Check out photos from ALWAYS…PATSY CLINE!
ALWAYS...PATSY CLINE Cast
Sandia Ahlers *
Patsy Cline
is thrilled to make her Virginia Stage Company debut! Off-Broadway: ReuKnighted (Feinstein’s/54 Below). Off-Off Broadway: A Sip of Sangria (Sounds of the City). National Tours: A Closer Walk with Patsy Cline (Springer Theatricals), A Christmas Carol (Nebraska Theatre Caravan), Della’s Diner (Springer Theatricals). Regional: The Rocky Horror Show (Winnipesauke Playhouse) Quilters (Maples Repertory Theatre), The Marvelous Wonderettes (Winter Park Playhouse), A Little Night Music (Peach State Summer Theatre), Legally Blonde: the Musical (TheatreWorks FL), I Love You Because (Orlando Int'l Fringe Festival), Anything Goes (St. Stephen's Playhouse). Sandia holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from the University of Central Florida. “As you let your own light shine you unconsciously give others permission to do the same.” www.sandiaahlers.com
Instagram: @itslikesangria // Facebook Artist Page: Sandia Ahlers
Linda Edwards *
Louise Seger
is happy to return to Virginia Stage, where she played Prudie in Pump Boys & Dinettes many years ago. She is excited to play Louise again in this show, after playing Patsy in several productions. Her 40-year career includes opera, theatre, recital, symphony, and cabaret stages, in roles such as Madame Thenardier (Les Mis), Truvy (Steel Magnolias), Mrs. Potts (Beauty & the Beast), Fairy Godmother (Cinderella), Adelaide (Guys & Dolls), Aldonza (Man of La Mancha), and Ursula (Little Mermaid). Linda recently received the Southern California Desert Star award as Outstanding Actress for her work as Florence Foster Jenkins (Souvenir, Coyote Stage, Palm Springs). Trained as an opera singer, she made her debut in Israel with Leonard Bernstein as Cunegonde (Candide), and toured Europe as Carlotta (Phantom). Her latest opera frolic was as The Witch (Hansel & Gretel). Regional: Actors Theatre of Louisville, Barter Theatre, Florida Studio Theatre, Riverside (FL) Theatre, Aspen Music Festival, La Mirada (CA) Theatre, Flat Rock Playhouse. For my brother Jason - irrepressible, irresistible, irreplaceable. Never forgotten.
Previously at Virginia Stage: Pump Boys & Dinettes (Season 20), Prudie
* Member of Actors’ Equity Association the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States
ALSO FEATURING…
Mark Snedegar
Keys/Conductor
Roger Rettig
Steel Guitar
Randolph Hagin **
Percussion
Otis Brooks
Guitar
Previously at Virginia Stage: A Christmas Carol (Season 39)
Allegra Havens **
Fiddle
Previously at Virginia Stage: The Last Five Years (Season 32)
Derrick Englert **
Bass
Jeff Wieck
Percussion Alternate
Heejin Weisbrod
Fiddle Alternate
Jim Lambie
Bass Alternate
** Member of the American Federation of Musicians
ALWAYS...PATSY CLINE - In the Rehearsal Room
We were able to sit down with the cast and director of ALWAYS...PATSY CLINE this week.
Check it out then head over to vastage.org/alwayspatsycline to get your tickets!
Donna Speller Turner Shares her own CROWNS Story
Every hat has its own story. Donna Speller Turner shares her heart (and her hats) with us as we get ready for the gospel musical, CROWNS by Regina Taylor, which opens at the Wells in May. What story does your crown tell?
Get tickets and information for CROWNS here.
Behind the Costumes of DISGRACED: An Interview with Meg Murray
The HOUND OF THE BASKERVILLES Cast Arrives at the Wells
The hilarious cast of THE HOUND OF THE BASKERVILLES went on a hunt through Downtown Norfolk to find the Wells Theatre. You can find them there on stage starting February 21!
Special Thanks to Hampton Roads Transit and Tom Holden for letting us #RideTheTide.
THE HOUND OF THE BASKERVILLES runs February 21 - March 11 at the Wells Theatre. Tickets are on sale now for this hilarious comedy of beastly proportions! Click here to get yours today.
