Anastasia Playbill

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Book by Terrence McNally

Music by Stephen Flaherty

Lyrics by Lynn Ahrens

Show synopsis

Inspired by the beloved films, Anastasia transports us from the twilight of the Russian Empire to the euphoria of Paris in the 1920s as a brave young woman sets out to discover the mystery of her past. Pursued by a ruthless Soviet officer determined to silence her, Anya enlists the aid of a dashing conman and a lovable ex-aristocrat. Together, they embark on an epic adventure to help her find home, love, and family.

With its opulent settings, dazzling costumes, and a soaring score including the song favorites from the hit animated film, “Journey to the Past” and “Once Upon a December,” Anastasia is the spectacular new musical about discovering who you are and defining who you ’ re meant to be.

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Musical synopsis

Act I

St Petersburg 1907, 1917, and 1927

Act II Paris, 1927

ANYA/ANASTASIA........................................................................Laelle Strong

DMITRY..........................................................................................Henry Hannaford

VLAD POPOV........................................................................................Lucas Smith

DOWAGER EMPRESS MARIA FEODOROVNA.....Abagail Powers

GLEB VAGANOV...............................................................Zak Lindsted-Zama

COUNTESS LILY MALEVSKY-MALEVITCH......Adelle Hannaford

YOUNG PRINCESS ANASTASIA.......Katie Schwab, Willow Smith

COUNT IPOLITOV.............................................................................Shay Trelow

COUNT LEOPOLD.........................................................................Carter Perkins

GORLINSKY........................................................................................Carter Perkins

TZAR NICHOLAS II.................................................................Nathan Womack

TSARINA ALEXANDRA...............................................................Erin Cheatum

OLGA ROMANOV............................................................................Piper Eckhart

TATIANA ROMANOV.......................................................................Alyssa Klein

MARIA ROMANOV..............................................................................Sophie Bird

PRINCESS (TEEN) ANASTASIA ROMANOV................Callie Perkins

PRINCE ALEXEI ROMANOV.......................................George Hannaford

MARFA.....................................................................................................Piper Eckhart

DUNYA.......................................................................................................Alyssa Klein

PAULINA.....................................................................................................Sophie Bird

COUNT GREGORY........................................................Bawi (Theo) Thawng

COUNTESS GREGORY.................................................................Andrea Klein

DOORMAN...................................................................................Nathan Womack

Jesstine Hutchins

Chloe Lee

Josiah Lindholm

Sterling Moore

Littles and Middles

Ava Bird

Mia Keller

Kyron Lindsted-Zama

Cydnee Reshwan

Victoria Shimko

Hattie Bird

Phoebe Laird

Cole Perkins

Makenna Schmidt

Willow Smith

Crew

Aidan Bowers

Cyleigh Lindsted

Carter Peterson

Katie Schwab

Adley Strong

Stage Manager....................................................................William Hoffman

Sound Design and Operator..................................................Tristin Klein

Lighting Design and Operator.............................CamilleWilliamson

Projector...................................................................................Andrew Coffman

Choreo Captains........................................................................Erin Cheatum, Nathan Womack

Props.....................................................................................................Lucy Goebel

Costumes/Quick Change Team..........................Stephanie Davolt, Bekah Hershberger,

Hair/Makeup........................................................................Stephanie Davolt

Bekah Hershberger

House/Lobby......................................................................Bryan Hannaford

Stage Crew...........................................................................................Gabe Craig

Seren Crouse

Matthew Hibbs

Jadon Morris

Blessing Saw, Mikayla Schmidt

Taiton Schmidt

Jacob Schwab

Playbill.............................................................................................Lauren Barney

Bawi (Theo) Thawng

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Anya/Anastasia Dmitry Vlad

Laelle Strong is a senior who came to Sunrise in the 5th grade, and when she joined drama in 8th grade, she knew she had discovered something special. Her favorite role is Anya in this year ' s production of Anastasia; however, her role as Mrs. Corry, from Mary Poppins will forever hold a special place in her heart. She is thankful for the family she found in drama and will always treasure the memories made. Laelle would like to thank her mom and dad, her sisters, Adley and Martyna, and the Hannaford family for always being there for her and encouraging her (and for all the pink drinks!). Mostly, she would like to thank Christ for blessing her with the opportunity to do what she loves

