This past Wednesday (June 30th, 2010) was a day I believe I will look back on happily in the months and years to come. On that day, JC Carter (ATG President) and I drove out to the Midvale Main Street Theatre and took the first step toward securing a bright future for the Around the Globe Theatre Company. As we’ve announced before, the owners of the Midvale Main Street Theatre have welcomed us to perform next year on their stage. Well, on Wednesday, we made it official. JC and I signed the contract and I handed Tammy (the theatre’s owner) the deposit check; thus securing the space for July and October, 2011. Afterwards–as soon as Beth Bruner (who will direct Tempest next July) and her husband Jacob arrived–we all took a tour of the entire theatre; from the stage to the tech booth and everywhere else. It was amazing. I fell in love with the place. I only wish I could book a show or two there for this year, but I have to be patient and continue to allow ATG to build up resources for next year. When the tour was over, JC and I walked Beth and Jacob a little ways down the street to their car–still chatting about ideas for the Tempest and how best to use the new space which we all loved. Being on that main street in Midvale made me feel good. It was idealic. It was retro. It was home… at least, it will be. After more than a year of wondering if ATG was finished, if we’d ever put on another full scale production again, if it was time to end CPR and call the time of death, it was beyond good–beyond words–to be standing out in front of the Midvale Main Street Theatre on that warm Wednesday afternoon and know that the company had a bright future ahead. I finally knew that what I had started five years ago was not over yet. New life was in the company, and in me. I was happy. The first step had been taken, and my feet are ready to take many more.
Robert A. Easton / Artistic Director
