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Mill Mountain Theatre
Music from:
PAULA ABDUL, THE BANGLES, TONI BASIL, PAT BENATAR, BERLIN, BLONDIE, LAURA BRANIGAN, KATE BUSH, IRENE CARA, TRACY CHAPMAN, CHER, THE WEATHER GIRLS, HEART, WHITNEY HOUSTON, JOAN JETT, CHAKA KHAN, CYNDI LAUPER, MADONNA, BETTE MIDLER, OLIVIA NEWTON-JOHN, STEVIE NICKS, DOLLY PARTON, DIANA ROSS, DONNA SUMMER, TINA TURNER, BONNIE TYLER, DIONNE WARWICK, DENIECE WILLIAMS
Grantors
Sponsors
Special Thanks
Donors
Mill Mountain Theatre would like to thank the generous gifts from our Donors. We would not be here without you!
Donors
The Honorable and Mrs. G. Steven Agee *
Avis Construction Company, Inc.
Mr. and Mrs. Jason E. Bingham *
Boxley Materials Company
Carilion Clinic
Ceres Foundation Inc.
Roanoke Arts Commission
Commonwealth of Virginia, Rebuild Virginia CARES grant
Community Foundation Serving Western Virginia
Davis H. Elliot Company, Inc.
Freedom First Federal Credit Union
The Sam & Marion Golden Helping Hand Foundation, Inc.
The Huntly Foundation
Mr. and Mrs. Shields Jarrett *
Jewell Machinery
The Louise R. Lester Foundation
W. E. McGuire Charitable Foundation, Inc.
Kathryn B McQuade Foundation *
Pinnacle Financial Partners
Roanoke Women's Foundation
The Honorable and Mrs. Frank W. Rogers, III *
Skyline National Bank
Edgar Thurman Foundation For Children
U.S. Small Business Administration, Pandemic Economic Stimulus grants
Virginia Commission for the Arts
Brandon Oaks Retirement Community
Center in the Square
Davenport & Company LLC
Mrs. Anne G. Downing
Ms. Sarah Copenhaver and Mr. G. Franklin Flippin, Esq.
Mr. & Mrs. W. Heywood Fralin Sr.
Mr. and Mrs. Richard A. Garbee *
Gentry Locke Attorneys
The Glebe
Dr. Anthony-Samuel LaMantia Ph.D. *
Mr. & Mrs. G. John Levin, Jr.
Member One Federal Credit Union
Mr. & Mrs. G. Marshall Mundy
Roanoke Natural Foods Co-op
The Roanoke Star
Marsh & McLennan Agency
Truist Bank
Mrs. Mary Meade G. Winn
American National Bank & Trust Company
Anonymous donors to Mill Mountain Theatre
Anstey Hodge Advertising Group
ARD Properties LLC
Mr. and Mrs. John T. Avis *
Mr. and Mrs. L. Scott Avis
Better Sofas, Inc
Dr. Nathaniel L. Bishop *
Mr. and Mrs. Abney S. Boxley, III *
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas R. Brock, Jr.
Business Solutions
The Candy Store
Mr. and Mrs. George B. Cartledge, Jr.
City of Salem
Claytor-Wirt Associates
Cox Communications Charities
Mr. and Mrs. Warner Dalhouse
Dixon, Hubard, Feinour, & Brown Inc.
Dominion Risk Advisors, LLC
Dunkenberger-Waskey Group at Morgan Stanley
Elk Hill Advisors, Inc.
Mr. and Mrs. William D. Elliot
Entre Computer Center
Mrs. Sibyl N. Fishburn
5 Points Creative
Frith, Anderson & Peake, P.C.
Dr. Gary E. Glontz
Ms. Nancy O. Gray and Mr. David N. Maxson *
Dr. Robyn Hakanson and Mr. Erik Moledor *
Mr. Harry W. Hamilton, III
Mr. and Mrs. John Higginbotham
Howell's Motor Freight, Inc.
Innovative Insurance Group
Mr. and Mrs. Howard Jones, Jr.
Kiwanis Club of Roanoke
Mr. and Mrs. Mark S. Lawrence *
Dr. and Mrs. Lee Learman *
Mr. and Mrs. Sam Lionberger, III
Mr. and Mrs. Charles I. Lunsford, II
Lunsford, A Trustpoint Company
Miller, Long & Associates, Inc.
Mr. and Mrs. Harry G. Norris
Oakey's Funeral Service & Crematory
Ms. Yvonne Olson
Ms. Nancy R. Patterson *
Mr. and Mrs. William N. Powell
Punch Boutique
Mrs. Carolyn W. Rakes
Roanoke Animal Hospital
Roanoke Gas Company - RGC Resources, Inc.
Roanoke Valley Orthodontics
Mr. and Dr. John G. Rocovich, Jr. *
Frank W. (Bo) Rogers, Jr. Fund
Rosie's Gaming Emporium
Ms. Rachel Sailer and Mr. Peter Barber
Mr. and Mrs. Edward M. Smith *
Dr. and Mrs. Donald G. Smith, Jr.
Steel Dynamics Roanoke Bar Division
Mr. Maury L. Strauss
Ms. Lesleigh B. Strauss
Sun Tan City
Mr. and Mrs. Joel Tenzer *
Dr. Bruce R. Thomas and Ms. Linda Bowden
Dr. and Mrs. John T. Tielking
Mr. and Mrs. Raphael M. Traen
Will Trinkle and Juan Granados *
Mr. Charles J. Wehrmeister *
Mr. and Mrs. Barton J. Wilner
Woods Rogers PLC
Ms. Cathy Acri
Reverend and Mrs. George C. Anderson *
Mr. & Mrs. D. James Bailey III
Mr. and Mrs. W. Chan Bolling *
Mr. and Mrs. J. Keith Bown
Ms. Dorothy S. Clifton and Dr. Lou Singer
Connexions Professional Services
Mr. & Mrs. Grimes W. Creasy
Dr. and Mrs. Antonio T. Donato
Dr. and Mrs. F. Joseph Duckwall
First Citizens Bank
The Honorable and Mrs. Robert W. Goodlatte
Mr. and Mrs. Will Griffeth
Mrs. Robert Jaeger
Dr. and Mrs. David A. Kinsler
Laurence Kufel *
Mr. and Mrs. William L. Lee
Mr. and Mrs. Samuel B. Long
Mr. and Mrs. Reynolds G. Lynch lll *
Dr. Elizabeth Rice Martin and Mr. Eddie Martin *
Mast General Store, Inc.
