Over a three-day span, we played five shows at Baum Walker Hall at the Walton Arts Center in Fayetteville, AR. The Walton Arts Center is Arkansas’ largest performing arts center, built in 1992 as a result of funds donated by the Walton family (of Wal-Mart fame). This 1200-seat theatre serves as a cultural center for the Northwest Arkansas area. Four of our five shows were sold out, which is always nice and reassuring to everyone. In addition to participating in our standard meet and greet in the lobby of the theatre post-show, two of our cast members (Kevin and myself) made a public appearance at the main library. For a small, but nevertheless, appreciative audience, we read from Tomie DePaola’s ‘Strega Nona’ and also did a drawing for tickets to our final show. A rewarding performing experience was had by all in Fayetteville – both onstage and off.
Outside of the Walton Arts Center is a small, pleasant garden with two creepy bronze statues. We spent a few moments playing in this garden, posing with these statues. Check out some of our photos below:
I am always amazed by the amount of trust that is necessary for a show to exist. There is the trust that a director establishes with his/her actors to create a safe and nurturing environment in which they can breathe life into their characters. There is the trust that each actor must develop with his/her fellow actors in order to work as an ensemble. There is the trust that each actor has in their crew, designers and technicians, to know that the production will run smoothly. And then there is the immense amount of trust that we impart in the local crew, who are usually strangers to us, each time we enter a new performance venue. It is refreshing to know that we are all here for a common purpose, to create a living, breathing theatrical experience for everyone to enjoy.
We wrapped up our fabulous four-day adventure in Fayetteville, AR, and proceeded onward to the next stop in our journey – back to the Lone Star State, we go!
Next stop – the Charles W. Eisemann Center in Richardson, TX. Until the next adventure...
Ciao!
XOXO-
Janine
Outside of the Walton Arts Center is a small, pleasant garden with two creepy bronze statues. We spent a few moments playing in this garden, posing with these statues. Check out some of our photos below:
I am always amazed by the amount of trust that is necessary for a show to exist. There is the trust that a director establishes with his/her actors to create a safe and nurturing environment in which they can breathe life into their characters. There is the trust that each actor must develop with his/her fellow actors in order to work as an ensemble. There is the trust that each actor has in their crew, designers and technicians, to know that the production will run smoothly. And then there is the immense amount of trust that we impart in the local crew, who are usually strangers to us, each time we enter a new performance venue. It is refreshing to know that we are all here for a common purpose, to create a living, breathing theatrical experience for everyone to enjoy.
We wrapped up our fabulous four-day adventure in Fayetteville, AR, and proceeded onward to the next stop in our journey – back to the Lone Star State, we go!
Next stop – the Charles W. Eisemann Center in Richardson, TX. Until the next adventure...
Ciao!
XOXO-
Janine
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