Charlotte Street, May 30th, 7pm
Sequins Before Noon
Written and Directed by Nan Turner
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SEQUINS BEFORE NOON
written and directed by Nan Turner
Part rock concert, part musical theatre, all 90’s figure skating. Featuring Tonya Harding, Nancy Kerrigan, Oksana Baiul, their mothers, and some celebrity guests like Scott Hamilton and Courtney Love, Sequins Before Noon explores existentialism, friendship, murder, and your relationship with your mother.
SOME NAMES AND EVENTS MENTIONED ARE TRUE. BUT MOST OF THIS IS NOT TRUE. LIKE NOT AT ALL.
Friday, May 30th at Charlotte Street in Kansas City, MO.
Featuring:
Nan Turner (Nancy Kerrigan, Scott Hamilton)
Rita Hanch (Tonya Harding)
Kacy Barta (Oksana Baiul)
Danielle Anderson (Lavona Golden, Verne Lundquist)
Geneva Copeland (Galina Zmievskaya, Billy Corgan, Stanley Tucci)
Meghan LeVota (Brenda Kerrigan)
Annie Lemmon (MG - Oksana Baiul's dead "mother ghost")
Irene Manning (Linda Carroll, Jan Hoffmann)
Isabelle Burton (Stageperson Joan)
Jeramy Zimmerman (Evy Scotvold, dancer)
Kathleen Flaccomio (Courtney Love, dancer)
Anna Hughlett (police person, dancer)
Bella Cordero (police person, dancer)
Tracy Flowers (dancer)
Song tracks + music tracks: Chase Horseman
Sound efx/projection/Tech: Oz Overshiner
Production: Bella Cordero
Lights: Rachael Honnold
Light Tech: Micah Thompson
FEATURING
Nan Turner (Nancy Kerrigan, Scott Hamilton)
Nan Turner is a songwriter, musician, improviser/actor, and dancer.
She lived in NYC for 16 years before moving to KC in 2012. She toured the U.S. and Europe for many years playing drums in the rock band Schwervon! She has choreographed dances for Kimya Dawson, Kelley Deal of the Breeders, True Lions, and Chase the Horseman. Her current project Nan + the One Nite Stands, ranges from squalling guitar songs to theatrical poetry with dance moves.
Nan's latest OPUS is Sequins Before Noon- a musical about 90's figure skaters and their mothers.
For more info nanturner.net/musical
Rita Hanch (Tonya Harding)
Rita Hanch is delighted to be joining this incredible cast as Tonya Harding! Just like Tonya in the 90s, she is a busy woman! She fills her time as an improviser at The Bird Comedy Theater, member of the local band Rude Cousin, and a marketer for KC's favorite theme park! Also, if you see her rolling down the streets in skates...YUP YOU DID! She wants to thank Nan for inviting her to be a part of this once-in-a-lifetime adventure and can't wait to collaborate more with her fav riot grrrl + role model. She would also like to shout out her housemates Reuben, Anna, Wonton, Louise, and Blue. She deeply appreciates those guys <3
Kacy Barta (Oksana Baiul)
Kacy is an actress, improviser, writer, and a co-creater of the local sketch group, Truck Noises. Kacy got her BFA at UCM and is so proud to portray Oksana Baiul! Although Oksana doesn't have a mom, Kacy does. "I'd like to dedicate this performance to my mom who taught me all about Tonya and Nancy’s story.” Kacy is so happy to have spent this time with this dynamite cast. “I’m so freaking thankful!”
Annie Lemmon (MG - Oksana Baiul's dead "mother ghost")
Annie Lemmon has a BFA in Theatre and Communications from Emporia State University where she was a founding member of the Pantomime and Non-traditional Theatre Society (PANTS). PANTS has since expanded to include a reimagining of Too Much Light Makes the Baby Go Blind’s 30 Plays in 60 Minutes or Less in Lawrence, Wichita, and KC. Annie was a part of several productions at the Metropolitan Ensemble Theatre before ultimately finding her passion in social work. Annie is now a licensed clinical social worker working with geriatric veterans and loving every minute of it .
Danielle Anderson (Lavona Golden, Verne Lundquist)
Danielle Anderson is a singer/songwriter, recording artist, and comedic performer who works under the stage name, Danielle Ate the Sandwich. A self taught performer and musician, Danielle has been growing her professional music and arts career since 2009. Danielle’s one woman show, The Greatest Garage Sale Ever, featuring original songs and characters won “Best Of Venue” at KC Fringe 2024 and will show at Denver Fringe in 2025. Danielle hosts The 24 Hour Album, an annual community songwriting experiment, and “Life As a Songwriter” an intimate 4-week course to share her love of writing songs with others. Her most recent work, Fumbling, is an album of original folk songs that incorporates Kansas City based musicians and artists, and received an Inspiration Grant from ArtsKC. Her songs and performances are a shared experience, celebrating grief, humor and happiness. Danielle has collaborated with Nan Turner for several comedy, improv, and music shows, and is honored to witness the hard work and vision involved in bringing Sequins Before Noon to life!