Dr. and Mrs. G. A. McClellan
Mr. and Mrs. Phillip McKeage *
Mr. and Mrs. Robert McMican
Mr. and Mrs. Charles J. Meidlinger
Ms. Donna L. Mitchell
The Newbern Foundation
Mr. and Mrs. Paul W. Nordt, III *
Mr. & Mrs. J. Lee Osborne *
P1 Technologies, Inc.
Capt. and Mrs. Gary S. Powers *
Mrs. B. J. Preas *
Dr. Randall R. Rhea
Mr. and Mrs. Paul C. Timmermann
Mr. and Mrs. Raphael M. Traen
Ms. Vicki Turner
Ms. Yvette Van Hise
Mr. and Mrs. Joe H. Vaughn
Mr. and Mrs. Rudy Vietmeier
Wabtec Graham-White
Mr. and Mrs. Byron L. Yost
Ms. Kailey Absher
Mr. and Mrs. Carl D. Akers
Mr. and Mrs. David K. Allen *
AmazonSmile Foundation
Mr. and Mrs. Don H. Andree
Mr. and Mrs. Briggs W. Andrews
Ms. Sharon Angle
Mr. Andrew S. Arbury, III
Mr. and Mrs. Robert H. Ashwell
Anne T. Avis
Ms. Brenda Ayers
Ms. Bettie Baber
E R Bane Trust
Mr. & Mrs. D. Stan Barnhill
Dr. and Mrs. Vincent T. Basile
Ms. Ashleigh Bayer
Mrs. Ruth G. Babylon
Ms. Kathy Bibb
Ms. Mary H. Bivens
Mr. Norman Blanchard
Ms. Joellen K. Bland
Ms. Cynthia Blevins
Ms. Leanna Blevins
Dr. and Mrs. John Bouldin
Ms. Nancy A. Bourne
Mr. Alexander Bowman, Jr.
Ms. Amanda Bozack
Mr. and Mrs. John P. Bradshaw Jr.
Ms. Michelle Brandt
Ms. Henriette B. Brooks
Ms. Stephanie Bryant
Ms. HelenRuth Burch
Mr. and Mrs. Chris Bush
Mr. Andrew Callahan
Capt. Anne Cannon
Mr. and Mrs. John P. Carlin
Mr. Zachary Carney
Mr. and Mrs. Jeremy Carroll
Mr. and Mrs. Reed Carter
Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Cates
Ms. Gloria Cauley
Mr. and Mrs. Daniel J. Celin
Mr. and Mrs. Jerry W. Cheadle
Mr. and Mrs. Michael D. Childress
Mr. & Mrs. W. R. Clemmer, Jr.
Mr. William Colbert
Carl E. Coleman Family Trust
Mr. and Mrs. W. Patton Coles, IV *
Mr. and Mrs. R. E. Conner
Mrs. Mary Ann Conrad
Mr. and Mrs. Nicholas C. Conte
Mr. John Cornthwait
Mr. and Mrs. James G. Cosby
Frankie Courtemanche
Mr. & Mrs. Grimes W. Creasy
Mr. and Mrs. Timothy Cribbs
Mr. Mark Culbreth
Mr. and Mrs. Declan F. Daly
Mr. & Mrs. H. Lawrence Davidson
Ms. Michelle Davis
Ms. Elizabeth G. Deisher
Kelly Derrick
Ms. Stacy Deyerle
Mrs. Barbara M. Dickinson
Dr. Elizabeth H. Duckworth & Mr. John M. Duckworth
Ms. Jeanne M. Duddy
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas M. Dunkenberger, Sr.
Ms. Kathy Dupont
Ms. Patricia Ebbett
Mr. Charles L. Echols Jr.
Ms. Melvina Edwards
Ms. Christina Englehart
Mr. and Mrs. Michael W. English
Mr. and Mrs. John L. Ewart, Jr.
Ms. Kelly T. Farber
Ms. Emily Farmer
Ms. Janet Faulkner
Mr. and Mrs. Gregory W. Feldmann *
Ms. Victoria Ferris
Mr. Eric E. Fitzpatrick
Mr. and Mrs. Juergen F. Fleck
Mr. and Mrs. John R. Francis, Jr.
Ms. Gail Godsey
Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence A. Goldstein
Mr. Mark Goodes
Dr. James J. Gooding
Mr. Glen Graye
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Greear
Dr. and Mrs. Frank Guilfoyle
Mr. James E. Hall, Jr.
Dr. & Mrs. Geoffrey Harter
Mr. and Mrs. Edmund Harvey
Dr. & Mrs. J. Bruce Hauser
Ms. Katherine Havener
Mr. and Mrs. Walker B. Healy Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. John L. Hess
Ms. Jessica Hilbish
Mr. and Mrs. Frank F. Hill, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles A. Hite, III
Mr. & Mrs. Joseph M. Hoff
Mr. and Mrs. Daniel E. Holdgreve
Macel Holloway
Ms. Donna B Horak
Mr. Chris Howard
HHHUNT Homes Richmond
Ms. Carin Hunt
Dr. and Mrs. Alvin J. Hurt
IBM International Foundation
Mr Richard L Ikenberry
Mr. and Mrs. John Jackson
Mr. Edward F. Jennings Jr.
