Ghost Brothers… by Frank Bach

O F F I C I A L P R O G R A M F O R B R O A D W AY I N D E T R O I T A T T H E F I S H E R T H E A T R E

Presents

Written by

Music & Lyrics by

Musical Direction by

STEPHEN

JOHN

T BONE

KING

MELLENCAMP

BILLY BURKE

with

BURNETT

GINA GERSHON

Susan V. Booth............................................... Director Steven Cohen..............................Set & Lighting Design Laura Stanczyk.................................. Casting Director Daniel Pelzig...................................... Choreographer Peggy Still Johnson.................... Musical Score Copyist Tina Burns...............................................Vocal Coach

CAST Joe McCandless ................................................................................................BILLY BURKE Monique McCandless ................................................................................... GINA GERSHON The Shape........................................................................................................ JAKE LA BOTZ Zydeco Cowboy/Ensemble................................................................................. JESSE LENAT Drake McCandless...............................................................................................JOE TIPPETT Frank McCandless ........................................................................................LUCAS KAVNER Anna Wicklow................................................................................................. KYLIE BROWN Dan Coker........................................................................................................... ERIC MOORE Andy McCandless............................................................................................ TRAVIS SMITH Jack McCandless........................................................................................... PETER ALBRINK Jenna Farrell..................................................................................................... KATE FERBER Young Joe......................................................................................................... ZAC BALLARD Angie/Featured Ensemble Vocalist..........................................................CARLENE CARTER Newt Hoggenbeck/Ensemble....................................................................................JOE JUNG Ensemble.........................................................................................................GWEN HUGHES Ensemble............................................................................................................ROB LAWHON

BAND Guitar, Vocal Arrangements, Music Supervisor ��ANDY YORK Percussion...........................................................................................................DANE CLARK Upright Bass........................................................................................................... JON E. GEE Keyboards & Harmonica............................................................................. TROYE KINNETT

SCENES Setting: The McCandless Cabin, Lake Belle Reve, Mississippi, 1967 and 2007; the Dreamland Café. ACT I “That’s Me” .................................................................................................................The Shape “That’s Who I Am”.............................................................................................................. Anna “So Goddamn Smart”................................................................................ Andy, Jack and Jenna “Wrong Wrong Wrong About Me”..............................................................................The Shape “Brotherly Love”...............................................................................................Drake and Frank “How Many Days”........................................................................................... Joe and Ensemble “Home Again” �� Jenna, Andy, Jack, Dan and Ensemble “Monique’s Song”...........................................................................................................Monique “My Name Is Joe”........................................................................................................ Young Joe “Tear This Cabin Down”....................................................................................... Full Company There will be one 15-minute intermission. ACT II “Lounging Around in Heaven”...................................................................................The Shape “Tear This Cabin Down” (Reprise) ��Dan, Angie, Jenna, Andy and Jack “And Your Days Are Gone” ................................................... Andy, Jack, Jenna and Ensemble “On Belle Reve Time”....................................................................................................Monique “Jukin’ ”................................................................................... Jenna, Andy, Jack and Ensemble “Put Me in the Ground” ��Jack, Andy, Frank, Drake and Ensemble “What Kind of Man Am I”.............................................................................. Joe and Ensemble “Away From This World”............................................................... Jenna, Angie, and Ensemble “A Rose for Poor Anna”...................................................................................................... Anna “Truth”................................................................................................................... Full Company

his extraordinary collaboration, 15 years in the making, is a haunting tale of fraternal love, lust, jealousy and revenge, performed by an ensemble cast of 16 actors and a four-piece live band, comprised of members of John Mellencamp’s band. The staging of Ghost Brothers is an amalgam of different styles—both old fashioned, resembling an old-style radio show, and yet, modern and unique in its interactive use of storytelling, music and singing to move the macabre Ghost Brothers story forward. A malevolent Shape circles the stage, singing about heaven and hell. Joe McCandless lingers in the Dreamland Café, remembering the events of his life. Joe is urged to action by the friendly bartender. In 2007, he goes to his family cabin in Darkland County, Mississippi, where his brothers died in 1967, to tell his own sons Frank and Drake his tale of brotherly love gone sour. Frank and Drake’s relationship is also under strain. Drake stayed home after high school to play in a local band while working as a mechanic. Frank, a college boy, is about to get rich after selling the paperback rights to his novel. Anna, Frank’s girlfriend, used to be with Drake. Monique, the boys’ mother, tries to find a way for them all to get along. With his sons at each other’s throats, Joe’s story will save or destroy the McCandless family.

