Hairspray

Northwood Arts Education Department presents

hairspray

April 3, 4, & 5, 2014 Benjamin J. Lee Auditorium • Northwood High School • Pittsboro, NC

Director’s Note

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ood Evening Pittsboro! Thank you for coming to see Hairspray! The process to get to this point started with selecting a show that would entertain the audience and hopefully be memorable for our cast. We landed on Hairspray, a fun, colorful show set in 1960s Baltimore. We soon realized what an important show this would be for ourselves as well as our community. Civil rights is a huge issue now just as it was in the 60s. It is amazing to see how far, as a country, we have come and equally amazing to see how far we still have to go.

As a cast and crew we have been preparing for this show for three months.

Through pit rehearsals, dance rehearsals, stage blocking, set painting and vocal rehearsals we have arrived at an amazing display of the talent here at Northwood. I am grateful for all the hard work that the directors and students have put into this production. We missed nine rehearsals and had to buckle down and work twice as hard. But as you are about to see, the hard work has definitely paid off.

—Kayla Gahagen March 31, 2014

Special Thanks Dr. Bartholomew

Jonté Hill

Janice Giles

Dr. Jordan

Gina Harrison

NHSAEF

Families of the Cast, Crew, & Orchestra

Families of the Directors

David Pendergrast

James Harris & the NHS Custodial Staff

Cindy Lodestro

Carrie Bailey

Art Club

Alumni

Subway

Sherwin Williams

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hairspray • The Broadway Musical • Music by

Marc Shaiman Lyrics by

Marc Shaiman & Scott Wittman Book by

Mark O’Donnell & Thomas Meehan Based on the New Line Cinema Film written and directed by

John Waters Orchestrations by

Harold Wheeler Arrangements by

Marc Shaiman

Director

Kayla Gahagen Conductor

Matthew Hanson Instrumental Director

Eugene Cottrell Choreography

Leah Smith & Kristen Norwood Set Design & Decoration

Leslie Burwell Hairspray is presented through special arrangement with Music Theatre International (MTI).

All authorized performance materials are also supplied by MTI. 421 West 54th Street, New York, NY 10019 Phone: 212-541-4684 Fax: 212-397-4684 www.MTIShows.com

Cast

(in order of appearance)

Tracy Turnblad. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jacqueline lodestro-Helgans Corny Collins. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sean Thompson Amber Von Tussle. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Chelsea Korynta Meg . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ashlynn Davis Tammy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kaitlyn Jones Mary. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lea Zdanski Brenda. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jordan Pollard Joyce. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Madeline Yentsch

Shelly. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Emma Korynta Linda. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cailin Evensen Lou Ann . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Meredith Lewis Link Larkin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Alex Watkins Prudy Pingleton. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jessica Puckett Edna Turnblad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jeremiah Smith Penny Pengleton. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Katie Robbins Velma Von Tussle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . allory bors Harriman F. Spritzer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cameron Underwood Wilbur Turnblad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . jeremiah Hartsock Principal. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cameron Underwood Seaweed J. Stubbs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tyler Tyson-Wade The Dynamites . . . carmyn Johnson, Rhea Patterson, Shayla Howard Mr. Pinky . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cameron Underwood Gym Teacher . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ellie Frost Little Inez. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kenya Lee Motormouth Maybelle. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kimberleigh Crump Matron. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jessica Puckett Denizens of Baltimore . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Alexandria Knowles, Kayla Elliot Dance Corps. . . . . . Giana Bonomolo, Emma Holler, Hannah Holloway, Shelby Kremer, Caitlin Murphy, Shannon Patterson, Lane Poag, Cali Powell, Maria Reichle, Jordyn Rennox, Kayla Rennox, Taylor Roberson, Lindsay Sanders, Dana Walker

