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THEATRE STAFF
Executive Director .......................................................................... Jason Goedken
Artistic Director ............................................................................ Whitney Morse
Associate Artistic Director ................................................................. Angel Creeks
Director of Operations ......................................................................... Jon Cronin
Director of People, Projects & Culture ...............................................Leslie Becker
Development Director ................................................................ Yasmeen Stogden
Marketing Director ..................................................................... Monica Berdecio
Production Manager ....................................................................... Mike Giovinco
Booking Manager ................................................................................ Sierra Weiss
Senior Business Manager ................................................................... Sean Graham
Lighting Supervisor ......................................................................... Ally Southgate
Associate Lighting Supervisor .......................................................... Dio Raquel Jr.
Senior Production Coordinator ..............................................................Madi Carr
Audio Visual Director ........................................................................... Luke Bezio
Production Coordinator ................................................................ Nichole Pollack
Production Manager ...............................................................Mark Kirschenbaum
House Manager .................................................................................... Alec Speers
Assistant House Manager ....................................................................Tina Carroll
Assistant House Manager ........................................................... Savannah Wagner
Marketing & Media Coordinator .......................................................... Jessica Nix
Marketing Account Manager .............................................................. Erika Nelson
Graphic Designer ...............................................................................Krissi Kugler
Web Designer .............................................................................. David Sponseller
Ad Sales ..................................................... marketing@significantproductions.org
The Sharon®L. Morse
PERFORMING ARTS CENTER
Dear Patron of the Arts,
Welcome to The Sharon L. Morse Performing Arts Center!
Much like the building’s namesake, my grandmother, Sharon L. Morse, we love all varieties of the performing arts here. It is in her memory that I, along with my amazing team of artists and arts administrators, strive to bring many different types of the highest quality entertainment here to The Sharon.
Since opening in 2015, we have strived to establish your trust, that a show at The Sharon is a show worth seeing. Perhaps you find yourself here today to see a concert of one of your favorite musicians, or to take in the national tour of a Broadway show. Either way, we encourage you to consider trying out a new show that perhaps you haven’t heard of before, knowing that it has been intentionally curated by our team.
We welcome you to The Sharon: a place for you to see an old favorite, but also a place to discover your new favorite. I sincerely hope you enjoy the show today, and I look forward to seeing you here again soon!
See You at The Sharon, Whitney Morse
Artistic Director
ART.
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AUDIENCE.
SIGNIFICANT PRODUCTIONS (SIGPRO) is a Non-Profit arts organization that operates The Sharon L. Morse Performing Arts Center (The Sharon) & The Studio Theatre Tierra del Sol (The Studio).
OUR MISSION; SigPro cultivates a diverse collaborative community with a focus on artists' well-being that strives to provoke thought and spark conversation through high quality performing arts.
OUR TEAM MEMBERS
We believe that fostering an inclusive and supportive workplace is essential for the creation of exceptional art. Our commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion extends to our employees. This ensures every individual who contributes to our productions feels valued and empowered. We actively promote a workplace culture that embraces differences and encourages collaboration among our diverse team of artists, technicians, administrators, and volunteers.
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THE RANDY TRAVIS: MORE LIFE TOUR
The Randy Travis: More Life Tour features the legendary country singer and his co-star in The Price, James Dupré. The Country Music Hall of Fame member’s long-time touring band, consisting of Steve Hinson, David Johnson, Lance Dary, Bill Cook, Joe Van Dyke and Herb Shucher along with longtime tour manager Jeff Davis will rejoin “Hoss,” as they affectionately call Travis, on the road for the first time since right before his stroke in 2013. The show will consist of Dupré and the band performing all 16 of his iconic number ones including “On The Other Hand,” “Forever and Ever, Amen” and “Three Wooden Crosses.” Randy Travis will make a special appearance and VIP passes are available in most markets that include a meet and greet with the country icon, himself. Tickets for the shows will be listed at RandyTravis.com as they go on sale.
“We are incredibly excited to be back on the road and give Randy’s fans a chance to hear his music live again, and who better to sing his many hits than James Dupré?” said Mary and Randy Travis.
