A Quiet Christmas Program

CONTENTS Theater Staff.......................................................................................................... 2 Whitney Morse on The Sharon® L. Morse Performing Arts Center........................ 3 Biographies........................................................................................................... 4 Coming Soon........................................................................................................ 5

STAFF Director of Operations................................................................... Jason Goedken Artistic Director.............................................................................Whitney Morse Technical Director..................................................................... Kenneth Constant Booking Coordinator & Administrator....................................Elizabeth Constant Executive Administrator.................................................................... Sean Graham Lighting Director..............................................................................David Krupla Assistant Lighting Director.............................................................. Lindsey Young Artist Liaison/Hospitality Management........................................... Leslie Munson Audio/Visual.........................................................................................Luke Bezio Sound/AV Designer.........................................................................Nick Erickson House Manager...................................................................................Heather Ard Director of Ticketing & Customer Relations............................... Yasmeen Stogden Promotion & Marketing...................................... The Villages Sales & Marketing Ad Sales.........................................................................The Villages Media Group

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WHITNEY MORSE on

The Sharon L. Morse ÂŽ

PERFORMING ARTS CENTER

Dear Friend

,

It’s so lovely to have you back in our beautiful space after a long and difficult break. These last few months have been challenging for all of us. That challenge was no exception for us here at The Sharon. The time we spent with our doors closed felt like an endless cycle. We would plan, rearrange, hope, move dates, cancel shows, create virtual content, move venues, and redesign sets. Then after all of that we would repeat all of the aforementioned steps again and again. We did all of that with the goal of bringing us all back together again in mind.

Now, finally, here we are together. I know things are different, and they likely will be for a while. But we will persevere. We will work together to find new ways of creating, new ways to move you, and new ways to exist together in a theater. This innovation will require all of us to do our part. So please, while you are here in our theater, I kindly request that you maintain your physical distance of six feet, wear your favorite mask and sanitize your hands often.

The performing arts are the most collaborative art form in the world, but the most important collaborator is you, the patron. You come in at the end of our process and provide us with applause, tears, gasps, and laughter. Now we are also asking that you take care of us, the artists, and each other by following the guidelines above. If we all commit to this together we can continue to enjoy live arts in this new way.

Thank you so much for being here today and please enjoy the show.

Whitney Morse

See You at The Sharon,

Artistic Director

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BIOGRAPHIES ANGIE ROSE is thrilled to be returning to The Sharon®.

Last year, she presented Life in the Pits as part of the Lobby Lounge Cabaret Series at The Sharon L. Morse Performing Arts Center. A veteran of both stage and orchestra pit, she’s traveled as conductor/keyboardist with national tours of The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee and The Color Purple and performed at Riverside Theatre, Arvada Center, Kansas City Repertory, Carousel Dinner Theatre, Carnegie Hall and as a chosen soloist at St. Peter’s Bascilica. Angie can be seen weekly leading worship at New Covenant United Methodist Church and heard as a DJ on WVLG. She thanks God, family, friends and her son Max for life’s Infinite Joy!

RYAN LOECKEL is an active musician, actor, vocalist, and collaborative arts producer. Previously, he was heard at The Studio Theatre during It Shoulda Been You, featured at The Sharon in Bach To Broadway, fiddled as Joe-Bob in Always...Patsy Cline (Victory Productions), and played the role of Righteous Brother Bill Medley in That Lovin’ Feelin’ (Beefhouse Dinner Theatre). Ryan trained as a violist with Marcia Ferritto, and has shared the stage on tour with Josh Groban, Idina Menzel, Barry Manilow, and TransSiberian Orchestra among many others. His performances have been heard on syndicated broadcasts, aboard five-star ships, and at venues internationally. Ryan’s duo album A Quiet Christmas was released in December 2019. www.loeckel.com | IG: loeckelmusik

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SEASON 5 | ON SALE NOW

Well Behaved Women Seldom Make History NOW ON STAGE AT THE SHARON! 4/6/21-5/8/21

1/26/21-3/6/21

MUSIC & LYRICS

BY DOLLY PARTON

ADA & THE ENGINE

BY LAUREN GUNDERSON

BOOK BY PATRICIA RESNICK

BASED ON THE 20TH CENTURY FOX PICTURE ORIGINALLY PRODUCED ON BROADWAY BY ROBERT GREENBLATT, APRIL 2009

9 TO 5, THE MUSICAL is presented through special arrangement with Music Theatre International (MTI).

All authorized performance materials are also supplied by MTI. www.MTIShows.com

High energy musical

by Dolly Parton

BY THERESA REBECK

“Spike Heels” is presented by arrangement with Concord Theatricals on behalf of Samuel French, Inc. www.concordtheatricals.com

PIPELINE ELINE PIP

BY DOMINIQUE MORISSEAU

7/13/21-7/31/21

6/1/21-6/19/21

SPIKE SPIKE HEELS LS HEE

A modern whimsical play set in the 19th century about Ada Byron Lovelace, inventor of binary code

“Pipeline” is presented by arrangement with Concord Theatricals on behalf of Samuel French, Inc. www.concordtheatricals.com

Scandalous comedy about A dramatic play about who’s really on top race and education www.TheSharonStudio.com |

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