Ms. Guenther is new to the Eagle Ridge Music Department. She recently moved from Wilmington, NC where she had been teaching Chorus for 6 years. She was a part of a fantastic music and arts department at Murray MS and helped produce The Lion King JR, Shrek JR, Madagascar JR, Mary Poppins JR, and Moana JR. During the 2021-2022 school year, she was vocal director for the ERMS production of Matilda JR. She is INCREDIBLY excited to work with the team for this production of Legally Blonde JR! She'd like to thank the students, parents, and guardians for being outstanding and so thoughtful during the summer musical process!

Special thanks to Mr. Simonton, Mrs. Broadfoot, Mrs. Walden, and our loving cheerleader, Mrs. Shinas, for being such an amazing group and support system!

This is Mr. Simonton's second production at Eagle Ridge, having previously directed Matilda JR. He is excited to be leaving the department in the capable hands of Ms. Guenther.

Mr. Simonton is now in his 7th year as director of River Bend Theatre, having previously directed Thoroughly Modern Millie JR, Annie JR, The Lion King JR, Shrek JR, Beauty and the Beast JR, Fame JR and Frozen JR. He has recently started branching out into non-musical theatre with shows such as The Internet is Distract-OH LOOK A KITTEN! and 6ft Scenes, as well as River Bend's upcoming one-acts, Common Ground and How to Overthrow Your Student Government.

Mrs. Broadfoot has been choreographing musicals at Eagle Ridge of the past 4 years and is in her 14th year teaching Middle School Math. Mrs. Broadfoot has previously choreographed The Addams Family Jr., Shrek Jr., Annie Jr., Beauty and Beast Jr. and Matilda Jr. for the Eagle Ridge Theatre program. Mrs. Broadfoot earned her Bachelors and Masters Degrees in Dance from the George Washington University and American University. She continues to dance and perform annually in the Nutcracker and other Contemporary Dance Productions.

Mrs. Walden was introduced to the ERMS theater program many years ago as parent volunteer with The Wizard of Oz Jr and Elf Jr . She loved the energy, excitement, and challenge of bringing the world envisioned by the director to life through sets and props designed, built, painted, and completed (almost entirely) by middle schoolers. Mrs. Walden has since led the creative crew for Peter Pan Jr, The Lion King Jr, The Addams Family Jr., Shrek Jr., Annie Jr., Beauty and Beast Jr. and Matilda Jr. She is continually amazed by the talent, creativity and passion of the entire ERMS theater family. Mrs. Walden would like to thank Ms. Guenther, Mr. Simonton, Mrs. Broadfoot and the BWHS counselors for being a fantastic team! Also special thanks to each member of the Creative Crew for being being lots of fun even when faced with challenges. Break a leg to the cast and crew!

Mrs. Shinas has had the absolute pleasure of producing musicals for the past 8 years. This year she took a step back, acting as an advisor. She is so happy Ms. Guenther and Mr. Simonton are willing to share their talents with ERMS so that theatre will continue.

Thank you Beverly Pruzina for inspiring us at Eagle Ridge to take theatre to the next level. Thank you Scott Phillips and the Eagle Ridge PTA for your constant support of ERMS Theatre! Thank you Christina Guenther! You’ve taken on a huge challenge. You do it with a smile and make it so much fun! Thank you Paul for supporting Eagle Ridge to get our program back up and running. Thank you Tori, and Andrea- We are so lucky you both keep coming back! You add the magic and flair to all our shows! Thank you parents for allowing us to work with this amazing group of artists, technicians, and actors! It is a true pleasure to see those faces each day! Thank you cast and crew of Legally Blonde Jr. You have worked so hard and it shows. Break a leg and have fun!