![]() In 1935, five enterprising young men - John F. Photo by Scott Seagle photograph by the Arts But the seeds of this rich heritage were planted years earlier with a group of visionaries who dared to believe, even in the throes of the Great Depression, that their city deserved a little beauty and fun, a little theater. She got to know that lively backstage world, which is almost as entertaining as the show itself.įifty years later, she is still volunteering, still proud to be a part of the vibrant theater scene in Winston-Salem, a scene that has exploded with the birth of numerous new theaters in the city, as well as a world-class arts conservatory. While she enjoyed performing and bringing joy to the audience, what attracted her most were the people she met and worked with, both on stage and off. The Southern pair thought this was the perfect play for them: The folk tale - a dramatization of the ballad of “Barbara Allen” - was set in the mountains of North Carolina, so they didn’t have to worry about attempting an accent.ĭirector Doris Pardington had them read from the script and rewarded their efforts with two small speaking roles. The two young friends had come to audition for Dark of the Moon, an Appalachian “play with music” being performed by The Little Theatre of Winston-Salem (now Twin City Stage). It was not as if she were a stranger to the stage: She and her friend Mary, who had come with her to the audition, had just performed in the Junior Woman’s Club’s “Follies” fund-raiser and had enjoyed it enormously. Hanes Community Center, eyeing her fellow auditionees and wondering what was coming next. Georgia West, a young Winston-Salem wife and mother, sat nervously in the rehearsal hall at the James G.
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