Encore is a Walt Disney World Co. cast club of people who love to perform whether they are professionals or amateurs. Each year Encore puts together an epic spectacle, and the proceeds go to a local charity. Encore Cast Choir and Orchestra, also know as Encore Performing Arts started as a Walt Disney Company cast member club that gathered each summer to perform a special concert from which the proceeds went to a local charity. The 2012 program was called Finding Wonderland. Unlike previous years, where our shows were essentially musical showcases, Finding Wonderland had more of a story line interspersed with a variety of music in many different style. It is essentially a review of songs performed by soloists from past Encore programs. The show boasted an 70-piece orchestra, a 255-piece choir, 11 actors, and 30 dancers. As always, the show was under the conducting skills of Artistic Director and Encore Co-founder, Clay Price. The concert was held at the Premiere Theater at Disney's Hollywood Studio over 2 weekends. The show was performed July 15,16, 19, 20 and 21, 2012. The scene opens as Mary Anne(Melanie Whipple) and Weiss(Hannah Laird) come across The Monarch(Santio Cupon) and friends. It appears his brother Slug(Patrick Santos) is dead. Everything is not quite as it seems as the cast sings "The Flesh Failures / Let The Sun Shine In".