Travis recently released Forever and Ever, Amen: A Memoir of Music, Faith and Braving the Storms of Life which has outpaced projections and has been featured on TODAY, the 700 Club, People Magazine, Billboard and more. The book is available at most online retailers as well as Barnes and Noble, Cracker Barrel, Books-a-Million and more. Always wanting to please his fans, the long-time Grand Ole Opry star also dropped
RANDY TRAVIS BIOGRAPHY
Much of the success of modern country music can be traced to one man, Randy Travis. His arrival signaled the start of the “new country” sales explosion of the mid-1980s. Randy Travis was the first country artist to go Platinum with his disc debut, and the first debut country artist to go Multi-Platinum.
Both of those feats came about because of his 1986 LP Storms of Life. Now widely regarded as a landmark recording, it has sold more than three million copies and been nominated for the Grammy Hall of Fame. The collection yielded such iconic, career-launching performances as “On the Other Hand,” “1982,” “Diggin’ Up Bones” and “No Place Like Home.”
To celebrate its 35th anniversary, Storms of Life is being reissued in a Deluxe Edition by Warner Music Nashville. Its 10 original tracks have been remastered for fresh sonic clarity. In addition, three previously unheard songs that were originally recorded for the album in 1985 have been brought out of the vaults.
With this record, Randy Travis helped establish the “new traditionalist” stylistic revolution in his genre. Crowned the ACM’s Album of the Year, Storms of Life also placed him at the forefront of country’s youth movement. It turned the performer into a superstar, paving the way for such subsequent country idols as Alan Jackson, Garth Brooks, Tim McGraw, Blake Shelton and Toby Keith. Storms of Life resulted in Randy Travis being inducted into the cast of the Grand Ole Opry in 1986. Many other accolades ensued, including getting a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2004 and election to the Country Music Hall of Fame in 2016.
The phenomenal success of Storms of Life also led to Randy Travis winning the CMA’s Horizon Award in 1986. He went on to win Male Vocalist of the Year awards in 1987 and 1988. The album’s “On the Other Hand” won the 1986 CMA Song of the Year prize, an honor repeated by “Forever and Ever, Amen” in 1987 and “Three Wooden Crosses” in 2003.
In 1987, “Forever and Ever Amen” and Always and Forever earned CMA awards as Single and Album of the Year. That album is Quintuple Platinum. No Holdin’ Back (1989) and Old 8x10 (1988) are both Double Platinum. Heroes & Friends (1990), High Lonesome (1991), Greatest Hits Vol. 1 (1992) and Greatest Hits Vol. 2 (1992) are all Platinum sellers. This Is Me (1994), An Old Time Christmas (1989), Rise and Shine (2002) and Worship & Faith (2003) are Gold, as is the artist’s video collection Forever and Ever (1991). Randy Travis is now one of the biggest selling country artists of all time.
His honors also include seven Grammy Awards, 11 ACM awards, 10 American Music Awards, two People’s Choice awards, seven Music City News awards and eight Dove Awards from the Gospel Music Association. He has enjoyed 52 charted
RANDY TRAVIS BIOGRAPHY
singles, 29 top-10 country hits and 23 No. 1 smashes. In addition, 15 of his albums have been top-10 chart triumphs.
The fabulous career launched by Storms of Life wasn’t envisioned by its maker. His goal was something much more modest: Randy Travis simply wanted to be heard singing old-school, meat-and-potatoes, country songs.
Born Randy Bruce Traywick in 1959, he was raised in small Marshville, NC listening to his father’s records by Lefty Frizzell, Hank Williams, Ernest Tubb, George Jones and other hardcore country stylists. When he was 14, he and his brother began emulating those singers on local stages. Randy dropped out of school in the ninth grade and began drinking, stealing, raising hell and generally being a juvenile delinquent. He straightened out when he began to take music seriously as a regular performer at a Charlotte nightclub. His burnished baritone thrilled lovers of rootsy country music.
Relocating to Nashville, he became a singer and short-order cook at The Nashville Palace. For five years, he was turned down by every label on Music Row for being “too country.” Then a Warner talent scout heard him at the venue and signed him in 1985.
