Program
Music and Lyrics by
William Finn
Book by
James Lapine
Based on the award-winning 2006 motion picture
Little Miss Sunshine
written by Michael Arndt
Little Miss Sunshine runs approximately
1 hour and 45 minutes
and is presented in Two Acts with
one 15-minute intermission.
Little Miss Sunshine is presented “pay-what-you-want” as part of Fly North Theatricals’ Theater For All Initiative (TFAI) which aims to make both seeing and learning the performing arts in St. Louis more financially accessible.
By supporting the TFAI, you’re supporting…
The Starling Company, FNT’s fee-free children’s theater wing.
Our goal of providing up to $10K in scholarships and subsidies every year for our private voice, dance, and acting students.
More shows just like this one that are offered at “pay-what-you-want” pricing to the community.
Cast
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Connor Becker*
DWAYNE HOOVER
Connor is excited to take the stage as Dwayne in this amazing production! He is high school senior who has taken part in productions at his school, along with a few other professional roles (one of which landed him a TMA nomination for Best Lead Actor in a Comedy). After studying at NYU for their summer theater program, he is ready to apply some new techniques to his performance. Connor wants to thank all of his friends, family, and supporters who have encouraged him along the way, and helped him make his dreams possible. With that, he hopes you enjoy the show! -
Zy Beckley*
MEAN GIRL/ D’BORAH
Zy has been involved in the performing arts since she was six years old having performed in various on-stage roles including Schwartz in The Starling Company’s 2024 production of “A Christmas Story.” Zy also is skilled in multiple dance disciplines and plays violin, ukulele, and piano. When she’s not on stage, Zy enjoys fashion design, crocheting, and painting as well as enjoying sushi and hotpot.
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Parker Collier*
JEFF, MAP BITCH & OTHERS
Parker Collier is senior at Webster Groves High School and a long time student of Fly North Theatricals. Some of his recent roles include Michael in God of Carnage (WGHS), Clifford Bradshaw in Cabaret (WGHS), and Jean Shepherd in A Christmas Story (Fly North Theatricals). He is a member of COCA's Allegro vocal company and COCAWrites as well. Parker will be pursuing a BFA Degree in Acting at Long Island University in the fall. -
Eileen Engel
SHERYL HOOVER
Eileen is thrilled to be back with Fly North Theatricals, where she previously performed in Madam, Forgottonia, and Assassins! She holds a BFA in Musical Theatre from Southeast Missouri State University and has performed at The Fabulous Fox Theatre, The Sheldon, Stray Dog Theatre, Blue Strawberry, The Midnight Company, St. Louis Actor’s Studio, Little Theatre on the Square, New Jewish Theatre, Soul Siren Playhouse, Variety Theatre, Playhouse at Westport Plaza, Bluff City Theatre, COCA, New Line Theatre, Thin Air Theatre Company, St. Louis Shakespeare, R-S Theatrics, and McLeod Summer Playhouse. Some favorite credits include: Ride The Cyclone (Ocean; Theatre Circle Award Nominee), Drood (Rosa Bud; Theatre Circle Award Nominee), Sweeney Todd (Johanna), Steel Magnolias (Shelby), and Anything Goes (Hope).
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Ken Haller
GRANDPA HOOVER & OTHERS
Ken is a local actor, writer, cabaret performer, storyteller, advocate, educator, and pediatrician, critically acclaimed cabaret performer, co-owner of Blue Strawberry, Emeritus Professor of Pediatrics at the SLU School of Medicine, board member for multiple organizations focused on LGBTQ+ health, and he is thrilled to be returning to Fly North Theatricals after appearing as Grandpa Gellman in Caroline, or Change in 2023.Other favorite roles include Herbie in Gypsy and Herr Schultz in Cabaret at Stray Dog Theatre, Macbeth for Hydeware Theatre, Arthur in Love! Valour! Compassion! for Citilites Theatre, and Claude in Hair for New Line Theatre.
Ken sees his personal mission as Healing, sometimes with a stethoscope, sometimes with a story and a song.
