My fair lady fair lady MY
November 5-6 & 12-13, 2010 March 14 - 23, 2024
SQUIRE THEATRE
7300 Perry Creek Road, Raleigh, NC 27616
DR. KEVIN MATHES, Superintendent
MR. ZACHARY ROBERTS, Director
PRESENTS
LERNER
AND LOEWE’S
Book and Lyrics by ALAN
Music by FREDERICK
Adapted from George Bernard Shaw’s Play and Gabriel Pascal’s Motion Picture “PYGMALION”
Original Production Directed by MOSS HART
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JAY LERNER
LOEWE
DIRECTING STAFF
Director .................................................
MR. ZACHARY ROBERTS (Class of 2002)
Musical Director ..................................................................... MS. SHELLEY SNAPP
Scenic Production
MR. TIM GARDNER
Technical Director .................................................................. MR. JASON PIZZINO
Marketing & Communications Director ............................... MRS. KAREN BLOM
Choreographer .................................................... MRS. AMY DEAN (Class of 2010)
Costume Design and Production BROADWAY COSTUMES, INC.
Parent Volunteer Coordinators........ MRS. DAWN EVANS, MRS. JOY LATHAN
Assistant Director .......................................................... MCKENNA LATHAN (9th)
Stage Manager .......................................................... PARKER POORBAUGH (11th)
Student Tech Director GAVIN GALLIGAN (12th)
Assistant Stage Managers .................................................... OLIVIA BANGS (10th), ..................................... LEWIS MUSSELMAN (11th), BRANSON PULLIN (12th)
Female Dance Captain ................................................... BRIGHTON EVANS (12th)
Male Dance Captain CHRISTIAN HOUSTON (12th)
Alumni Directors............... MRS. MARY MARGARET MARTIN (Class of 2004), ......................................................................... MS. OLIVIA STOWE (Class of 2019), MS. GARNER OVERTON (Class of 2014)
TECHNICAL and STAGE CREW
Stage Management Team
Stage Manager ......................................................... PARKER POORBAUGH (11th)
Assistant Stage Managers ................................................... OLIVIA BANGS (10th)
.............................. LEWIS MUSSELMAN (11th), BRANSON PULLIN (12th)
Technical Crew
Technical Director, Audio & Lighting Designer ................ MR. JASON PIZZINO
Student Tech Director. ................................................... GAVIN GALLIGAN (12th)
A1/Sound Board Op GAVIN GALLIGAN (12th)
A2/Sound Script Assistant ....................................... MADDIE BURCKART (10th)
Lighting Designer/Board Op GIOVANNI THRASYBULE (12th)
Lighting Board Op ................................................................ JAMES ATKINS (10th)
Audio/Visual .................................................................. JOSHUA BRONSON (12th)
Audio/Visual Assistant HALEY SNEAD (9th)
Spot Ops ...........................GAVIN RIGGAN (10th), ZIXIN “LISA” WANG (12th)
Stage Tech & Practicals ................................................. AARON LANDIS (12th), .................................................................................... KADENCE RIGGAN (12th)
Props Mistress KARIS VENEGAS (9th)
Scenic Design & Stage Crew
Scenic Design Instructor ......................................................... MR. TIM GARDNER
Set Builders/NRCA Shop Class & Crew
Olivia Bangs (10th), Tyler Edwards (10th), Mason Finnicum (11th), Drew Flythe (11th), Elijah Gordon (11th), Holden Hall (9th), LilaGrace Hall (7th), Landon Handschumacher (11th), Noah Harris (12th), Curtis Ko (11th), McKenna Lathan (9th), Jenna Maddox (9th), Coner McCoy (9th), Megan McCurdy (9th), Lewis Musselman (11th), Andrew Newkirk (11th), Michael Niswonger (11th), Parker Poorbaugh (11th), Jackson Preddy (11th), Branson Pullin (12th), Brandon Raymond (11th), Mason Smith (9th), Greyson Warner (10th)
CAST LIST
(in order of appearance)
Mrs. Eynsford-Hill SAMANTHA SHEARON (10th)
Freddy Eynsford-Hill ............................................................... JOSH BROWN (10th)
Eliza Doolittle ......................................................................... FINLEY MULL (11th)
Colonel Pickering ............................................................... MYERS COLLINS (12th)
Bystander/First Cockney CALEB WATTS (6th)
Another Bystander/Second Cockney ...................................REESE RITTER (11th)
Hoxton Man/Third Cockney ................................. GRAHAM GUTEKUNST (8th)