At the time, country’s decision makers were deeply invested in marketing popflavored records. The advent of Randy Travis led to pundits proclaiming him the “savior” of real country music. Storms of Life appeared alongside discs by several gifted, back-to-basics artists who were less explosive sellers – Ricky Skaggs, George Strait, Dwight Yoakam, Keith Whitley. They formed the core of the “new traditionalist” movement with Randy as its standard bearer.
His innate humility made him a reluctant leader. The ‘just folks” personality of Randy Travis endeared him to the media. His steadfast commitment to making true-blue country sounds extended his hit streak to include such classic 1990s singles as “Hard Rock Bottom of Your Heart,” “He Walked on Water,” “Look Heart No Hands” and “If I Didn’t Have You.” In 2009, Carrie Underwood teamed with Randy to revive his self-penned ballad “I Told You So,” earning the pair a Grammy Award. As a songwriter, he was also responsible for such hits as “Promises,” “Heroes and Friends,” “”Forever Together,” “Better Class of Losers,” “I’d Surrender All,” “The Box” and “She’s Got the Rhythm (And I Got the Blues).”
Randy Travis was unusual among his contemporaries for creating “concept” albums, such as the homage to his influences Heroes & Friends (1990) and his cowboy-themed Wind in the Wire (1993). A series of gospel recordings earned Randy further hits and awards in 2000-2004, including the chart-topping “Three Wooden Crosses” (2003) and the Grammy winning albums Glory Train (2004), Worship & Faith (2003) and Rise and Shine (2001).
RANDY TRAVIS BIOGRAPHY
Not long after securing country stardom, Randy embarked on a successful acting career. He guest starred on such TV series as Touched By an Angel, Matlock and King of the Hill. Casting directors found that his chiseled features made him suitable for roles as either stoic lawmen or granite-jawed criminals, so he appeared in more than 20 feature films, including The Rainmaker with Matt Damon and Black Dog with Patrick Swayze.
Randy used his prominence to make a difference to charities. He raised funds/ awareness for cystic fibrosis, the Child Safety Network, Special Olympics, The Salvation Army, environmental efforts, the March of Dimes, Make-a-Wish and Operation Smile. The Randy Travis Foundation combats infectious diseases of the heart. His “Point of Life” (1991) was the theme song of Pres. George H.W. Bush’s volunteerism campaign. “America Will Always Stand” (2001) was his response to the 9/11 terrorist attacks.
His career was halted in its tracks when Randy suffered a massive stroke in 2013. His miraculous return was saluted with a tearful standing ovation when Garth Brooks inducted him into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 2016. In 2019, Randy and writer Ken Abraham documented the dramatic highs and lows of his life in an autobiography titled Forever and Ever, Amen: A Memoir of Music, Faith and Braving the Storms of Life.
Storms of Life is the record that originally made Randy Travis a pivotal figure in the history of country music. Its reissue emphasizes what a landmark it was/is, and its previously unheard performances underscore this artist’s stature as one of the greatest vocalists in the annals of country music. The lost-love ballad “The Wall” sounds like an overlooked country classic. Stuttering guitar and scampering fiddle accompany Randy’s toe-tapping delivery of “Ain’t No Use.” His performance on the honky-tonk heartache waltz “Carryin’ Fire” is a work of sheer brilliance. Indeed, everything about Storms of Life mark Randy Travis as a monumental, masterful stylist for the ages. Both the artist and this recording are American music treasures.
PRIVATE BOX experience
ENJOY YOUR NEXT SHOW AT THE SHARON LIKE A VIP!
• Exclusive experience for up to 15 guests.
• Private lounge for the evening, including homelike furnishings, restroom, and direct access to the auditorium box for comfortable viewing of your show.
• Upgrades available such as a private bartender or personalized celebratory furnishings.
To explore accommodations and availability, please contact Yasmeen@SignificantProductions.org
Have you ever wondered what happens behind the scenes of your favorite shows at The Sharon? Want to share footprints with some of the world’s biggest stars? Back by overwhelming demand... The Sharon: Behind the Curtain Tour! Visit SignificantProductions.org/Tour for more information. Private tours are available at request. Email: Info@SignificantProductions.org
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