Amanda Post: Patsy Cline

Amanda Post is a well known personality in these parts! She is the Nightly News Anchor for WICU 12News. You can catch her every week night at 5, 5:30, 6, and 11 for the very latest in the tri state area's news. Amanda is also very well known for her stage work. She started entertaining in her high school years, has traveled the U.S. performing for our Veterans in VA Medical Centers, and has starred in numerous plays and musicals at the Erie Playhouse, The Riverside Inn, and former Roadhouse Theater. Her role as Patsy in Always Patsy Cline was a perfect fit, and audience demand moved the production to the Warner Theater in 2000. Since then she has reprised the role 3 times, and created holiday spirit with 4 different Christmas shows! Amanda loves to perform and is very grateful for the opportunities that have allowed her to step on the Warner stage and entertain a large crowd. Amanda has been married to husband Troy for 7 years, and they have a son, Wyatt, who is about to celebrate his 5th birthday! Amanda is dedicating all performances to her father, John Daggett, who passed away in January....and is greatly missed by her entire family.
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Brenda Evans: Louise Seger

By day Brenda is a mild mannered Fiscal Technician at Erie Homes for Children and Adults, Inc. By night, she is a star of the stage and a legend in her own mind! Brenda has performed on many stages in the Erie Area as well as the Riverside Inn Dinner Theatre in Cambridge Spring and the Academy Theatre in Meadville.

Brenda started "acting up" as a kid doing summer shows with the Salem Community Theatre Troupe in Knox, PA where she was also known to play a mean tuba. Having grown up in a very musical family, Brenda attributes much of her musical talent to her mother, Maxine. Brenda first came to Erie to attend Erie Business Center, where she received a degree in accounting, and after a brief return to Knox following her graduation, she returned to the "Big City" – Erie, for good.

She first appeared on the Erie theatre scene in 1982 as a nun in the Erie Playhouse production of The Sound of Music. And it was during her next EP show, Oliver, that she met her dancing/piano-playing husband Larry. Brenda feels very blessed to have found such a kindred spirit and she and Larry have enjoyed entertaining together for over 25 years. When she isn't "entertaining", Brenda can be found at her Edinboro home spending time with her four-legged babies Casey and Honey-Bunny, gardening or watching baseball. She also might be found at the Edinboro United Methodist Church, where Brenda is the choir director, or at an Edinboro University wrestling match: yes she is a big collegiate wrestling fan!

Some of Brenda's favorite past roles have been Bloody Mary in South Pacific, Mother Superior in Nunsense, Angela in Honky Tonk Angels and the Queen in The Medieval Feast at Riverside. But it is the character of Louise in Always…Patsy Cline that Brenda considers her role of a lifetime, and she is always more than ready to dust off her cowboy boots, put on her fringe, and strut her stuff with her good friend Mandy. Brenda wants to thank all those loyal fans out there that keep coming back for more. " Y'all are just amazin'!"

Rick DiBello: Director/Producer/Lead Guitar

Rick aka "Cactus Cate" has been the Music Director & Lead Guitarist for every Always... Patsy Cline show since it's arrival in Erie in 1999. Rick is a veteran guitarist, composer, director, producer, recording engineer, actor and multi-media specialist. Current projects range from original rock opera's and performance art to the spy-exotica band Torn Curtain and pyscho-billy act CC & W.

CC & W
Torn Curtain
Cattle Cruisers
DiBello & Bodine

Larry Evans: Keyboards

Larry Evans is a piano, keyboard, and organ player who is originally from Cranesville, PA. He started playing at the age of 5 when his family moved into a house that had an old piano left by the previous owners. He started pounding on the keys and soon was hooked.

Over the past 30 years, Larry has played piano or keyboard for hundreds of productions in the Erie area in almost every theatre in town as well as The Riverside Inn Dinner Theatre in Cambridge Springs and the Academy Theatre in Meadville. He has also been a church organist for several area churches.

Larry has also studied dance, and has danced in over 50 productions at the Erie Playhouse, Gannon University, and Mercyhurst College as well as having danced in the Erie Civic Ballet's annual production of "The Nutcracker".