Henry Hannaford is a sophomore who started on stage at Sunrise when he was in 4th grade as a little in The Music Man Most recently, he has had the chance to perform in You Can t Take It With You, Mary Poppins, Pilgrim, and Hello, Dolly These past seven years have grown his love for theatre. Each show has given him more experience and challenged him in a variety of different ways He is very grateful for the role of Dmitry, and, just as he is with every show, he is so excited to have the opportunity to perform on the Sunrise stage. He wants to thank everyone for coming to this show, and for all of the hard work from the students and parents to help make this show a success

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Lucas Smith is a junior who plays the role of Vlad Popov in this production of Anastasia. His drama involvement began at Sunrise during his 7th grade year He has participated in many shows over the years such as Beauty and the Beast, Peter Pan, State Fair, Hello, Dolly , White Christmas, and Mary Poppins. His favorite role so far has been George Banks in Mary Poppins Lucas' future plans are undecided, however, he knows he wants to do something involving either music or technology. His favorite Bible verse is Isaiah 41:10 "Fear not, for I am with you; be not dismayed, for I am your God I will strengthen you, yes, I will help you, I will uphold you with My righteous right hand "

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Gleb Dowager Empress Countess Lily

Zak Lindsted-Zama, a sophomore, has been at Sunrise since 8th grade, but his drama debut started before that This year in Anastasia he is playing Gleb, the “bad guy” In the past, he has been in Peter Pan, Beauty and the Beast, State Fair, You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown, Peter Rabbit, White Christmas, Mary Poppins, and You Can’t Take it With You. He loves all things about drama It’s definitely his “sport” He’s thankful for all the good friends and relationships that he has formed through his drama times. Zak hasn’t decided what he wants to do yet after high school but is trusting God to direct him as he is reminded by with his favorite verse, 1 Corinthians 3:23 Zak hopes you enjoy the Sunrise version of Anastasia and that you come back for many more Sunrise drama productions.

Abagail Powers is a senior who has been attending Sunrise since 4th grade and has been involved in drama since 6th grade Some of her favorite roles have been Goodwill in Pilgrim, Mrs De Pinna in You Can’t Take It With You, and her role this year as The Dowager Empress in Anastasia. Her favorite part about drama is the people; she loves how everyone feels and acts as a family She plans on minoring in musical theatre in college Outside of school, she is a worker at her church in the coffee shop and children’s ministry and a singer on the worship team. Her favorite Bible verse is Proverbs 28:1 "The wicked flee though no one pursues, but the righteous are as bold as a lion "

Adelle Hannaford is a freshman who has been involved with Sunrise theatre since 3rd grade She has loved being in a variety of shows such as playing the roles of Ms Hannigan in Annie Jr and Gail Wellington in You Can t

Take It With You

Playing the role of Lily in Anastasia has been a dream role for her because of the comedic parts as well as the powerful songs She is very grateful for the opportunity to be a part of this drama department and for everyone who has come to watch and support our show. The Lord has blessed her with growing her friendships and her love for theatre throughout this production, and she is so thankful for this She hopes you enjoy the show!

"IN A CROWD OF THOUSANDS I'D FIND YOU AGAIN"

Our Little Anastasias

Katie Schwab is playing the role of young Anastasia and she is very excited to have her first speaking role in a school production. Katie has attended Sunrise since kindergarten and also performed in Sunrise’s production of Mary Poppins in 2022 She loves the thrill and excitement of performing along with the bonding experienced within the cast as they work together in separate roles to put together a performance where everyone is valued and encouraged to do their best for the Lord She is grateful for her relationship with Jesus and the promise of eternal life with him Her favorite Bible verse is Romans 6:23 "For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord "

Jenna,

Willow Smith has had such a wonderful time playing the role of little Anastasia in this spring musical. She loves the entire process and is surrounded by many outstanding students and staff who encourage her and make the experience fun Willow is in the 4th grade at SCA, and this will be her second production, including Mary Poppins last year She loves Jesus and spends time in God’s Word She wouldn’t know what to do with herself when the play ended She would continue singing songs and saying lines from Anastasia!

We’re so proud of your hard work and dedication! Keep using your talents to serve Him!

Love, Mom & Dad

Henry,

From Lumiere to My St. Petersburg, you ' re still on top!

Love, Grandma and Grandpa

Addie,

Keep on being that bold woman, you ' re always dynamic!

Love, Grandma and Grandpa

George,

Not so little anymore

Love, Grandma and Grandpa

Will,

We are very proud of your hard work and dedication!