Ms. Sarah Jernigan-Tompkins
Mr. and Mrs. Michael Jewell
Marcia and Lewis Johnson
Mr. and Mrs. Pegram Johnson, III
Drs. James and Janet Johnson
Ms. Erma L. Jones
Mr. Pedro Martin Jose Juan
Mrs. Ann M. Journell
Mrs. J. Robert Justice
Mr. and Mrs. William K. Keesee
Mr. Matthew Kelley
Mr. and Mrs. Herman D. Kemp, Jr.
Ms. Victoria Kessler
Mr. Joshua Kier
Mr. and Mrs. Rich Kirchhoff
Ms. Shoshana Knapp
Mr. and Mrs. Alton L. Knighton, Jr.
Kroger
Dr. and Mrs. Arthur A. Kunkle
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Kurshan
Mrs. Susan P. Lancaster
Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth C. Laughon
Mr. Terry Lauver
Mr. and Dr. Todd A. Leeson
Mr. and Mrs. Anthony F. Lefkowicz
Ms. Zoe Manoukian
Ms. Tara A. Marciniak
Ms. Jane Markson
Mr. Gene H. Marrano
Mr. Robert Martin
Ms. Lee B. McBride and Ms. Katherine M. Rakes
Mr. Norman Foggin and Mrs. Kathryn McCathern
Debra McClure
Dr. and Mrs. Maston R. McCorkle, Jr.
Mr. W. D. McCoy
Mr. and Mrs. Douglas McLaughlin
Mr. and Mrs. John G. McLeod
Ms. Amber McLoney
Mr. and Mrs. John D. McMillen
Ms. Bette McNamara
Ms. Melissa Merritt
Mr. Thomas Mesner and Ms. Jeanne Larsen
Mr. and Mrs. David Moledor
Ms. Connie Jo Montz
Ms. Pamela Morgan
Leslie J. Morrissett and Rebecca F. Morrissett
Ms Katherine Mortara
Mr. Marcus B. Moses
Mr. and Mrs. Allan Mower
Ms. Suzana Muller
Ms. Bethany Murphy
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Myers
Richard Nance
Ms. Jacquelyn Nasca
Ms. Carmen Neal
Ms. Rhonda Neely
Theresa Ruth Neilsen-Steinhardt
Network For Good
Mr. and Mrs. John Nicklo
Dr. and Mrs. James R. Niederlehner
Mr. and Mrs. Robert O. Nordt, Sr.
Mr. & Mrs. George W. Norton
Ms. Rachel Nunez
Amanda O'dell
Mrs. Phyllis A. Olin
The Rev. and Dr. David Olson
Mr. Patrick J. O'Reilly
Dr. and Mrs. Ronald B. Overstreet
Mr. and Mrs. Steve Padis
Ms Melissa Palmer
Mr. & Mrs. John C. Parrott, II
Mr. Jeffrey Pasciak
Dr. and Mrs. Steven J. Pasternak
Dr. and Mrs. John W. Pendleton
Mrs. Ashley Pennington-Tripp
Ms. Joan K. Petrus
Dr. and Mrs. Robert E. Pooley
Mr. and Mrs. John Powell
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Pratt
Dianne & Nick Prout
Mr. Mauricio Ramos
Jacqueline Rearick
Dr. and Mrs. Wayne G. Reilly
Mr. Ian Ridgway
Mr. William Riedy
Mr. and Mrs. Chris Rigsby
Mr. and Mrs. James A. Robertson
Mr. and Mrs. Kyle Rottkamp
Mr. Carl Milton Rowan
Mr. James Royalty
Mrs. Charles B. Ryan
Mr. and Mrs. Ronald J. Sailer
Mr. Connor Savage
Ms. Sharon Schwind
Ms. P. Annie Seago
Ms. Sally A. Seagraves
James C. Sears, Ed.D.
Mr. and Mrs. Patrick N. Shaffner *
Ms. Katherine Shaver
Mr. and Mrs. Barry L. Shelor
Mr. and Mrs. Charles J. Silverman
Mrs. Gene H. Smallwood
Ms. Diane T. Smith
John H. Smithey, Jr.
Ms. Mary J. Snedegar
Ms. Ann Marie Soltis
Ms. Melanie Starks
Mr. and Mrs. Bruce C. Stockburger, Esq.
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur P. Strickland
Mr. Robert Stutes
Ms. Leila Summo
Ms. Angela Swain
Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Swanson
Mr. and Mrs. William B. Symonds
Ms. Anne T. Tiffany
Mr. and Mrs. David Todd
Ms. Ann Penny Tully
Mr. and Mrs. Zachary Vernon
Mrs. and Mr. Jane I. Wallace
Mr. Jason Walsh
Mr. & Mrs. J. Robert Walton
Mr. and Mrs. Jimmy R. Ward
Mr. and Mrs. Lilburn E. Ward, III
Ms. Tiffany Waters
Ms. Maureen Watson
Hugh and Jaye Harvey Wellons
Ms. Virginia West
Ms. Judy West
Mr. Roy Westmoreland
Mr. and Mrs. Frank E. Whaley
Mr. and Mrs. Damon W. White
Mr. and Mrs. James Whitney
Mrs. Pamela H. Wiegandt
Ms. Deborah Wilhelm
Ms. Kimberly Williamson
Mr. and Mrs. Jerry W. Willis
Mr. and Mrs. J. David Wine
Ms. Edna Wood
Ms. Savannah Woodruff
Mr. Trenten Woods
Mrs. Lee H. Woody
Ms. Vella Wright
Mr. and Mrs. Keith F. Young
Mr. and Mrs. Carlton W. Alcorn
Mrs. Lynn D. Avis
Ms. Hazel Bernard
Mr. and Mrs. Robert E. Brailsford
Ms. Helen A. Burnett
Mr. and Mrs. Russel M. Danstrom
The Rev. Dr. and Mrs. David Dixon, III
Mr. Paul A. Economy and Mr. Randy Craver
Mrs. Lauren Ellerman *
Mrs. Marianne E. Gandee *
Dr. and Mrs. Charles D. Gilliland
Dr. & Mrs. J. Bruce Hagadorn
Donna Hancock
Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Janoschka *
Mr. and Mrs. William H. Jernigan Jr.
