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Young Harris College to Present Tony Award-Winning Broadway Musical “My Fair Lady”
YOUNG HARRIS, Ga. – Young Harris College’s Theatre Young Harris will present six performances of “My Fair Lady” in Dobbs Theatre located in Goolsby Center on the YHC Campus. Performances are scheduled for Wednesday-Saturday, Nov. 9-12, at 7 p.m. with a matinee performance on Saturday, Nov. 12, at 2 p.m. and a “Pay What You Can Preview” on Tuesday, Nov. 8, at 7 p.m. Tickets are $10 for adults and $5 for seniors 65+ or with a YHC ID.
“My Fair Lady” tells the story of Henry Higgins, a Professor of Phonetics, encountering Eliza Doolittle, a cockney flower girl, one cold March night at Covent Garden market. He declares to his friend Colonel Pickering that in three months he could transform Eliza into a duchess. Over the course of several months, Eliza, who moves into the Higgins household, is put through a grueling course of phonetics and oratory lessons by Higgins. Eliza’s moment of triumph comes at the Embassy Ball—she is beautiful, elegant, and well-spoken and proves to be an enormous success. Eliza soon finds out the truth about Higgins’ motives.
Directed by Assistant Professor of Theatre Anne Towns, the production features junior musical theatre majors Sarah McTyre, of Milledgeville, Ga., Kevin Garland, of Adairsville, Ga., senior theatre major Nick Oberheu, of Loganville, Ga., freshman biology major Patrick Eldon, of Bradenton, Ga., sophomore music education major Caleb Nelson, of Bethlehem, Ga., freshman art major Tyler Staten, of Warner Robins, Ga., junior theatre majors Hannah Johnson, of Marietta, Ga., Blake Wilson, of Talking Rock, Ga., freshman musical theatre majors Caitlyn Bambrough, of Cochran, Ga., Kelsey Ozment, of Dallas, Ga., sophomore musical theatre major Kristin Talley, of Lawrenceville Ga., senior music education major Emily Roberts, of Euharlee, Ga., junior interdisciplinary studies major Lauren James, of Griffin, Ga., sophomore theatre majors Cara Rose Sullivan, of Marietta, Ga., Kevin Raines, of Ellerslie, Ga., Associate Professor of Music Dr. Sandy Calloway and Adjunct Instructor of Theatre Kendall Kiker.
Theatre Young Harris is YHC’s performing arts organization. Each season, the theatre company presents a full lineup of notable productions, including full-length musicals, innovative dramas, classic plays, children’s shows and more. Auditions are open to YHC students, faculty and staff as well as the community.
Mainstage Season tickets are available by phone at (706) 379-4307, online at yhc.edu/tickets or in person through the YHC Box Office located in the lobby of Goolsby Center. Box Office hours are Monday-Friday, 3-5 p.m.
About Young Harris College
Young Harris College is a private, baccalaureate degree-granting college located in the beautiful mountains of North Georgia. Founded in 1886 and historically affiliated with The United Methodist Church, Young Harris College educates, inspires and empowers students through the highest quality liberal arts education. The College currently has more than 1,100 students across five divisions—Education, Fine Arts, Humanities, Mathematics and Science, and Social and Behavioral Sciences. The historic campus in Young Harris, Ga., has completed major campus improvements to accommodate the College’s growth. Recent LEED-certified campus improvements include the 121,000-square-foot Rollins Campus Center, new residence facilities, and a 57,000-square-foot recreation and fitness center. The College is an active member of NCAA Division II and remains a fierce competitor in the prestigious Peach Belt Conference. YHC is among fewer than 300 colleges and universities nationwide named to the 2016-2017 list of Colleges of Distinction and is listed as a “Best National Liberal Arts College” by U.S. News & World Report. For more information, visit yhc.edu.
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