John King graduated from Piedmont College with a degree in Theatre Education. He is currently pursuing a Master’s Degree in Curriculum and instruction through Georgia Southern. John has been performing since High School. He has directed, designed, and written for the stage as well as trained students to compete in HS level Theatre competitions. John King… Read more »
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More fun facts about Children of Eden
If you enjoyed reading our little tidbits about our upcoming show, Children of Eden, you will surely enjoy these fun facts, some of which are more specific to the Live Arts production. Enjoy! Read fun-facts 1-5 here 6. Live Arts Theatre will be performing Children of Eden in three different churches for it’s three-week run…. Read more »
Fun Facts about Children of Eden
As we prepare to present Children of Eden, a two-act musical based on the Book of Genesis, we thought we’d share some fun facts about the show. 1. Children of Eden was written by Stephen Schwartz with book by John Caird. He also wrote Godspell, Wicked, and Pippin, among others. 2.The original cast production of… Read more »
Meet the director of Children of Eden – Scott Piehler
Live Arts Theatre is delighted to have Scott Piehler in the director’s seat again. Scott is an award winning broadcaster, an ex-High School Drama director, and a long time at-home Dad. His theatre background goes back to high school where he graduated from The New Hampton School with the school’s top theatre award, the Frederick Smith award. Children… Read more »
Meet the cast of Children of Eden – James H. Burke
When he’s not on the stage, James H. Burke is a sales engineer for a local software company. Previously, he worked in data centers as an operator, an engineer, an architect, and as a manager. As James tells it, “This dovetails from my work experience. I used to work, no kidding, 90 hours per week and… Read more »
Meet the cast of Children of Eden – Bethany Bing
Bethany Bing graduated from Covenant College with a B.A. in Theatre this past May, where she worked for the Covenant theatre department mostly as stage manager and props mistress. She has interned/volunteered at the Alliance Theatre, MasterWorks Festival, Kenny Leon’s True Colors Theatre, and the Chattanooga Theatre Centre. Bethany has recently performed in Moreau (based on the novel by… Read more »
Meet the cast of The Hot L Baltimore – Lee Jones
Live Arts Theatre is proud to welcome Lee Jones to our stage as Mr. Morse in The Hot L Baltimore. He has an M.A. in English from UGA and is currently pursuing a PhD in English, specializing in modern American Drama at GSU. He also teaches English and Humanities for Perimeter College online GSU. Lee… Read more »
Getting to know Baltimore in the 1970’s
As Live Arts Theatre prepares to stage Hot L Baltimore, are minds and hearts harken back to a…. more interesting time and place… 1973 Baltimore. Baltimore harbor 1973: Yes, things were bleak. (ghostsofBaltimore.org) The state of Baltimore in the early 1970’s : Following the Assasination of Martin Luther King Jr. in Memphis Tennessee on… Read more »
Meet the Costumers for The Hot L Baltimore
The Hot L Baltimore is being costumed by two lovely ladies, Andrea Hermitt and Becca Parker. They are uniquely qualified for this job with Andrea being painfully familiar with the 1970’s as all of her pre-teen years were during that period, and Becca, having a perverse love for color and patterns. Andrea has a background in… Read more »
Meet the cast of The Hot L Baltimore – Edward Thompson
Live Arts Theatre is absolutely delighted to have Edward Thompson grace our stage for the second time this season (actually ever). Edward has a BA in political science, and his day job involves background investigating. Previously, a patron of the theatre, Edward has been bitten by the acting bug, and has been cast as “Suzy’s John” for… Read more »