Thursday, September 28, 2023
NOV. 30-DEC. 17, 2023
FEB. 9-MAR. 3, 2024
APR. 5-21, 2024
MAY 31-JUN. 30, 2024
JUL. 19-AUG. 11, 2024
KICKING OFF THE
Let Me Be Your Star — Ensemble
FROM THE HOLIDAY SPECTACULAR
Holiday Mashup — Kelli Dodd
FROM THE COLOR PURPLE
The Color Purple — Jaida Davis and Halo Wheeler
Too Beautiful for Words — Halo Wheeler
FROM SISTER ACT
Fabulous Baby — Temperance Jones
FROM DISNEY & CAMERON MACKINTOSH’S MARY POPPINS
Practically Perfect/A Spoonful of Sugar — Kristen Campbell
FROM BEAUTIFUL
(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman — Rosie Webber
I Feel The Earth Move — Ensemble
THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS Professional Series
THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS Education Season
PERFORMERS
KELLI DODD (she/ her) is thrilled to be a part of the DCS Party!
Recent credits: Bright Star (Red Mountain Theatre), Always…Patsy Cline (Little Theatre on the Square, The Legacy Theatre and MRT), Bright Star (The Legacy Theatre), Kelli Sings Dolly! (Legacy, Red Mountain Theatre), Darlin’ Cory (Alliance Theatre), Million Dollar Quartet (Virginia Samford Theatre), The Bridges of Madison County (Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center), The Great American Trailer Park Musical (Mountain Rep Theatre), Dolly Parton’s Stampede and Christmas Celebration (Pigeon Forge, TN, WCI), The Marvelous Wonderettes (MRT, VST), Pump Boys and Dinettes! (Terrific New Theatre), Annie Get Your Gun (MRT), and Smoke on the Mountain (Central Alabama Theatre). She is thankful to participate in this year’s Holiday Spectacular! Kelli thanks her husband, Kyle. Matt.5:16. Upcoming projects: Kelli Sings Dolly! at Central Alabama Theatre on Nov. 18, and, most importantly, a baby boy due in February! www.kellidodd.art
HALO WHEELER is a Birmingham native and graduate of the illustrious Howard University. Halo has opened up for singers such as Frankie Beverly and Maze, Chrisette Michelle, and Kelly Price. She released her very first CD entitled This Is Who I Am in August 2014. Halo is excited to make her return to the RMT stage as she has graced the stage in many productions such as
Shrek, Dreamgirls, Ain’t Misbehavin’, Little Shop of Horrors, Once on This Island, and many more. Halo lives by the Eric Thomas quote “When you want to succeed as bad as you want to breathe, then you’ll be successful.” She would like to thank her family and friends who have made a great impact on her life thus far.
JAIDA DAVIS is a senior at Shades Valley High School. She has been in numerous shows these past years. She has been in shows such as Sister Act, Jr (Michelle), Into The Woods, Jr (Little Red), BKLYN: the Musical (Cityweed), Les Miseràbles (Eponine), All Together Now (Chorus), Ernest And The Pale Moon (Chorus), BatBoy: the Musical (Daisy), The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe (Lucy), Our Town (Rebecca Gibbs), Big Fish (The Witch), The Curious Incident of the Dog In The Night-Time (Siobhan), Wolves (#00), and The Laramie Project (Marge Murray). She will also be the Director of this year’s Evolution Of Time (EOT) production at Shades Valley High School. She plans to further her education at…she doesn’t know yet but she’ll be ready.
TEMPERANCE
JONES is from Birmingham, Alabama. At an early age, Temperance learned to appreciate fine arts from her mother, an artist and arts educator. This foundation shaped Temperance as a singer, actor, educator, and cultural contributor.
PERFORMERS
Temperance received her Bachelor of Arts in Music from Belhaven University in Jackson, MS. Currently, she is the Outreach Coordinator for Opera Mississippi and a Professional Artist who has developed a stellar national reputation for her musical theatre performances across the country: locally (Birmingham Children’s Theatre, Opera Birmingham, & Birmingham Music Club), nationally (Opera Mississippi, Virginia Repertory Theatre, Arizona Broadway Theatre, RWS Entertainment Group, Prather Productions...), and internationally (International Performing Arts Institute in Kiefersfelden & Hamburg, Germany). From a mother’s inspiration, to performing internationally, Temperance honors the legacies that came before her, and looks forward to the contributions she still has yet to make! “Performing in my hometown helps further my connection to community, and I’m so grateful.”
MUSICIANS
Music Director/Piano
Anthony Smith
Reeds
Sallie White
Trumpet
Rob Alley
Bass
Jacob Edwards
Drums
Joe Cooley
KRISTEN CAMPBELL
is overjoyed to be back at RMT. She was most recently seen in RMT’s Once as Girl, Parkside Concert Series, Holiday Spectacular, and My Fair Lady as Eliza Doolittle. Kristen is honored to be the wife of Jon Campbell and mom to her 19-year-old twins, Sam and Rose. A huge thank you to Keith and Roy. All glory to God.
ROSIE WEBBER
(she/her) is honored to return to Red Mountain Theatre! She is a singer, actress, and multiinstrumentalist, and graduated from Rider University with a BFA in Musical Theatre. National Tour: A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder (Swing), Fiddler on the Roof (Fruma-Sarah). Cruise Line: Beauty and the Beast (Mrs. Potts/Disney Cruise Line). Oceania Nautica (Principal Vocalist/Norwegian Cruise Line).
CREATIVE & PRODUCTION
Roy Lightner, Director
Anthony Smith, Music Director
Brian Haven, Production Stage Manager
Tyler Stidham, Assistant Stage Manager
Patrick MacDonald, Sound Engineer (A1)
Caylin Cobb, Sound (A2)
Anna G. Angeles, Video/Projections Op.
Amy Ethington, Lighting Board Operator
Mason Shell, Spotlight Operator
Lew Williams, Spotlight Operator
Kendra Weeks, Costume Coordinator