Irene Manning (Linda Carroll, Jan Hoffmann)
Irene Manning is an actor, improviser, singer, and (as of tonight, thanks to Nan) a dancer. She teaches improv and regularly performs comedy at the Bird Comedy Theater in the Crossroads. Irene is a mom to a 3-year-old, Lucy, and a daughter to a 68-year-old, Mimi (who is a way better mother than the moms depicted in this play. Love you, Mom!) Her annual comedic variety show “Mommy Issues” takes place the night before Mothers Day each year, and explores some of the same themes as “Sequins Before Noon”. Look out for her in the wonderfully bonkers play: “Swap Meet Synchronicity” this summer at the KC Fringe Festival.
Geneva Copeland (Galina Zmievskaya, Billy Corgan, Stanley Tucci)
Geneva Copeland is a multi-instrumentalist, actor, and comedian thrilled to bring a trio of delightfully unexpected roles to life. Although a classically trained vocalist with a bachelor’s degree in vocal performance, she has a background in strings music as a cellist and is currently studying jazz violin. Geneva is co-writing an original comedic musical with her husband and comedy partner, and is also developing a horror-comedy play of her very own that remains mysteriously untitled—for now. This performance is a joyful blend of all her creative passions, and she’s grateful to be part of this wild, wonderful production. Endless thanks to Nan Turner for the brilliant vision, inspiration, and opportunity to play in such a unique and hilarious world.
Meghan LeVota (Brenda Kerrigan)
Meghan LeVota is a musician, improviser, multimedia storyteller, and a multi passionate creative at her core. A lifelong theatre kid, it has been a dream to play a role in an indie production with friends as an adult — Sequins Before Noon is literally that dream come true. She is beyond grateful for the opportunity to collaborate with such a talented cast, and to work with an icon like Nan Turner herself.
Meghan sings in the Kansas City Symphony Chorus and performs improv comedy at The Bird Comedy Theatre. With a background in digital journalism and organizational development, she is also a digital strategy consultant — helping brands stay human in the age of AI. Her entrepreneurial spirit and quest for self-discovery has led her to develop her own online audience on YouTube and has a passion for helping others do the same. When she is not busy building her business and collaborating on creative projects with friends, she is a mom to her diva dog Dory. She is currently fascinated by zines, junk journaling, music production, songwriting, the future of work, alchemy, sociology, cultural transformation, and all things creative expression. Meghan hopes to live her life as a renaissance woman and community builder, dreaming of a world where every human has the spotlight. Instagram: @meghamuse
Isabelle Burton (Stageperson Joan)
Isabelle Burton is a recent grad from the Kansas City Art Institute and is currently head of children’s programming at Belger Arts Center! She’s a self-identified renaissance woman, capable of your most dire creative needs from unclogging toilets to clogging on the dance floor. When she’s not performing on stage or indoctrinating the youth of America you can find her hanging out with her roommates and cuddling with her cat Ginger Sue.
Jeramy Zimmerman (Evy Scotvold, dancer)
Jeramy Zimmerman is a dance artist based in Kansas City. Her work has been performed on stages and in non-traditional spaces in many places. In NYC, she founded and directed FLICfest, in which she produced feature-length work of more than 45 emerging and mid-career choreographers; as well as 60X60DANCE, a festival of one-minute works, which included hundreds of NYC dancers. In DC, she founded CatScratch Theatre, which she continues to use as an umbrella for her work. She also worked with the Liz Lerman Dance Exchange and Art-O-Matic, where she helped form a multi-disciplinary, non-juried art show that included more than 700 visual artists, 40 performance groups and 70 bands. Her zeitgeist moment was as a reperformer in The Artist is Present, MoMA’s epic retrospective of the work of Marina Abramovitz. A native of Kansas City, Jeramy earned her B.F.A. at Stephens College and her M.F.A. at NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts. In 2016, Jeramy returned to KC, where she makes dances and builds community. She is Artistic Director of Take the Stage, is a former Charlotte Street Foundation Resident Artist, and currently produces Making Moves: The Festival. She has known Nan since the 90’s and is so very excited to be part of this show coming to life!