Robyn and David Johnsen
Mr. and Mrs. James F. Johnson
Mr. and Mrs. Robert A. Keely
Mr. Talfourd H. Kemper
Anna and Tom Lawson
Mr. and Mrs. Kirk A. Ludwig
Mr. and Mrs. Edward J. Machado
Ms. Martha L. Martin
Dr. Suzan R. and Dr. John R. Merten
Paul and Robert Metz
Mr. Bob Mills
Ms. Leisa Mundy
The Muse Family Foundation *
Mr. and Mrs. Steven L. Nash
Dr. and Dr. Michael S. Nussbaum
Mr. and Mrs. Mike O'Brochta
Mr. and Mrs. Lewis J. Pillis
Mr. Dale Rakes
Ms. Mary L. Sailer
Mr. and Mrs. Jim Shaver
Mr. and Mrs. James D. Sheahan
Mr. and Mrs. Barry L. Shelor
Janet M. Siems
Dr. and Mrs. Bertram Spetzler
Dr. and Mrs. Brian A. Torre
Mr. and Mrs. John P. Whittle
Mr. & Mrs. W. Lee Wilhelm, III
Mr. Adam Williams
Mr. and Mrs. Scott W. Winter
Tributes
Mill Mountain Theatre is honored to acknowledge gifts made in tribute or memory of special friends. To make such a gift please contact John Levin at (540) 342-5761 or development@millmountain.org.
Tributes
In honor of Nancy Agee and on her birthday by Dr. Nathaniel L. Bishop
In special commemoration of Ginger Poole Avis and Jack Avis being honored at the 2022 Multiple Sclerosis Society Dinner of Champions by current and former presidents of Mill Mountain Theatre’s Board of Directors including: David Allen, Nancy Gray, Macel Janoschka, John Jessee, Cynthia Lawrence and Will Trinkle, and by Ginny Jarrett
In honor of Ginger Poole Avis by Mr. and Mrs. Nicholas C. Conte, by Ms. Melvina Edwards, by Nancy Gray and by Macel and Stephen Janoschka
In honor of Jack Avis by Ginger Poole Avis
In memory of Jim Ayers by James C. Sears, Ed D
In memory of Willeyne McCune Clemens, Dorothy Meyer Hannaford and Sam Zulis by Nancy Ruth Patterson
In memory of Tracy D’Souza by Mr. and Mrs. Kyle Rottkamp
In memory of Becky Gilbert by Paul and Robert Metz
In honor of Mary Hubbard by Macel and Stephen Janoschka
In honor of Randall Hubbard by Macel and Stephen Janoschka
In memory of Timothy A. Kelly by Talfourd H. Kemper; by Mr. and Mrs. Charles I. Lunsford, II; by Mr. W. D. McCoy; by Mr. and Mrs. John G. McLeod; by Mr. and Mrs. Paul W. Nordt, III; by Mr. and Mrs. William N. Powell, and by Mr. and Mrs. James A. Robertson
In honor of the MMT Team by Ms. Edna Wood
In honor of Tuillo Brenna O’Reilly by Mr. Patrick J. O’Reilly
In honor of Nancy Ruth Patterson by Mr. and Mrs. Walker B. Healy, Jr.
In honor of B.J. Preas by Mr. and Mrs. Jerry W. Cheadle
In memory of Charles Ruff, Jr. by Mr. and Mrs. Gregory W. Feldmann
In honor of Maury Lee Strauss by Ms. Lesleigh B. Strauss
In memory of Crystal Lynn Van Hise by Mrs. Yvette Van Hise
In honor of Susan Williams by Mr. Adam Williams
Performers
Evin Bowman
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Bass
Alexia Buckner
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Vocalist
Sarah Coleman
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Vocalist
Seth Davis
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Music Director/Arranger
Katie Emerson
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Vocalist
J.T. Fauber
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Percussion
Maddie Mae
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Vocalist
Michael Havens
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Electric Guitar
Setting
There will be one 15-minute intermission
Songs & Scenes
*Appearing through an Agreement between this theatre and Actors’ Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States.
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“Actors’ Equity Association (“Equity”), founded in 1913, is the U.S. labor union that represents more than 51,000 actors and stage managers, Equity fosters the art of live theatre as an essential component of society and advances the careers of its members by negotiating wages, improving working conditions and providing a wide range of benefits, including health and pension plans. Actors’ Equity is a member of the AFL-CIO and is affiliated with FIA, an International organization of performing arts unions. www.actorsequity.org
Production Staff
Venue Staff
School Administration Staff
Musicians
Board of Directors
President
Macel H. Janoschka
Vice President
J. Lee E. Osborne
Treasurer
Lori D. Cauley
Secretary
Nathaniel L. Bishop
Board Members
David K. Allen, Lauren Ellerman, Linda Garbee<, Nancy O. Gray, Dr. Robyn Hakanson, Laurence E. Kufel, Dr. Anthony-Samuel LaMantia, Cynthia Lawrence, William L. Lee, Reynolds Lynch III, Dr. Elizabeth Rice Martin, Laura McKeage, Nancy Ruth Patterson, Gary S. Powers, Doris Rogers, Edward M. Smith, Judy Tenzer, Will Trinkle, Maxwell Huddleston Wiegard
Student Advisory Board
Meet the Cast
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Evin Bowman
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Evin first began playing music with his middle school orchestra when he was 12 years old. A few years later, as a high school freshman, he made the leap to guitar. Now at 22, with a decade of experience under his belt, he has performed guitar with the Roanoke Symphony Orchestra, as well as guitar and bass for a multitude of Mill Mountain Theater shows. Notable performances include: A Chorus Line, Spring Awakening, Mama Mia, The Sound of Music, and Next to Normal.
