Gas Lamp Players presents "How to Train Your Dragon, JR."

Published by New Jersey Stage
originally published: 11/02/2026

(GLEN RIDGE, NJ) -- Gas Lamp Players presents How to Train Your Dragon, JR. from November 20-22, 2026 at Ridgewood Avenue School. Based on the DreamWorks Animation hit, How to Train Your Dragon, Jr. brings fire-breathing action, epic adventure and big laughs to the stage. Presented with two casts, the production is directed by Heather Ballantyne and Erin Dilly.

Hiccup is a young Viking who defies tradition and befriends one of his deadliest foes – a ferocious dragon he calls Toothless. Together, the unlikely heroes fight against the odds to save both their worlds in this wonderful theatrical adaptation.

Friday at 7:00pm and Saturday at 1:00pm, the cast includes Lucas Van der Celen (Stoick), Stella Mandell (Gobber), Cameron Shandler (Hiccup), Rosie Cocco (Astrid), Campbell Corbin (Snotlout), Sloane Shumpert (Fishlegs), Eliso Walters & Alexandra Solarino (Ruffnet & Tuffnet), Lilly Slackman (Dane), Mina Eden (Frostbit), Chiara Sabella (Lumi), Karina Szczepanski (Brita), Grace Santee (Sungrass), Clara Sardinas (Tig), Layne Kelly (Toothless The Night Fury), and Sloane Southern (The Red Death).

Saturday at 7:00pm and Sund at 1:00pm, the cast includes Caswell Cohen (Stoick), Agnes Herrera (Gobber), Scout Thomas (Hiccup), Payton Mazza (Astrid), Rowan Jovanis (Snotlout), Laith Chalfoun (Fishlegs), Evie Misener & Ariana Tirpak (Ruffnet & Tuffnet), Monica Parmar (Dane), Molly Higgins (Frostbit), Rhoda-Jane Taylor (Lumi), Lily Slovitt (Brita), Julia Brooks (Sungrass), Alexandra De Picciotto (Tig), Derya Guven (Toothless The Night Fury), and Nina Peyser (The Red Death).

Tickets are available for purchase online. Ridgewood Avenue School is located at 235 Ridgewood Avenue in Glen Ridge, New Jersey.

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Gas Lamp Inc. is a U.S. 501(c)(3) not-for-profit, independent arts organization. They are funded by revenues generated through participation fees, ticket sales & program ads, and are run by a group of dedicated professionals and volunteers. They welcome anyone with an interest in the performing arts to become involved with their programs. The Glen Ridge Board of Education provides valuable space for classes, rehearsals and performances at the Glen Ridge High School and the Ridgewood Avenue School Auditorium. Gas Lamp Players is proud to donate revenue from each project back to the school system and to various organizations in Glen Ridge.

Each young person who takes part in their programs is seen as an individual with his or her own strengths, talents and goals. No matter what role he or she plays in a particular production, their professional educators make sure that each young performer is challenged to grow to his or her potential. Their classes and summer camps culminate in full-scale productions taught by professional artists and educators. Their performances are of the highest quality, and our classes allow their young performers to hone important skills in acting, voice, diction, dance, in addition to understanding the importance of cooperation.

Each year, Gas Lamp Players stages a Main Stage Production with a cast of adults, teens and children from Glen Ridge and the surrounding communities. They are proud to have so many families that audition, rehearse and perform together on the Ridgewood Avenue School Stage. Fathers and daughters, mothers and sons, cousins and uncles… The spirit of community is alive and well in their non-profit organization.