'Oyster' becoming a Pearl
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July 7, 2011 |
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If you've
driven down Ash Street in recent days,
you may have noticed a bustle of
activity outside what was once Community
Fellowship Church. |
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After an amazingly successful run of "Seussical
Jr.," the old gray church on Ash Street is now
officially being transformed into the Pearl
Theater.
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"Garden
Goddess" Katrhyn Starr-Heart, adept at
transforming unruly weeds into a
beautiful garden. |
7160 Ash Street has been a hive of activity,
both inside and out, as walls come out, pews go
in, work is underway on the stairwell and "The
Garden Goddess," Kathryn Starr-Heart,"
transforms the "little jungle"outside into
manicured grounds worthy of a community
performing arts center.
And no one is working harder than Carolyn Testa,
dynamo owner of the transformation now underway.
She assumes that there's nothing sexier than a
woman with tools in hand, and she does have a
point, but I think much has to do with the
sawdust in her hair and the smile on her face
... as Tim Taylor would say, "Ar Ar Ar Ar AR!"
Thanks to five strong young backs and expert
guidance, there are now pews in the balcony, and
Carolyn and her crew are looking at swatches to
upholster them.
Even while work is going on to renovate the
Pearl, work is underway on the theater's debut
performance, Paul Rawling's original play, "No
Cure for Love," scheduled for mid-October.
Turnout at last week's auditions were great, and
the play is an astounding go for production;
tentatively scheduled for mid-October, when the
transformation is scheduled to be complete.
The Pearl Theater is located at 7160 Ash Street,
just after the turn-off from I-95. You can
follow the Pearl via their facebook site,
available by
clicking here.
If you missed the audition but want to take
part, you can still call Paul Rawlings at (208)
267-5332.
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Carolyn Testa is wielding tools in
both hands at once to bring our
community's Pearl Theater to life, |
| And she manages to smile at even the
roughest jobs. You'd almost think she
was a construction worker by trade ...
not knowing her interests span so much
farther. |
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