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Join us for
a talkback and Q&A after the matinee performance of The
Old Settler on February 26. The Q&A will be monitored by Lynette
Sheard,
a Community Education Coordinator and Director of the NJ Mental
Health Players—winner of Mental Health America’s 2022 Innovative
Program of the Year Award. She is a sought-after award-winning
facilitator and trainer of mental health first aid for adults, youth,
and older adults, QPR—Suicide Prevention, Crisis Intervention, and
much more. Also a gifted versatile vocalist, Lynette has a
five-octave range and perfect pitch. She is an actor, producer,
director, and vocal coach. Her live performances have been
acknowledged in numerous publications including, being featured in
the Encyclopedia of Newark Jazz, NY Times, Broadway World, and The
Star-Ledger which proclaimed that “Her voice reaches deep into one’s
soul and finds a soft spot” She performs Jazz, Blues, R&B,
Gospel, Soul, and Pop music. Theater credits include principal roles
in Dream Girls, Smokey Joe's Café, Ragtime, Swing, Aida, For Colored
Girls, A Raisin in the Sun, Votes for Women, Steel Magnolias, and
Avenue Q of which Broadway World declared that “she is fabulous with
a voice that shakes the rafters.”
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