Its Been A While

Welcome back! It's been awhile. A lot has happened since the last time I had the opportunity to sit down and write. Our production of A Christmas Carol could not have turned out better. We are so blessed to have had the opportunity to perform our dear friend David Bell’s adaptation. One of the beautiful things about David’s script is how he was able to transfer his generosity of spirit and loving heart to every page. I owe a lot of my career, directing style, and approach to theatre from our years of working together (which deserves its very own post). I am beyond thankful to have been able to bring his adaptation to Central Louisiana.

Finding Balance

What a whirlwind producing our company’s first show was! On opening night, when the lights came up to reveal everyone in the audience, I remember thinking “Hey, maybe we are going to be okay.” The journey was not easy by any means. Navigating starting a business within the first year of marriage was no easy task. I can’t imagine having a more gracious and giving partner. We are learning everyday how to best navigate running a business together. How do we maintain a successful business while still dedicating enough time to work on our relationship? I think it is only something that we will get better at but the learning curve is steep. Especially for me.

Greater Tuna / Better Friends

When I was the ripe ol’ age of 18, I met Richard Gwartney. He was a director in town that I had not had the pleasure of working with yet. He was in need of an actor to step in for a production of Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are dead at City Park Players. He had lost his Hamlet and asked if I would be interested in stepping into the role. After our first conversation I knew this was someone I needed to work with. So, I found a way to make the schedule work and joined the show. That singular chance meeting gave me one of my truest friends and mentors. It wasn’t long after that first show together, that Richard asked me about doing this funny two-man show with him as a fundraiser for Empty Space Players.

Our Community

“How truly amazing is it that we find ourselves surrounded by friends that support not only the start of our theatre company, but our relationship in such a positive way?” Lexie and I have said the following phrase more times than I can count. There was a time that this wasn’t the case. Lately, I have been thinking of the shifts we go through in life. The people that we have to ask to “please exit stage left” so that we can create a more positive stage picture for ourselves and to make way for those waiting in the wings. Over the last couple of years, we have had to let certain people in our lives go. Not because we dislike these people. There are many people who I care about that (though I may not have realized it at the time) made me a more negative person.

TheatreKody WalkerJuly 29, 2019Theatre, community, local theatre, rehearsals, optimism

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