Forty-one local kids took the stage at the Flickinger Center this month as the Children’s Music Theater of Alamogordo kicked off its season with Frozen, backed by a live orchestra. Isabella Ochoa stars as Elsa and Kendall Kunihiro plays Anna, leading a cast that has been rehearsing for performances at the historic downtown theater.
The production, which opened the group’s season at the Flickinger Center for Performing Arts, featured those 41 children onstage alongside 11 additional young people working behind the scenes on stage crew, according to 2ndlifemediaalamogordo.town.news. The outlet reports that Ochoa and Kunihiro play Elsa and Anna, respectively, in a cast built almost entirely of young performers from around the community.
A Youth-Driven Production With Deep Local Roots
Children’s Music Theater of Alamogordo staged Frozen at the Flickinger Center for Performing Arts, a 600-seat venue. The Flickinger Center describes itself as a historic theater located in the heart of downtown Alamogordo, according to flickingercenter.com, and the center says it draws more than 40,000 guests annually through performances, film screenings and other events.
The youth theater organization was founded by Teresa Ham and Heather Bash in 2018, according to flickingercenter.com, and has grown into more than a stage for kids to sing and dance. As reported by 2nd Life Media Alamogordo Town News, Heather Bash is a co-founder of the organization.
Training, Mentorship and a Scholarship Pipeline
Beyond the footlights, the group bills itself as both a performance company and an educational organization. Children’s Music Theater of Alamogordo provides training and mentorship in art, drama, music, public speaking, civic responsibility, sewing and construction, according to flickingercenter.com. The organization has also recently started a scholarship program for young people aging out of the program as they head to higher education, trade school or military service, the same source notes.
The group extends its reach into local classrooms as well, offering a free performance of part of each show to area schoolchildren as a field-trip opportunity, per flickingercenter.com. That mix of stagecraft and community outreach has become a hallmark of the program since its founding.
What's Left in the Run
Frozen performances are listed for October 16, 17, 18, 23 and 24, according to 2ndlifemediaalamogordo.town.news. Event details are available through the Flickinger Center for Performing Arts.
2nd Life Media Alamogordo Town News lists Shrek the Musical among the organization’s 2026 productions, while the Alamogordo Daily News lists Seussical the Musical among its 2024 productions.