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Alexia Buckner
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Alexia Buckner is excited to return to the Mill Mountain Stage in the Ladies of the 80s Concert. This native Memphian joined Mill Mountain Theatre for the first time as Lily Polkadot in their production of Polkadots: The Cool Kids Musical. Since then, she has worked closely alongside the MMT family through their education department, community engagement, and supporting as many productions as possible. She is a B.F.A. graduate of the Dobbins Conservatory at Southeast Missouri State University. During her time in school, some of her favorite performances were as Deloris Van Cartier in Sister Act, Beneatha Younger in A Raisin in the Sun, and the ferocious Dragon in Shrek the Musical. After graduating, she went on to be a Company Manager/Dancer with RWS Entertainment Group. When she is not onstage, she loves to spend her time traveling, reading, and watching far too many cooking competition shows. Follow her @thealexiabuckner to see what else she's up to!
Sarah Coleman
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Sarah Coleman is thrilled to be making her debut at Mill Mountain Theatre! This is her first show since the pandemic and it's so touching to be making a comeback alongside the powerhouse women in this cast! Sarah holds a BS in Theatre Performance from Radford University. Some favorite credits include: Reno Sweeney (Anything Goes), Heather Duke/Dance Captain (Heathers: The Musical), Edna (Bright Star), and Petulia (Hell in High Water) where she was featured on the Mississippi cast recording with original music from grammy nominee, Vasti Jackson. Thanks to her family, the crew, creative team and staff at MMT for everything they do, and YOU for supporting live theatre!
Seth Davis
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Seth Davis is a Georgia native who is very excited to be back onstage with this lovely group of performers. Seth is a music director and musician in both the musical theater and classical music realms, in addition to being a teacher, clinician, and coach for performers and musicians of all ages. Regional credits include Kiss of the Spiderwoman, Spring Awakening, See What I Wanna See (Actor’s Express), Illyria: A Twelfth Night Musical(Georgia Shakespeare), Time Between Us, A Diva’s Christmas, Hair (Serenbe Playhouse) and The Andrews Brothers (Stage Door Players). Seth has also served as musical director for Georgia Tech and Oglethorpe University in addition to teaching at The Alliance Theatre, Aurora Theatre and judging many regional music and theater festival competitions. Much love to the entire MMT family, and always, Travis.
Katie Emerson
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Katie Emerson (she/her) is a NYC based actor, singer, and artist. She is thrilled to be back at Mill Mountain rocking it out with this super talented team after performances in The Marvelous Wonderettes and Piano Man. Most recently, she covered half of The Marvelous Wonderettes at Alabama Shakespeare Festival. Favorite credits: Kira/Clio (Xanadu), Ariel (The Little Mermaid), Peter Pan (Peter Pan), How the Grinch Stole Christmas North American Tour (Punky Who), and the countless new musicals she’s helped develop in NYC. Katie has performed Off-Broadway, all over the world and for President Bill Clinton. AEA. BFA Elon University.
J.T. Fauber
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J.T. has been playing drums at Mill Mountain since 2008. His favorite show was "My Son Pinocchio" which included his wife Rachel on piano and both kids, Kyle and Caroline, on stage. Early in his career J.T. performed in the country show at Kings Dominion and on the La Boheme cruise ship. Currently he plays with The Boogie Kings, a ragtime / dixieland group that has been together since 1986. He also plays with the 1st Baptist Roanoke orchestra, The Winds of the Blue Ridge, and the Let's Dance big band. J.T. is the owner of Sun Tan City and Buff City Soap, both supporters of Mill Mountain Theatre.
Michael Havens
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Mike Havens was born and raised in Roanoke, VA and has been involved in music and playing guitar since the age of 12. He received his Bachelors’ degree in classical guitar performance from Radford University and was awarded a full scholarship for study towards a Masters’ degree at the University of Cincinnati College Conservatory of Music. In 2001, he taught guitar studies at local colleges and universities including, Radford University, Emory and Henry College, Sweet Briar College, Randolph-Macon Woman’s College, and Lynchburg College. In 2008, he was offered, and continues, a full-time position teaching guitar and electronic music at Patrick Henry High School in Roanoke, VA. Mike performs regularly as an acoustic and classical guitar soloist, is a member of the classical guitar and flute duo Con Eleganza, as a guest guitarist for the Roanoke Symphony Orchestra, and is the guitar and bassist for Roanoke’s Mill Mountain Theater.
Maddie Mae
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Maddie Mae is an Orlando local with a BFA in Musical Theatre and a Minor in Dance from UCF. #GKCO Maddie was an MMT apprentice in 2018 and has since loved returning to Roanoke. Some previous MMT credits include Spring Awakening, “Let’s Go to the Movies” concert, “Music of the Crooners” concert, as well as filming Polkadots: the Cool Kids Musical. Maddie was featured in BroadwayWorld’s 2020 Senior Showcase. She performed in Michael James Scott’s A Fierce Christmas at the Dr. Phillips Center’s Front Yard Festival. Maddie currently performs with a wedding band and can be seen at Universal Orlando Resort in the Hogwarts Frog Choir and the pop acapella show “Sing It!”. Thank you Ginger, Seth, and Matt! MsMaddieMae.com
Meet the Team
Ginger Poole
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Ginger Poole is a proud member of Actor’s Equity Association and an Associate member of the Stage Directors and Choreographers Union. She has studied, taught, choreographed, and performed throughout the U.S. She has worked in GA, HI, FL, MS, SC and VA with, Theatre in the Square, The Alliance City Series, Theatre Gael, Synchronicity Performance Group-GA, Mill Mountain Theatre-VA and SC Children’s Theatre. Originally from Atlanta, she has worked with the N.F.L. and The Atlanta Falcons as their director and choreographer and The Atlanta Opera. Prior to coming to Mill Mountain Theatre, she was based out of North Carolina where she has worked with Flat Rock Playhouse, the State Theatre of North Carolina, in over 25 productions. She was a part of the Education program at Flat Rock Playhouse for 5 years where she taught for their Apprentice Companies and their Conservatory Program in Acting, Dance, and Musical Theatre. Ginger has taught at The University of Southern Mississippi, Western Carolina University, William Carey College, Mississippi University for Women, and currently teaches at Hollins University. With Ginger’s strong background in dance she finds herself not only acting and dancing on stage but also directing the choreography and classroom skills for her students. Ginger holds her M.F.A. in Acting Performance from the University of Southern Mississippi and continues to teach acting and dance. She has worked with students that range in age from kindergarten through professionals.