Scenes & Musical Numbers Prologue Scene 1 Scene 2

Scene 3

Scene 4 Scene 5 Scene 6

Scene 7 Scene 8 Scene 9

Scene 1

Scene 2 Scene 3 Scene 4 Scene 5

ACT ONE “Good Morning Baltimore”. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tracy & Company TV Station WZZT & Trunblad Home “The Nicest Kids in Town”. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Corn Collins & Council Members Mama I’m a Big Girl Now “Mama, I’m a Big Girl Now”. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Edna & Tracy, Velma & Amber, Penny & Prudy TV Station WZZT “I Can Hear the Bells”. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tracy “The Legend of Miss Baltimore Crabs. . . . . . . . . . Velma & Council Members Detention Patterson Park High School Gymnasium “The Madison”. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Corny & Company WZZT & Turnblad Home “The Nicest Kids in Town“ (Reprise). . . . . . . . . . . . Corny & Council Members “It Takes Two”. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Link & Tracy Turnblad Home & Streets of Baltimore Welcome to the ‘60s”. . . . . . . . . . . Tracy, Edna, The Dynamites & Company Patterson Park Playground “Run & Tell That”. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Seaweed Motormouth Maybelle’s Record Shop “Run & Tell That”. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Seaweed, Little Inez & Company “Big, Blond & Beautiful”. . . . . . . Motormouth, Little Inez, Tracy, Edna, Wilbur ACT TWO Baltimore Women’s House of Detention “The Big Dollhouse”. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Swomen “Good Morning Baltimore” (Reprise). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tracy The Har-De-Har Hut “Timeless to Me”. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Wilbur & Edna Tracy’s Jail Cell & Penny’s Bedroom “Without Love”. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Link, Tracy, Seaweed, Penny Motormouth Maybelle’s Record Shop “I Know Where I’ve Been”. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Motormouth & Company The Baltimore Eventorium “Hairspray”. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Corny & Council Members “Cooties” . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amber & Council Members “You Can’t Stop the Beat”. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tracy, Link, Penny, Seaweed Edna, Wilbur, Motormouth & Company

Technical Crew

Stage Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . kyndal Hutchinson Lighting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Austin vohwinkel Sound & Spot Op. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Victor Dunker Grips . . . . . . . . Carter Smith, Gabriel Webb, Courtney Estes, Daniel Cotton Set Construction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Technical theatre II Scenic Charge Artists. . . Hunter koch, hannah hollowy, stephanie martinez, samatha droese, samantha yigdal Scenic Painters. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Technical Theatre II, Art II, Art Club, National Art Honor Cociety & (the following artists devoting 6+ Hours to set painting) Bailey Revels, Lily Parsons, Elizabeth Conte, Silas Walker, Leah Perry, Kayla Perry, Moli Eddins, Malia Hamilton, Colin Battis, Ashley Strunk, Morgan Yigdal, Manon Macallister, Kristina Griffiths, Alicia Teague, Betty Her, Elise Crawford, Rachel Boyle, Kyle Carlson, Olivia Draper, Angelica Ellis, Lydia Farro, Jennifer Gay, Jennifer Greenlee, Sarah Hoffman, Kyndal Hutchinson, Shelby Kremer, Emma Springfield, Meghan Mclawhorn, Morgan Nunn, Kirsten Sellers, Jake Skumpija, Mahesh Thyvelikakath, Valeria Villanueva, Jillian Woodcock, Kendall Wright

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Who’s Who

in this year’s production Giana Bonomolo is in the dance core for Hairspray! She’s been dancing since she was a freshman and this is her 3rd theatre production at Northwood. She’s so happy to be a part of this show and work with such amazing, talented people!

Kimberleigh Crump is a senior at Northwood High School and is planning to attend Guilford College in Greensboro, NC. She is thinking about entering the field of film production. Kimberleigh is a smart girl who has many friends and likes singing and basketball. ​

Allory Bors is a senior who will be attending UNC-CH in the fall. This is her 3rd musical at Northwood and 5th theater production. She loves photography, Neutral Milk Hotel, and sour skittles and wants you to know she is not like her character in real life.

