In a world that often feels crowded with noise and distraction, Patsy’s voice still cuts through with remarkable clarity and grace. In bringing Always… Patsy Cline back to Barter, we are invited into a different kind of story—one that explores an artist through friendship. Like Louise in the play, many have found refuge in Patsy’s music. It is a space where heartache, joy, longing, and determination coexist, reminding us of our shared humanity. She possessed a rare ability to inhabit a song so completely that it felt less like performance and more like truth spoken aloud.
In just a few short years, Patsy reshaped what it meant to be a woman in country music, crossing boundaries with a sound that was powerful, vulnerable, and unmistakably her own. This production is not simply a tribute to her legacy, but an invitation to pause, to listen, and to be carried somewhere else, if only for a while. May her story and music, as it has existed for generations, offer you both escape and a reminder of the beauty that can rise above the noise.
- Matthew Scott Campbell, Director of Always...Patsy Cline
Patsy Cline
Kim Morgan Dean*
Louise Seger
Carrie Smith Lewis*
*Denotes member of Actors’ Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors, and Stage Managers in the United States.
Understudies never substitute for listed actors unless a specific announcement for the appearance is made at the time of the performance.
For the role of Patsy Cline: Natalie Crane
For the role of Louise Seger: Sarah Van Deusen/Natalie Crane
Director
Matthew Scott Campbell^
Music Director
Dishon Smith
Scenic Designer
Ben Hirschfield
Costume Designer
Sarah Maurer
Lighting Designer
Andrew Morehouse
Sound Designer
Connor Stevens
Playwright
Ted Swindley
Stage Manager
Jayme Tinti*
Producing Artistic Director of Barter Theatre
Katy Brown
* Denotes members of the Actors’ Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors, and Stage Managers in the United States.
^ Member of SDC, Stage Directors and Choreographers Society
Band Leader/Keys
Travis Smith
Guitar
Travis F. Welch
Bass
Glenn Diamond
Percussion
Michael Lester
Production Assistant/Spotlight Operator
Natasha Carpenter
Gilliam Assistant Wardrobe Supervisor
Grace Foor
Gilliam Stage Electrician
Harper Fulmer
Production Assistant/Spotlight Operator
Madison Harosky
Audiovisual Engineer
Seth Hutton
Production Assistant
Anika Jones
Gilliam Wardrobe Supervisor
Beks Knost
Gilliam Stage Carpenter
Desmond Wood
Author: Ted Swindley
Author's Representative: Joan Kovats
Business Management: Melanie Clark
Licensing Agent: Erik Kovats-Gibson
Original Music Director: Vicki Masters
Band and Vocal Orchestrations: August Eriksmoen, Tony Migliore
Legal Counsel: Clair G. Burrill, Richard Garmise, Sawnie R. Aldredge
Licensed by the Family and Estate of Patsy Cline. All rights reserved.
Original cast album available on MCA.
For licensing information on Always…Patsy Cline and all Ted Swindley shows, visit www.alwayspatsycline.com or contact Joan Kovats, (203) 978-0102.
Musical clearances secured and used by permission.
Any taping, filming, recording or broadcast of this play (musical or otherwise) is strictly prohibited.
Production Sponsors
Underwritten by:
Charles Schwab, Bristol, TN
HONKY TONK MERRY GO ROUND — Frank Simon/Stan Gardner, Acuff Rose Music, Inc.
BACK IN BABYS ARMS — Bob Montgomery, Talmont Music, Inc.
ANYTIME — Herbert Happy Lawson, Unichappel Music, Inc.
WALKIN AFTER MIDNIGHT — Don Hecht/Alan Block, Acuff Rose Music, Inc.
I FALL TO PIECES — Hank Cochran/Harlan Howard, Sony/Tree Publishing, Inc.
IT WASN'T GOD WHO MADE HONKY TONK ANGELS — JD Miller, Peer International, Co.
COME ON IN (AND SIT RIGHT DOWN) — VF "Pappy" Stewart, Acuff Rose Music, Inc.
YOUR CHEATIN' HEART — Hank Williams, Sr., Acuff Rose Music, Inc./Warner Chappell
STUPID CUPID — Neil Sedaka/Howard Greenfield, EMI Music Publishing
YOU BELONG TO ME — King/Price/Stewart, Ridgeway Music
SAN ANTONIO ROSE — Bob Wills, Bourne Co.
LOVESICK BLUES — Irving Mills/C. Friend, EMI Music Publishing
SWEET DREAMS — Don Gibson, Acuff Rose Music, Inc.
SHE'S GOT YOU — Hank Cochran, Sony/Tree Publishing, Co.
THREE CIGARETTES IN AN ASHTRAY — Eddie Miller/WS Stevenson, Acuff Rose Music, Inc.
CRAZY — Willie Nelson, Sony/Tree Publishing
SEVEN LONELY DAYS — Earl Schuman/Walden Schuman, Marshall Brown Music Sales, Corp.
IF I COULD SEE THE WORLD (THROUGH THE EYES OF A CHILD) — Sammy Masters/Richard Pope, MCA Publishing
JUST A CLOSER WALK — (Traditional)
BLUE MOON OF KENTUCKY — Bill Monroe, Peer International, Inc.
GOTTA LOTTA RHYTHM — Barbara Ann Vaughn/WS Stevenson, Acuff Rose Music, Inc.
SHAKE RATTLE AND ROLL — Charles Calhoun, Unichappel Music, Inc.
FADED LOVE — John Wills/Bob Wills, Warner Chappell
HOW GREAT THOU ART — (Traditional)
TRUE LOVE — Cole Porter, Warner Chappell
IF YOU'VE GOT LEAVIN' ON YOUR MIND — Wayne Walker/Webb Pierce, Polygram International
BILL BAILEY — (Traditional)
