(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.
Thank You FOR SUPPORTING US
In order of contributions:
MULTI-DONORS
Mary Homko
Donna Taylor
Russell Jones
INDIVIDUAL DONORS
Sarah Lindmeier
Patricia Schlemmer
Jon Cronin
Private Donor
Fidelity Charitable
Private Donor
Attendees at The Sharon's
9th Birthday Lobby Lunch
Lynn & Kathy Glassock
Sharon Curry
Ron Kravet
Bob Kendi
April & David Linscott
Honey & David Kirk
John McAuley
Melissa Warner
Marge Alder
Russell Jones
Marianna Niesen
Liza Diana Walters
Donna Silver
Jim Ward
Roger & Karen Kass
Xiomara Guevara Medoza
Edward & Gale Labuda
Nancy Garrison
Marie Connolly
Stan Ackerman
Giuseppina (Jo) Jones
Muriel Trulson
John Van Dyke
Diann Sherwin
Brian Grode
IN HONOR OF Peg Fiore
Jason Goedken
& Whitney Morse
Alice Stogden
Ursula Becker
Thank you to our anonymous donors.
THE SCOOP
DEAR EVAN HANSEN
NOV 6 • 7:30pm | NOV 7 • 2 & 7:30pm
$65 AND UP | $45 LIMITED VIEW
TINA: THE TINA TURNER MUSICAL DEC 10-12 • 7pm
$65 AND UP | $45 LIMITED VIEW
HADESTOWN MAR 22 • 7:30pm | MAR 23 • 2 & 7:30pm
$70 AND UP | $45
CIRQUE KALABANTÉ
JAN 14, 2025 • 7pm
$40 AND UP | $20 LIMITED VIEW
INDIVIDUAL SHOW ON SALE JUN 5
CZECH NATIONAL PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA
JAN 16, 2025 • 7pm
$40 AND UP | $20 LIMITED VIEW
INDIVIDUAL SHOW ON SALE JUN 12
CHINA
PEKING ACROBATS
MAR 12, 2025 • 7pm
$35 AND UP | $20 LIMITED VIEW
INDIVIDUAL SHOW ON SALE JUN 19
VELOCITY IRISH DANCE
MAR 26, 2025 • 7pm
$35 AND UP | $20 LIMITED VIEW
INDIVIDUAL SHOW ON SALE JUN 26
“THEATRICAL MAGIC. ONE OF THE MOST REMARKABLE SHOWS IN MUSICAL THEATER HISTORY.”
-The Washington Post
“AN INSPIRING ANTHEM RESONATING ON BROADWAY AND BEYOND.”
-NBC Nightly News
“A BREATHTAKING KNOCKOUT OF A MUSICAL.”
–The New York Times
“A GORGEOUS MUSICAL FOR ANYONE WITH A BEATING HEART.”
–The New York Times
“INGENIOUSLY REVEALS NEW CHARMS AND NEW TRUTHS WITH EACH VIEWING. IT IS MORE HOPEFUL THAN EVER.”
–The New York Times
A Night of Love
Starring Sean Pollock & Gary Powell
Join us for an evening of passionate love songs played by Sean Pollack and Gary Powell on the Piano and Organ. You will be dazzled by the love these two talented musicians show for the world, their favorite classic loves songs, and of course their Keys!
Featuring songs such as Almost like Being in Love, All I Ask of You, As Time Goes By, and so many more you'll swoon! NOV 11 7PM $25
Lobby Lounge
Open Mic Piano Bar
HOSTED BY WHITNEY MORSE
Join us at The Sharon Lobby Lounge for a night of Open Mic! Hosted by Whitney Morse, this Open Mic Night is open to all singers. Gary Powell, Music Director, will be your accompanist on the piano. Feel free to bring your own sheet music or peruse our collection to find your favorite song! Sing a song and cheer for your friends. In between numbers & cocktail refills, Whitney Morse & Gary Powell will perform some of their favorite cabaret numbers.