Love, Dad, Mom, & Zach

Cyleigh,

We’re proud of you Cyleigh! We love you!

Love, Dad & Mom

Willow,

Shout Outs

We are so proud of you, Willow! Keep living for Jesus and using your talents for Him!

Love, Mom and Dad

CLASS OF 2023

"For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of a sound mind"

Sophie Bird has been at Sunrise since Kindergarten She has been in a number of shows like The Mad Hatter’s Tea Party, Beauty and the Beast Jr., Much Ado About Nothing, Hello Dolly!, the Radio Theater shows, her personal favorite White Christmas, Pilgrim, Mary Poppins, You Can’t Take it With You, and of course, Anastasia. Her favorite role was her spunky character, Essie, in You Can’t Take it With You She was also a student director in the junior high show, Anne of Green Gables She has spent just as much time backstage as she has on as she was in crew for the junior high shows the past few years. The Sunrise drama department is definitely family! She is planning on going to Oklahoma Baptist University on some academic scholarships and planning on a BioChem major.

Stephanie Davolt started at Sunrise when she was two and has attended since that time She joined the drama department during her sophomore year to help with the splendid production of White Christmas. Since then, she has continued to be a part of the plays and musicals, assisting in many areas such as hair, makeup, costumes, and stage manager. She appreciates the family atmosphere of the drama department. She feels there's a place for everyone, whether it's on stage or behind the scenes.

Piper Eckhart has been acting since 5th grade. The moment she stepped on stage she learned that she loved being under the lights. Her favorite roles on stage have been Mrs Brill in Mary Poppins and Alice in You Can’t Take It With You She especially loves musicals because she gets to act, sing, and dance all in the same show. Piper has also recently gotten involved backstage for Annie, Jr., as well as a student director for Anne of Green Gables. Some of her favorite memories have been made backstage with cast and crew Drama gives her the opportunity to express herself on stage and make memories that will last a lifetime. She uses her favorite Bible verse, Philippians 4:6-7, to find peace while performing. She would like to thank everyone involved in the drama program for making her years at Sunrise unforgettable

Alyssa Farris has been in the Sunrise drama program since freshman year and has participated in many shows including Much Ado About Nothing, White Christmas, Pilgrim, Mary Poppins, You Can't Take It With You, and Anastasia. She has been in many roles including pit orchestra, concessions, conductor's assistant, lobby, and meal team Her favorite role that she has been in is pit orchestra What Alyssa appreciates most about the drama program is that everybody is always included and it truly feels like a family! Her favorite Bible verses are Philippians 4:6 and Jeremiah 29:11. Alyssa's plans for the future are to go to Butler Community College to get her nursing degree and then hopefully work in either the emergency department or labor and delivery.

SENIOR

William Hoffman has attended Sunrise since 2nd grade. He has been involved in drama since his sophomore year playing in the pit orchestra for White Christmas and Pilgrim. In the spring of 2022, he was asked to work on crew for Mary Poppins and enjoyed it William then went on to become stage manager for You Can't Take it With You, Anne of Green Gables, and currently, Anastasia He enjoys working behind the scenes and learning new things in the process He would like to thank Abby Hannaford and Jack Jones for giving him this opportunity and believing in him. His favorite Bible verse is Colossians 3:17.

SENIOR

Andrea Klein started at Sunrise in Kindergarten and went to be homeschooled from 4th to half of 9th grade when she enrolled with Sunrise for her last 3 ½ years of High School Andrea has been in Seven Brides for Seven Brothers, Tarzan, Little Mermaid, Candy Cane Lane, Annie, Seussical, Mary Poppins Jr , Fiddler on the Roof, Singin' in the Rain, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, High School Musical Jr., Godspell Jr., White Christmas, Pilgrim, Mary Poppins, and Anastasia. Her favorite roles have been being a flower in Tarzan and being corn in Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat. Her favorite thing about drama is the friendships you make/grow over the months Her favorite verse is “Truly my soul finds rest in God; my salvation comes from Him Truly He is my rock and my salvation; He is my fortress, I will never be shaken” Psalms 62:1-2