Thomas Duncan plays guitar in the musical pit. This is his 2nd year being involved in Northwood’s musicals. He also played guitar for Seussical during his sophomore year. He is a member of the Northwood Jazz Band, runs cross-country and track, and is involved in Northwood’s Relay for Life team. In the fall, he plans to go to the University of South Carolina Honors College and study math with an emphasis in actuarial science.

Jeremiah Hartsock is a senior at Northwood, and this is his 4th (and final) production here. He has played as Leaf Coneybear in 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, Horton in Seussical, and Michael Wall in Museum. He is going to UNC-CH this fall to discover the world of opportunity that awaits him.

Hannah Holloway is a part of the dance corps for Hairspray. This was her 1st year taking a dance class at Northwood and she absolutely loved it. She was excited to audition for, and be a part of, the musical this year. It has been such a fun and exciting experience!

Chelsea Korynta is a senior at Northwood High School. This is her 4th NHS theatre production. Next year, she plans to attend The University of North Carolina at Greensboro to study theater. She would like to thank her family for their support and patience throughout the last four years.

Emma Korynta is thrilled for Hairspray to be her last NHS production. She has enjoyed the last several years in the Acting Ensemble, with the a cappella group, Pitch Please, and being with her friends. She is looking forward to continuing these passions at JMU next year.

Leave it all on the stage.

Shelby Kremer is in the dance corps for Hairspray. She is a senior and this is the 1st time she’s been part of a theatre production here at Northwood. It has been a wonderful experience getting to work with such talented students.

Meredith Lewis’ clique should be canceled, Freaks and Geeks.

Jacqueline Lodestro-Helgans is a Sophomore at and Hairspray is her 1st musical here at NHS. She has participated in the Theatre, Dance, and Vocals departments here at Northwood, as well as productions at Playmakers in Chapel Hill and with the Community Chorus Project. She is a proud member of the NHS a cappella group, Pitch Please, and is thrilled to be part of the outstanding cast of Hairspray!

Kelsey O’Daniel is a senior who has played clarinet in marching band and concert band for four years and bass guitar in jazz band for three years. Hairspray is her 2nd musical at Northwood with her first being Seussical in 2012. In the fall, she plans on attending college to major in music performance on clarinet.

Lane Poag is a member of the dance corps for Hairspray. She has been dancing since she was a freshman, but this is her 1st theatre production. It is her senior year and she is so glad she was given this opportunity to be in such a wonderful show!

Madison Ponder is a senior playing in the pit. She has been a tenor saxophone player for the marching band and jazz band at Northwood for the past 4 years. She also played alto and tenor saxophone for Seussical in 2012. Madison will be attending UNC-Chapel Hill in the fall.

Jessica Puckett is excited to be a part of Hairspray, her 1st musical here at Northwood.

She’s been into music and acting for 7 years now. On stage is one of the only places she feels at home.

Jordyn Rennox, a member of the dance corps, has been dancing for as long as she can remember and she loves it! She says, “Being in the musical has been an amazing experience and being able to be a part of it has made it that much better for me!​” Katie Robbins is a junior, and this is her 1st theatrical production. She is involved with Northwood’s vocal and art programs and is a founding member of NHS’s a cappella group, Pitch Please. Katie has always wanted to be involved in Northwood’s theatre program and is thrilled to be a part of the Hairspray cast!

Lindsay Sanders is in the dance corps for Hairspray. She has been dancing on and off since she was 4 years old. This is her 1st theatre production and she absolutely loves it. The arts department here at Northwood is amazing and she loves being a part of it!

JEREMIAH SMITH is a senior playing the role of Edna Turnblad in his 2nd NHS musical.

Jeremiah has been very involved with the arts department, and has taken courses in Acting, Vocals, and Dance. After high school, Jeremiah plans on attending college, though he’s not sure which one just yet, and majoring in environmental studies, because he likes animals more than people.

Sean Thompson is a junior who has been involved with Northwood’s musical department for 3 years. This is his very 1st schoolproduced musical, however. He has been singing with the school’s a cappella group, Pitch Please, since its founding, and has been part of Northwood’s vocal ensemble for 2 years.

