Moby Dick: a Sea Shanty
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Moby Dick: A Sea Shanty is an MTH original adaptation that reimagines Herman Melville’s epic novel as a memory play, as told by the lone survivor, Ishmael. Interwoven with authentic Sea Shanties and maritime folk music, this bold new adaptation transforms Moby Dick into a visceral theatrical event, blending storytelling and song to create an immersive voyage driven by the melodies and rhythms of the open sea.
Creative Team
written & directed by
TIM SCOTT
music director
FRITZ HUTCHISON
choreographer
ELAINE KIMBLE
scenic designer
JACK MAGAW
costume designer
DANIELLA TOSCANO
lighting designer
SHELBI ARNDT
sound designer
GIANNA AGOSTINO
stage manager
LACEY WILLIS
Performers
Angel Z Duong
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Angel Z Duong is excited to be back on the MTH stage! She’s known for her dynamic stage presence and expressive movement in burlesque, musical theatre, and tap. Credits: (MTH) STEVIE, A Chorus Line, Guys & Dolls, CATS, Rent [Choreographer], (The Black Box) Christmas Ain’t A Drag [Choreographer], (Quixotic Fusion) Luxuria, Tryst, Whiskey Dynamite. Forever grateful to my best friends for always being in my corner! @AngelZDuong
Manon Halliburton
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Manon Halliburton was last seen as Amanda Wingfield in The Glass Menagerie. She has worked all over the country in regional theatre. Some notable theatres include the Utah Shakespeare Festival, Cincinnati Playhouse, Indiana Repertory Theatre, Chester Theatre Company Massachusetts. Kansas City Rep, Unicorn Theatre, Arrowrock Lyceum Theatre, Riverside Theatre, and Greenwich Streettheatre NYC. She has also appeared on Law and Order, The Sopranos, and then feature film I Am Lisa. She is thrilled to be playing this iconic role as a woman and hopes you enjoy the show.
Katie Karel
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Off Broadway: Lucky Duck, 1st National/International Tour: Menopause the Musical 2, Regional: Tartuffe, The Remarkable Mr. Sherlock Holmes, Don’t Dress For Dinner (Laguna Playhouse), Arms and the Man, A Christmas Carol (Lamb’s Players), Birthday Candles, Pippin, Always…Patsy Cline, Last of the Red Hot Lovers (North Coast Rep), Selected Local: Hairspray, Godspell (Starlight), Into the Woods, Last Days of Summer (KC Rep), Skylight (KC Actors), The Humans, Chesapeake, Heathers, Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson (Unicorn), You Can’t Take It with You, The Addams Family, Sherwood (New Theatre), MTH: Sunday in The Park With George, Evita, 1776, Sweeney Todd www.katiekarel.com
Bob Linebarger
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Bob Linebarger is excited to be back at Music Theatre Heritage after a long hiatus. His last MTH show was Tommy back in 2016. Recently, you might have seen him as Santa in Milking Christmas, produced by The Living Room and performed on the MTH stage. Other than being an actor, Bob is a theatre educator, teaching workshops on empathy, and also Bob is in a KC based 80s tribute band called Retroactive. Thanks for MTH for having me back, enjoy the show!!
T. Eric Morris
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T. Eric Morris is a Kansas City native who has performed at many theaters here in town and throughout the Midwest over the years including here at Music Theater Heritage, The Coterie, Theatre for Young America, The New Theatre Restaurant, and The KC Rep. You may recognize him from the movie adaptation of Nelly Don: The Musical which just finished its record breaking run at the Glenwood Fine Arts Theater. Special thanks to my wife Jane and stepdaughter Letti for their love and support.
