The greatest Christmas gift that I ever received was in 2015.  Bob and Pam Black asked me to join Capitol Theatre as a full time director.  Audience of One Productions was just in the infant stages as a company and I could not imagine being anywhere else but on the stage at Capitol Theatre.  The marriage of our companies was such a beautiful gift that felt otherworldly.  I remember each time I walked into the space feeling an overwhelming love and presence that moved me to tears.  By the way, I still feel this way all these years later.  Bob and Pam have become like family to me and I treasure their friendship and am forever grateful for the trust of this treasure of a theatre.  We put on Broadway shows, year after year, season after season, show after show… and the feeling I had Christmas 2015 still feels fresh.  I am in a space that has an open heaven over it.  I am in a space that kids come to and learn about so much more than theatre skills… they learn how to love themselves,. See themselves through the eyes of Christ…how to see others through those same eyes and we create something bigger than one person.  We are able to create art with an incredible team of artist, music directors, and choreographers, costumers, set designers, builders, and crew and now have an immense capacity to continue to grow with the help of generous sponsors.  It all began with the gift of trust from Pam and Bob Black … it all began with a dream… I am forever thankful.