She has an MS in Environmental Management from the University of Maryland University College and a BA in Music and Humanities from Converse College. On Christmas Eve, the most magical night of the year, the miserly Ebenezer Scrooge is whisked away on a terrifying journey through the past and into the future, accompanied by three fearsome ghosts determined to make him realize the true meaning of Christmas. Her “day gig” is at Greenville Technical College where she is a Department Head in the Corporate and Career Development Division managing and teaching Environmental, Health and Safety career training. Wed 22 November 2023 - Thu 23 November 2023. Their works include a musical theatre adaptation of “A Child’s Christmas in Wales” by Dylan Thomas, and an adaptation of “A Christmas Carol” performed at USC-Spartanburg in 1997. Joy also enjoys composing musical theatre in partnership with Dr. Some of her favorite shows include Sweeney Todd, Always… Patsy, Working, My Way: A Tribute to Frank Sinatra, Beehive: the 60’s Musical, Smokey Joe’s Café, Pippin (the Lithuania Tour), Threads of Hope, and Full Monty (as Jeannette Burmeister). After spending several years of her musical career touring during the 1980’s, she returned to Spartanburg and has enjoyed being a musical director with the Shoestring Players and Spartanburg Little Theatre for more than twenty years. Joy Finch began teaching piano lessons while she was in high school, and still enjoys it today. At our main campus in Tigerville, SC, the Tim Brashier Campus in Greer, SC, or several educational centers around the U.S. NGU offers more than 125 areas of study across certificate, bachelor’s, master’s, doctoral, and early college opportunities. Tickets for “Elf the Musical” can be purchased at go.ngu.edu/theatre or at Billingsley Theatre Box Office. The play is an adaptation of Charles Dickens classic and is a tale of hope renewed and joy. But it’s a challenge I think we’re going to live up to.” 'A Christmas Carol' will be performed Dec 9-18 on Greenville Little Theatres stage this holiday season. The movie is a favorite in the Christmas season, so it’s a fun challenge. “We’ve pushed our actors to create a believable character rather than a caricature. “Every person is going to put his or her thumbprint on their particular role,” he said. With the task of performing a familiar Christmas story for audiences, Scott said he is encouraging the cast to put their own stamp on the production. Louis Matthew Blanton from Columbia, SC Marnie Daniel from Detroit Gaby Delanuez from Greenville Sarah Delanuez from Greenville Wes Evatt from Travelers Rest Eleanor Finn from Tigerville Georgia Finn from Tigerville Meghan Frady from Summerville Will Fulton from Bridgeville, DE Joshua Gasdia from Lexington Gabby Godoy from Aiken Jenna Hansard from Sumter Chloe Holmes from Myrtle Beach Ben Howard from Wilmington, GA Kat Liederbach from Wake Forest, NC Cole Kittredge from Greenville Keely Lyons from Simpsonville Collin McCarter from Greenville Jessie McGrath from Greenville Michaila Parker from Fair Play Logan Stewart from Campobello Darrell “Bo” Taylor from Greer Abigail Thomas from Dacusville, Michael Thomas from Lake Charles, LA JP Waynick from Taylors Carmen Wells from Jacksonville, NC Joshua Wells from Spartanburg Isabelle Western from Tigerville Arianna Wilson from Spartanburg Meredith Wirth from Gastonia, NC and Caleb Wright from Shelby, NC. There are seeds of the Gospel throughout this show, and I trust that our audiences will be able to see Christ through the story.”Ĭast members include: Seth Atkins from Inman Alyse Barrett from St. Romantic love, of course, but also the love a father has for a child, and the unconditional love a child has for a parent. “This show is an incredible, articulated love story. JP Waynick, who plays the role of Buddy, said the show balances humor with several important themes. It makes us a powerful witness when we can find those principles and highlight them in a specific, outstanding, beautiful and excellent way.” And when he finds his real father, he finds his identity and who he really is. 12-22 Where: Greenville Theatre, 444 College St. “This is a story about a man who finds his father. There will even be Christmas trees in the lobby, helping establish the holiday mood. “I love to encounter stories in which we can find the sacred within the secular-biblical principles that are going to resonate with people who are of faith and who may not be of faith,” said Joshua Scott, NGU Theatre Education Program Coordinator and Director of the production. The would-be elf is raised in the North Pole, but ultimately embarks on a journey to New York City to find his birth father and discover his true identity. nightly.īased on a popular Christmas film, “Elf the Musical” follows Buddy, a young orphan who mistakenly crawls into Santa’s bag of gifts and is transported to the North Pole. 10-19 at Billingsley Theatre in Tigerville. (November 7, 2022) The North Greenville University (NGU) School of Theatre will present “Elf the Musical” Nov.
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