Cody Proctor
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(He/Him) MTH: Ragtime, Funny Girl, Titanic. Local: Jersey Boys (New Theatre); Wizard of Oz, Once, The Old Man and the Old Moon, Noises Off!, A Christmas Carol (KCRep); Shakespeare in Love (Heart of America Shakespeare Festival); All is Calm (Music Theatre KC Pro); The Orphans’ Home Cycle (Metropolitan Ensemble Theatre). Regional: Amadeus, The Old Man and The Old Moon (ICTRep); The Iceman Cometh (Goodman Theatre); Othello, Henry V (Chicago Shakespeare Theater); Hatfield & McCoy (House Theater of Chicago); Stupid F***ing Bird, Idomeneus (Sideshow
Theater); Machinal (Greenhouse Theater); Great Expectations (Strawdog Theater); The Mother (Oracle Theater); The Source (Route 66 Theater); three seasons at the Illinois Shakespeare Festival. Education: BFA Theatre Performance, Wichita State University. codyproctor.com AEA Member
Bradley J. Thomas
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Coming soon.
Morgan Walker
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MORGAN WALKER A Kansas City, MO based actor, vocalist, music producer and artist [Mina Stone] Regional: Poor Clare (Unicorn Theatre); School Girls; or the African Mean a Girls Play (Kansas City Rep Theatre, Portland Center Stage); A Ruby Room Christmas (2025), The Ruby Room Series, Ain’t Misbehavin’, Company, Show Boat, CATS (2018), A Spectacular Christmas Show (2017), Into the Woods (Musical Theater Heritage); “Nail Salon” album by Mina Stone available on all platforms. Instagram: @minastonemusic
Connor Kelly Wright
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Most recently, Connor could be seen making his regional debut across the state in Beautiful: The Carole King Musical at Stages St. Louis (Swing/ Barry u/s). Other recent credits include Footloose (Ren), La Cage aux Folles (Jean-Michel), and The Sound of Music (Rolf) at the College Light Opera Company and Into the Woods (Baker) at Southeast Missouri State University.
Musicians
Betse Ellis
Fiddle
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Betse Ellis (Fiddle) prolific performer, recording artist, fiddle scholar. With The Wilders, she appeared on BBC television multiple times, was awarded the Herald Angel Award at Edinburgh Fringe Festival, and received Best Alt-Country Album of the Year at the 8th Annual Independent Music Awards. Ellis is featured in a film in the permanent collection at the Birthplace of Country Music Museum and received national television airplay on PBS News Hour, in a segment highlighting her relationship with mentor Violet Hensley. She appeared in WMKS: Where Music Kills Sorrow at Missouri Repertory Theatre and Fulton Opera House (Lancaster, PA).
Fritz Hutchison
Banjo
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Recordings: Wide Wild Acres (Center Cut Records, 2020) Movie Night (Manor Records, 2022) Fritz Hutchison//True Lions (Manor Records, 2023) Theatrical Works: Bare (Unicorn Theatre, 2009), Hello Again (Spinning Tree Theatre, 2013), Once (KC Rep, 2024)
Brian Padavic
Bass
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Bassist/composer Brian Padavic joined MTH as Production Manager in Nov. 2023. He has performed on previous productions Company and Gypsy, as well as the Ruby Room Series’ shows Bad Moon Rising, Brotherly Love, and On The Road Again. His educational background consists of music composition degrees from Berklee College of Music (BM) and University of Missouri-KC (MM). Padavic has toured the United States with his free improv group Ensemble of Irreproducible Outcomes, the swing/pop ensemble Davina and the Vagabonds, and Miss Myra and the Moonshiners, including international performances in Montreal, CA, Bogotá, D.C., Valencia, ES, and Paris, FR.
Andrew Wilson
Accordion
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Accordionist/trombonist Andrew Wilson studied jazz as an undergraduate in New Orleans before moving to Kansas City in 2011. Here he cofounded Moondrop Circus, a busking troupe that performed at venues including Crossroads’ First Fridays, City Market’s Busker Festival, and The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art. Additionally he has performed and directed music for such productions as Annie, Little Shop of Horrors, Hello Dolly, Jesus Christ Superstar, The Drowsy Chaperone, Fiddler on the Roof, Big Fish, and Bonnie & Clyde.