Selsey Man/Fourth Cockney .................................... WAYNE MACDONALD (7th)
Henry Higgins BAILEY BAKER (11th)
George the Barkeep .................................................................... ELI LIMBIRD (11th)
Harry ...................................................................................... DOMINIC SOJO (11th)
Jamie ..........................................................................................REESE RITTER (11th)
Alfred P. Doolittle ............................................................ NATHAN WILSON (11th)
Angry Woman MERI PARKER (10th)
Angry Man ............................................................................ RYAN EDWARDS (6th)
Mrs. Pearce ....................................................................... ABIGAIL LATHAN (12th)
Mrs. Hopkins ......................................................... MADELINE CAMPBELL (11th)
Butler DANIEL GU (10th)
Maid 1 ......................................................................................... EMILY BURNS (9th)
Maid 2 ........................................................................... MEREDITH HUDSON (9th)
Maid 3 ................................................................................................ CECE GUE (9th)
Maid 4 ELLA LAUREL (10th)
Maid 5 ................................................................................... MIA SIMERMAN (11th)
Maid 6 .............................................................................. BEVERLY WROBEL (11th)
Houseman .................................................................. WAYNE MACDONALD (7th)
Houseman REESE RITTER (11th)
Mrs. Higgins .............................................................JOANNA MASSENGILL (11th)
Charles the Chauffer .................................................................. ELI LIMBIRD (11th)
Lord Boxington ....................................................... CHRISTIAN HOUSTON (12th)
Lady Boxington AVERY HARDESTY (10th)
Flower Girl .............................................................. CAMILLE MCTAGGART (6th)
Flower Girl ...............................................................CAMRYN MCTAGGART (6th)
Flower Girl ............................................................. KENDALL MCTAGGART (6th)
Embassy Footman WAYNE MACDONALD (7th)
Zoltan Karpathy ....................................................... GRAHAM GUTEKUNST (8th)
Dr. Themistocles Stephanos ...................................................REESE RITTER (11th)
Queen of Transylvania ............................................. VIRGINIA HOGLUND (12th)
Mrs. Higgins’ Maid EMILY EARNHART (9th)
CAST LIST
Female Chorus
Brighton Evans, Dance Captain (12th)
Flower Seller .................................................................................... Lila Roberts (7th)
Flower Seller Olivia Fitzpatrick-Jolley (7th)
Flower Seller .............................................................................Charlotte Coates (7th)
Ascot Attendant/Embassy Ball Guest .................................... Lauren McGee (10th)
Ascot Attendant/Embassy Ball Guest Grace DuBose (10th)
Ascot Attendant/Embassy Ball Guest ................................. Emma Donovan (10th)
Ascot Attendant/Embassy Ball Guest Madison McKoy (11th)
Ascot Attendant/Embassy Ball Guest Sophia Howard (11th)
Ascot Attendant/Embassy Ball Guest ................................... Journey Casper (11th)
Ascot Attendant/Embassy Ball Guest Claire Wilson (8th)
Ascot Attendant/Embassy Ball Guest ...................................... Annie Coombs (9th)
Ascot Attendant/Embassy Ball Guest ....................................... Ally Verunac (12th)
Male Chorus
Christian Houston, Dance Captain (12th)
Ascot Attendant/Embassy Ball Guest ......................................... Reese Ritter (11th)
Ascot Attendant/Embassy Ball Guest Dominic Sojo (11th)
Ascot Attendant/Embassy Ball Guest Daniel Gu (10th)
Ascot Attendant/Embassy Ball Guest .............................Blake Worthington (10th)
Ascot Attendant/Embassy Ball Guest Eli Limbird (11th)
MUSICAL NUMBERS
ACT 1
Place: London, 1912
Scene 1: OUTSIDE COVENANT GARDEN THEATRE. A cold March Night
Scene 2: A TENEMENT SECTION-TOTTENHAM COURT ROAD. Later that evening.
Scene 3: HIGGINS’ STUDY. The next day.
Scene 4: A TENEMENT SECTION-TOTTENHAM COURT ROAD. Midday, several weeks later.
Scene 5: HIGGINS’ STUDY. Later that afternoon.
Scene 6: OUTSIDE ASCOT RACETRACK. A July Afternoon.
Scene 7: ASCOT RACETRACK. Immediately following.
