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He plans to build on Footlight’s mission to provide quality and affordable community theatre as well as continuing to promote the theatre as a unique space for Charleston special events and performances. Now, Porter will take on the role of leading one of Charleston’s most prestigious community theatres.
Porter maintained ties to local theatre and served as interim executive director of OnStage Atlanta.Īfter several years in Atlanta, Porter relocated to Charleston, working as media director of Davis Advertising before returning to his theatrical roots and joining Charleston Stage. He then co-founded a theatre company in Michigan before relocating to Atlanta to pursue a career in media advertising. After graduation, he moved to Memphis, Tennessee, as a member of Playhouse on the Square’s Resident Acting Company. Porter has been performing on stage since childhood, earning a bachelor’s degree in theatre in performance from Purdue University in Indiana.
Under Broadwater’s leadership, The Footlight Players expanded its theatrical season while providing opportunities for other theatres and performance groups to rent the Queen Street theatre during its off-weekends and summer season. She also was a member of Footlight’s board of directors before taking on the executive director title. Porter replaces Jane Broadwater, who retired in January after serving three years as executive director.
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Porter spent the last decade on staff at Charleston Stage, most recently as director of administration where he oversaw daily operations of the professional theatre company. – The Footlight Players has hired long-time thespian Brian Porter as executive director of Charleston’s longest-producing theatre company.
Tickets at or by calling the box office at, S.C. “Brassy and very funny! A raunchy riff on a yuletide tale that dirties up Christmas while ultimately reveling in its spirit!” -The New York Timesīy: Matthew Lombardo at the Queen Street Playhouse, 20 Queen Streetĭecember 8th and 15th at 7:30 pm, December 10th at 3 pm, December 11th and 18th at 7 pmĭecember 2nd, 3rd, 9th, 10th, 16th & 17th at 7:30 pm December 4th, 11th, & 18th at 3 pm Cindy Lou definitely does not discriminate…she’ll offend everyone!
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The outrageous and hysterical Giulia Marie Dalbec ( The Full Monty, Ruthless!) stars in this wildly funny and heartfelt adults only comedy that tells the story of Cindy Lou Who, now a chain-smoking, cocktail-loving holiday celebrant living in a trailer on Mount Crumpet, as she recalls that Christmas Eve she first met the Grinch and the twisted turn of events her life has now taken.ĭirected by Jackson Clark Heywood, who recently helmed Footlight’s critically acclaimed production of Misery, this hour-long laugh fest is definitely not for the kiddos nor those with a sensitive sense of humor.
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Part of Footlight Players’ new more adult-oriented Act Two theatre series (which also includes The Rocky Horror Experience and the upcoming The Last Five Years) the show will run in rep this December programmed opposite the theatre company’s original holiday variety show A Very Merry Footlight Holiday Special, returning for a second year with a brand new script and set of family-friendly holiday songs. For those looking for a little more naughty than nice for their holiday entertainment options this season, look no further than the regional premiere of the raunchy and riotous one woman comedy Who’s Holiday at the Queen Street Playhouse.
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