NOV 14 7PM $25
Mads Tolling & The Mads Men Playing the 60’s
INTERNATIONALLY RENOWNED VIOLINIST, COMPOSER AND TWOTIME GRAMMY AWARD-WINNER
MADS TOLLING is a former member of the Turtle Island Quartet and The Stanley Clarke Band. As a current member of Bob Weir & Wolf Bros/Wolfpack, Mads has appeared on three record releases and performed at over a hundred concerts. Mads leads his own group Mads Tolling & The Mads Men, celebrating the 1960s with his own distinctive style and innovative flair.
Mads Tolling & The Mads Men bring a fun and exciting program that is as nostalgic as it is contemporary, with re-imagined classic songs from 1960s television, film and radio. Mads takes us back to the 60s serving up fun-filled nostalgia, exciting arrangements of familiar tunes and fresh takes on jazz standards and the not-so-standard – pushing the boundaries of where a violin can go. The Mads Men will perform tunes from their critically acclaimed release, Playing the 60s, ranging from “A Taste of Honey” and “Meet the Flintstones” to “Good Vibrations” and “Georgia on my Mind.”
"MADS TOLLING turns TV themes into jazz treasures...”
— SF EXAMINER
AUG 30 7PM
NOV 15
START YOUR HOLIDAY SEASON with a multimedia concert experience featuring four World Champion Barbershop Quartets. The unique Barbershop harmonies presented by the best quartets in the world, blended with holiday classics, will get you in the holiday spirit. Immerse yourself in harmony and holiday. Offered in a unique multi media-style, this special concert offers live performances, video storytelling, humor, and heart. This is the show to get the entire family into the Spirit of the Season.
DEC 1 3 & 7PM
GRAMMY®, CMA AND ACM-WINNING HITMAKERS SHENANDOAH, fueled by Marty Raybon’s distinctive vocals and the band’s skilled musicianship, are celebrated for delivering such hits as “Two Dozen Roses”, “Church on Cumberland Road” and “Next to You, Next to Me” as well as such achingly beautiful classics as “I Want to be Loved Like That” and the GRAMMY® winning “Somewhere in the Vicinity of the Heart” duet with Alison Krauss. To date, the group has sold millions of albums worldwide and has over 300 million on-demand streams.
Raybon and McGuire formed Shenandoah in 1984 in Muscle Shoals, Alabama with bassist Ralph Ezell, keyboardist Stan Thorn and guitarist Jim Seales. Shenandoah inked a deal with Columbia Records and began establishing a national fan base with their self-titled debut in 1987. However, it was the band’s sophomore effort, The Road Not Taken, that spawned their first top ten hits “She Doesn't Cry Anymore” and “Mama Knows.” Shenandoah followed with three consecutive No. 1 hits “Church on Cumberland Road,” “Sunday in the South” and “Two Dozen Roses.” “The Church on Cumberland Road” spent two weeks at the top of the chart and made country music history as it marked the first time that a country band's first No. 1 single spent more than one week at the summit. Shenandoah became known for delivering songs that celebrated the importance of faith and family while reveling in the joys of small-town life. “Next to You, Next to Me” topped the charts for three weeks and “Somewhere in the Vicinity of the Heart,” a beautiful duet with Alison Krauss, won a Country Music Association Award for Vocal Event of the year and a GRAMMY® for Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal. Shenandoah also won the Academy of Country Music’s Vocal Group of the Year in 1991.
VOCTAVE'S eleven-member vocal ensemble brings incredible harmonies to favorites from the Disney screen to the Broadway stage. This a cappella sensation has had over 150 million social media views of their videos and has appeared on countless recordings. Voctave's holiday spectacular "It Feels Like Christmas" includes a stocking full of holiday favorites from their chart-topping album and is sure to be a magical evening of music for the whole family. Jazz Weekly raves "Voctave bring a cappella music to a new dimension."
BEHIND THEcurtain tour
Have you ever wondered what happens behind the scenes of your favorite shows at The Sharon L. Morse Performing Arts Center? Want to share footprints with some of the world’s biggest stars? Our Behind The Curtain Tour is for you!
Join a group of like-minded members of your community and your tour guide for a look at the history of The Sharon, her namesake, and the systems and people that make your hometown Performing Arts Center world-class.