Larry now spends his days as showroom manager at Venango Supply Kitchen and Bath, but he previously spent 5 years as the manager of the Dinner Theatre at The Riverside Inn where he is still active as "Duke Van-Cliburn" in the annual "Medieval Feast."

Larry is married to his best friend Brenda (Louise) and most especially enjoys performing with her whenever they can. His hobbies include gardening and cruising to warm locations in the winter. He and Brenda make their home in the Edinboro area with their cocker spaniels, Casey and Honey-Bunny.

Don Dombrowski: Pedal Steel & Dobro

Don Dombrowski is delighted to be back playing Pedal Steel and Dobro for Always Patsy Cline. In addition to performing with local bands, Don has played in several musical stage productions in Erie and Meadville such as An Evening With Hank Williams, Stand By Your Man, A Night At The Opry. Some other productions Don has been involved with are One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest, A Streetcar Named Desire, King Lear and Night Of The Living Dead. Brewing Beer is also one of Don's hobbies.

Doug Russell: Acoustic & Electric Bass

Blue collar, three finger, hacker attacker of the Upright and Electric bass. I've had the immense pleasure of playing in numerous bands; XL, Sangita, Contour, Earth Island Ensemble, MoRebo, Stiffy Harris and The Throbbers, East Avenue, Torn Curtain, The Pink Bombers, The Red Hot Rug Cutters, Mambo, Bob Uleck and the Polka Relations, Shadows Force, The Frank Lauria Trio, Clowns With Altitude, The Marvels.There must be a universal law against having this much fun in public! The players in this town inspire me play at the edge of my talent. Every stage, an altar to the magic of music. You'll have to take my bass from my cold, stiff fingers on my last day. So... Douglas has Bio'd you.

Jeff "Tune" Klahr: Drums

Jeff "Tune" Klahr is delighted to be playing again for Always. . .Patsy Cline. Jeff has been with the Patsy Cline band since the very first local production back in 1999. His drumming career spans over forty years and he has performed with numerous local bands, playing punk to polka. His local theatrical credits include Rocky Horror Picture Show, Honky Tonk Angels, Cabaret, Fiddler On The Roof, Godspell, and others.

Deborah Sementelli: Costumes

Deborah Sementelli, a multi-media artist, costumed the original Erie production of Always Patsy Cline. She is on the PA Roster of Teaching Artists, she manages the Artworks Studio building in Erie and teaches Basic Drawing and Life Drawing at the Erie Art Museum.

Deborah has researched and constructed military uniforms worn in the movies Gettysburg, Andersonville and The Patriot as well as uniforms, flags and civilian clothing for the Erie Maritime Museum and living history participants. She has designed and constructed Bridal and formal wear, costumes for the Erie Bicentennial Parade, Somar dance Company, Lake Erie Ballet, Westminster Figure Skating Club and Roadhouse Theater.

Deborah is a member of the Northwestern Pennsylvania artists association and Lake Erie Fiberarts Guild.

Nino Gennaro: Lighting Designer

Nino graduated from Strong Vincent H.S. in 1971 and started doing lighting productions around 1980. Worked with Rhyme'n Reason, Chaser, A.T.V, Character, Friction, Ric and Brian Butler, Rick DiBello and many other local groups. A lot of theatre work, lighting shows at Edinboro state college, McDowell H.S., Central H.S.and Mercyhurst College.

Lighting Designer for Lake Erie Ballet (Robert Steele era), DafMark Dance Company, Little's School of Dance, Long's School of Dance, Marguerites School of Dance, Van Dyke and Company (last 15 years out of Punxsytauny PA), Lighting and Production Designer for M.B. Talent Expo's from Dallas Texas for the last 20 years, Special Events Lighting Designer for Grise A.V. for 7 years. Lighting Designer for Raven Sound for 9 years.

Nino is an avid sailor, has a Captain's Licence, is a Certified Diver and love's camping. ...and has 3 boy's 25, 20 & 18...