WHO’S WHO

T Bone Burnett, John Mellencamp, Stephen King STEPHEN KING (Libretto) made his first professional short story sale in 1967 to Startling Mystery Stories. He has since published more than 100 short stories and 50 books and has become one of the world’s most successful writers. There have been 52 film adaptations of his novels and short stories, notably Stand By Me, Misery, Shawshank Redemption and The Green Mile, and a television series based on his novel Under The Dome. Throughout his career, Stephen has taken on innovative challenges and made publishing history such as being the first wellknown writer to publish e-books and the only writer to have six books on the New York Times best-seller list in the same week. He has received numerous literary awards including being the 2003 recipient of The National Book Foundation Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters. Stephen lives in Maine and Florida with his wife, novelist Tabitha King. They are regular contributors to a number of charities, including many libraries, and have been honored locally for their philanthropic 3

WHO’S WHO activities. King is still busy writing, his most recent novel is Revival, released in November 2014. JOHN MELLENCAMP (Music and Lyrics). Mellencamp’s career in music, spanning more than 35 years, has seen him transition from pop star to one of the most highly regarded songwriters of a generation. The Voice of The Heartland continues to evolve artistically with Plain Spoken—the first new music from the artist since 2010’s critically acclaimed No Better Than This. Plain Spoken is John’s 22nd full length album. He is a member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, a Grammy winner, a recipient of the John Steinbeck Award, ASCAP Foundation’s Champion Award, The Woody Guthrie Award, and Americana Music Association’s Lifetime Achievement Award. The social activism reflected in his songs helped catalyze Farm Aid, the concert series and organization that has addressed the struggle of American family farmers for more than 25 years. The unique instrumentation of his band and his poignant songs about everyday life in the American heartland, are widely credited with being the forbearer of the Americana/ No Depression genre of rural-inflected music. An 80-city tour in North America begins in January 2015. His final performance held in Indianapolis at the Bankers Life Fieldhouse on August 4 will benefit the Riley Children’s Foundation, which supports Riley Hospital for Children (rileykids.org). Also an accomplished painter, his one-man show The Paintings of John Mellencamp is currently on view at the Museum of Art in DeLand, Florida, through January 4, 2015 to be followed by the Morris Museum of Art in Augusta, GA from January 17 to April 12, 2015. T BONE BURNETT (Musical Direction) has earned an unparalleled reputation as an innovative artist, songwriter, producer, performer and artists’ advocate. He is a 13-time Grammy Award winner for a diverse body of production work, including Robert Plant and Alison Krauss’ Raising Sand (which won both Album of the Year and Record of the Year in 2009), Elton John’s The Diving Board, and Tony Bennett and k.d. lang’s A Wonderful World. He produced the critically acclaimed film Crazy Heart, composed its score and co-wrote many of its original songs, including “The Weary Kind,” for which he won an Oscar, Golden Globe and a Grammy. He earned five Grammys for his work on the eight-times-platinum soundtrack, O Brother, Where Art Thou?, and was nominated for an Academy Award in 2004, along with Elvis Costello, for Best Original Song for “The Scarlet Tide” (Cold Mountain). Burnett most recently served as Executive Music Producer for The Hunger Games, collaborating with a diverse array of artists that included Arcade Fire and Taylor Swift. BILLY BURKE (Joe McCandless) is a natural-born performer. Born and raised in Bellingham, Washington, he started singing at age nine and joined a band at the age of 15. Burke has had the opportunity to perform in Seattle at the Annex Theater, New City Festival, and the A.H.A Theater. Following his feature film debut in the 1990 independent movie, Daredreamer, the actor moved to Los Angeles, California to pursue a career in acting and singing. Burke is best recognized for his role as Charlie Swan, Bella’s father, in the hit franchise “Twilight” and its sequels. He is also known for playing Gary Matheson in the popular Fox Network series, “24.” In addition, he also starred in the film Ladder 49, alongside Joaquin Phoenix. Other film titles include, the thriller 4

