Always..Patsy Cline
Off Square Theatre Company presents one of the best-loved names in country music - PATSY CLINE. ALWAYS... PATSY CLINE by Ted Swindley, is a funny and touching tribute as narrated by one of her most devoted fans and friends. In spite of her tragically brief career, Patsy Cline's voice continues to captivate fans and influence many of today's country singers. This intimate show celebrates the career and life of the singer of such hits as "I Fall to Pieces", " Your Cheatin' Heart", "Walkin' After Midnight" and "Crazy".  The show is playing at the Center for the Arts in downtown Jackson Hole, July 8 – 13.  Tickets can be purchased by calling the Center for the Arts box office at 307-733-4900 or go on-line at www.offsquare.org. Cline, born Virginia Patterson Hensley (September 8, 1932 – March 5, 1963) was an American country music singer, who enjoyed pop music crossover success during the era of the Nashville Sound in the early 1960s. Since her death at the age of 30 in a 1963 plane crash at the height of her career, she has been considered one of the most influential, successful, revered, and acclaimed female vocalists of the 20th century. Her life and career has been the subject of numerous books, movies, documentaries, articles, and stage plays. Cline was best known for her rich tone and emotionally expressive voice, which, along with her role as a mover and shaker in the country music industry, has been cited and praised as an inspiration by many vocalists of various music genres.

Millions of her albums have been sold over the past 45 years and she has been given numerous awards;, which has given her an iconic fan status similar to that of music legends Johnny Cash and Elvis Presley. Only ten years after her death, she became the first female solo artist inducted to the Country Music Hall of Fame. In 2001, she was voted by artists and members of the Country Music industry as #1 on CMT's television special of the 40 Greatest Women of Country Music of all time, and in 1999 she was voted #11 on VH1's special The 100 Greatest Women in Rock and Roll of all time by members and artists of the rock industry and according to her 1973 Country Music Hall of Fame plaque: "Her heritage of timeless recordings is testimony to her artistic capacity."

Playing Patsy Cline is singing artist and actress, Katie Deal from Gainesville, Georgia.  She is making her Off Square debut with this incredible role!  Katie has toured the country portraying Patsy, most notably in the Springer Opera House's 2006 National Tour, as well as productions in Texas, Pennsylvania, and Tennessee. 

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