Cincinnati Hills Christian Academy Theatre Department’s PRODUCTION OF MUSIC BY Alan Menken LYRICS BY Howard Ashman & Tim Rice BOOK BY Linda Woolverton ORIGINALLY DIRECTED BY Robert Jess Roth ORIGINALLY PRODUCED BY Disney Theatrical Productions MARCH 5-7, 2021 CHCA LINDNER TH EATER Friends of Fine Arts CHCA Fine Arts Boosters Flying Eects provided by ZFX Disney’s Beauty and the Beast Is presented through special arrangement with Music Theatre International (MTI). All authorized performance materials are also supplied by MTI. www. mtishows.com From the Director When I directed this show 11 years ago, it just about But, then there are lyrics like: “Barely even friends, did me in. While it is a wonderful show to do for all then somebody bends, unexpectedly” and “Bitter- ages, Beauty and the Beast is, pardon the pun, a beast sweet and strange, finding you can change, learning of a show to direct. Lots of scenes and locations, you were wrong.” Yes, it’s the famous title song and special effects, flying, fight scenes, enchanted yes, it’s a sweet moment in a cute show, but…I think objects, and an eight-minute song and dance musical these lyrics are in line with the very heart of God. number do not make it easy on anyone involved. Philippians 2:3 says “Do nothing out of selfish ambition But, because I have experienced it once, I’ve already or vain conceit. Rather, in humility value others above thought through a lot of the complicated issues, or at yourselves.” Isn’t that what is actually happening in least I know how to approach them better. Wisdom this show? isn’t about being smarter, it’s about having already Belle wants more than “this provincial life” but her made the mistakes and learning from them. father gets into trouble, so she goes to help him and I’ve tried to learn from myself as a director. I didn’t in return is forced to give up her dream. And yet, she have any kind of mentor in this area, so it became doesn’t dive into self-pity. Belle stands up for herself necessary for me to become hypercritical of myself, and manages to be humble and admit when she is watching the shows with a never-satisfied eye and wrong despite the Beast acting like, well, a beast. trying to think about what could have made a scene (Last reference, I promise). or song better. But over the years, as I’ve settled into some confidence in directing, I’ve been able to look I believe that God’s desire is that we should pursue beyond what is in the script and focus on the deeper working together in harmony, admitting when we are truth that lies within it. In fact, I get super nerdy with wrong, figuring how we contributed to the situation scripts now, pouring over them like great literature and and doing what we can to make it better, even if that using the dialogue and lyrics to drive the show. If you means healing hurts that weren’t ones you caused. really stop to focus, you can find deep human truths Belle had no reason to love the Beast. But she did even in a fun Disney show. anyway. And it changed both of them. The villagers sing about Belle: “very different from the We have dealt with a lot in the last year and my prayer rest of us- she’s nothing like the rest of us…” Haven’t would be that our community works towards unity, we looked down on someone for not fitting the mold that ours are the hearts that bend unexpectedly, that or our expectations? The mob coming after the Beast we would love those different from ourselves, and that sings “we don’t like what we don’t understand, in fact we allow God’s love to change us and those we love in it scares us…” Does that ring true in our country right return. So that when people ask, “who could ever learn to love a person like that,” ours would be the names on now? their lips. 2 3 The Cast List in ordrer of appearance Narrator ............Madeline Northup Beggar Woman/Enchantress/Ensemble ............Gianna Rodriguez Beast/Prince Adam ............Matthew Rebhun Belle ............Eva Milligan Aristocratic Lady/Ensemble ............Carley Millette Fish Man/Gaston Crony/Ensemble ............Tobi Aina Egg Man/Gaston Crony/Ensemble ............Noah McRedmond Sausage Curl Girl/Chandelier/Ensemble ............Claire Mitchell Baker/Gaston Crony/Ensemble ............Andrew Vest Lady with Cane/Ensemble ............Chloe Griffor Lady with Babies/Ensemble ............Hailey Williams Candle Man/Gaston Crony/Ensemble ............Collin Murphy Hat Seller/Gaston Crony/Ensemble ............Brendan Murphy Milkmaid /Ensemble ............Grace Flynn Shepherd Boy/Gaston Crony/Ensemble ............James Doyle Bookseller/Gaston Crony/Ensemble ............Jonah Bolander Lefou ............Colin Swayze Gaston ............Justin Vest Silly Girls/Enchanted Objects ............Sophie Rempe, Kate Shields, Elle Ziegenfuss