Drive Angry, which was directed by Patrick Lussier and co-starred Nicolas Cage and Amber Heard. Additional motion picture credits include Forfeit, Feast of Love, Untraceable, and the Leonardo DiCaprioproduced dark fantasy film, Red Riding Hood. Burke’s other appearances in TV include “Law & Order,” “The Closer,” “The Boys,” and the mystery series, “Fringe.” In addition, he made recurring appearances on several well-known series, including “Gilmore Girls” and the TNT drama “Rizzoli & Isles.” Billy Burke recently played the lead in the NBC series “Revolution,” produced by J.J Abrams & Jon Favreau and created by Eric Kripke. He also just produced and starred in the upcoming feature Divine Access starring Sarah Shahi & Gary Cole and directed by Steven Prince. Billy resides in Los Angeles with his family. GINA GERSHON (Monique McCandless) has had a successful and diverse career in entertainment earning acclaim as a film, television and stage actor, and as a singer/songwriter/musician and author. On Broadway she starred in the Tony awardwinning Boeing Boeing, Cabaret, and Bye Bye Birdie, among a multitude of Off-Broadway productions, including many Naked Angels theatre company productions, where she is also a founding member. On film, Gina recently appeared in Killer Joe opposite Matthew McConnaughey. Additional past film credits include Face/Off, The Insider, Bound, The Player, PS I Love You, Showgirls and Prey for Rock and Roll. On television, Gershon recently starred as Donatella Versace in Lifetime’s “House of Versace,” and has appeared on HBO in “Curb Your Enthusiasm,” “How To Make It In America,” and “Eastbound & Down,” as well as in Denis Leary’s FX series “Rescue Me,” and on ABC’s “Ugly Betty.” Gershon’s musical career includes singing and songwriting, as well as performing in such films as Prey for Rock & Roll, and the IFC documentary “Rocked” which followed Gina on tour with the indie rock band Girls Against Boys. She released her CD In Search of Cleo which coincided with her one-woman show by the same title that later became the book In Search of Cleo: How I Found My Pussy and Lost My Mind. Gina has played Jew’s harp on recordings for many recording artists including Christian McBride and Herbie Hancock. Gina also co-authored the children’s novel, Camp Creepy Time, with her brother Dann in 2007. Currently, you can catch her on Crackle starring in the webseries “Cleaners.” PETER ALBRINK (Jack McCandless) is a native of Louisville, KY. He attended Carnegie Mellon University’s School of Drama before moving to New York City. Film/TV: “Orange Is the New Black” (dir. Jodie Foster); CBS’s “Unforgettable”; The Heart Machine; Game Lands. Regional: A Streetcar Named Desire (dir. David Cromer); Curse of the Starving Class (dir. Gordon Edelstein); Sam Hunter’s When You’re Here. New York: These Seven Sicknesses (dir. Ed Iskandar). ZAC BALLARD (Young Joe). Broadway Credits: A Christmas Story The Musical! (Randy). Regional Credits: 2013 Ghost Brothers of Darkland County tour; Sacramento Music Circus, Annie Get Your Gun (Little Jake); Oliver! (Fagin’s Gang). Other NY: MMU, Rags (David Hershkowitz). Feature Film: Lullaby (Nicholas). Love & Appreciation to Jesus for His many blessings, Mom, Dad, sister Makenna, Michael Pesce, Brandy Ruscica, Nancy Carson.

