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Article: Playing Patsy.(Entertainment)(Eugene newcomer lands the role of the legendary singer Patsy Cline in the Willamette Rep musical)
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- The Register Guard (Eugene, OR)
- Article date:
- November 21, 2004
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Byline: Paul Denison The Register-Guard
You might say she went stalkin' after midnight.
Shandra Sinnamon, a newcomer to Eugene but not to show biz, cheerfully admits that she did some "aggressive e-mailing" to get an early audition for the starring role in the Willamette Repertory Theatre's Hult Center production of "Always ... Patsy Cline."
She got an interview and a three-monologue audition with artistic director Kirk Boyd. Then she put her personal life on hold until she finally got the role.
A singer-songwriter with TV and film credits and a Grammy Award (for ``He's a Dream,'' which she wrote, produced and sang for the ...