Ginger has worked in commercials, voice-overs, film, stage, and the classroom, and was profiled in the book FIRESTARTERS as “the actor”.
Ginger serves on the following Board of Directors: South Eastern Theatre Conference (SETC Secretary, Second Term), Junior League of the Roanoke Valley (Past President and Current Nominating Committee, Second Term), Burton Performing Arts Advisory Board, The Roanoke City Public Schools Education Foundation, and she has served on the Review Panel for theVirginia Commission for the Arts. She was the recipient of the DePaul’s Women of Achievement Award in the Arts in 2013 and was named the 2016 Kendig Award recipient for Individual Artist. Ginger is also a guest host with WSLS, the NBC affiliate, Daytime Blue Ridge television show, and is the host of the new Mill Mountain Theatre Podcast, Meet Me at Mill Mountain. She is very proud to be a member of the Mill Mountain Theatre team and looks forward to its continued growth, success, and artistic influence in the region.
Matt Shields
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Matt Shields is a native of Virginia. Having grown up in Loudoun County, he first moved to the region in 2013 to attend school at Radford University where he graduated with a BS in theatre. After working for a few other companies, Matt is happy to call MMT his artistic home. In the past few years Matt has served in a variety of jobs around Mill Mountain, including Props Master, Costumes Manager, Teaching Artist, Scenic Designer, and Company Manager. Matt is very happy to now be serving MMT as the Production Manager and is grateful to MMT for all the faith they have put in him over the years.
Savannah Woodruff
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Savannah Woodruff was born and raised in Southern Pines, North Carolina, where she was encouraged to become involved in technical theatre in high school. Savannah is a graduate of The University of North Carolina at Greensboro, and received a BFA in Technical Production. Prior to joining the Mill Mountain Theatre staff, she worked as a member of Weston Playhouse Theatre Company’s Intern Company. Savannah is grateful for the support of her family (and especially her cats) in her endeavors, and is thrilled to be able to continue working and growing with Mill Mountain Theatre.
Pre-Show Snack or
Post-Show Dinner?
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Fortunato
Located in the heart of the Blue Ridge Mountains in Roanoke, Virginia, Fortunato is the region's only traditional Italian kitchen & Neapolitan style pizzeria.
Fortunato
Located in the heart of the Blue Ridge Mountains in Roanoke, Virginia, Fortunato is the region's only traditional Italian kitchen & Neapolitan style pizzeria.
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Martin's
Casual dining on burgers, BBQ & other bar food in an open tavern setting with live music & a patio.
Martin's
Casual dining on burgers, BBQ & other bar food in an open tavern setting with live music & a patio.
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The Pine Room
From the snack n' share options and hearth flatbreads to the farmland offerings and signature items, The Pine Room features American Rustic cuisine that presents simplistic, sustainable, and high-quality ingredients in an inviting presentation.
The Pine Room
From the snack n' share options and hearth flatbreads to the farmland offerings and signature items, The Pine Room features American Rustic cuisine that presents simplistic, sustainable, and high-quality ingredients in an inviting presentation.
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The Regency Room
Enjoy dining al fresco! Spring is here and it's patio season! The Regency Room and The Pine Room Pub are the perfect place to enjoy dinner or drinks on the patio with spring in the air!
The Regency Room
Enjoy dining al fresco! Spring is here and it's patio season! The Regency Room and The Pine Room Pub are the perfect place to enjoy dinner or drinks on the patio with spring in the air!
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Awful Arthur's
Modern tavern offering varied seafood, bar bites & a raw bar plus sports on TV & live music.
Awful Arthur's
Modern tavern offering varied seafood, bar bites & a raw bar plus sports on TV & live music.
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Corned Beef & Co
Sports bar serves sandwiches & pub grub in expansive digs equipped with pool tables & countless TVs.
Corned Beef & Co
Sports bar serves sandwiches & pub grub in expansive digs equipped with pool tables & countless TVs.
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Crescent City Bourbon and Barbecue
The smoked meat is made with care and passion in a stick burner smoker and indoor wood burning smoker.
Crescent City Bourbon and Barbecue
The smoked meat is made with care and passion in a stick burner smoker and indoor wood burning smoker.
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Jack Brown's Beer & Burger Joint
Bar chain serving creative burgers & a lengthy list of beers in a casual, funky space.
Jack Brown's Beer & Burger Joint
Bar chain serving creative burgers & a lengthy list of beers in a casual, funky space.
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Nawab Indian Cuisine
Indian classics & all-you-can-eat buffet lunches, served in a low-key traditional dining room.
Nawab Indian Cuisine
Indian classics & all-you-can-eat buffet lunches, served in a low-key traditional dining room.
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Sidecar
Casual dining on burgers, BBQ & other bar food in an open tavern setting with live music & a patio.
Sidecar
Casual dining on burgers, BBQ & other bar food in an open tavern setting with live music & a patio.
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Three Notch'd Brewing Co.
The food menu features traditional European foods like handmade sausages in traditional German, Polish, and English styles, as well as Belgian hand-cut fries, mussels, steak frites, and Polish pierogies.
Three Notch'd Brewing Co.
The food menu features traditional European foods like handmade sausages in traditional German, Polish, and English styles, as well as Belgian hand-cut fries, mussels, steak frites, and Polish pierogies.