KYLIE BROWN (Anna Wicklow) returns to the stage after having previously appeared in the Alliance Theatre production of Ghost Brothers of Darkland County. Other Atlanta credits include Spring Awakening (Wendla). As a vocalist Kylie has performed with Serenbe Playhouse and the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra in Oklahoma!, Kid’s Holiday Concerts and the rededication of Centennial Park with Ray Charles. CARLENE CARTER (Angie/Featured Ensemble Vocalist). Daughter of June Carter and Carl Smith, stepdaughter of Johnny Cash and granddaughter of “Mother” Maybelle Carter, Carleen Carter has been said to have been born into country music royalty. She prefers to think of herself simply as a Carter Girl, which is the title of her current album on Rounder Records. She is a third generation member of the Carter Family, whose pioneering recordings and songs were ground zero for American country and folk music. Over the course of her career, she’s recorded rock, pop and blues, but has always returned to her Carter Family roots. Her numerous country hits include “I Fell In Love,” “Come On Back” and “Every Little Thing” and her credits in theater include roles in the London West End production of Pump Boys and Dinettes and in the Nashvilleproduced musical Wildwood Flowers in which she starred in the role of her own mother. Carlene Carter will be John Mellencamp’s special guest on all 80 concert dates of his 2015 Plain Spoken tour. KATE FERBER (Jenna Farrell) is proud to perform in her third production of Ghost Brothers! The recipient of an ASCAP Foundation Desmond Child Anthem Award for songwriting, Kate released the first single from her forthcoming EP this fall. Most recently, she has appeared in her one-woman original show One Child Born: The Music of Laura Nyro, and on tour in the US and Canada with Atlantic Records artist Max Frost. Find her music and show dates at kateferber.com. GWEN HUGHES (Ensemble/US Monique McCandless). Voted Atlanta’s Favorite Jazz Artist, Gwen is known primarily as a recording and concert artist, with six releases on Fairfield Records. She leads multiple bands, nationally and overseas. Phillip DePoy featured chanteuse Gwen in the novel, Dancing Made Easy (Dell). Past acting credits: Louise, Always… Patsy Cline (14th Street Playhouse); Marina Oswald, The Widows (Theatrical Outfit), Mama Alley, “Faked Out” (Travel Channel). JOE JUNG (Newt Hoggenbeck/Ensemble). Broadway: Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson. NYC: Language of Angels, Shel’s Shorts, OUR BAR. Regional: Bright Star (by Steve Martin/Edie Brickell), Ghost Brothers..., Assassins, Red Noses. Artistic Director of Project: Theater. Joe has released three solo albums, builds cigar box guitars, and performs with his jug band, The Salt Cracker Crazies. LUCAS KAVNER (Frank McCandless). Theatre credits include shows with A.R.T. (IRNE award nomination), Ars Nova, the Kennedy Center, PTP/NYC, Playwrights Horizons, Naked Angels, Williamstown. TV/Film: “Orange Is the New Black,” “Saint Francis,” (ABC pilot), “Michael and Michael...” Northeast, Future Hero. Also a playwright, he’s the

