Elkhart Civic Theatre is bringing singer-songwriter Carrie Newcomer to the Wellfield. Newcomer has come a long way since her childhood in Elkhart. The recording artist, poet, author, and educator has been described as a “prairie mystic” by the Boston Globe and one who “asks all the right questions” by Rolling Stone Magazine. The Austin Statesman has declared Carrie’s low and melodious voice “as rich as Godiva chocolate.”
To date, Carrie has 19 nationally released albums including her most recent, Until Now, which explores the process of unraveling and reweaving the threads of our lives after great disruption. She has also written three books of poetry and essays. Carrie’s song, “I Should’ve Known Better,” appeared on Nickel Creeks’ Grammy-winning album This Side, and she earned an Emmy for her PBS special “An Evening with Carrie Newcomer.”
Carrie’s first musical, Betty’s Diner: The Musical, was produced in 2015 by her alma mater, Purdue University. As an undergrad, she also attended Ball State University and Goshen College, which awarded Carrie an honorary degree in Music for Social Change. In 2019, she received The Shalem Institutesʼs Contemplative Voices Award.