The Great American Trailer Park Christmas Musical

Nov. 29, 2024
- Dec. 22, 2024
Music and Lyrics by David Nehls
Book by Betsy Kelso
 
Holiday time at North Florida’s Armadillo Acres means everyone’s filled with warmth and beer. But when a freak bout of amnesia strikes the trailer park Scrooge, neighborly love is put to the test. With Betty, Lin and Pickles on hand to amp up the fracas and festivity, this all-new musical is just as much of a cat-fightin’, sun-worshippin’, chair-throwin’ good time as the original – but with tinsel and Keg Nog.
 



Cast

Susan Haldeman

Betty & Wig Design

Susan Haldeman (Betty & Wig Design)was last seen at Stageworks in The Great American Trailer Park Musical.. Select credits include: Stageworks: The Smell of the Kill, Murder On the Orient Express (Mrs. Hubbard), Last of the Red Hot Lovers (Jeanette), Morningside (Grace), The Lifespan of a Fact (Emily); Jobsite Theater: Dr. Ride’s American Beach House (Meg); freeFall Theatre: Peter Pan (Starkey, Nana), Peter and the Starcatcher (Mrs. Bumbrake/Teacher), Assassins (Sarah Jane Moore), among others; The Hippodrome State Theatre: The Great American Trailer Park Christmas Musical (Betty) & The Winter Wonderettes (BJ); Theatrezone: Funny Thing…Forum with Eddie Mekka (Domina). Susan has proudly received Theatre Tampa Bay nominations for Murder on the Trailer Park, Orient Express (winner), Last of the Red Hot Lovers, Assassins, & Peter Pan. Happy Holidays to you and yours! Sluppens, ILY whole punch!

Ashley Whiting is electrified to see you folks at the theater! She is an ensemble member of the City of Tampa’s Creative Arts Theatre Company where she writes and performs in touring productions for young audiences. Ashley received her BFA in Writing for Film & TV from Emerson College, trained in musical improv at The Magnet Theatre in NYC and worked as an Edutainer writing, choreographing, and performing musicals in South Korea. When she’s not teaching theatre or designing sets, costumes, and sound for her day job, Ashley voices animated characters and writes screen and radio plays for children.

Quint Paxton

Jackie

Quint is thrilled to be making their Stageworks debut! Born to perform, Quint (They/Them) graduated from Valdosta State University with a BFA in Theatre in May 2024. Their previous credits include Adam Pontipee (Seven Brides for Seven Brothers), Gomez Addams (The Addams Family), Franklin Hart, Jr. (9 to 5: The Musical), Arbuthnot/Ratchett (Murder on the Orient Express), and C.C. (Flashdance: The Musical). They are so grateful for all the support from their amazing family and friends. @quintpaxtontheatre. QuintPaxtonTheatre.com

Heather Krueger

Lin

Heather Krueger (Lin) is so thrilled to be back in Amarillo Acres reprising her role as Lin in Great American Trailer Park Christmas Musical. Her regional theater credits include: Stageworks Theatre, Smell of the Kill, The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, Ordinary Days, Marvelous Wonderettes, As Bees In Honey Drown, Listen To My Heart. Straz :Shout, The Mod Musical, Always Patsy Cline, Forbidden Broadway, I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change, Godspell, Respect, Little Shop of Horrors. Jobsite Theatre:Rocky Horror Show , Lizzie The Musical, Silence! The Musical, Return To The Forbidden Planet. Free Fall Theatre: Bright Lights, Big City. Heather feels so blessed to have the opportunity to support the arts and work in her “hometown”. Thank you to the awesome crew at Stageworks. I love this place.

Julia Rifino

Pickles

JULIA RIFINO (Pickles) is thrilled to be back at Stageworks in THE GREAT AMERICAN TRAILER PARK MUSICAL! Julia has found immense joy performing regionally in our beautiful sunshine state. Her recent credits include: Olive Ostrovsky in 25 th ..SPELLING BEE (Stageworks); Kate Monster in AVENUE Q (Straz Center & Stageworks); Red Girl in SHOUT! THE MOD MUSICAL (Straz Center); Sophie in MAMMA MIA! (American Stage); and Lead Female in LEONARD BERNSTEIN’S NY (freeFall). She thanks you wholeheartedly for supporting Tampa Bay’s artistic community, and sends SO much love to her amazing family and friends! *Instagram: @juliarifino, @juliarifino.art

James Putnam

Rufus

James Putnam (Rufus) – James is thrilled to be a part of his first production at Stageworks Theatre. Previous credits include: FABLE(freeFall Theatre), Straight White Men(Tampa Rep), All My sons(Tampa Rep), and Baskerville (freeFall Theatre). He is an Orlando native actor and Scenic Carpenter who is now using those skills at freeFall Theatre as an Artistic Associate. So much love and thanks to his family for all of their support.