author of the critically acclaimed NYC productions of Fish Eye and Carnival Kids. Great to be back in Ghost town after originating the role of Frank at the Alliance, and in last year’s concert tour. JAKE LA BOTZ (The Shape). After dropping out of school at 15, Jake La Botz hit the road, frequenting punk rock shows, hobo camps, and libraries. He found employment as a roofer, boilermaker, graphite factory worker, and obituary writer. In the midst of this he learned how to play guitar. He played on the streets and in the juke joints of New Orleans, Chicago, and the Mississippi Delta, finding kinship with some of the last of the pre-war era bluesmen: David Honeyboy Edwards, Homesick James, and Maxwell Street Jimmy Davis. La Botz has become known for his Tattoo Across America Tour, where he tours the country performing at tattoo shops and as an actor in films in which he sometimes sings his original songs: Rambo dir. Sylvester Stallone, Animal Factory dir. Steve Buscemi, On The Road dir. Walter Salles. ROB LAWHON (Ensemble). Rob is an actor and musician from Atlanta, Georgia. Extra special thanks go to my wife Kirsten for making it possible for me to go along for this ride, and to my son Gibson, who I love more than anything else in the whole, wide world. JESSE LENAT (Zydeco Cowboy/Ensemble). New York: SAM (Watermill Center), As U Like It, Fucking A, Jump (Public Theater), Map of Virtue (13p), Floyd Collins (Playwrights Horizons,), Tooth of Crime: Second Dance (Signature Theatre), Once Around The Sun (Zipper), Rent (NYTW), Hey Jack Kerouac (PS 122). International: Wings of Desire, actor/composer (A.R.T/Toneelgroep Amsterdam). TV: “Elementary,” “Law & Order,” “Hack,” “Once and Again.” Concerts: Farm Aid 2007, Farm Aid 2008, Farm Aid 2013, Farm Aid 2014. Albums: Floyd Collins (Nonesuch), Occupy This Album (Razor & Tie). This past October Jesse released his fourth Album Son of a Cactus Farmer. jesselenat.com. ERIC MOORE (Dan Coker) is an Atlanta, GA, native. He is an accomplished vocalist and actor, with credits including: Jesus Christ Superstar (Alliance Theatre); Big River (Theatrical Outfit); Godspell (Theatrical Outfit); Man of La Mancha (Alabama Shakespeare Festival/Montgomery, AL); To Kill a Mockingbird (ASF/AL); Mahalia, a Gospel Musical (Theatrical Outfit); Ain’t Misbehavin’ (Theatrical Outfit & Atlanta Lyric); Five Guys Named Moe and Hometown Holidays (Aurora Theatre) and A Christmas Carol (Alliance Theater & ASF/Montgomery, AL). TRAVIS SMITH (Andy McCandless) is an award-winning actor based out of Atlanta, Georgia. Appearing in dozens of theatrical productions over the last 13 years, he was most recently nominated for a Suzi Bass Award for his portrayal of Andy in the Alliance Theatre’s world premiere of Ghost Brothers. Film credits include The Good Lie, Ring of Fire and Shotgun Stories. On television, Travis is a recurring guest star as quarterback Rex Evans on USA network’s “Necessary Roughness.” Also an accomplished singer/songwriter, he has toured the US and Australia. Travis was trained at North Carolina School of the Arts, School of Drama. 5

WHO’S WHO JOE TIPPETT (Drake McCandless). NY: The May Queen (Chautauqua), Ghost Brothers Of Darkland County (AEG Tour) Ashville (Rattlestick), Happy Birthday (TACT) A Thick Description Of Harry Smith, Unanswered We Ride, Fish Eye, Seven Minutes in Heaven, The Young Left (Cherry Lane). Regional: Bull Durham The Musical (The Alliance), Unanswered We Ride (Edinburgh), Picnic (Triad), Three Sisters (WTF), The Corn Is Green (WTF), Romeo & Juliet (WTF). TV/Film: “Boardwalk Empire,” License Plates. ANDY YORK (Guitars, Vocal Arrangements, Music Supervisor). Guitarist Andy York began his musical career in 1987 when he joined Jason & The Scorchers. Since then he has played, sang and recorded with numerous bands and singer/songwriters such as Ian Hunter, Robert Plant, Patti Smith, Nils Lofgren, Marshall Crenshaw, Willie Nile, Donovan and, most notably, John Mellencamp, for whom he has been the lead guitarist since 1994. York has been the musical supervisor for Ghost Brothers Of Darkland County since 2004. He has also co-produced the last four releases from Ian Hunter, including 2012’s When I’m President. DANE CLARK (Percussion). Born and raised and still living in Anderson, Indiana. Drummer for John Mellencamp for over 17 years. Producer, arranger and cowriter on recent album projects for sixties legends Donovan and Moby Grape. Drumstick slinger on recordings with Steve Earle, John Prine, Carrie Newcomer, Ian Hunter and The Bob and Tom show. Currently mixing album project number five in Nashville. Looking forward to pummeling all with tribal intensity during this Ghost Brothers extravaganza! JON E. GEE (Upright Bass). Jon E. Gee has been the bass player in the John Mellencamp Band since 1999. Before joining the Mellencamp Band, Gee performed and toured with the Motor City Madman Ted Nugent, Road Master, and performed with Rare Earth. When Jon E. Gee is not touring or recording, you can find him teaching, coaching and consulting with artists of all ages at his music lesson studio, Jon E. Gee’s Music Room. TROYE KINNETT (Keyboards & Harmonica). As keyboardist for John Mellencamp since 2006, Troye has performed at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Radio City Music Hall, Farm Aid, “The Today Show” and “The Late Show With David Letterman.” He has also performed with Broadway Across America and regional theatre in Indianapolis: Peter Pan, Will Rogers Follies, Annie, Mame, Happy Days, and Footloose. As a composer, Troye has written music for the NCAA, Simon Malls, H.H. Gregg, Delta Faucet, Kenra, and independent feature films airing on Showtime and The Movie Channel. SUSAN V. BOOTH (Director) joined as Artistic Director at the Alliance Theatre in 2001. Under her direction, the Alliance Theatre won the 2007 Regional Theatre Tony Award. As a director, she has worked at theatres including the Goodman, La Jolla Playhouse, New York Stage and Film, Actors Theatre of Louisville, Northlight Theatre, Victory Gardens, Court Theatre and many others. She holds degrees 6

