Behind the Scenes with Evie Eagan!

QUIET BACKSTAGE: Lower School actors in Peter Pan Jr. are embracing their mischievous characters with dramatic lighting provided by Evie Eagan ‘25. The Upper School students who provided backstage assistance were Suvi Hansen ‘26, Samantha Belderes ‘28, Evie Eagan ‘25, Noah Shorey ‘26, Taahir Iman ‘27 and Caroline Welfare ‘27. Lightboard Operator, Eagan, has been helping out with tech for North Cross’s theatre since 2022 with the production of Little Shop of Horrors. She’s primarily helped out with lighting and sound through the years but has done a bit of everything. The lightboard can be a stressful and difficult position to manage, but Belderes ‘28 says “She really kept it together the whole time. We are going to miss her a lot.” Eagan also helped out with getting the rowdy kids into their mics backstage before each performance. This was tricky because often the younger kids would misplace their mic belts which were used to secure the mics onto the actors. There was also some trouble backstage keeping the budding actors quiet and behaved. One such event was when the kids would roll around in their Heelys and say, “I’m flying!” They used these shoes onstage to imitate “flying” across the sky to Neverland and it was difficult to limit this to only onstage. Eagan’s favorite memory of the production was opening night. “The theatre was completely packed,” she said, “and it was amazing to see all the actors get so much love from the audience!” Thomas Costello, Director and Choreographer, has worked with Evie in every production since he joined North Cross two and a half years ago. She was a part of the tech crew for Mr. Costello with the productions of Tuck Everlasting, Annie Jr., The Addams Family, and Peter Pan Jr. “She is very easy going, always ready to help with whatever we need.” 
Photo by Sarah Sledd

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