A Closer Walk With Patsy Cline

Created by Dean Regan
Directed by Jared Whitford

Before Taylor Swift, there was Pasty Cline

May 1-4, 2025

A BTE PRESENTED EVENT

Before Taylor Swift, 20th-Century vocalist Patsy Cline pioneered and dominated the Country Pop music genre. Her voice made “I Fall to Pieces” and “Crazy” legendary songs. Discover her climb to stardom from her hometown in Virginia to The Grand Ole Opry, Las Vegas, and Carnegie Hall. If you love Dolly Parton and Reba McEntire, then it’s time for you to meet their inspiration.

Producer and Director Jared Whitford and actress Samantha Lee Mason reunite to revive their 2023 run of A Closer Walk with Patsy Cline by Dean Regan for the BTE Presented Event series.

PRAISE FOR A CLOSER WALK WITH PATSY CLINE (2023) AT THE MILLBROOK PLAYHOUSE:

“Patsy’s legacy comes to life under the excellent direction of Jared Whitford. In a virtuoso performance…Samantha is able to channel Patsy’s full emotional range, from the pensive to the full-throated, heartbreakingly sad, with beautiful finesse”

— Karen Elias of The Express newspaper.

The Cast

  • Samantha Lee Mason

    (she/her)
    Patsy Cline

The Production Team

  • Jared Whitford

    (he/him)
    Director