Based on the 2006 film, when young Olive Hoover enters a regional children's beauty pageant, her dysfunctional family embarks on a cross-country trek chasing brighter days and the coveted title of Little Miss Sunshine. From the minds behind The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee and Into The Woods, hearts will be filled and badankadonks will be shaken!
Tickets are priced at pay-what-you-want as part of FNT’s Theater For All Initiative.
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CAST
*denotes FNT student
CREATIVE TEAM
DIRECTOR & MUSIC DIRECTOR
Colin Healy
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), was recorded by The Republik at Adam Schlesinger (Fountains Of Wayne, Crybaby: The Musical) and James Iha's (Smashing Pumpkins) legendary Stratosphere Studios in New York and was produced by Brian Viglione (Dresden Dolls). 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).
COSTUME & PROPS DESIGN
Kel Rohlf
Kel loves gathering materials and making the props. One her greatest joys is seeing the actors light up, when they interact with their props. Working with other creative people energizes her, and she feels proud of the work everyone invested in this show. She hopes you enjoy the spectacle, the world and the story of Little Miss Sunshine. Kel has built props for previous Fly North Theatricals’ shows such as, Frog and Toad, Assassins, Peter and the Starcatcher, Spelling Bee, and Big Machine.
PRODUCTION MANAGER
Bradley Rohlf
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.
CHOREOGRAPHER
Angela Healy
Angela is a St. Louis-based performer and choreographer as well as the co-founder and artistic director of The Starling Company, Fly North Theatricals’ fee-free children’s theater. Recent notable credits include the roles of Eva in At The Wedding (West End Players Guild), Millie Owens in Picnic (Hawthorne Players), as well as choreographing and co-directing A Christmas Story (The Starling Company) and Spelling Bee (Fly North Theatricals).