HAPPY TIMES! a tribute to
DANNY KAYE starring Wesley slade
CONTENTS Theater Staff.......................................................................................................... 2 Whitney Morse on The Sharon® L. Morse Performing Arts Center........................ 3 Biography.............................................................................................................. 4
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
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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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BIOGRAPHY WESLEY SLADE first stepped on stage in his home state, Mississippi, at the age of five, and he’s never looked back. Wesley is certainly no stranger to the Florida stage. Audiences in The Villages® may remember him from Life Could Be a Dream last season, with Victory Productions at The Studio™ Theatre. Other regional theatre credits include shows with Mad Cow Theatre, Maltz Jupiter Theatre (formally known as The Burt Reynolds Dinner Theatre), Palm Beach Dramaworks, The Garden Theatre, Gable Stage, American Stage, Theatre Zone, The Wick Theatre & Costume Museum, The Orlando Rep, MNM Theatre Company, Titusville Playhouse, The IceHouse Theatre, Bay Street Players, Orlando Fringe, and more. He can be seen regularly on stage at Sleuth’s Mystery Dinner Theatre, Universal Studios, and Walt Disney World. Wesley is a proud member of Actor’s Equity, and an accomplished voice over artist and puppeteer. He has been nominated for/ won several awards for his performances, including a Carbonell Award, Broadway World Awards, a Miami New Times Award, and was named “Versatile All-Star of the Year” by the Orlando Sentinel.
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