Updates, Casting Calls, and the Surprising Idea That People Still Read the Paper.

For those of you who work jobs with deadlines, you know how it goes. The long nights, the endless meetings, the grueling push to pull everything together before the time is up. It’s hard to do. If things are going to get done, you have to have a team of people all pulling in the same direction, with the same desire to reach the goals as you have. I would say the Providence team, as it stands, has done a really good job of getting those kinds of people together. I’ve had the opportunity to meet some of those people recently; more to come on them in the days ahead. Until then, you'll have to take it on faith that they really do exist. Alas, over the past few weeks I have had the privilege of working inside three casting calls (held in Mobile) with the team and watching the directors and producers and actors as the pre-production work takes place. Seeing the different characters of the many people that auditioned, the tone and atmosphere created by the directors as they tried to pry out the best performance they could from the people in a short span of time, was an exhilarating experience. On that note, it’s been crazy to see the buzz that Providence is starting to create in the Mobile area and beyond, we were just able to notice it at the casting calls. Just the other day a guy – horse trainer at that – drove six hours from Georgia to audition. To me, I find that extremely exciting! 150+ people showed up to audition for parts, and that was simply from word of mouth and one paper add - of which all credit goes to Roy Hoffman for giving us a great write up. Heres the link to his article... http://blog.al.com/living-press-register/2011/04/lights_camera_prayer_new_faith.html

On a serious note, as I stared out at the many faces and personalities that convened on our last casting call, I thought to myself just how extraordinary it all was. For at least a moment or two in times like those, when you are surrounded by people who want to be a part of something you are doing, you truly feel like you are a part of something bigger than yourself, something important, and that is something worth holding on to.

Excitement is growing,

Kyle