Scene 8: OUTSIDE HIGGINS’ HOUSE, WIMPOLE STREET. Later that day.
Scene 9: HIGGINS’ STUDY. Evening six weeks later.
Scene 10: TRANSYLVANIAN EMBASSY PROMENADE. Outside Ballroom. Later that evening.
Scene 11: THE BALLROOM OF THE EMBASSY. Immediately following.
ACT 2
Scene 1: HIGGINS’ STUDY. 3:00 the following morning.
Scene 2: OUTSIDE HIGGINS’ HOUSE, WIMPOLGE STREET. Immediately following.
Scene 3: FLOWER MARKET OF COVENANT GARDEN. 5:00 in the morning.
Scene 4: HIGGINS’ STUDY. 11:00 the following morning.
Scene 5: THE GARDEN OF MRS. HIGGINS’ HOUSE. Later that morning.
Scene 6: OUTSIDE HIGGINS’ HOUSE. Dusk, that afternoon.
Scene 7: HIGGINS’ STUDY. Immediately following.
ORCHESTRA
Conductor MS. SHELLEY SNAPP
Keyboard ............................................................. MRS. JENNIFER CHRISTENSEN
Keyboard .................................................................................... TURNER NORMAN
Flute/Piccolo .............................................................. MRS. EMMALINE SIMPSON
Trumpet ............................................................................... MRS. DOLLY TERLIZZI
Trumpet MR. GEOFFREY KUTCH
Trombone ....................................................................................... MS. JAYDN BURK
Horn .......................................................................................MRS. JENNIFER BURK
Percussion............................................................................. MS. TIFFANY BENSON
Bass MR. STEVE EARNHART
Viola ......................................................................................MRS. PRESTI MERRILL
NAMED ROLES (IN ORDER OF APPEARANCE)
Samantha Shearon Mrs. Eynsford-Hill
Josh Brown Freddy Eynsford-Hill
Finley Mull Eliza Doolittle
Myers Collins Colonel Pickering
Caleb Watts Bystander/Cockney
Reese Ritter Dr. Themistocles Stephanos/ Bystander/Cockney/ Houseman/Jamie
Graham Gutekunst
Hoxton Man/Cockney/ Zoltan Karpathy
Wayne MacDonald Selsey Man/Cockney/ Houseman/ Embassy Footman
Bailey Baker
Henry Higgins
Eli Limbird George the Barkeep/Charles the Chauffer
Dominic Sojo Harry
Nathan Wilson Alfred P. Doolittle
Meri Parker Angry Woman
Ryan Edwards Angry Man
Abigail Lathan Mrs. Pearce
Madeline Campbell Mrs. Hopkins
Daniel Gu Butler
Emily Burns Maid
Meredith Hudson Maid CeCe Gue Maid
Ella Laurel Maid
Mia Simerman Maid
Beverly Wrobel Maid
Joanna Massengill Mrs. Higgins
Christian Houston
Lord Boxington/ Dance Captian
Avery Hardesty Lady Boxington
Camille McTaggart Flower Girl
Camryn McTaggart Flower Girl
Kendall McTaggart Flower Girl
Virginia Hoglund Queen of Transylvania
Emily Earnhart Mrs. Higgins’ Maid
Did you know?
• Rex Harrison had such stage fright on opening night that he had to be coaxed out of his dressing room.
• Julie Andrews was only 19 when she was cast as Eliza Doolittle.
Journey Casper Charlotte Coates
Annie Coombs
Emma Donovan
Grace DuBose
Brighton Evans Dance Captain
Olivia Fitzpatrick-Jolley
Sophia Howard
Lauren McGee
Madison McKoy
Lila Roberts
Ally Verunac
Claire Wilson Blake Worthington
WHO’S WHO
Zachary Roberts (Director) — Zachary is excited to be entering his sixth year as Fine Arts Director at NRCA. He has directed and produced over 55 theatrical productions including Desire under the Elms, All My Sons, Eurydice, Long Day’s Journey into Night, Steel Magnolias, Miss Saigon, Little Shop of Horrors, and The Importance of Being Earnest. He is a graduate of Campbell University and East Carolina University, and he earned his M.F.A. in Directing from Western Illinois University. After graduate school, he lived in the fantastic theatre town of Chicago where he worked in the casting department of the Tony Award winning Goodman Theatre. He was also the casting director and an assistant director at the Jeff Award winning Provision Theater Company and worked as an assistant stage manager at TimeLine Theatre (2011 Wall Street Journal’s Theatre Company of the Year). Before returning to NRCA, he was the Director of Theatre at Southeast Raleigh Magnet High School where he was a Claes Nobel Educator of Distinction and Teacher of the Year. He is married to the beautiful Shannon Roberts, also an NRCA graduate, and has three precocious children Lila, Oliver, and Truman. “You shall remember that you were a slave in the land of Egypt, and the LORD your God redeemed you…” Deuteronomy 15:15
Shelley Snapp (Musical Director/Conductor) — Shelley Snapp is an accomplished musician with over 20 years of theatre experience. She has served as Music Director and Accompanist for numerous musical theatre productions, and on staff at various churches as Choral Director and Pianist. In addition to her work as a private piano educator, Shelley has composed original songs for musical theatre, original music for plays, expanded into sound design work, and collaborated with Chamber musicians from the North Carolina Symphony. Shelley attended the International Academy of Music based in Indianapolis, Indiana, and is the mother of three daughters. “I’m proud of you!”
