RDU On Stage Podcast Interview with Show Creatives

Pre-Production Interview with Lauren Van Hemert of RDU On Stage

I remember this day well when we met for our first interview for the show before a first rehearsal. I gathered with Howard Craft and Kathy Hunter Williams for lunch and then we met with Lauren and her team. I have to tell you, I had not cracked open the script. It was over 20 pages of dialogue and lyrics and I wanted to spend most of my summer listening to Nina Simone talk, yell, sing, laugh and let that fill my spirit. Looking back on the interview what I remember the most about that session was how we all felt challenged to tell this story in a way that was authentic and adventurous! Afterward, we exhaled. We knew we had something special ahead of us!