Ariel and friends will go under the sea with audiences as Union Street Players present Disney’s The Little Mermaid this week and next.

Katelyn Collins plays the lead role of the undersea princess, and tells KRLS News the show will take audiences on a journey she has looked forward to taking for years.

“It’s awesome to experience a fairy tale,” she says. “How many people get to experience a fairy tale, and feel it? Acting is not acting emotions–it’s feeling emotions, so it’s really cool to live out a fairy tale.”

Collins believes the best part of this year’s show is the songs and the way sounds play into the classic tale.

“The music really delves deep into each character,” she adds.

Tickets are available for the eight shows starting Tuesday at unionstreetplayers.com. Performance dates are:

November 27, 30 at 7:00pm

December 6, 7 at 7:00pm

December 1, 2, 8, 9 at 2:00pm (a sign language interpreter is available Dec. 1)

Hear more about Union Street Players’ production of The Little Mermaid on today’s Let’s Talk Pella.