Tristin Klein has been a part of the SCA Theatre program since he was in the 8th grade. His love for theatre began as a member of the backstage crew for State Fair in 2019 under the leadership of his sister, Jessica. After working as a stagehand for an additional year, he was encouraged to try his hand at the soundboard As a sophomore, Tristin made his debut as the sound engineer for White Christmas, receiving the Theatre Kansas Award for Outstanding Sound Design He additionally received a Jester nomination for last year ' s production of Mary Poppins. Tristin has enjoyed working the sound board alongside Jack Jones for elementary, middle school, and high school productions over the past five years. He'd like to thank Mr. Jones for mentoring him in this role and Mrs. Keck and Mrs Hannaford for believing in his abilities to do his job well His favorite verse is James 1:4, “But let patience have its perfect work, that you may be perfect and complete, lacking nothing ”

Carter Perkins is playing the parts of Count Ipolitov and Count Leopold in Anastasia He has been doing drama since his 6th grade year, and it is a family he is going to miss being a part of when he goes to college. He hasn't been in the audience of a Sunrise production since 2017, but helping out with the shows has been the high point of high school Performing onstage has become his way to express all of the emotions he can't put into words. His favorite role to play has, by far, been Grandpa in You Can't Take it With You Abby Hannaford has pushed him to become a better version of himself and a better actor. He highly recommends joining the drama family.

Bawi (Theo) Thawng considers himself fortunate to have had the opportunity to participate in Sunrise's Theater department during his senior year. Since seventh grade, he has been involved in theater productions ranging from A Rocking Royal Christmas with the King to Beauty and the Beast while attending STEP Centre for Academics The atmosphere of creating a beautiful play with a group of incredibly talented students reminds him of what he loves. He'd like to thank Mrs. Pam Lindsted for igniting his passion for theater as well as Mrs. Abby Hannaford for allowing him to have the unforgettable experiences he had in You Can't Take It With You, Anne of Green Gables, and Anastasia Every time he takes the stage, Psalm 23 comes to his aid "The Lord is my shepherd; I lack nothing."

Jenna Wallace began attending Sunrise her 6th grade year She has also been in the school’s orchestra since 6th grade. For her first year helping out with an SCA drama production, Jenna decided to play the violin in the pit. Jenna plans to attend Butler Community College to play her violin in the strings program After that, she will attend Eric Fisher to become a cosmetologist Jenna’s favorite Bible verse is Matthew 11:28, “Come to me all who are weary, and I will give you rest.”

Orchestra

Violin 1.........................................................Chelsea Rider, Jenna Wallace

Violin 2...........................................................Alyssa Farris, Lyla Lansdown

Viola............................................................................................................Jacob Silva

Cello..............................................................................................................Joyce Ray

Bass..................................................................................................Jeremy Samuel

Flute....................................................................................................Angela Mosier

Clarinet................................................................................................Natalie Raine

Horn......................................................................................................Colby Hutson

Trumpet..................................................................................................Asher Isaac

Trombone...................................................................................................Jeff Keck

Keyboard........................................................................................Angie Morford

Drums....................................................................................................Nathan Luke

Thank you to our guest and alumni instrumentalists for taking the time to play in our orchestra.

Littles and Middles Orchestra

Violin..............................................................................................................Joshua Li, Isabella Kavanagh, Pearl Miller, Ruth Naw, Victoria Shimko

Viola........................................................................................................Madi Archer, Briony Collings, Charlotte Boyle

Cello.............................................................................................................Mia Keller, Macey Moore

Flute..............................................................................................................May Gong

Production Team

Director.....................................................................................Abby Hannaford

Intern Director................................................................Victoria VanDellen

Student Director.........................................................Camille Williamson

Conductor....................................................................................Daniel Colwell

Choreographer Lead.................................................Hailey Stine-Dixon

Choreographers..........................................................................Josh Kampe, Alysha Keck

Set & Artistic Design............................................Mindy Ploeckelmann

Set Construction.......................................................Jerry Ploeckelmann

Technical Director.........................................................................Jack Jones

Costumes Lead.....................................................Anndrea Hershberger

Costumes............................................................................................Beth Smith, Bekah Hershberger, Pam Lindholm, Lori Goebel

Vocal Team...........................................................................Abby Hannaford

Victoria VanDellen

Zachary Garraway, Asher Isaac

Promotions................................................................................Lauren Barney, Mindee Henry,

ToourFamilies,Friends,andGuests,

THANK YOU SUNRISECHRISTIANACADEMY

We would like to thank the following people and businesses for their part in helping make this show a success

Dr. and Mrs. Lindsted, Mrs. Keely, Mr. Smith, Mrs. Adams, and the SCA faculty and staff for their continued support

