A Closer Walk With Patsy Cline

Created by Dean Regan
Directed by Jared Whitford

Before Taylor Swift, there was Pasty Cline

May 1-4, 2025

A BTE PRESENTED EVENT

Before Taylor Swift, 20th-Century vocalist Patsy Cline pioneered and dominated the Country Pop music genre. Her voice made “I Fall to Pieces” and “Crazy” legendary songs. Discover her climb to stardom from her hometown in Virginia to The Grand Ole Opry, Las Vegas, and Carnegie Hall. If you love Dolly Parton and Reba McEntire, then it’s time for you to meet their inspiration.

Producer and Director Jared Whitford and actress Samantha Lee Mason reunite to revive their 2023 run of A Closer Walk with Patsy Cline by Dean Regan for the BTE Presented Event series.

Press

REVIEWS

“This production was nothing short of a marvel from the vocals, to the set design, to the live band that is sure to bring a smile to every face…If you're a fan of Patsy, country music or even just an old-fashioned good time, this is the show for you. With a start that pulls you in, a middle that keeps you entertained and an ending that will break your heart in the best way and hug you goodbye, A Closer Walk With Patsy Cline is a brilliant way to spend an evening.”

— Andrew K. Meschke forThe Press Enterprise newspaper,
May 2, 2025

PRAISE FOR A CLOSER WALK WITH PATSY CLINE (2023) AT THE MILLBROOK PLAYHOUSE:

“Patsy’s legacy comes to life under the excellent direction of Jared Whitford. In a virtuoso performance…Samantha is able to channel Patsy’s full emotional range, from the pensive to the full-throated, heartbreakingly sad, with beautiful finesse”

— Karen Elias of The Express newspaper,
June 5, 2023

PREVIEWS AND INTERVIEWS

ARTICLE: PATSY CLINE MUSICAL COMES TO BTE MAINSTAGE
by Kyra Smith-Cullen (The Daily Item)
May 1, 2025

ARTICLE: ‘Patsy walked so other people could run’
by Mary Therese Biebel (The Times Leader)
April 29, 2025

ARTICLE: PATSY CLINE MUSICAL COMES TO BTE MAINSTAGE
by Gabrielle Lang (The Weekender)
April 24, 2025

INTERVIEW: Bloomsburg Theatre Ensemble; Jared Whitford; April 28 2025
ArtScene with Erika Funke (WVIA)
April 28, 2025

The Cast

  • Samantha Lee Mason

    (she/her)
    Patsy Cline

  • Nikolas Fawcett

    Nikolas Fawcett

    (he/him)
    DJ Little Big Man

The Production Team

  • Jared Whitford

    (he/him)
    Director

  • Aisha Mahon

    (she/her/hers)
    Stage Manager

  • Bree Fawcett

    (she/her/hers)
    Board Operator