Kathleen Flaccomio (Courtney Love, dancer)
Kathleen Flaccomio is a professional ballet dancer, arts educator, choreographer, musician, and actor—proudly wearing many hats! A native Long Islander, Kathleen moved to Kansas City in August 2023 to join Störling Dance Theater. She spends her days living her dream dancing professionally, and her evenings choreographing for and educating the next generation of artists as a faculty member for the Schools of Dance and Theater at Culture House School for the Arts. While pointe shoes are her home, Kathleen’s training spans multiple dance genres, and she now finds great fulfillment in exploring improvisational work in collaboration with other movement artists and musicians. (Among other exciting projects, you can find her performing improvised movement scores and solos with her friends Teri Quinn and the Coyotes)! Oh— can’t forget that she’s also a classically trained mezzo-soprano, and after several years, is thrilled to be performing in a musical again! Thank you to Nan for the opportunity to be part of this wonderful escapade, and to Courtney Love for reminding me that being loud isn’t something to be ashamed of. Most of all, my deepest gratitude is to Laura, Erin, and Steve; as our show explores complex family dynamics, I’ve grown increasingly thankful for the beautiful family you’ve chosen to gift me with, and I am the luckiest to cheer and be cheered for by you. (Seriously! Thanks for not yelling “booooo!”)
Anna Hughlett (police person, dancer)
Arianna “Anna” Hughlett is a ballet dancer and choreographer based in Kansas City. She has performed with institutions such as Boston Ballet, Grand Rapids Ballet, and Aspen Santa Fe Ballet from 2019-2023. She’s danced in productions of Swan Lake, The Nutcracker, Giselle, Balanchine’s Chaconne, Serenade, Who Cares?, and more. She has choreographed for Boston Ballet II, Grand Rapids Ballet, Azara Ballet, and has since returned to her hometown to create dance works that engage an even wider range of people than ballet’s typical audience. In 2024, she co-founded the local performance ensemble Flux & Pointe with singer Kelley Gant. As a company, they perform new works of music and contemporary ballet that prioritize improvisation in the creative process and performance.
Bella Cordero (police person, dancer)
Bella Cordero has a BFA in FIlmmaking and Sound and is an interdisciplinary artist specializing in performance and live audiovisual production. As a freelance production assistant, her practice incorporates set dressing, production coordination, and documentation. She wants to thank her Mama and Papa for giving her a background in dance and music, and her little sister for dancing and making music alongside! Assisting in the production of Nan’s vision has been the most fun project to be a part of! This cast and crew have all filled in for each other, and so many new friendships were formed thanks to Nan!
Tracy Flowers (dancer)
Tracy has been performing and wearing sequins in the local dance group, Nan and the One Night Stands, for many years. She also sings with the Kansas City power-pop band Deco Auto. As a child she studied at the Miller School of Dance in her hometown of Pittsburgh, PA. She is very excited to be a part of the full production of Sequins Before Noon. Tracy appreciates the talented folks that are making this dream a reality and for Nan for coming up with another wild idea. When she isn't performing, you can find Tracy gardening, farming and generally being outdoors.
Chase Horseman, song tracks + music tracks
Chase Horseman (they/themme) is a recording artist currently based out of Kansas City, Missouri. They are a singer/songwriter/instrumentalist and front person of the band They’re Theirs, as well as Chase The Horseman. Chase is also an accomplished film composer, having written the original scores for numerous films such as Shout Factory’s “Headcount”, Blumhouse’s “Culture Shock” and most recently, “The Others”. They have also produced artists such as Nan Turner, Teri Quinn, Aud Whitson, Box Knife, and many more.
Oz Overshiner, Sound efx/projection/Tech
Oz Overshiner is a video artist and musician specializing in post-production and interactive art. Oz recently graduated from the Kansas City Art Institute with a BFA in filmmaking and sound. Before moving to KC, Oz worked as a cellist, sound designer, and virtual reality videographer in Columbia, MO, where he was first introduced to audiovisual production via the True/False Film Festival and Columbia Access TV. Oz works part-time as an editor and visual effects artist while freelancing in video production and completing the production of his current film. Oz would like to thank Nan for sharing her creative genius and the entire cast and crew for being the coolest ever.
Rachael Honnold(Carney), Assistant lighting designer
A Christmas Carol (KC Rep), The Brightness of Light (Lyric Opera KC). Lighting Designer: Shout, Little Shop of Horrors, and Seussical (TIP), Rock of Ages (Padgett Productions), Chicago and many more (Stageright Performing Arts), Ride the Cyclone and Once On This Island (Spinning Tree Theatre), Catch Me If You Can (Bluevalley Northwest). Other: HMX Live, In10sity Dance at Colorado & Nashville, The Pulse PAC.
More work at rachaelhonnold.com
Micah Thompson, Light Tech
Micah Thompson is a lighting designer and photographer from Kansas City, MO. He is an undergrad graduate of the UMKC (University of Missouri-Kansas City) Theatre Program. Some of the productions that he has designed are Mirrors by Kaitlin Gould (KC Public Theatre), Shows for Days (Fishtank Theatre), Hair the Musical (Immersive KC), The Holy Trinity (KC Public Theatre), Faustus (KC Public Theatre) and The Disappointments (KC Public Theatre). The arts have played a major role in his life but photography allowed him to express his creative visions in a way that no other art form has ever done before. He wants to thank his friends and family for supporting him throughout his career!