Sentimental Journey: The Songs That Won The War

Featuring
Joe Alkire
Bob Cooner
Jadi Galloway
Jori Gonzales-Solorio
Gil Sebastian
Lenore Sebastian
Robert Vann

with Dean Mora on the piano

Directed by Gil and Lenore Sebastian
Stage Management by Chris Taloff
Technical Advisor Cameron Fuller
Lighting Design by Paul Zindel
Spot Operator Stacey Zindel
Sound Design by Gabriela Garcia
​Sound and Projections Operator John Eilers

Joe Alkire has theater credits from coast to coast. Previous roles at the Opera House include Teddy in Tintypes and Charles in Blythe Spirit. At DMTC, Joe played George Banks in Mary Poppins, King Arthur in Camelot, Harold Hill in The Music Man, and Georges in La Cage aux Folles. At DCOC, Joe played Jack Point in Yeomen of the Guard, and Georg in She Loves Me.

Bob Cooner is a familiar presence at WOH. Acting: An American in Paris (Monsieur Baurel) Hairspray (Wilbur), Camelot (Arthur), She Loves Me (Georg), Ragtime (Tateh), etc.
Directing: The Prom, The Hunchback of Notre Dame, A Christmas Carol: A Play for Live Radio, Stepping Out, 42 nd Street, Blithe Spirit, etc. Playwright: The Ghost of Woodland Opera House (w/ Matthew Abergel), The Count and the Curse, A Christmas Carol, The Emperor’s
New Clothes, Prime Time for the Holidays.

Jadi Galloway studied at The American Musical and Dramatic Academy in LA, class of 2010; currently studying voice with Anne-Marie Endres. Recent roles; "Mother" in Menotti's "Amahl and the Night Visitors" and Phyllis in "Iolanthe" with The Light Opera Theatre of Sacramento and a member of PRISM Cabaret Troupe at The Ooley. At WOH, she was a soloist in "All Together Now!"; Sister Mary Robert in "Sister Act" ; and Curly’s Wife in "Of Mice and Men".

Jori Gonzales-Solorio - Several previous WOH appearances: The Hunchback of Notre Dame (Esmeralda), My Fair Lady (Eliza Doolittle), Mary Poppins (Mary Poppins), Shrek: The Musical (Princess Fiona), and Meet Me in St. Louis (Rose Smith). Other theatre favorites: Camelot (Guenevere), Man of La Mancha (Aldonza), Into the Woods (Cinderella), Brigadoon (Fiona), and A Chorus Line (Sheila). Education: CSU Sacramento, Bachelor of Music (voice). www.jorisolorio.com. Jori dedicates this performance to her late husband, Randy Solorio.

Gil Sebastian has been an award-winning actor and director in Northern
California for over 40 years. He and his most talented wife, Lenore,
created Sentimental Journey over 20 years ago. It was first performed at
Chautauqua Playhouse in Carmichael to sold-out houses. A history buff,
Gil hopes to honor all veterans with this musical tribute and hopes
everyone enjoys the grandeur of the Woodland Opera House.
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He dedicates everything in life to the memory of his granddaughter, Zoe
Gordon – his great joy and inspiration. I Miss You, ZoePants!

Lenore Sebastian is a proud actor/singer/director since 1979. Leading roles in Blithe Spirit; 42nd St; Anne Frank; Steel Magnolias; Music Man; Mary Poppins; Beauty & Beast; Sister Act; Importance of Being Earnest; Candide; Fledermaus;  Gypsy; Follies; Sweeney Todd; A Little Night Music; Cabaret; Fiddler; & lots of Gilbert & Sullivan!
 
Director of Stalag 17; Inherit the Wind; Camelot; Kismet; Amahl; Taming of the Shrew; A View From the Bridge.
 
Always for Zoe, whose great heart and spirit continues to inspire.

Robert Vann has been described as possessing “an effortless, beautiful tenor" by the San Francisco Classical Voice, and his “glorious B-flat is a true showstopper" by Opera News Magazine. Concert highlights include solos with the Folsom Symphony, Sacramento Ballet, and Auburn Symphony. A performer of more than thirty stage roles, he can be heard on four commercial recordings released by Lamplighters and was recently appointed Artistic Director of the Light Opera Theatre of Sacramento. ​