from Denison and Northwestern universities and was a fellow of the National Critics Institute and the Kemper Foundation. She has held teaching positions at Northwestern and DePaul universities, and serves as adjunct faculty with Emory University. She is the past president of the board of directors for Theatre Communications Group (the national service organization for the field) and is a trustee of Denison University and The Howard School. Susan is married to Max Leventhal and is the proud mother of Moira Rose Leventhal. STEVEN COHEN (Set & Lighting Design) is an award-winning production designer, lighting designer and director. Over his 40-year career in the music and television industry, Cohen has worked with many of the world’s most prominent music and comedy artists, including Billy Joel, Elton John, Reba McEntire, Sugarland, Tim McGraw, Lenny Kravitz, Blake Shelton, Justin Timberlake, NSYNC, Britney Spears, Mariah Carey, John Mellencamp, Don Henley and The Eagles to name a few, as well as numerous TV productions for HBO, Showtime, MTV, VH1 including Whoopi Goldberg on Broadway, Dane Cook and George Lopez. For George Lucas, he designed and directed Star Wars in Concert. In 2008, he produced the feature documentary, “The Last Play at Shea.” He has lent his talent and production acumen to multiple charitable events, including “The Power of Love” multi-talent television specials, The Global Poverty Central Park concerts, and the Andre Agassi foundation, co-producing 15 consecutive Grand Slam For Children concerts, helping raise over $150 million for the Andre Agassi charter school in Las Vegas. He currently is designing Ghost Brothers of Darkland County, Global Poverty 2013, and the upcoming Billy Joel world tour. DANIEL PELZIG (Choreographer). Broadway: 33 Variations; A Year With Frog and Toad. OffBroadway: New York Theatre Workshop, Manhattan Theatre Club, Roundabout Theatre, City Center Encores! As a director and choreographer, his most recent credits include Carousel at the Glimmerglass Festival, The Figaro Plays at the McCarter, Private Lives at Shakespeare Theatre, Lucia di Lammermoor at Teatro alla Scala and Die Fledermaus at both Lyric Opera of Chicago and Houston Grand Opera. Regional: Ghost Brothers of Darkland County, Into the Woods (Alliance); Sweeney Todd (Kennedy Center); My Fair Lady (Arena Stage, Shaw Festival); Pericles, Candide (Goodman); Measure for Measure, The Dog in the Manger, Twelfth Night, As You Like It (Shakespeare Theatre); The Winter’s Tale (Guthrie); Company, The Mikado, HMS Pinafore (Huntington Theatre); West Side Story (Kilden Theatre, Norway). Ballet: Boston Ballet, Pennsylvania Ballet, Tulsa Ballet, Juilliard, Joffrey II. Opera: Metropolitan Opera, Santa Fe Opera, Ft. Worth Opera and Seattle Opera. dannypelzig.com. LAURA STANCZYK (Casting Director). Select Broadway, Off-Broadway & Tours: Side Show, After Midnight, A Night With Janis Joplin, Follies, Lombardi, Ragtime, Impressionism, The Seafarer, Radio Golf, Coram Boy, Translations, Damn Yankees, Dirty Dancing, Glorious Ones, Fetch Clay, Make Man, Me, Myself & I, Cripple of Inishmaan, Tryst, Flight, Urinetown. Nominated for six Artios Awards for Excellence in Casting, won for Follies. JOHN M. GALO (Production Stage Manager) has extensive credits on Broadway, regionally and on the road. Most recently he managed the national tours of Sister Act and Anything Goes. Other favorites include Les Miserables, Fiddler on the Roof, 12 Angry Men,

