A LOVE LETTER

A love letter to theatre

I love you arriving early to rehearsal to make sure everything is ready and in the right place.

I love you tiny moment before the first few people arrive while I sit sipping coffee imagining what the show will look like. I love you first three people to arrive as we have an unexpected chat about our day before the rest of the cast arrives. I love you scheduling …. I didn’t think I did… but I do. I love you silly questions about scheduling that are answered on the rehearsal schedule. I love you moment when an actor misses a line and has to restart. I love you missed music cue. I love you face of the confused actor once the music cue has been missed. I love you crazy costume lady… whomever you are. I love you knowing look at the stage manager when an actor blows you away with their talent. I love you accomplishing the impossible with those you love.

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.

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