Do Overs examines the roads we do and do not take through the songs of Beyonce, John Bucchino, Billy Joel, Charles Strouse, Sara Bareilles and more. If we had the chance to do things over, would we? And if we do, does that mean it will turn out better? The original version was presented in NYC at Don't Tell Mama in 2012, and has been re-imagined through a (MUCH) older and (SLIGHTLY) wiser lens. The original run received a MAC award nomination for best female vocalist. Angela will be joined by long-time collaborator Brett Kristofferson, an award winning composer and MD who also penned two of the songs.
Angela Shultz is a MAC (Manhattan Association of Cabarets and Clubs) Award winning singer, member of Actors' Equity Association and teaching artist who has appeared in cabaret clubs across NYC and was part of the 100thAnniversary national tour of Titanic as Alice Beane. She appeared in NYC productions including Assassins (Sara Jane Moore) This Very Moment (Stomping Ground Theatre), Making God and Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (Midtown Int’l Festival), and A Casual Gathering (Theatre for the New City). She also has many regional credits including Closer Than Ever (Miss Byrd), Titanic (Alice Beane) and has been in several incarnations of Nunsense! Most recently she played the iconic Dolly Levi in Hello Dolly for McLeod Summer Playhouse. A Missouri native, Angela holds a Master of Fine Arts in Directing from University of Memphis, a Master of Arts in Theatre Education from Fontbonne University and a Bachelor of Music in Vocal Performance from Missouri Baptist University. She has taught UofM, Playhouse on the Square, Fontbonne University, Jefferson College, as well as NYC’s Professional Performing Arts School, Wingspan Arts, Stages St. Louis and others. Angela is the co-founder of Stomping Ground Theatre Company, NYC. Currently she is in her fourth year at Southern Illinois University this fall as Director of the BFA in Musical Theater!
Brett Kristofferson is a multi-faceted artist and educator. He has worked with young performing artists for over two decades as vocal instructor, musical director, acting instructor, director, and audition coach. Partner organizations have included Professional Performing Arts School, Wingspan Arts, Inc., Marymount Manhattan College, and Rosie O’Donnell’s Rosie’s Theater Kids in New York City. Recently he has been a guest instructor at University of Missouri, Columbia and adjunct professor at Lindenwood University in St. Charles, Missouri. His music and lyrics have been recognized with Manhattan Association of Cabaret and Clubs (MAC) Awards in both Best Song and Comedy/Novelty Song categories, as well as a Bistro Award for Special Achievement in Songwriting. Closer Than You Think, a musical play for which he wrote book, music, and lyrics, was premiered in New York City by Strange Sun Theatre Company. His song cycle, This Very Moment, was produced in NYC and St. Louis by Stomping Ground Theatre Company. As theaters were closed during the summer of2020, University of Missouri, Columbia produced a streaming revue of his work entitled, "So Near, So Far."
