***PERFORMANCE CANCELED; WILL BE RESCHEDULED*** Fine Arts Series: Loudly, Clearly, Beautifully: An Evening with Elena Glass
***MARCH 28 PERFORMANCE CANCELED AND WILL BE RESCHEDULED***
Due to unforeseen circumstances, Elena’s performance at Spirit of Hope on March 28 has been canceled. It will be rescheduled for a later date, so keep an eye out for updates.
Noted singer/actor Elena Glass will present a free community performance of Loudly, Clearly, Beautifully, her intimate musical examining the powerful and fragile bond between fathers and daughters, in an Evening with Elena event.
Glass created her one-woman show based on her experience with her father’s multiple sclerosis, chronicling how life halts and morphs with chronic illness and medicating on the personal growth that can occur after tragedy and grief. Using song, humor, and vulnerability, Glass leads the audience from her father’s diagnosis when she was 14, through her coming of age during his decline, to her post-pandemic rebirth after tragedy.
A graduate of New York University, Roseville native Glass has been performing and working within the Minnesota theatre community since 2016, where she’s been seen at the Ordway (Mamma Mia, The Sound of Music, Annie, Broadway Songbook Series: Comden and Green), Old Log Theatre (Lend Me a Tenor), Yellow Tree Theatre (One Man, Two Guvnors), Theatre Elision (Ruthless!, Pins & Needles), Artistry (Godspell), History Theatre (Rollicking!, Glensheen, Whoa Nellie!, Christmas of Swing, Beyond the Rainbow, Runestone!), and Nautilus Music Theatre (Stations of the Heart), among other productions. Glass has also served as a member of the music staff at Spirit of Hope.
Loudly, Clearly, Beautifully: An Evening with Elena is presented free of charge as part of Spirit of Hope’s ongoing fine arts series, an outreach initiative that showcases arts experiences for the community and benefits local non-profit organizations. The freewill donations received at this performance will be given to the National MS Society.
Reactions to previous performances of Loudly, Clearly, Beautifully include:
“Glass lays herself out in a performance that touches the audience with its vulnerability.” – The Stages of MN
“[Glass] has a lilting soprano that can deliver a powerful belt, is a crackerjack comedienne, and radiates charisma on stage….Glass draws on her natural warmth, positivity, the genuine love she conveys for her father… and her chops as a performer to make Loudly, Clearly, Beautifully a lovely experience. It is a gently moving, sweetly entertaining, and inspiring work of theatre.” – Talkin’ Broadway
“…you don’t have to have a parent with MS to relate to this well-constructed and beautifully performed show. Its themes of grief, loss, family, love, growing up, and moving on are universal. If you’d like to see an artist share their personal story with honesty, humor, authenticity, and gorgeous vocals, go see [this show]!” – Cherry and Spoon