Legends, Movin’ Out, Thoroughly Modern Millie and Contact. A 38-year member of Actors’ Equity Association, he served on the National Governing Council and as a Tony voter. Thanks for your support of live theater! ERIC H. MAYER (Assistant Stage Manager). Tours: Sister Act (first National Tour), Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat (North American Tour). Off-Broadway: Strawberry and Chocolate, North. Regional: Five Guys Named Moe, The Story of My Life (CATCO), The Secret Garden (CAPA). Graduate of The Ohio State University. Love to John, Zoey and Emma. TINA BURNS (Vocal Coach) received her BM and MM in voice performance from the University of Maine and has graduate credit from Richard Miller’s Summer Institute of Vocal Performance Pedagogy at Oberlin Conservatory of Music. Her Professional performance credits include Six Women With Brain Death or Expiring Minds Want to Know, A Christmas Carol, Tartuffe, Blithe Spirit and Oh Coward! Her Operatic roles include the Countess Almaviva in Mozart’s Marriage of Figaro and Magda in Menotti’s The Consul. Most recently she was seen as Sister Mary Amnesia in Nunsense with Winterport Open Stage and as The Good Fairy/Cinderella’s Mother in Penobscot Theatre Company’s production of Cinderella, a New Telling of an Old Tale. In addition to professional vocal coaching and directing positions, Mrs. Burns maintains an active private voice studio in Bangor and is a member of the National Association of Teachers of Singing (NATS).

TOUR PERSONNEL Stewart Bennett.........................................................Front of House Engineer Sandi Cook..............................................Wardrobe & Assistant Tour Manager Nate Cromwell......................................................................Lighting Director Scott Davis...........................................................................................Backline Mark Donahue...................................................................Lighting Technician Stephen Fissel...................................................AEG Live Production Manager John M. Galo.............................................................................Stage Manager Eric H. Mayer............................................................ Assistant Stage Manager Bob Quandt................................................................................Tour Manager Jimmy Robison......................................................................Stage Technician Andrew Sharp......................................................... AEG Live Tour Accountant Mark Vanderwall...............................................................................Monitors Special Acknowledgements

Randy Hoffman (Hoffman Entertainment); Debra Rathwell, Kathi Scharnikow, Jennifer Heifetz, Derek Tucker, Robert Mack, Ashleigh Christianson, Joyce Szudzik, Teresa Aguilar, Lisa Carriuolo, Madeline Schilder (AEG Live); Garrett Schaefer; Marsha DeFilippo (Stephen King Personal Assistant), Brian Stark, Jordan Hahn; Larry Jenkins (L J Entertainment); Kristen Foster, Kirsten Schubert (PMK*BNC); Tim Elsner, Cathy Richey (Belmont Mall); Tony Buechler, Sharon Carone (Mellencamp.com); Michael Goldsmith, Gil Karson, Grace Kim (GSM PC); Mark Levenfus, Christine Cohen (Marks Paneth LLP); Nicholas Petrovich; Carl Gibbs, Ryan Juzwiak, Dan Frantz (Music City Merchandise); Tom Bazzini (Starkey + Henricks); Margo Moskowitz; Nicole Kastrinos; Creative Artists Agency; Paradigm; Concord Music Group; James Nederlander, Jr.

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