Mike Garvey

SherylDennett,OliviaStevenson,andCynthiaWeesner

Daniel Smith of Mike Johnson Sales for our show shirts

David Wolfe for recording our show

Valley Print Logistics for our playbill

Pastor Jon and Stephanie Morris and Vima Church

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Stephanie Shelden for providing vocal lessons to our principles

The Parents, Grandparents, and SCA Families who have given so generously of their time, talents, and children

TO GOD BE THE GLORY

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Romanov Family

During the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries in Russia, the Romanov family held a position of high aristocracy. The last

Romanov emperor was Czar Nicholas II, who ruled between 1894 and his forcible abdication in March 1917. Shortly after his coronation in 1894, Czar Nicholas II wed Princess Alix of Hesse, a duchy in the German Empire. Alix, later known as Alexandra Feodorovna, was the granddaughter of British monarch Queen Victoria. Olga, Tatiana, Maria, and Anastasia were the four daughters Nicholas and Alexandra had; Alexei was the only son.

was inherited by many members of Queen Victoria's family.) The Russian economy was severely harmed by World War I, and there was widespread government corruption. To overthrow the czar, moderates joined forces with the radical Bolshevik revolutionaries More than 300 years of Romanov rule came to an end on March 15, 1917, when Nicholas II finally renounced the throne after years of unrest. The Romanov family was placed under house arrest in Siberia and then later executed in July of 1918. There were false rumors that Anastasia had escaped, which spread for nearly a century. Her remains were found

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History Behind Gleb's Hat

In the summer of 1995, Milk and Honey Ministries (an arm of Sunrise) went to Russia to hand out Bibles. This was our 2nd summer there. We rented the soccer stadium in a town on Yaroslavl (about 6 hrs. by train North of Moscow) to do Gospel crusades for 3 nights. This was just one year after the fall of the Soviet Union; people were excited to hear the Gospel and even SEE a Bible much less to OWN one for themselves.

On the first night of the crusade, we gave out Gospel of John pamphlets. It caused quite a stir. So much so, that a passerby police officer stopped and helped hold off the crowds so we could hand the booklets out in an orderly way. He stayed afterward, and I tried to talk with him the best that I could. The next night, we were handing out New Testaments. The crowds were even larger! The police officer came back with his wife and children and stood right beside me and helped maintain control in the excitement. The third and last night, we were going to hand out whole Bibles. News spread throughout the city and the crowds started lining up in the early afternoon. There was no way we had enough Bibles for the entire line of people.

I took one of the Bibles and wrote a message for my policeman helper. I included my name and address, as well as specific verses to look up in the Bible. I kept it to give him after the meeting. As expected, the crowd was crazy. People were pushing and shoving and trying to grab if they could. My friend faithfully guarded me and my pallet of Bibles. When it was time for the preaching to begin, he looked so sad to see that there were no Bibles left for him. Imagine his face when I brought out the special one I had saved just for him! He started weeping, and he and his wife just hugged and hugged one another. He said they had always dreamed of seeing a real Bible and now he had one of his own. He was so overcome, he took off his police hat (still with the hammer and sickle emblem on it from the not so distant past) and gave it to me as a "Thank you " . The hat has his initials written in it, as well as his sweat stains. I was so thrilled to have this treasure!

I ended up moving to Yaroslavl just about 4 months later and stayed for 18 months. I was constantly looking out for my friend but never found him again. Over the almost 30 years that have passed, I continue to pray for his salvation and for that special Bible to still be used in Russia somehow.

Today, I am honored to say that my son, Zak Lindsted-Zama, is wearing that exact same hat while singing in this musical! I pulled it out of my treasure box from all my travels and want it to be used for the LORD.

I am asking for all who read this to please pray for my policeman friend in Russia as I have over all these years. His initials are K. A.. I pray I will see him again in heaven someday!

Thank you, Pam

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Russian Words

spasibo za slukhi -

thank you for the rumors

ruble - Russian currency

French Words

tres bien - very good

mademoiselle - madam merci - thank you

monsieur - sir tu parle - you speak

francais - french

un peu - a little bon oui - well yes ma chere - my dear voila! - here it is!

mes amis - my friends

Le Sacre du Printemps -

The Rite of Spring

English Words

hobnobbed - mix socially with those of a higher class

kowtowing - to act in a subservient manner