January 26, 2023 – February 4, 2023

Ramblin’ Rose is thrilled to return to Sierra Rep with even more music! From the classic hits you grew up with to the contemporaries carrying the torch, come celebrate the women who define Country and Folk music.  Featuring five multi-instrumentalists from New York City, Ramblin’ Rose is distinguished by their tight harmonies, sizzling solos, and passion for bringing more female artists to the spotlight. This dynamic group is sure to have you toe tapping, clapping, and singing along to the Queens of Country and Folk!

Cast

Allison Kelly is thrilled to return to Sierra Rep after two successful runs with her previous project, Ramblin Rose. Allison is the producer and creator of Americana Christmas, and is truly honored to bring this concert to SRT. Favorite productions include: The Williamstown Theatre Festival, The Other Josh Cohen (Director Hunter Foster), American Idiot, Moonshine and Mistletoe (Director DJ Salisbury), Airness (Human Race Theatre), and multiple productions of Ring of Fire and Almost Heaven: John Denver’s America. NY Workshops: Little Orphan Danny (New York Stage and Film), The Hello Girls. TV: “The Helpsters” (Apple TV+), The 75th Annual Tony Awards (ensemble vocalist). Allison tours nationally with her band New Ohio as well as Not Fade Away: Rock n/ Roll Reignited. She creates and produces concerts including “Americana Women: Celebrating the Icons of Country and Folk Music”. In addition to performing, Allison has served as Assistant Music Coordinator for the Tony Awards, Music Director for the Roxy Regional Theatre and as a sound designer for the Ensemble Theatre Company in New York City.

Originally from Billings, Montana, Tina is now a New York City-based musician, actor, and makeup artist. She is a multi-instrumentalist and vocalist for the all-female country and folk group “Americana Women” and has toured the country for nearly a decade as the lead singer of “A Band Called Honalee”. In 2020, she debuted her solo show “Feels Like Home: Celebrating the Queens of 70’s Folk/Rock” which has gone on to play iconic venues in NYC’s tri-state area (Birdland, 54 Below, Green Room 42) as well as tour across America. She is a member of Actors Equity, and has performed multiple contracts for Disney Cruise Line, Utah Shakespeare Festival, as well as various Off-Broadway shows. She holds a BFA in Musical Theatre from Otterbein University. When she’s not performing, Tina makes magic happen behind the scenes as a makeup artist to Broadway stars & TV personalities. @tscarianomakeup

Lauren Jeanne Thomas is an actress and multi-instrumentalist based in NYC. She most recently played The Fiddler in the critically acclaimed Fiddler on the Roof (in Yiddish) Off-Broadway, directed by Tony and Oscar winner Joel Grey. Select credits: Once (Reza, Nat’l tour), The Goree All-Girl String Band (NYMF), Monopoly, Songs For a New World. Concerts: Streicker Center (duet with Itzhak Perlman). BFA Acting (BU and LAMDA). Thank you to Allison for welcoming her into this awesome group of female musicians!

Morgan Morse is an actor, musician, and writer originally from Ansonia, Connecticut. Selected credits include: Southern Comfort at the Public Theater in NYC, The Porch on Windy Hill, Once, Godspell, South Pacific and Stand By Your Man at the Ivoryton Playhouse, Once at the Cape Playhouse, Hootenanny the Musicale at the Milwaukee Repertory Theater, and Ring of Fire everywhere from Houston, TX to Vienna, Austria. During the eventful year that was 2020, he started a TikTok account where he makes music and comedy videos, and now has over 170,000 followers on TikTok and over 30,000 on Instagram.

Titus is an actor/musician, and has performed in 5 Off-Broadway shows since 2015 as an actor. He has played in new works at DC Fringe, NY Fringe, with MaYi Theatre in NYC, and devised classical work with Mark Jackson in San Francisco. Recently he performed as a dancer and vocalist for an opera at the Getty Museum in LA before the national theatre sabbatical of 2020. Screen credits include Younger (TV Land) and Red Dead Redemption 2 (Rockstar North). He has played with ten bands in New York City. If he’s good about posting, you can find his gigs on his Instagram stories: @titustompkins. If you ever want to throw axes with him, you can find him at Hatchets and Hops in Williamsburg. Check out his new work with Southpaw Green!

Artistic Team

Tatiana Covington-Parra is thrilled to be diving into another season at Sierra Rep after a whirlwind 2021 return. Beginning as a sound engineer at Modesto Junior College, she is grateful to have found a community and the opportunity to grow as an artist thanks to the guidance and support of the SRT company. Her favorite design work at SRT includes Cabaret, The Wizard of Oz, and Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner. She would like to thank her Mom, Grandma, family, friends, the MJC Theatre staff, and all her mentors for always allowing her to create, explore, and grow with love.

Jonnie Painter

Jonnie Painter

Lighting Designer

Jonnie is very excited to be returning to SRT this year. Jonnie graduated from Texas State University in 2020 with a Bachelor’s in Fine Arts. They have worked professionally as an electrician at the Ground Floor Theatre in Austin, Texas, and the Connecticut Repertory Theatre in Storrs, Connecticut. They have also designed productions at SRT including the Tribute Concert series and The Christmas Foundling. Jonnie looks forward to being a Master Electrician and Designer for SRT for many shows to come.

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