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Zoe Klevorn*
OLIVE HOOVER
Zoe is delighted to be a part of the Little Miss Sunshine cast! Zoe’s credits on stage include Little Girl in Ragtime (STAGES), Bielke in Fiddler on the Roof (The Muny), Ragtime (GCPA), Noah in Caroline, Or Change (Fly North Theatricals), Fannie in Mary Poppins (MBU Theatre), and Matilda the Musical (COCA). Zoe studies acting at GCPA, dance at COCA and PDC, and voice at Fly North Theatricals (FNT). Zoe is grateful for the love and support of her family, friends, and mentors and would like to thank FNT for this wonderful opportunity and experience! -
Dereis Lambert
UNCLE FRANK
Dereis is a dedicated actor from Saint Louis, MO, holding a BFA in Acting/Directing from Rockford University. He has portrayed Hall Miller in "Jersey Boys" at Stages St. Louis, Shepard Mallory in "Ben Butler" at Artist Ensemble Theatre, and Sidney Bruhl in "Deathtrap" at Rockford University. Most recently, he was seen as the Mansa in The Black Rep’s production of "Timbuktu" and in Fly North Theatricals’ “Big Machine.”
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Brian McKinley
RICHARD HOOVER & OTHERS
Brian is a native of Peoria, IL who has been on stage since he was a teenager. He holds degrees in both Musical Theater (WIU) and Biology (Bradley Univ.) which offers him a unique perspective as an artist. He was recognized in 2021 with an award for Outstanding Supporting Performance from the St. Louis Theatre Circle for his role in Spell #7 with The St. Louis Black Repertory Co. where he currently serves as the Director of Education. Brian returns to FNT for the fourth time having served in roles both on (as Mitch Mahoney in Spelling Bee) and off-stage (as director of Caroline Or Change and Asst. Dir. of Assassins).
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Brynja Murphy*
MEAN GIRL/BRIDGET
Brynja has been an FNT for two years student where she studies dance with Angela Healy and voice with Michael Reitano. Little Miss Sunshine is Brynja Murphy’s first Theater for All performance and she’s been loving the unique experience of working with other students and adults. She previously played Flick in A Christmas Story in the inaugural Starling Theater Company Production and Betty Blast in Footloose at the Ignite theater company. She's a seventh grade student at The College School where she excels in her love for learning and art and had the unique opportunity to ride her bike 115 miles on the Katy trail with her classmates. While she's currently taking a break from her bike, Brynja spends most of her free time drawing and painting and is often working on several creative projects at a time.
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Callum Thompson*
MEAN GIRL/TRACEE
Callum is 9 years old and a third grader at Holy Infant Catholic School. He recently voiced “a young boy” in Cabaret (New Jewish Theater) and played Randy Parker in A Christmas Story (The Starling Company). Callum has also appeared in various youth theater productions with The J and GCPA. He currently studies voice with Dr. Jeffrey Carter and dance with Angela Healy. In his free time, Callum enjoys watching as much musical theatre as he possibly can and is learning to play the guitar. Many thanks to Colin and everyone at FNT for such a fun opportunity.
Creative Team
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Colin Healy
DIRECTOR, MUSIC DIRECTOR & PROJECTION DESIGN
Colin Healy is a dog-owner based in the city of St. Louis who is also a composer, music director, artistic director of Fly North Theatricals, co-host of the podcast Overarching and co-owner of Greenfinch Theater and Dive. Starting at age 15, as a touring singer/songwriter, Colin's work as a recording artist has received radio play nationwide and spans five full-length studio albums including We Are The Wild Things (2012) produced by Brian Viglione (Dresden Dolls, Nine Inch Nails) and recorded at the legendary Stratosphere Studios in New York.His work as a composer includes 4 works of musical theatre: Forgottonia, The Gringo, Madam, and Big Machine. Madam was nominated for five St. Louis Theatre Circle Awards in 2021 and The Gringo was one of the headlining acts at the 2018 St. Louis Fringe and set the record for best-selling show in festival history. Healy has also served as the Artist-In-Residence at both St. Louis University (2020-21) and the Center Of Creative Arts (2022).
