Hello, all… I’m very sorry that this chapter of our Gamut History is so long in coming. To be frank, I have been so caught up in current events that, looking back with focus and clarity, have not been quite so easy of late. However, I’m stepping back in here with the intention of continuing this story of the past, to help us remember where we came from as we attempt to bravely face what will surely be a challenging (but also hopefully very abundant) future for us all.

So there here we were, my new wife and I, in Central Pennsylvania. I’d briefly toured through here several years before with another two-person outfit, and we’d visited Melissa’s family previously, both before and after we got married. So, I wasn’t completely unfamiliar with the place, but now it was to be my home…

We are in Week 7 of Working from Home. It never occured to me that a functional theatre company could successfully work from home, but here we are. My husband and Gamut Co-Founder/Artistic Director, Clark, and I are hunkered down in Millersburg, PA. It's a small town located in northern Dauphin County in South Central PA, about a 35-minute drive from downtown Harrisburg. Pennsylvania has always been its own microcosm of the nation itself, with thriving cities such as Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, and Harrisburg; as well as beautiful wide-open spaces and sparsely-populated farmland, mountains, and rural areas….

In my last installment, I told you about the unexpected and happy break from a dark time that followed after Melissa and I first discussed the sort of theatre we wanted to build and the kind of life we hoped that we could have together while working on that endeavor.
This next bit is also a transitional period, but thankfully, one that really opened up in vibrant and unexpected ways. I know that I read somewhere once that life can seem chaotic and random while one is living through it, however, if one is open to it, viewing this journey in hindsight often shows that there actually was a very clear path.
I’ve found this to be largely true….

Warning: This is the real story, so I should tell you that there isn’t a lot of theatre in this formative chapter, however, what happens in the following absolutely shaped events and personalities which would eventually come together and take the name of Gamut. Take a deep breath. Here goes…

Well, we’ve been inside for better than a week now, and like many of us, I’ve found that the time lends itself to reflecting on the path of our lives up to this point. As more than half of my life has been dedicated to the building and maintaining of Gamut Theatre Group, much of what has been on my mind is how it all came to be. So, I thought I’d give you a little thumbnail history of that, and over the next days and weeks I’d like to share with you some moments that really stand out for me. This first one will be rather long, as it sets the scene for all the great shows and programs that came later. Hope you enjoy it, but if it’s too much for you, just skip to the pictures, and we’ll have more individual memories later……