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A portion of all ticket sales will benefit LaCasa: Helping Families Improving Neighborhoods.
The show is appropriate for all ages.
A New Play from Ted & Company TheaterWorks.
Ted Swartz and Trent Wagler, with director/dramature Ingrid De Sanctis, have created this new play with original music, What Would Lloyd Do?. Special guest artist Jay Lapp . Featuring great original Trent Wagler songs, WWLD embraces very human themes of disappointment and disillusionment, adds a healthy dose of humor with a surprising ending of faith and hope.
What Would Lloyd Do? tells the story of Mike Weber, a struggling inner city church pastor (Ted), who recruits a new music director, Jeff Nelson (Trent). Coming from different generations the two discover conflict and commonality. Well, some commonality. They find themselves in charge of a tired radio show that must be broadcast each Sunday morning in a church where no one attends. Pastor Weber also struggles relating to his teenage children and his wife, and finding reasons to go on as a pastor. Things come to a head when Jeff begins asking questions and pushing for answers. The resulting changes in the radio program, in the church, and in Pastor Weber give audiences lots to laugh about, and even more to think about. The show includes a radio show engineer/musician, Doug, played by Jay Lapp and a choir of local singers.
Ted Swartz has been searching for and experimenting with the intersection between humor and faith ever since his seminary days – when he thought his search would lead to a pastorate. Instead his journey led him to creating and performing dramatic plays, the first 20 years with Lee Eshleman. Since Lee’s death in May 2007, Ted has been writing and performing new plays with a number of other artists. Ted lives in Harrisonburg, Va.
Trent Wagler is a freelance actor and musician, living in Harrisonburg, Va He has recorded four full-length albums with his band, Trent Wagler and the Steel Wheels or in duo performances with Jay Lapp. Trent has also collaborated with Ted in the creation of three other productions.
Jay Lapp, a long time Goshen resident, currently lives in Ann Arbor, MI. He is a free-lance musician, producer, recording engineer, studio musician and teacher. Jay currently performs and records with Goldmine Pickers and with Trent Wagler.
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