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Christmas Leftovers

Christmas Leftovers is the story of Lindsey, a mother of one daughter and sister to two siblings, who is left to survive and breathe in the shadows of her recently deceased mother. It is now her responsibility to create the idyllic Christmas that her family has grown to know and expect. She discovers that she must confront her past so that her family can realize a more perfect Christmas right now. Although leftovers abound during the holidays, Lindsey's leftovers are the kind that require much more than Tupperware and a microwave.

Written by Christopher Martin
Directed by James Wright
and Featuring Lindsey McKee

** LIMITED ENGAGEMENT **
December 11, 12, 18 & 19 8:00 pm

The Fishtank Performance Studio
1715 Wyandotte (in the Crossroads District) KCMO

A native of Great Britain, Lindsey McKee was born in the big bedroom of her grandmother's house in Kingston on Thames, London. The middle child of dysfunctional parents, her family moved to South Africa where a discerning music teacher discovered Lindsey's voice. After taking the lead in Pirates of Penzance at the local boys school, she developed a taste for treading the boards and there was no looking back. On returning to the U.K., she completed high school, went to college, received her degree in music education, then was sidetracked by her opportunities to perform. She attended the Guild Hall School of Music in London and received her degree in vocal performance. Whilst a student at the Guild Hall, she sang with the London Bach Choir for the Royal Wedding of Prince Charles and Lady Diana Spencer her invitation only being issued after she boldly invited the Prince for a drink at a local pub. She made her professional debut in London singing Mary in Elgar's The Kingdom before marrying and moving to the United States. Since crossing the puddle in 1982, Ms. McKee has performed with numerous orchestras, opera companies and professional theatres. Today she is a professor of voice for both the University of Tulsa and the University of Missouri, Kansas City. After having been asked to tell her story for many years at various events and parties, she asked playwright Christopher Martin to combine her life experiences into a piece of relevant art, Christmas Leftovers.

"About Lindsey McKee there is no ambivalence. She acted the role with authority and panache and sang with rich and lustrous sound that can attain when required a bell-like clarity." - St. Louis Dispatch

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Fishtank Performance Studio (View)
1715 Wyandotte
Kansas City, MO 64108
United States

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Owner: James Wright

On BPT Since: Oct 24, 2011

James Wright

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Dec 08, 2011 7:18 AM

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