Sheri Grace Wenger - Artistic Director & Founder, Midtown Productions
Sheri Grace Wenger has been an actress, director and drama teacher since the mid-1970’s. She founded Sheri Grace Productions in 1989, and Midtown Theatre in 1998. As a director, Sheri’s favorite productions include her original musicals: Rock’n’Roll Heaven, Women With Attitude, Soul Of The 60’s and Broadway Divas. Other favorites include: Ain't Misbehavin', Collected Stories, Broadway Bound, Master Class, A…My Name Is Alice, Little Shop of Horrors, Cabaret, Pippin, and Picasso At The Lapin Agile. In 2007, Sheri and her son, Ryan Ahlert, opened The Charleston Acting Studio, offering classes and live theatre on James Island for people from age 5 to 95. Sheri was the recipient of the 2013 & 2015 Theatre Charleston Awards for Outstanding Director of a Musical and was nominated for two more awards for directing. She produced all of Midtown's award-winning shows, with recent awards going to: Driving Miss Daisy, Tell Me on a Sunday, Orphans, Steel Magnolias, Pippin, Shirley Valentine, Always...Patsy Cline, & 4,000 Miles.