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Bradley Rohlf
TECH DIRECTOR, LIGHTING DESIGN & PRODUCTION MANAGER
Bradley Rohlf is a multi-hyphenate theater artist and musician, and is the Managing Director of Fly North Theatricals. As a songwriter and recording artist, he has released two EPs under the moniker Another White Suburbanite, "AWS" (2011), and "Counter Culture" (2012). He began acting in plays and musicals across the metro region in 2013, and garnered a Best Performance Award nomination from Arts For Life for his portrayal of Mr. Bungee in "A New Brain" with Hawthorne Players in 2019. He has worked as a production manager and stage manager for most of FNT’s productions, including “The Gringo” (2018), “Madam” (2020), and “Caroline, Or Change” (2023). He directed FNT’s production of “Assassins” (2022) for which he was awarded “Outstanding Director of A Musical” by the St. Louis Theater Circle. He is a co-host of Overarching, and co-owner of Greenfinch Theatre & Dive.
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Kel Rohlf
COSTUME DESIGN & PROPS DESIGN
Kel has enjoyed working behind the scenes with Fly North Theatricals over the last several years. The opportunity to work with the talented creative team and cast of Little Miss Sunshine brings Kel great joy. Building props, searching for and building costumes and occasionally helping with set dressing is like painting a background to highlight the focal image. Every contribution to the whole brings the vision forward, spotlighting the story Shows she has recently worked on at FNT include: Frog and Toad, Assassins, Peter and the Starcatcher, Spelling Bee, and Big Machine. Her most recent joy was working with The Starling Company, presenting their first fee-free, all youth production, A Christmas Story: The Musical. -
Angela Healy
CREATIVE CONSULTATION & CHOREOGRAPHER (“SHAKE MY BADONKADONK”)
Angela started dancing at the age of three and hasn’t stopped performing since. She was most recently seen in West End Players production of At the Wedding as Eva and can be found performing and choreographing with a variety of theater companies in St. Louis. She is so excited to be helping with the annual Theater for All Show; her favorite project of the year! Angela is the resident dance teacher at FNT and the artistic director of The Starling Company. Some favorite choreography credits include A Christmas Story the Musical (The Starling Company), Legally Blonde Jr. (Mehlville High School), Heathers the Musical (Asst. Chreo, Myriad), Madam (Asst. Choreo, Fly North Theatricals), Forgottonia (Choreographer, Fly North Theatricals). Thanks to the cast, our small but mighty crew, my family, and as always, my wonderful husband.
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Katie Orr
SET PAINTER
Katie Orr is a designer, painter, theatre-marketing aficionado, and graduate from Stephens College. As a theatre advocate and native St. Louisan, it’s her passion to highlight local theatre. Though she is a designer/technician for many companies in the St. Louis community, she now resides full-time as the Technical Director for DaySpring Arts & Education. Some design credits include: Into the Woods (New Jewish Theatre Company), Spells of the Sea (Metro Theatre Company), Proof (Moonstone Theater Company), Forgottonia (Fly North Theatricals), Newsies (Missouri Baptist University). www.katiemicorr.com -
Celeste Gardner
LIGHT BOARD OPERATOR
Celeste Genevieve Gardner is a graduate of Saint Louis University with a Bachelor of Arts in History & Theatre, and has been previously featured in Aurora Behlke’s The Inferno is for B*tches as Heaven in Slightly Askew Theatre Company (SATE)’s Aphra Behn Festival, Anton Chekhov’s Three Sisters as Masha with Saint Louis University, and Courtney Bailey’s Romanov Family Yard Sale as Masha with Equally Represented Arts (ERA).
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Danielle Singleton*
PRODUCTION ASSISTANT
Danielle is a high school junior who takes acting lessons at Fly North Theatricals. She has taken part of productions at school, and was also casted as "The Mother"of Starling's Winter Production of "A Christmas Story". She takes voice lessons for Opera Theatre St. Louis' Artist in Training Program, in which she placed second place in their Spring Vocal Competition. Danielle is also involved in choir at school, and is an Alto in the Sheldon's All-Star Chorus, which as allowed her the honor to make her Carnigie Hall Debut during her freshman year of high-school while performing there with her conducter Maria A. Ellis and the chorus. Danielle is so grateful to have been offered the opportunity to intern for this amazing production, and she hopes you enjoy the show!
Band
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Colin Healy
KEYBOARD 1/CONDUCTOR
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Nikki Ervin
KEYBOARD 2
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Jessica Poddig
HORN
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Brandon Thompson
REEDS
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Des Jones
DRUMS
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Joseph Hendricks
REEDS (4/25 & 5/4)
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Sydney Reynolds
HORN (4/25)
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Joe Pastor
DRUMS (5/2-3)
