VERMONT VOICES : KRISTINE LEWIS
Fox . I ’ m very fortunate in that I get to do what I love . I ’ ve never had to do anything else but theater , film , or television .
Q : Here at Old Mill Road Media , we are passionate supporters of artistic mentorship . Who were some of the most pivotal mentors throughout your creative career ?
A : One of them was Tony Walton . He was a legendary set and costume designer , director , a brilliant man , and a man with more kindness than you can imagine . I remember when I came back from a trip to Barcelona , we talked about the churches there . He told me all about them and how Gaudi designed them . We could just spend hours talking about anything together . I just adored him and his wife . I worked with him on several different projects , including Busker Alley with Jim Dale . We wanted Tony to direct , and so we worked with him for almost a year and a half on that . I also worked with him on Evening Primrose ( 2010 ), which is a Sondheim piece that was never performed on stage . It was a television piece that we recreated for a staged reading with Candice Bergen , Sean Palmer , and Jessica Grové . I was always very hopeful that I could work with him as much as possible , because I learned so much . I feel like that type of enhanced learning is the best way to learn . Wherever I went , even if I did a film , I would sit next to the DP ( Director of Photography ) and find out why they were shooting the way they were . I learned a lot by listening all the time .
Q : Old Mill Road Media embraced that same collaborative spirit when we brought some of Broadway ’ s Best to the Southern Vermont Arts Center ( SVAC ) in 2022 . Coincidentally , one of the stars that came to Manchester to perform for that series was Andrea McArdle , who you have also had the pleasure of working with . It was a wonderful experience having her up here , and it ’ s a performance that we ’ ll always remember . What were some of your most memorable artistic collaborations over the course of your career ?
A : Andrea has an incredible voice , and it was great to work with her on They ’ re Playing Our Song ( 2016 ). Another person that I adored working with was Liz Larsen , a Tony-nominated actress with a great , unique voice . More recently , it was great to work with Maxwell Caulfield and Juliet Mills , who came to MACC for Love Letters in February 2024 . Maxwell and I worked together in New York on a show called Modern Man , which is about Manet and the three women he painted .
Q : Love Letters was a wonderful performance ! It beautifully exemplified the exceptional theatrical talent that you ’ re
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