Cameron Underwood is a sophomore at Northwood High School. He enjoys long walks on the beach as long as there is no walking or beaches involved. He lives nearby Chapel Hill and in Colonial Heights with his fabulous parents and siblings, and gets to spray hair chemicals in Sean’s face.

Dana Leah Walker is a member of the dance corps for Hairspray. She has been dancing at Northwood since her freshman year, however this is her 1st theater production. She is a senior, and so happy to have been given the opportunity to be in this wonderful production!

Alex Watkins is a senior whose foot has never been outside of the arts wing throughout high school. And with concert, jazz, and marching band, vocals, and now acting, it’s easy to understand why. Alex is looking forward to majoring in biological sciences at NC State while never straying too far from the arts he fell in love with in high school.

NHS Arts Education Facu l ty This is Kayla Gahagen’s first year at Northwood. She is a member of Appalachian Consortium of Theatre Teachers (ACTT) and North Carolina Theatre Arts Educators (NCTAE). She directed her first NHS production, James & the Giant Peach, in November of 2013. She is grateful to be working with such a supportive department and is glad to make Northwood her home. She will be married in June to her fiancé​, Warren Sharp. Her dog, Parker, serves as the comedy of her life.

Matthew Hanson is in his second year of teaching choral music and guitar at Northwood. He graduated in 2012 from The University of North Carolina at Greensboro where he received both his Bachelor of Music Performance and Bachelor of Music Education degrees. Hanson is an active member of the National Association for Music Education as well as the American Choral Director’s Association. He serves as the faculty advisor for the Tri-M Music Honor Society and music director/ arranger for Northwood’s mixed a cappella group, Pitch Please. He resides just outside of Asheboro with his wife, Rebekah, his 12-month-old daughter, Annabelle, and their dog, “Ellie.”​ Leslie Burwell received her bachelor’s in psychology with a minor in art and theatre at the University of South Carolina. Leslie taught theater at Zebulon Elementary Arts Magnet. She received her Arts Education Degree at Meredith College in 1991. She received scholarships at Penland as a studio assistant and taught art at the Raleigh Museum of Art. This is her 12th year at Northwood. She is a National Board Certified teacher in Art for the young and adult learner. She is married to Lee Burwell. Their daughter, Rebecca, and their son, Daniel, are Northwood graduates and both attend Appalachian.

Eugene Cottrell attended Concord College in Athens, wv. While in college, he marched with the world championship finalist Canton Bluecoats Drum and Bugle Corps in 1990 and 1992. In 1992, he was a section leader and soloist for the Bluecoats. This is his 15th year at Northwood. Cottrell was named to Who’s Who of America’s Teachers in 2001, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008 and 2011. In 2005, he was named a National Teacher of the Year by the Mr. Holland’s Opus Foundation and in 2011 he received the Jackson Parkhurst Award for continued excellence in music education, given by the NC Symphony. He enjoys family time with his wife, Leslie, and children, Madison and Sydney.

Kristen Norwood found her love of dance during her time as a student here at Northwood. Her teacher, Leah Smith, inspired her to follow her heart and pursue a career in dance. After graduation, she attended East Carolina University where she received a bachelor’s degree in Dance Education.

This is her second year teaching at Northwood. Previously, she taught dance for two years at Bartlett Yancey High School in Yanceyville.

Leah Smith was first inspired to start dancing at the age of 3 after seeing Big Bird in a tutu on Sesame Street. She later went to East Carolina University where she received her bachelor’s degree in Dance Education. This is Smith’s 9th year at Northwood. This past year she won the most votes in the national “Teacher Shout Out” contest sponsored by Herff-Jones. She serves as faculty advisor for the NHS chapter of the National Honor Society for Dance Arts as well as the NHS Peace Alliance and is a member of the Carrboro Modern Dance Company. She is madly in love with her 7-year-old Lego maniac, Lincoln October.

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