Bailey Baker (Henry Higgins) — Bailey is a junior at NRCA, and this is his seventh show with Squire Theatre. He is so thankful for the opportunity with such a talented cast and crew, and he wants to give special thanks to his family, his director, Zachary Roberts, and his musical director, Shelley Snapp.
Josh Brown (Freddy Eynsford-Hill) — Josh is a sophomore at NRCA. This will be his fifth show with Squire Theatre. He is excited to work with this cast and enjoy the journey. He wants to thank his mother who got him involved in theatre. He first started theatre in third grade and would like to thank his first director Blaire Spruill for teaching him. Finally, he would like to his current director Zachary Roberts for such a great season and production. We hope you enjoy!
Madeline Campbell (Mrs. Hopkins) — This is Madeline’s first year at NRCA, and she is a junior. She has performed in over 40 plays and musicals and is excited to work with this cast.
Myers Collins (Colonel Pickering) — Myers is a senior at NRCA, and this is his eleventh and final production with Squire Theatre. He is thankful to be a part of Squire Theatre family since he was in sixth grade. Myers wants to thank both of his directors, Mr. Roberts and Mr. Green, for giving him the opportunity to perform on stage. Myers believes it’s a privilege to play the role of Pickering, and it’s a great role to end his NRCA Squire Theatre career.
Emily Earnhart (Mrs. Higgins’ Maid) — Emily is a freshman at NRCA, and this is her fourth production with Mr. Roberts. Her favorite things to do include color gaurd, acting, singing, ballet, baking, playing with her cats, hanging out with her sister and spending time with friends. She has been attending NRCA since the sixth grade. Her extracurricular activities include color guard, speech and debate, choir, and theatre. She aspires to be an actress and to start her own bakery or cookie business. She has been a Christian since sixth grade when she accepted Christ into her heart and has been growing in her faith ever since. She is a great student and gets mostly A’s with only some B’s. She has lots of friends in and out of school. She loves being in Squire Theatre productions and is dedicated to perform for God. She also hopes you enjoy the show!
Ryan Edwards (Angry Man) — Ryan is a sixth grader at NRCA. This is his second show with Squire Theatre. This past fall he had a role in Our Town.
Brighton Evans (Dance Captain) — Brighton is a senior at NRCA. She is so thrilled to be the dance captain for this production! She has spent 12 years dancing, and she cannot wait to end her time at NRCA dancing in this production! Brighton would like to thank her family for their support, her friends, Mr. Roberts, for his incredible guidance, and most importantly, the Lord-all the glory to Him! Audience of One! Enjoy the show!!
Graham Gutekunst (Zoltan Kaparthy) — Graham has done many productions with Squire Theatre: Kurt in The Sound of Music, The Coachman in Cinderella, Bum #3 and Vlad understudy in Anastasia, and Simon Stimson in Our Town. Graham has also been a part of Ira David Wood III’s A Christmas Carol for seven years and hopes to do many more. Graham has also played several roles in Shrek The Musical and Ensemble in Mary Poppins at North Carolina Theatre. Graham has also been in Aristocats at Durant Road Musical Theatre. He has also taken a pre-professional course at North Carolina Theatre Conservatory. Graham would like to thank Mr. Roberts for this opportunity and hopes you will enjoy the show!
WHO’S WHO
Avery Hardesty (Lady Boxington) — Avery is a sophomore at NRCA and this is her fourth show with Squire Theatre. Avery would like to thank Mr. Roberts for the opportunity to be a part of this amazing cast. Avery would also like to thank her mom, dad, brother and friends for their support.
