![]() ![]() "Ain't Misbehavin'" showcases a cast of five performers. "There's no traditional dialogue and no streamline narrative as with a traditional musical," Gamble said. Gamble said the smart song selection reflects the era in Harlem and Manhattan, revealing the culture and race relations of the time period. "Ain't Misbehavin'" is a tribute to Waller and his music. Gamble said audiences may not know some of the song titles but will likely recognize the tunes from Waller's lifetime - a short 39 years from to Dec. His songs include well-known standards such as the title tune, "Honeysuckle Rose," "The Jitterbug Waltz," "Black and Blue," "The Joint is Jumpin'" and numerous other songs composed by him and other songwriters. Thomas Wright "Fats" Waller was a renaissance man of jazz - composer, pianist, comedian, organist, singer, violinist. "Ain't Misbehavin'" promises to take audiences to another time - the era of jazz great Fats Waller. 15 at a discounted rate from the regular season passes visit for more details."It is a crazy schedule," Gamble said. Opens June 24.Įarly bird season tickets go on sale Cyber Monday, Nov. Rion directs this live musical based on the popular Whoopi Goldberg comedy about a woman hiding out in a convent. The director has yet to be named for this show featuring the music of Fats Waller performed by an all-black cast of five performers. Rodgers & Hammerstein's "Cinderella." Rion directs this classic that originally premiered on Broadway in 1957 but features the updates from the Broadway revival from a few years ago, he said. Not only does he and Guthrie plan to bring three full musical shows in rotating repertory to the Sawyer Theatre stage from June 3 through July 23, Rion plans to direct two of the shows. He was hired earlier this year as PSST! artistic director and as a VSU associate professor of theatre.Īs artistic director, he has set a challenging gauntlet for himself. ![]() Satellite Academy of Fine Arts in Satellite Beach and The Henegar in Melbourne, Fla.," according to VSU. College of the Albemarle in Elizabeth City, N.C. Riverside Children's Theatre in Vero Beach, Fla. "Rion boasts an extensive record of service as a director and educator at the Young Adult Institute in New York City Satellite High School in Satellite Beach, Fla. He earned a master of fine arts in directing from the City University of New York's Brooklyn College. He graduated VSU in 1993 with a bachelor of fine arts in theatre. Rion also performed as a student in VSU Theatre. He directed the past Peach State productions of "Million Dollar Quartet" and "Ring of Fire." He performed in Jekyll Island productions. He directed "The Marvelous Wonderettes: Dream On," the sole 2021 PSST! musical as well as "Mamma Mia," during the last full PSST! season in 2019. Rion is no stranger to PSST! or Valdosta State University Theatre & Dance. ![]() Jacque Wheeler, who had served many years as artistic director for PSST! and its predecessor on Jekyll Island, retired late last year. The 2021 season presented only one musical. Duke Guthrie, long-time Peach State managing director, in preparing the first full season of professional summer musicals since the 2019 season prior to the pandemic. ![]()
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