“The show was damn near perfect when we did it and I’m not going to mess with perfection,” he said. Through the rehearsal process, Shankles said it has been a “nostalgic thrill ride,” getting back into the routine of hearing the music and preparing a production that has been so critical in their lives for 20 years.īut even as time has passed, Shankles said nothing about the show has been changed. Along with the two main actors, many of the live band members have also previously been a part of the production. It is strange for Shankles bringing this production back to the ALT mainstage, he said. But I think once they hit the stage, they are going to recapture all that excitement… the first time that they did it.” Obviously, we are stretching the limit of believability with their current ages. The two performers are just perfect for the show. “You get to see Patsy Cline from the view of this other woman. “The material really hit home for Amarillo audiences because it features 24 Patsy Cline songs and they are cleverly laced together with a narrative that is based on a real story… about a woman who met Patsy Cline and became really good friends with her over the next couple of years,” he said. Shankles said this production captured “lightning in a bottle,” with audiences relating to the story of “Always… Patsy Cline.” As part of the theater’s rural touring project at that time, the production was hosted in various venues including small auditoriums, basketball gymnasiums, high school auditoriums and community theaters all over the country. The production, which follows a friendship between Patsy Cline and a friend of hers, features more than 20 of Cline’s songs including “Walkin’ After Midnight,” “Crazy” and “Sweet Dreams.” This production features Tammy Hysmith and Cindi Bulla in the two lead roles, the same actors who previously portrayed the roles at ALT.ĭirector Allen Shankles said this production’s history began in 1997 on the ALT mainstage. The schedule of performances is as follows: The show, which will be performed at the ALT mainstage at 2019 Civic Circle, opens at 7:30 p.m.

For the first production of the Amarillo Little Theatre’s (ALT) 2021-22 season, the group wanted to go with something familiar, returning to a production that put the organization on the map, not only for the region, but in numerous states.ĪLT is bringing back “Always… Patsy Cline” to its mainstage, a production that has had hundreds of performances in more than 100 venues throughout Texas, Oklahoma, New Mexico and Nevada.

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