Virginia Hoglund (Queen of Transylvania) — Virginia is a senior at NRCA and My Fair Lady will be her third production with Squire Theatre and her 6th show overall. She is a part of the NRCA Honors Dance team and is very excited to have the opportunity to dance in this musical and play the Queen of Transylvania. Enjoy the show!
Chrisitan Houston (Dance Captain/Lord Boxington) — Christian is a senior at NRCA and My Fair Lady will be his ninth show. This is also Christian’s second year in Honors Dance. He is excited to perform one last time before he graduates. Enjoy the show!
Wayne MacDonald (Selsey Man) — Wayne is currently in seventh grade at NRCA. This is his third show with Squire Theatre. He loves theatre! When he is not doing theatre, he is at tennis or at home spending time with family and friends. Wayne is very thankful for Zachary Roberts and all the talented actors he gets to work with in this production. Wayne is so excited for this production, and he hopes that you will enjoy!
Finley Mull (Eliza Doolittle) — Finley is a junior at NRCA and has been a part of Squire Theatre since sixth grade. Her credits include Annie (“Pepper”), Bugsy Malone (“Fat Sam”), The Lion King (“Rafiki”), The Music Man (“Gracie Shinn”), Little Women, The Sound of Music (“Lousia”), Cinderella, The Importance of Being Earnest, and Anastasia. She will be forever grateful for this opportunity and is so appreciative of all the prayers and encouragement from so many people in her life. She would like to thank Mr. Roberts, Carrie Banfi, and her mom for working so hard alongside her. She hopes you love Eliza as much as she does. Most of all, she hopes that God will be glorified through all that she does both on stage and off. This is for you, sixth grade Rafiki! XOXO Finley
Meri Parker (Angry Woman) — Meri is a sophomore. This is her second year at NRCA and fourth production with Squire Theatre. In her free time, she enjoys sewing and reading. Enjoy the show!
Reese Ritter (Jamie) — Reese is a junior at NRCA and this is his ninth show with Squire Theatre. He performed as George Gibbs in Our Town and Juror #10 in Twelve Angry Jurors, among many others. He is so grateful for all the opportunities he has had in Squire Theatre, and he is so excited about his senior shows next year.
Samantha Shearon (Mrs. Eynsford-Hill) — Samantha is a sophomore at NRCA, and this is her fourth production with Squire Theatre. Outside of theatre, she studies voices with Barbara Otterson and takes piano with Dottie Buster. She loves to sing and is a member of the Chapel Praise Band. Samantha feels blessed to be a part of this production and thankful to Mr. Roberts for directing such a wonderful production.
DIRECTOR’S NOTE
On behalf of the cast, crew, and directors, I would like to welcome you to North Raleigh Christian Academy’s Squire Theatre and our 2023-2024 Season of Consequence! We are delighted to share our spring musical MY FAIR LADY with you, our audience. Thank you for your support of the student artists who have worked tirelessly to bring this production to life. Squire Theatre is proud of our dedication to excellence, and we look forward to continuing to bring you theatre that surpasses your expectations.
The way we treat others reveals our character. Colonel Pickering treats Eliza as if she were a duchess when she is a flower girl. Professor Higgins treats a duchess as if she were a flower girl. There are consequences for how we treat others. Higgins learns this lesson firsthand. Yet those consequences can be countered with forgiveness. To forgive another person costs us. To truly forgive means we must give up the claim to bitterness and anger that we hold toward the person who has wronged us. A person who wrongs us owes us a debt, and yet, through forgiveness, we release them from that burden.
There can be no doubt that Henry treats Eliza poorly. He treats her as an object to be molded to his absurd sense of perfection. Eliza is not an object. She is a person made in the image of God, and she deserves nothing less than to be treated as such. The Apostle Peter writes to the Church that they must learn to forgive through love because “love covers over a multitude of sins” (1 Peter 4:8). Will Higgins ever come to realize how much of a person Eliza truly is? Will Eliza choose forgiveness and claim her integrity as a person? Only a production of this classic musical can tell.
Thank you again for your support of the student artists of NCRA’s Squire Theatre, and we hope you enjoy the production. We look forward to celebrating with you all again next year in the newly renovated Sherrill Center for the Performing Arts!
Zachary Roberts
NRCA Fine Arts Director (NRCA Alumnus)
