Angie Dee Director Angie Dee is the Founder of Audience of One Productions. While teaching drama class, Angie was inspired by a desire to help young people see themselves through the eyes of Christ. She saw a need for a healing in this generation… a need to learn how to be present with one another, be comfortable in their own skin and how to thrive in their God given gifts. The arts is such a beautiful place to teach collaboration, goal setting, problem solving and a love for the human heart. She has written and directed original works before moving into the musical theatre arena. She has directed over Fifteen shows at Capitol Theatre to sold-out audiences. Her credits include: West Side Story, Little Women, She Loves Me, Mary Poppins, and Newsies…just to name a few. Angie is excited for the 2020 season and looks forward to what the Lord will do as she continues to follow his calling.

John Ray holds the degrees Doctor Of Musical Arts In Voice Performance and Master Of Arts In Counseling, and uses his many years of training and experience to assist performers in improving their art technically, psychologically, and artistically through his private studio, John Ray Voice and Music Services, located in Mount Juliet, Tennessee. As a performer, John’s career has taken him to both national and international venues in concert, opera, studio work, and musical theatre. His students continue to garner awards and careers of high renown as they perform in virtually all genres of music, including appearances on Broadway, theme parks such as Disney, opera companies, cruise lines, as both background singers and lead singers in rock/country/pop music, and as educators. John is honored to work with Angie and the outstanding casts of this show! For further info on John’ studio please visit: https://raycreation3.wixsite.com/johnrayvoiceandmusic

For over 10 years, Brett was a leading performer at the Tennessee Williams Theatre with Keys Kids Productions in Key West, Florida. Highlights include: Annie, The Sound of Music, Once on This Island, and Fiddler on the Roof. Since moving to Nashville 8 years ago, she has worked in artist management, song publishing, editorial and stage hair and makeup artistry, and as a recording session vocalist. She currently practices law in Franklin, TN, and serves on the Board of Directors of both Audience of One Productions and the Tennessee Women’s Theater Project.

Tosha has a passion for performance and has been dancing, singing, and acting since the age of 5 on stage and screen. She has been in numerous stage productions, industrials, commercials, TV shows, music videos, and films throughout her career. She’s blessed to be able to perform at the Chesapeake Energy Arena in Oklahoma City, Rocketown, The End, Nashville Shores, Nissan Stadium, The Ryman Auditorium, The Grand Ole Opry, and many other great local stages in Nashville. Other favorite roles include: Anne Sims in The Greatest Show, Nehebkah in AIDA, Charity is Anything Goes, Ursula Merkle in Bye Bye Birdie and Features Dancer in everything else! Thanks hubby for letting me do even more things! Although she enjoys performing, Tosha feels called to be a dance teacher and choreographer. She started as an assistant teacher at The Bellevue Dance Center and has now been teaching dance for 13 years. She has choreographed for music videos, concerts, film, and television but loves Musical Theatre the most! You may have seen her critically acclaimed choreography most recently in Hair or Newsies with Circle Players Theatre, as well as other venues such as: Street Theatre Company, Pull-Tight Players, Gaslight Dinner Theatre, Larry Keeton Theatre, Murfreesboro Center for the Arts, and for CoPlayers Theatre where she recently stepped into the directors chair. She has taught dance at Lipscomb University, Belmont University, Vanderbilt University, Columbia State Community College, Centennial High School, Father Ryan High School, Nolensville High School, Brentwood Academy and is the choreographer for the award-winning Ravenwood High School Musical Theatre Program. Tosha is also the Director of Lower School Dance Company at Christ Presbyterian Academy, and is a Teaching Artist in TPAC’s Education program for Disney Musicals in Schools.

We are so very thankful to have Mrs. Lena Boyd. She directed Peter Pan Jr. and is returning for Seussical Jr. Lena stepped in as Musical Director for A Christmas Carol the Broadway Musical and is currently co directing Music for Annie. We look forward collaborating with Lena on many Broadway Productions at AOO.

Sandy Elliott is not only a classically trained vocalist and music educator, but she has been involved in musical theater and ministry most of her life. Sandy is a graduate of Samford University, The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary and Cumberland University. She holds a Master’s of Church Music in Vocal Pedagogy and a Master’s of Education. She studied voice with Eleanor Ousley, Rebecca Russell and Jay Wilkey. Her conducting studies have been with Timothy Banks, Milburn Price and John Dickson. Along with her layers of study, Sandy brings years of professional theater experience. She has performed in multiple musicals and operas as well as directing the music for “Bye, Bye Birdie”, “Footloose”, “Hairspray”, “Seven Brides for Seven Brothers”. “Little Women” and “West Side Story”. Mrs. Elliott has performed as a soloist with orchestras in Birmingham and Louisville. She has served as a music missionary in Lake Placid, NY, Hawaii, Hong Kong and South Korea to name a few. One of her most memorable performances was singing with Dave Brubeck in the premier of his Mass. Sandy has served as the Director if Choral Activities at Mt. Juliet High School where she started and has grown their successful Choral department for seventeen years. She and her husband Scott live in Mt. Juliet and have two grown children and two beautiful grandsons. Sandy is thrilled to join Audience of One productions for a second season.

Jenny Youngman is a classically trained vocalist and pianist, a singer/songwriter, an author, and currently serves Providence Church in Mount Juliet as the worship pastor. For twenty years, Jenny has taught voice lessons, organized and led youth choirs, and been the music director for her church’s worship teams. Jenny is passionate about seeing young people find their voices and discover their God-given gifts. Her latest book is Scrambled Starts: Family Prayers for Morning, Bedtime, and Everything in Between (Upper Room Books). She has also released two full-length albums: Glimpse of Glory and The Girl with Good Intentions.

Alex Dee Tap Choreographer/SNOOPY Alex is a senior in High school and is currently in the application process for a Musical Theatre degree. He has been performing on the Capitol Theatre stage since Audience of One’s debut in 2015. Some of his favorite roles include: Race in Newsies, Bert in Mary Poppins and Gideon in Seven Brides for Seven Brothers. Memorable accomplishments in the past year include Mike Costa in A Chorus Line at Circle Players and training with the Broadway Collective in New York. He was able to serve as Dance Captain in West Side Story and equally enjoys the choreography side of this art. Alex’s love for dance and tapping is evident as he created the Tap Choreography for A Christmas Carol and teaches weekly tap classes. Creating choreography that enhances and honors the script is important to Alex. Charlie Brown was a blast to create. He would like to thank everyone for coming and supporting the arts.

Hope’s love for dance began at age 3 with Mount Juliet Dance Academy. In 2008, she began studying dance through Adonai Arts. Hope has been involved with Audience of One Productions since 2015 when the company began. Since then, Hope has been a part of 10 productions with AOO. Her favorite roles include Millie Pontipee in Seven Brides for Seven Brothers in 2017, and Kathy Selden in Singin In The Rain in 2018. She has experience teaching ballet at Adonai, and choreographing at AOO. Hope is very thankful for the opportunities AOO has given her, and for the people who make this company a family.