You’ll see, hear about, and have the opportunity to ask questions about:
• Sharon L. Morse, the matriarch of the Morse Family, and in many respects, The Villages itself.
• The History of The Sharon (and Church on the Square).
• A brief overview of the inner workings of the commercial theatre business.
• Audiovisual systems, including digital audio networks and workflows.
• Lighting systems, including conventional and intelligent lighting fixtures and electrical distribution and control.
• Rigging systems, including the world’s first fully automated fly system.
• Theatrical cast, crew, and patron safety.
• Backstage areas, like the scene shop, green room, and dressing areas.
UPCOMING DATES
• November 13th | 1PM
Visit SignificantProductions.org for more information.
WHEN WE WERE Young and Unafraid
by Sarah Treem
Fresh breakfast, warm bed, new beginnings.
Previews / $25 • NOV 12th-14th
Performances / $40 • NOV 15th-DEC 14th
Meet the Director
CÉLINE ROSENTHAL is a Tony® nominated producer, “Key” Member of Ring of Keys and New Georges Affiliate Artist. At The Studio Theatre they have directed Angel Street, In the Next Room, Spike Heels, and A Doll’s House. As Associate Artistic Director at Asolo Rep they directed Dial M for Murder, Grand Horizons, The Incident at Our Lady Of Perpetual Help, The Lifespan of a Fact, Camelot, and was Assistant Director to Frank Galati on Knoxville. Other Recent Projects: Dial M For Murder (Pittsburgh Public Theatre); Jennifer Who Is Leaving (Urbanite); Trayf (New Rep); Drowning in Cairo (N.Q.T); Chicago (C.T.C); the Award-Winning short films Wildflower, Bite, and Heritage. They are an Alumnus of CTI and BMI Lehman Engel Workshop.
Meet the Cast
ALYSON JOHNSON, GEMMA VODACEK, BROOKE TURNER, K CHINTHANA SOTAKOUN*, JEREMY WEINSTEIN
WE’VE GOT MAGIC TODO!
Previews / $30 JAN 21st-23rd, 2025
Performances / $45 JAN 24th-MAR 1st, 2025
PIPPIN
Book by Roger O. Hirson
Music & Lyrics by Stephen Schwartz
We’ve got magic to do!
PIPPIN is a captivating and surprising romp of a musical. This darkcomedy tells the story of King Charlemagne’s son, Pippin, as he embarks on a quest to find his true identity and purpose. This magical musical features an infectiously unforgettable score from four-time Grammy winner, three-time Oscar winner and musical theatre giant, Stephen Schwartz. Follow Pippin on his journey to be extraordinary and find his “Corner of the Sky.” Along the way he seeks the “Glory” of the battlefield, the “Morning Glow” from the temptations of the flesh and the intrigues of political power. His enthralling odyssey explores the realms of good and evil, reality and fantasy. “Join us… we’ve got magic to do, just for you.”
QUALIA
Previews / $25 APR 1st-3rd, 2025
Performances / $40 APR 4th-26th, 2025
By Ashleigh Ann Gardner
A Radioactive Love Story
Qualia, a post-nuclear play by Central Florida playwright and Studio Theatre veteran, Ashleigh Ann Gardner, is a dystopian story set 100 years in the future. The world has been decimated by toxic radiation save a few lingering humans. Alex lives alone safely tucked away in a bunker made by her doomsday prepping parents. Her only companion is Dom, a compassionate AI program engineered by her late mother. Alex and Dom are the only sentient creatures for miles. Until one day a knock outside the bunker door turns their safe world upside down. This intelligent and modern play explores the formula for being human. Is using logic, expressing emotion, and feeling love enough; or is a traditional corporeal form also required? Join us for this funny and honest science fiction play about finding what it means to be human in an isolated world.
PLAYWRIGHT Director APR 10th \\ 1PM
Significant Productions is a Not-for-Profit Arts organization that operates The Sharon L. Morse Performing Arts Center (The Sharon) and The Studio Theatre Tierra Del Sol (The Studio).
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The Sharon L. Morse Performing Arts Center has a mission to curate and present a variety of world-class performing arts in order to enrich the cultural offerings of The Villages® and surrounding communities.
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