After the performance at the Coleman Theatre, we made our way to Texas. Our performance would be held at one of the most beautiful venues we’ve ever seen – Bass Performance Hall.
The theatre is situated in the downtown area of Ft. Worth. This area has changed a lot in the last few years – great restaurants, nice hotels, and very safe streets to explore. We were honored to be a part of the Bass Hall season which also includes some of the great touring Broadway productions. Our show was a part of the inaugural season of the “family series” which also includes the musical “Suessical the Musical!” The inside of this theatre is as spectacular as the outside.
I’ve worked with Dione Kennedy in the past so I was very excited to be working with her again. Her entire team at Bass Performance Hall was fantastic. And the technical crew was brilliant!
On Monday morning, my day started fairly early when Malcolm (from the theatre) picked me up at the hotel around 6am to head over to FOX 4 for an appearance on GOOD DAY. I had two fun segments with the hosts and joined them at the end of the show for the final wrap up. One of the segments made it online on their website.
After morning television, we were on the way back to the theatre to start setting up for the day. When if was finally show time, we had a fun and enthusiastic crowd! In the end, they gave us a standing ovation – unexpected and greatly appreciated.
The following morning (Tuesday), Dione picked Alan and I up at the hotel. We were going to spend some time with some great kids at one of the area schools. All of these students have special needs and learning differences. We worked in several different classrooms, greeted with laughter and smiles. The special education consultant for the school sent along this email:
I just wanted to write to thank you again for offering us the opportunity to have Kevin and Alan here. We have had other good programs in the past, but we have never had anything where the performers were so quickly and deeply engaged with our students. They were extraordinary in their ability to relate to the students, and were second to none in the enjoyment of them they seemed to have. We are honored to have met them and to have had them here. Some of our students are making cards to send to them over the next couple days.
I’m looking forward to seeing those cards!
Next stop, Orange, TX and the Lutcher Theatre!