HHCA Theater Presents Bright Star
A Bluegrass Musical Inspired by a True Story
Hilton Head Christian Academy's award winning theater department is excited to present Bright Star, a moving and musically rich production inspired by a true story and featuring music, book, and story by Steve Martin and Edie Brickell.
Set in the American South during the 1920s and 1940s, Bright Star tells a powerful story of love, loss, forgiveness, and redemption, brought to life through a bluegrass-inspired score. When literary editor Alice Murphy meets a young soldier returning from World War II, their encounter sets off a journey into the past that reveals long-buried truths and the enduring power of grace and hope.
Bright Star tells a powerful story of love, loss, forgiveness, and redemption, brought to life through a bluegrass-inspired score.
🗓️ March 19-21, 2026
⏰ March 19 and 20 at 7:00 PM; March 21 at 2:00 PM and 7:00 PM
📍HHCA Performing Arts Center (3088 Bluffton Parkway, Bluffton, SC, 29910)
🎟️ Adults ($20) | Students/Seniors ($15)
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FEATURED CAST:
HHCA's production of Bright Star features a cast of 19 student performers and highlights the strength and maturity of its award-winning performing arts program.
Junior Mallory Krimm stars as Alice Murphy, alongside junior Luke Strebe as Jimmy Ray Dobbs and junior Eli Taylor as Billy Cane. They are joined by sophomore Jetts Nelson as Margo Crawford, senior Hudson Baker as Mayor Josiah Dobbs, and an outstanding ensemble of student performers
This show is about truth, grace, and hope. Getting to tell that story with a cast that works hard and supports each other has been an incredible experience.
- Mallory Krimm (HHCA Junior)
The show is directed by Michelle McElroy Cox, HHCA’s Assistant Director of Fine Arts and longtime theatre director, with choreography by HHCA alum Jamal Edwards and music direction by Vikram Perry.
Bright Star is a beautiful example of why we do theatre in a Christian school. The story invites students to wrestle with complex emotions and moral choices while pointing toward hope, forgiveness, and redemption. It stretches them artistically while grounding them in truth.
- Michelle-McElroy Cox, Assistant Fine Arts Director
ABOUT THE DIRECTOR
Michelle McElroy-Cox, HHCA Assistant Director of Fine Arts, has spent 15+ years directing and producing exceptional theater on our campus and across the Lowcountry. Her portfolio spans large-scale, crowd-pleasing musicals such as The Music Man, The Wizard of Oz, The Sound of Music, and The Little Mermaid as well as intimate plays that showcase nuanced storytelling. Under her leadership, HHCA productions have earned top honors in state-wide SCISA Drama Festival competitions and recognition from Broadway World SC, reflecting her reputation for professional-level artistry, disciplined rehearsal rooms, and performances that delight audiences of every age.
HHCA’s theater program emphasizes professional-level training while fostering student growth in confidence, collaboration, and creativity.
