The Tempest challenged the traditions of Renaissance comedy by presenting a story that is neither particularly witty nor defined by comic accidents of misfortune. Instead, it’s something more like a fairy tale, with spirits and magic and handsome princes wandering in the woods. It is, in turn, solemn and enchanting, philosophical and dreamlike, full of beauty and sadness, and characters that are almost too human to bear.
We recently sat down with Kelly Davis, star of Proud Mary Theatre’s THE PINK UNICORN to ask her three questions: (1) Where’s the show now? (2) Where’d the show come from? (3) Where’s the show going? With these three questions in mind, Kelly took us on the journey of this hilarious and important production, complete with behind-the-scenes happenings and a heartbreaking setback.
Theatres have an incredible group of people that make every show happen, from choosing a season to the final bows. In this Meet a…. series, we want to introduce you to some of the people who help Market Theatre make it all happen!
First up, meet Kat Bates – a local Theatrical Designer and our Production Designer for Pinocchio and Winnie the Pooh.
“It's bananas to me that it took a whole decade to get back to theatre but it was necessary. Life and growth needed to happen to mold me into the person and performer I am today,” said Caleb Jackson, who stars as Lola/Simon in Market Theatre’s Kinky Boots. Find out why Caleb took a ten-year break from the stage and how he ended up in the spotlight in Anderson.
What was your first experience with the theatre? Where was it, and how did you get there? What made it memorable? My first experience with the theatre was in kindergarten; my school was performing a play. I don’t remember the play, and I don’t remember what it was about, but what I do remember is being enthralled with seeing the students on stage pretending to be someone else. I wanted nothing more than to join them.
Market Theatre’s production of the award-winning Broadway musical Kinky Boots will be bursting with sparkling costumes, music that will make you want to get up and dance and sing along with the cast (please refrain from doing so, however), and a powerful story. Directed and Choreographed by Jonathan “Thor” Raines and Mary Haley Thompson, Kinky Boots was inspired by the true story of Steve Pateman and the shoe factory that had been in his family for four generations.
