WaterTower Theatre Announces Cast & Creative Details For THE GREAT DISTANCE HOME

WaterTower Theatre Artistic Director, Joanie Schultz, today announced details for The Great Distance Home conceived and directed by WTT's Associate Artistic Director, Kelsey Leigh Ervi.

The Great Distance Home will return to WaterTower Theatre as the family-friendly "Holiday Extra" from November 23 - December 16, 2018 on the Terry Martin Main Stage at the Addison Theatre Centre. The cast will feature original ensemble members Kelsey Milbourn, Chris Ramirez, Mitchell Stephens, and Garret Storms. Joining the cast and making her WaterTower Theatre debut is Tatiana Lucia Gantt.

The creative team, in addition to Director Kelsey Leigh Ervi, includes Bradley Gray as Scenic Designer, Sam Rushen as Lighting Designer, Hillary Collazo Abbott as Production Stage Manager, and Joe Heike as Assistant Stage Manager.

The Great Distance Home is sponsored, in part, by AMLI. WaterTower Theatre's 2018-2019 Season sponsor is The Town of Addison.

About The Great Distance Home

Boy, like most children, has an unyielding imagination. But when the rigidness of growing up begins to stifle it, Boy sets out in search of a home to call his own, and on his way discovers a life that he never expected. Back by popular demand, The Great Distance Home moves to the Main Stage this holiday season, bringing the heartwarming and nearly-wordless story of a young man's journey of discovery to life once more.

About the Cast

Kelsey Milbourn, Ensemble/Creator

Kelsey Milbourn is a KS native and a TCU graduate with a BFA in Musical Theatre and independent study in Modern Dance. She's adjunct faculty for the BFA theatre program at TCU and is a choreographer for the DFW and KC areas. Proud to be back at WaterTower Theatre for The Great Distance Home, some of her recent work includes projects at Dallas Theater Center, Undermain Theatre, Stage West Theatre, Circle Theatre, Amphibian Stage Productions, Danspiek NYC, Cape Fear Regional. Additionally she was the Artistic Associate at the Trinity Shakespeare Festival for its entire decade.

TATIANA LUCIA GANTT, Ensemble/Creator

Tatiana is thrilled to be making her WaterTower Theatre debut! Her DFW acting credits include The Yellow Boat (Resolute Theater); Romeo + Juliet and The Angelina Project (University of North Texas). In addition to acting, Tatiana works as a teaching artist and in theatre management. Tatiana received her BA in Theatre Performance from the University of North Texas.

CHRISTOPHER LLEWYN RAMIREZ, Ensemble/Creator

Christopher Llewyn Ramirez is thrilled to return to WaterTower Theatre after appearing in Elliot, A Soldier's Fugue and The Great Distance Home. Other credits include: Hair, Hood: The Robin Hood Musical Adventure, White Rabbit Red Rabbit (Dallas Theater Center); Empathitrax (Second Thought Theatre); It Shoulda Been You, Titanic (Uptown Players); Zoot Suit, Crystal City 1969 (Cara Mía Theatre Co.); Hands on a Hardbody (Theatre Three); The Winter's Tale, Pericles, The King's Face (Shakespeare Dallas). Chris is a member of the Brierley Resident Acting Company at Dallas Theater Center and is a graduate from Baylor University. @cramirez90

Mitchell Stephens, Ensemble/Creator

Mitchell Stephens is an actor based in DFW. Recent work includes Twelfth Night (Trinity Shakespeare Festival) and Sense & Sensibility (Cape Fear Regional Theatre). Mitchell is excited to be back with the talented theatre makers at WaterTower Theatre to reprise his role in The Great Distance Home. Mitchell is a proud graduate of TCU and completed the actor training program for the Acrobat of the Heart workshop under the legendary Stephen Wangh.

Garret Storms, Ensemble/Creator

Acting credits include productions at Stage West Theatre, WaterTower Theatre, Stages Repertory Theatre, Uptown Players, Trinity Shakespeare Festival, Theatre Three, Amphibian Stage, Shakespeare Dallas, and RADA among others. He has recently directed Hir, Like a Billion Likes, The Nether, Deer, Jacob Marley's Christmas Carol, Mr. Burns, a post-electric play, International Falls, and Orlando, all for Stage West, as well as Bright Half Life for WaterTower Theatre and The Moors for Theatre Three. Garret has a BFA in Musical Theatre from Sam Houston State University.

About the Director

Kelsey Leigh Ervi is Associate Artistic Director for WaterTower Theatre. WTT directing credits include The Last Five Years, The Great Distance Home, Parade in Concert, Silent Sky, Lord of the Flies, The Spark, The Santaland Diaries, The Tom Sawyer Project, and Honky. Locally, she has also directed Dogfight (Junior Players/University of Texas at Dallas); Precious Little (Echo Theatre); Love Me, Tinder (FIT Festival, world premiere); Ask Questions Later (Rite of Passage Theatre, world premiere); and Dani Girl (Greyman Theatre Company). Kelsey is also an accomplished actor, having worked with many area theatre companies including Dallas Theater Center, WaterTower Theatre, Stage West, Shakespeare Dallas, Uptown Players, Echo Theatre, and Shakespeare in the Bar. Next up, she will be devising a piece with the teens of Cry Havoc Theater Company set to open in January. Kelsey received her BFA from Baylor University. www.kelseyleighervi.com

The Great Distance Home Performance details:

In The Terry Martin Main Stage at the Addison Theatre Centre

Show Run Dates: November 23 - December 16, 2018

Preview dates: Friday, November 23, Saturday November 24 at 8:00pm, and Sunday November 25 at 2:00pm

Opening night: Monday, November 26 at 7:30 pm

Performances:

Wednesdays & Thursdays: 7:30 p.m.

Fridays: 8:00 p.m.

Saturdays: 8:00 p.m.

Sundays: 2:00 p.m.

Ticket Prices:

Kids (16 and under) -$20

Single Tickets - $40

Call the Box Office the ask about a Family 4 Pack discount

*Student, Senior, and Industry discounts available

*Subscribers always get discounts!

How/Where to Buy Tickets:

Online: www.watertowertheatre.org

By Phone: 972.450.6232

Or In-person: WaterTower Theatre at the Addison Theatre Centre
15650 Addison Road, Addison, TX 75001

 

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