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Twisted Track Brewpub
In addition to hand crafted beer, we offer pub fare with yet another twist and a selection of wines, ciders and soft drinks – something for everyone.
Twisted Track Brewpub
In addition to hand crafted beer, we offer pub fare with yet another twist and a selection of wines, ciders and soft drinks – something for everyone.
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Benny Marconi's
Serving huge slices of pizza in downtown Roanoke, VA. Established in 2012.
Benny Marconi's
Serving huge slices of pizza in downtown Roanoke, VA. Established in 2012.
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Billy's
Buzzy dining room with a full wooden bar plating refined American cuisine such as lobster Alfredo.
Billy's
Buzzy dining room with a full wooden bar plating refined American cuisine such as lobster Alfredo.
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Fork in the Market
Quirky, independent eatery offering updated comfort food, a full bar, a patio & live music nightly.
Fork in the Market
Quirky, independent eatery offering updated comfort food, a full bar, a patio & live music nightly.
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Texas Tavern
Family-owned since 1930, this 24/7 diner offers breakfast, burgers, sandwiches & its popular chili.
Texas Tavern
Family-owned since 1930, this 24/7 diner offers breakfast, burgers, sandwiches & its popular chili.
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EXCLUSIVE: Watch A Clip From THEATER CAMP Starring Ben Platt, Noah Galvin, and Molly Gordon
Finally, summer has arrived, which can only mean one thing: it's time for camp! Theater Camp, that is. Theatrely has a sneak peak at the new film which hits select theaters today.
The new original comedy starring Tony Award winner Ben Platt and Molly Gordon we guarantee will have you laughing non-stop. The AdirondACTS, a run-down theater camp in upstate New York, is attended by theater-loving children who must work hard to keep their beloved theater camp afloat after the founder, Joan, falls into a coma.
The film stars Ben Platt and Molly Gordon as Amos Klobuchar and Rebecca-Diane, respectively, as well as Noah Galvin as Glenn Wintrop, Jimmy Tatro as Troy Rubinsky, Patti Harrison as Caroline Krauss, Nathan Lee Graham as Clive DeWitt, Ayo Edebiri as Janet Walch, Owen Thiele as Gigi Charbonier, Caroline Aaron as Rita Cohen, Amy Sedaris as Joan Rubinsky, and Alan Kim as Alan Park.
Theater Camp was directed by Molly Gordon and Nick Lieberman and written by Noah Galvin, Molly Gordon, Nick Lieberman & Ben Platt. Music is by James McAlister and Mark Sonnenblick. On January 21, 2023, Theater Camp had its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival.
You can purchase tickets to the new film from our friends at Hollywood.com here.
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READ: An Excerpt From Sean Hayes Debut YA Novel TIME OUT
Actor Sean Hayes is what we in the biz call booked and blessed. On top of his Tony-nominated performance as Oscar Levant in Good Night, Oscar, Hayes has partnered with Todd Milliner and Carlyn Greenwald for the release of their new YA novel Time Out.
Heralded by many as Heartstopper meets Friday Night Lights, Time Out follows hometown basketball hero Barclay Elliot who decides to use a pep rally to come out to his school. When the response is not what he had hoped and the hostility continually growing, he turns to his best friend Amy who brings him to her voting rights group at school. There he finds Christopher and… you will just have to grab a copy and find out what happens next. Luckily for you, Time Out hits shelves on May 30 and to hold you over until then we have a special except from the book just for Theatrely:
The good thing about not being on the team the past two weeks has been that I’ve had time to start picking up shifts again at Beau’s diner and save up a little for college now that my scholarship dreams are over.
The bad part is it’s the perfect place to see how my actions at the pep rally have rotted the townspeople’s brains too.
During Amy’s very intense musical theater phase in middle school, her parents took her to New York City. And of course she came back home buzzing about Broadway and how beautiful the piss smell was and everything artsy people say about New York. But she also vividly described some diner she waited three hours to get into where the waitstaff would all perform songs for the customers as a way to practice for auditions. The regulars would have favorite staff members and stan them the way Amy stans all her emo musicians.
Working at Beau’s used to feel kind of like that, like I was part of a performance team I didn’t know I signed up for. The job started off pretty basic over the summer—I wanted to save up for basketball supplies, and Amy worked there and said it was boring ever since her e-girl coworker friend graduated. But I couldn’t get through a single lunch rush table without someone calling me over and wanting the inside scoop on the Wildcats and how we were preparing for the home opener, wanting me to sign an article in the paper or take a photo. Every friendly face just made the resolve grow inside me. People love and support the Wildcats; they would do the same for me.
Yeah, right.
Now just like school, customers have been glaring at me, making comments about letting everyone down, about being selfish, about my actions being “unfortunate,” and the tips have been essentially nonexistent. The Wildcats have been obliterated in half their games since I quit, carrying a 2–3 record when last year we were 5–0, and the comments make my feet feel like lead weights I have to drag through every shift.
Today is no different. It’s Thursday, the usual dinner rush at Beau’s, and I try to stay focused on the stress of balancing seven milkshakes on one platter. A group of regulars, some construction workers, keep loudly wondering why I won’t come back to the team while I refuse proper eye contact.
One of the guys looks up at me as I drop the bill off. “So, what’s the deal? Does being queer keep ya from physically being able to play?”
They all snicker as they pull out crumpled bills. I stuff my hands into my pockets, holding my tongue.
When they leave, I hold my breath as I take their bill.
Sure enough, no tip.
“What the fuck?” I mutter under my breath.
“Language,” Amy says as she glides past me, imitating the way Richard says it to her every shift, and adds, “even though they are dicks.” At least Amy’s been ranting about it every free chance she gets. It was one thing when the student body was being shitty about me leaving the team, but the town being like this is even more infuriating. She doesn’t understand how these fully grown adults can really care that much about high school basketball and thinks they need a new fucking hobby. I finally agree with her.
