Tabor College

Tabor Grads Michael Woods, Landon Tucker & Jonathan Regier to Perform ‘Three Fold’ Music and Comedy, Nov. 6-8

October 22, 2009

Categories: General News

The musical and comedic talents of three former Tabor College fine arts students who have been making headlines as professional show business entertainers will be featured on campus once again when “Three Fold” performers Michael Woods, Landon Tucker and Jonathan Regier return for three public performances, Friday, Saturday and Sunday, Nov. 6-8, in the Chapel-Auditorium.

The “Three Fold” performance series begins at 7 p.m. Friday, Nov. 6, with the one-man comedy “Fully Committed,” performed by Woods, a 2005 Tabor graduate, who has been acting and doing comedy in Chicago, Ill. A musical concert will follow at 9 p.m., performed by Tucker and Regier, both 2006 Tabor graduates, who have been playing together and separately in Virginia Beach, Va.

Woods will perform “Fully Committed” again at 7 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 7. At 9 p.m. the three actors will perform improvisational comedy together in a revival of the ever-popular Tabor touring troupe, “Mind Your Head.”

The improv comedy of “Mind Your Head” will be repeated in a performance at 7:30 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 8.

Tickets are $5 for general public ($3 for current Tabor students) and may be purchased in advance at the Student Life Office or at the door on the night of the performance. Proceeds from the event will benefit the Tabor Theatre program which helped launch the entertainers’ careers.

“It has been rewarding and meaningful to stay in touch with these three and other friends of theirs from Tabor days,” said Judy Harder, Associate Professor of Communications and Drama. “In the course of visiting back and forth these last few years, it seemed the right time for them to come back and perform together on our campus again. All three enjoy performing together and they love to interact with their audiences. I am confident that all who attend will experience fine quality entertainment.

“They are donating their time and talent in appreciation for their experiences in the arts at Tabor,” Harder added. “They often express their desire to support the arts at Tabor. After expenses are covered, proceeds from the weekend will be used to support needs of Tabor theatre productions.”

Michael Woods

Woods has received much attention from prominent theaters in the Chicagoland area and has been acting consistently since he arrived in town. Act One Studios reviewed Woods as ”...fantastically funny… His physical humor, high stakes commitment, and great sense of humor is a joy to behold.” The Chicago Tribune hailed Woods as, “a standout character actor” and “masterful in his (comedic) timing.”

According to Harder, “Woods performed ‘Fully Committed’ as his Senior Project while at Tabor and we are in for an amazing repeat performance of a flustered phone clerk taking on more than 35 characters calling for reservations at a trendy New York Restaurant.

“I am eager to see Michael’s tour de force comedy,” she added. “Michael’s performance of Fully Committed was phenomenal while he was here at Tabor, and I have no doubt that his reworking and repeating the one-man comedy will result in another amazing performance.”

Following graduation from Tabor, Woods earned an MFA in Acting from Regent (Va.) University, and roomed for awhile with Tucker and Regier who took advantage of various music and acting performance opportunities in the Hampton Roads area.

Woods said he is eager to return to the Tabor College stage.

“Tabor College is where I crafted the dream that I am now living out,” Woods said. “Coming back to perform at Tabor is a great way at looking back at how far the three of us have gone, where we will go in the future, and looking to where others might dream to go as well.”

Rachel Pederson, also a 2006 Tabor graduate, from Wichita, will be assisting Woods with sound effects during Fully Committed.

“She is giving up a week of workdays to rehearse with Michael in Wichita before they perform here on campus,” Harder said. “She was involved with theater in a major way while at Tabor, along with the guys.”

Regier and Tucker have embarked their own solo careers as singer-songwriters (both have solo CDs available) and they frequently perform together. Throughout the summers of ‘08 & ‘09, they played at Beach Street USA on the oceanfront in Virginia Beach, and, recently appeared as “Jonathan and Landon” on the “Live Music Friday” segment of the FOX 43 TV news program in Virginia Beach.

Introducing them to the television audience, the announcer said, “We’re celebrating with the acoustic rock duo Jonathan and Landon… These guys are college buddies that turned music into a career, and that’s very cool!”

According to the “About” section on his website, Regier is a “surveyor of moments.”

“He puts into melodies that unusually perceptive glimpse between you and the stranger you walked by today. His words describe that very glance that will tap on your reflective shoulder the moment you sit down to unwind. Jonathan is a musician of perception. “I take a moment and live there in my songs. I’m committed to finding out whether it resonates with other people.”

Jonathan Regier

Jonathan’s debut EP, The Smithson Sessions, is a snapshot of these moments, colored by the sun and stars of Virginia Beach.”

Regier just finished a number of short film projects as well as playing piano for the Patsy Cline show on the oceanfront. His first feature film, “The Box” comes out at the end of October, in which he plays one of the black ops officers.

As for Tucker, according to the “About” section on his website, his desire is “to stir up people to look at life from a different perspective and challenge them to a life well lived. I want to live hard, laugh loud, and love deep…and I wouldn’t mind some company along the way.”

In addition to performing, Tucker has been a worship leader for various ministries and is currently serving at Freedom Fellowship in Virginia Beach and Williamsburg Collegiate in Williamsburg, Va. He recorded an EP during his last year at Tabor with the help of 2007 Tabor graduate, Keith Warkentin. It is available for sale at cdbaby.com.

While at Tabor, Woods, Regier and Tucker shared the spotlight in several shows, such as “Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat,” “Twelve Angry Men,” and “The Drawer Boy.”

“Anyone who attended the Tabor College production of “The Foreigner” in 2002 will not soon forget the hilarious comedy featuring Woods as Charlie, Regier as Ellard and Tucker as Froggy,” Harder said.

“Jonathan and Landon also sang in the Concert Choir and performed musical worship with Crosswise and Share, Prayer & Dare,” she added. “They toured with comedy improv calling themselves “Mind Your Head,” and Landon’s work in graphic design further established their reputation as a multi-talented threesome.”

Landon Tucker

According to Regier, the coaching and experience he received from Tabor both in music and acting provided the solid foundation that he needed to pursue his passion as a professional entertainer. He looks forward to sharing the Tabor spotlight again with his former college chums, who have become great professional colleagues.

“I love performing with Mike and Landon,” Regier said. “They are so good at what they do that I have full confidence when I’m on stage with them. I know they’ve got my back.”

For Tucker, returning to Tabor is an opportunity to give back to a college that gave so much to him.

“I always enjoy coming back and performing at Tabor,” Tucker said. “It’s a lot like coming home again. My experiences there helped shape who I am today; the people, the education, the community life. Tabor gave me opportunities to grow as a musician and artist and helped give me a solid foundation from which to move forward. I’m happy to give back what I can.”

Watch video of their performance on Fox 43 TV