursue this passion outside of the show – and used it to create great performances. Both actresses lend their beautiful voices to the holiday show in addition to their acting roles in the current production.
We have yet another musically inclined actor on our team: Andy Lusk. Andy is a professional keyboard player for vocalists from Nashville and Memphis. Although fellow actor Charlie Cox does not share the same musical inclination as some of his coworkers, he does have a couple unique interests he pursues outside of Arabian Nights. Charlie spends his spare time surfing and working on cars. Charlie’s fiancée Cheryl Siegal is also an actress in the show.
Charlie and Daniel getting ready for the show.
Several other actors and actresses work in the Arabian Nights show and their diverse backgrounds, interests and talents are instrumental in bringing the characters to life and the Arabian Nights team together.
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