Seaside Repertory Theatre

Media Contact: Murray Balkcom, Marketing Chair

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Date: February 19, 2010

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

SEASIDE REP PROUDLY OPENS 10^TH ANNIVERSARY SEASON

WITH AUDIENCE FAVORITE, ALWAYS…PATSY CLINE

Walton County, FL – The Seaside Repertory Theatre, Northwest Florida’s premier professional theatre company, is excited to announce that tickets are on sale and going fast for the reprisal of the hit musical play, Always…Patsy Cline, sponsored by Midtown Seagrove.  It has been six years since Patsy has been on the Rep stage, and the show will kick off the theatre’s 10^th anniversary season on March 18, running Thursdays – Saturdays through April 10.  The Season is sponsored by Pizitz Home & Cottage and Seaside Cottage Rental Agency, and the Rep is also supported by the Beaches of South Walton.

Written by Ted Swindley, Always…Patsy Cline is more than a tribute to the legendary country singer who died tragically at age 30 in a plane crash in 1963.  The show is based on a true story about Cline’s friendship with a fan from Houston named Louise Seger, who befriended the star in a Texas honky-tonk in l961, and continued a correspondence with Cline until her death.

The musical play, complete with down home country humor, true emotion and even some audience participation, includes many of Patsy’ unforgettable hits such as Crazy, I Fall to Pieces, Sweet Dreams and Walking After Midnight…27 songs in all.  The show’s title was inspired by Cline’s letters to Seger, which were consistently signed “Love ALWAYS… Patsy Cline.”

Under the direction of Rep interim Artistic Director Brook Stetler and the musical direction of Anne Marie Carroll, the cast will be made up again of Jennifer Steele Saunders as Patsy and Teance Blackburn as Louise.  A live band will also share the stage, including Bill Garrett on guitar and Jim Garrett on bass and piano.

Always…Patsy Cline will run Thursdays – Saturdays, March 18 – April 10, at 7:30pm in the Seaside Meeting Hall Theatre located on Quincy Circle in downtown Seaside.  Tickets are $29 and $25 for members.  There will be a pre-show 10^th anniversary season celebration on Saturday, March 20 from 4:00pm – 7:00pm, featuring live music by Dread Clampitt, food, beer, wine and fun.  This event is sponsored by Midtown Seagrove and Déjà Vu. Always…Patsy Cline tickets and special event tickets can be purchased at SeasideRep.org or by calling 850-231-0733.