[She’s wearing red lipstick to go with her raccoon-adjacent eyeliner as she rushes off to prepare milkshakes for a pack of middle schoolers. I catch her mid–death glare as all three of the kids rotate in their chairs, making the old things squeal. My anger fades a bit as I can’t help but chuckle; Amy’s pissed-off reaction to Richard telling her to smile more was said raccoon makeup, and her tolerance for buffoonery has been at a negative five to start and declining fast.
I rest my arms on the counter and try not to look as exhausted as I feel.
“Excuse me!” an old lady screeches, making me jump.
Amy covers up a laugh as I head to the old lady and her husband’s table. They’ve got finished plates, full waters. Not sure what the problem is. Or I do, which is worse.
“Yes?” I say trying to suppress my annoyance.
“Could you be bothered to serve us?”
Only five more hours on shift. I have a break in three minutes. I’ll be with Devin at Georgia Tech tomorrow. “I’m sorry, ma’am,” I say, so careful to keep my words even, but I can feel my hands balling into fists. “What would you—?”
And suddenly Amy swoops in, dropping two mugs of coffee down. “Sorry about that, you two,” she says, her voice extra high. “The machine was conking out on us, but it’s fine now.”
Once the coffee is down, she hooks onto a chunk of my shirt, steering us back to the bar.
“Thanks,” I mutter, embarrassed to have forgotten something so basic. Again.
“Just keep it together, man,” she says. “Maybe you’d be better off with that creepy night shift where all the truckers and serial killers come in.”
Honestly, at least the serial killers wouldn’t care about my jump shot.
It’s a few minutes before my break, but clearly I need it. “I’ll be in the back room.”
Right before I can head that way though, someone straight-up bursts into the diner and rushes over to me at the bar. It’s a middle-aged dad type, sunburned skin, beer belly, and stained T-shirt.
“Pickup order?” I ask.
“You should be ashamed,” he sneers at me. He has a really strong Southern accent, but it’s not Georgian. “Think you’re so high and mighty, that nothing’ll ever affect you? My kid’ll never go to college because of you and your lifestyle. Fuck you, Barclay Ell—”
And before this man can finish cursing my name, Pat of all people runs in, wide-eyed in humiliation. “Jesus, Dad, please don’t—”
I pin my gaze on him, remembering how he cowered on the bench as Ostrowski went off, how he didn’t even try to approach me. “Don’t even bother,” I snap.
I shove a to-go bag into his dad’s arms, relieved it’s prepaid, and storm off to the break room.]
Amy finds me head in my arms a minute or two later. I look up, rubbing my eyes. “Please spare me the pity.”
She snorts and hands me a milkshake. Mint chocolate chip. “Wouldn’t dare.” She takes a seat and rolls her shoulders and neck, cracks sounding through the tiny room. “Do you want a distraction or a shoulder to cry on?”
For more information, and to purchase your copy of Time Out, click here.
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Reframing the COVID-19 Pandemic Through a Stage Manager’s Eyes
When the COVID-19 pandemic was declared a national emergency in the United States in March 2020, Broadway veteran stage manager Richard Hester watched the nation’s anxiety unfold on social media.
“No one knew what the virus was going to do,” Hester said. Some people were “losing their minds in abject terror, and then there were some people who were completely denying the whole thing.”
For Hester, the reaction at times felt like something out of a movie. “It was like the Black Plague,” he said. “Some people thought it was going to be like that Monty Python sketch: ‘bring out your dead, bring out your dead.’”
While Hester was also unsure about how the virus would unfold, he felt that his “job as a stage manager is to naturally defuse drama.” Hester brought this approach off the stage and onto social media in the wake of the pandemic.
“I just sort of synthesized everything that was happening into what I thought was a manageable bite, so people could get it,” Hester said. This became a daily exercise for a year. Over two years after the beginning of the pandemic, Hester’s accounts are compiled in the book, Hold Please: Stage Managing A Pandemic. Released earlier this year, the book documents the events of the past two years, filtering national events and day-to-day occurrences through a stage manager’s eyes and storytelling.
When Hester started this project, he had no intention of writing a book. He was originally writing every day because there was nothing else to do. “I am somebody who needs a job or needs a structure,” Hester said.
Surprised to find that people began expecting his daily posts, he began publishing his daily writing to his followers through a Substack newsletter. As his following grew, Hester had to get used to writing for an audience. “I started second guessing myself a lot of the time,” Hester said. “It just sort of put a weird pressure on it.”
Hester said he got especially nervous before publishing posts in which he wrote about more personal topics. For example, some of his posts focused on his experiences growing up in South Africa while others centered on potentially divisive topics, such as the 2020 election and the January 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol.
Despite some of this discomfort, Hester’s more personal posts were often the ones that got the most response. The experience offered him a writing lesson. “I stopped worrying about the audience and just wrote what I wanted to write about,” Hester said. “All of that pressure that I think as artists we put on ourselves, I got used to it.”
One of Hester’s favorite anecdotes featured in the book centers on a woman who dances in Washington Square Park on a canvas, rain or shine. He said he was “mesmerized by her,” which inspired him to write about her. “It was literally snowing and she was barefoot on her canvas dancing, and that seems to me just a spectacularly beautiful metaphor for everything that we all try and do, and she was living that to the fullest.”
During the creation of Hold Please, Hester got the unique opportunity to reflect in-depth on the first year of the pandemic by looking back at his accounts. He realized that post people would not remember the details of the lockdown; people would “remember it as a gap in their lives, but they weren’t going to remember it beat by beat.”
“Reliving each of those moments made me realize just how full a year it was, even though none of us were doing anything outside,” he adds. “We were all on our couches.” Readers will use the book as a way to relive moments of the pandemic’s first year “without having to wallow in the misery of it,” he hopes.
“I talk about the misery of it, but that’s not the focus of what I wrote... it was about hope and moving forward,” Hester said. “In these times when everything is so difficult, we will figure out a way to get through and we will move forward.”
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