Maurice ............Matthew Saxby Wolf #1/Napkin/Ensemble ............Lorena Schardong Wolf #2/Napkin/Ensemble ............Abby Fancett Wolf #3/Napkin/Ensemble ............Madelynn Glenn Wolf #4/Napkin/Ensemble ............Rebekah Ehlers Wolf #5/Napkin/Ensemble ............Isabelle Ballish Cogsworth ............Jackson Rebhun Lumière ............Jireh Burton Babette ............Grace Goodwin Mrs. Potts ............Bella Randle Chip ............Caroline Huang Madame de la Grande Bouche (wardrobe) ............Mackenzie Carnes Barkeeper/Ensemble ............Eszter Tari Gaston Crony/Ensemble ............Peyton Andry, Tyler Gage, Brian Jung, Cole Renneker Statue/Ensemble ............Ella Hansell Mirror/Ensemble ............Kendyl Hippe Monsieur D’Arque/Ensemble ............Cooper Schneider Ensemble ............Jenna Brooks, Alexandra Bruner, Reese Clary, ............Alyssa Conley, Sarem Desta, Lauren Detling, ............Marlana Doepker, Anna Kate Gage, Annelise Helwig, ............Natalie Hudepohl, Kaitlyn Lott, Melody Mansurova, ............Mekenzie Murphy, Pria Thompson, Kyla Turvey, ............Abby Van Jura, Lucy Vest, Charleigh Wright ............Kate Ziegenfuss, Lainey Zurcher 4 5 Scenes & Musical Numbers - Act One Scenes & Musical Numbers -Act Two Prologue SCENE 1 – The Forest SCENE 1 – The Town SCENE 2 – The Castle Belle.................................Company Something There .....................Belle, Beast, Lumière, Mrs. Potts, Cogsworth No Matter What ......................Maurice, Belle Human Again.........................Lumière, Madame de la Grande Bouche, Cogsworth, Mrs. Potts, Babette, Chip, Enchanted Objects SCENE 2 – The Forest SCENE 3 - The Tavern Maison des Lunes.....................Gaston, Lefou, Monsieur D’Arque SCENE 3 – The Castle SCENE 4 – Outside Belle’s Cottage SCENE 4 – The West Wing and the Castle Me...................................Gaston, Belle Beauty and the Beast.................Mrs. Potts If I Can’t Love Her (Reprise) ...........Beast SCENE 5 – The Castle Home ................................Belle SCENE 5 – Outside Belle’s Cottage Home (Reprise).......................Mrs. Potts A Change In Me.......................Belle The Mob Song ........................Gaston, Lefou, Monsieur D’Arque, Villagers SCENE 6 – The Tavern Gaston...............................Gaston, Lefou, Silly Girls, Gaston’s Cronies, Barkeeper SCENE 6 – The Castle The Battle............................Company Gaston (Reprise)......................Gaston, Lefou Home (Reprise).......................Belle SCENE 7 – The Castle Transformation/Finale................Company How Long Must This Go On?...........Beast Be Our Guest .........................Company If I Can’t Love Her.....................Beast - Gift-a-Grams - Support the cast with encouraging messages available in the lobby before the show and during ntermission. The cost is $2, with $1 supporting Friends of the Groom, a local Christian theater organization - Intermission - committed to revealing the Christian message with a unique blend of humor, story, challenging content, and scenes that are hard to forget. - Concessions - Water will be sold during intermission that may be enjoyed while seated in the theater. The Moment has been Captured! Professional photographs of our production by Dan Ledbetter will be available for purchase at www.danledbetterphotography.com. An email will be sent to all participants once the gallery is available online. 6 7 The Cast Bios The Cast Bios continued from p.8 Tobi Aina Isabelle Ballish Alexandra Reese Clary (FISH MAN/GASTON CRONY/ (WOLF #5/NAPKIN/ENSEMBLE) (ENSEMBLE) Reese is a sophomore Bruner ENSEMBLE) Tobi is a ninth grader Isabelle is a freshman this year and is (ENSEMBLE) Alexandra is enjoying and is excited to take part in Beauty and has been at CHCA for four years. excited to participate in her first high ninth grade and has been looking and the Beast. When not doing He has been in several musicals school show. She has enjoyed per- forward to this production all year. theatre, she enjoys piano, playing including Aladdin JR. (Jafar), forming in other Disney shows such She has been blessed with roles in with her dog, and spending time with Suessical (Horton), The Lion King as Madagascar JR., The Lion King Mary Poppins JR. (Bird Woman) and friends and family. Reese has been in JR. (Rafiki), Mary Poppins JR. JR., and Mary Poppins JR. Outside Godspell JR. (featured vocalist) as seven musicals at CHCA, the most (George Banks), Godspell JR. (Jesus), James and the of theatre, she enjoys dancing with her friends on the well as participation in OMEA Regional Honor Choirs, Queen recent one being Reckless (Emery/Ensemble). She dedi- Giant Peach (Billy Bobby Cop), Footloose (Ensemble), CHCA dance team. She thanks her friends and