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“I just did my first costume fitting,” Rebecca McCauley exclaims with excitement. “It has just solidified that this is really happening! That I get to play this classic role in this timeless show.”
Rebecca has every reason to be excited. She will be playing the starring role of Eliza Doolittle in this year’s Fall High School Project, My Fair Lady.
This is Rebecca’s fifth MainStage High School Project. Last year Rebecca played the pastor’s wife in Footloose. “In Footloose I was more of an observer, I was observing the lead characters (Ren and Ariel) and what they were doing. But now I’m the one causing all the trouble,” she says with a smile.
This will be Rebecca’s last High School Project, but she says she is thankful for the experience over the past five years. “I am thankful I have had the High School Project to come back to every summer. It’s a great learning and social experience,” she says. “You get to work with 45 people your age who are passionate about the same thing; we all share the same love. You also get to meet people from all over the region which is really cool.”
Rebecca says that it is a one of a kind learning experience as well. “The whole process is pretty close to a professional audition, which people my age don’t really get to experience anywhere else.”
The Grand’s Fall High School Project, My Fair Lady, runs on the main stage September 18 to 29. The classic story is brought to life by 45 cast members and 17 crew members from London and area high schools.
Fall High School Project 2012:
My Fair Lady
September 18 to 29, 2012
Witness the transformation of young Cockney flower seller Eliza Doolittle as she is plucked from the streets of Britain and thrust into high society at the hands of Professor Henry Higgins. This lively musical featuring London and area high school students includes such memorable favourites as “I Could Have Danced All Night”, “Get Me to the Church On Time” and “On the Street Where You Live."
SPONSORED BY LONDON CANADIAN TIRE ASSOCIATE DEALERS
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2012-08-09
London: Rebecca McCauley to star in “My Fair Lady” High School Project at the Grand Theatre