Area young people will help share a tale as old as time, as Webster City Community Theatre presents Disney’s “Beauty and the Beast Jr” this summer.

Directors Lindsay Henderson and Dane Barner, along with assistant director Karina Murray, conducted auditions April 7 and 8.

The cast, featuring actors, singers and dancers age 18 and younger, is as follows:

Belle … Caroline Ehn

Beast… Sam Youngdale

Maurice … Bryce Hrnicek

Gaston … Brandon Lahr

Lefou … Jack Barner

Lumiere … Landon Geerdes

Cogsworth … Aiden Haman

Mrs. Potts … Delaney Lyons

Babette … Greta Kenville

Madame De La Grande Bouche … Alivia Hector

Chip … Lauren Ehn

Enchantress/Aristocratic Lady … Emersen Paukert

Narrator 1 … Alaina Jewsbury

Narrator 2 … Stella Meyer

Narrator 3 … Florencia Bailey

Narrator 4 … Addison Fortune

La Fille 1 … Brooklyn Neddermeyer

La Fille 2 … Perla Torres

La Fille 3 … Ash Tinoco

Monsieur D’ Arque … Max Anderson

Book seller … Greyson Heckert

Baker … Brayden Geerdes

Lady with a Cane … Vada Williams

Lady with a Baby … Lilly Knutson

Sausage Curl Girl … Carsten Hrnicek

Candle Seller … Adriana Annis

Egg Seller …Hallie Anderson

Fishmonger … Ruby Meyer

Milkmaid … Abby Heckert

Shepherd Boy … Max Bailey

Hat Seller … Grace Barner

Butcher … Piper Williams

Villager 1 … Bailey Schultz

Villager 2 … Hadlee Johnson

Villager 3 … Vivien Kastler

Villager 4 … Violet Meyer

Villager 5 … Collins Chizek

Rehearsals begin soon and performances are scheduled for June 21-23 and June 28-30.

The musical tells the familiar story of Belle, a young woman who finds herself held in an enchanted castle inhabited by a prince cursed to live as a beast.

As Belle befriends the castle’s enchanted staff, she discovers the prince’s humanity beneath his gruff exterior, leading to a tale of love and redemption.

With memorable songs and colorful characters, the musical explores the themes of inner beauty, acceptance and true love conquering all.