Beyond the Fourth Wall

Get to know the guest stars of our upcoming "Concert With The Stars," starting with Jeremy Landon Hays. Jeremy performed in Broadway's Phantom of the Opera and Les Misérables. In this conversation you'll hear about Jeremy's journey to musical theatre, his candid conversations about his difficulties with speech and how that informed his work as a professional actor; what he values as an artist and the sense of community in the theatrical world that is so important to him.

We're wrapping up this first "Meet The Team" Series with an incredible chat with our Resident Music Director, Brock Terry. Like many of our team, Brock wears many hats at The Lex - from accompanying auditions, to performing as a pianist, to coaching our actors and conducting our orchestra, Brock has a hand in every bit of our musical storytelling. In this episode you'll hear about who inspires him, why collaboration and storytelling are so important to him and his desire to take great care of the details.

Get to know Joseph Wrightson as our "Meet The Team Series" continues. Joseph shares how he combines his numerous creative talents all into one new job at The Lex and takes us behind the scenes of the two Outreach Programs he directs for us, "Adventures en Casa" and Story Cycle.

We continue our "Meet The Team Series" with Associate General Manager, Gretchen Shoot. Gretchen has been creating with The Lex from the very beginning and her talents go far beyond any title. Enjoy getting to know more about her gifted artistry across a wide range of mediums, her love for musical theatre, and the many hats she wears at The Lex.

We're kicking off Season Four with our "Meet The Team Series" and today we're starting with our Co-Founding Couple - Lyndy Franklin Smith and Jeromy Smith. Joseph gets to ask the questions this time, as we hear about how Lyndy and Jeromy met and fell in love (in the theatre, of course!), the start of The Lexington Theatre Company, their surprising non-theatrical hobbies and their hopes for the future of The Lex.

"The Fourth Wall" - that invisible, magical bridge between actors and audience. For the last year we've been looking out beyond our fourth wall to see how theatre skills are life skills. And now, we want you to join us on the other side of the curtain. Our productions are returning and we're taking you behind the scenes as we chat with cast, creative teams and alumni - with an occasional tap number for good measure. Welcome to the "LexFam" and get ready to go Beyond the Fourth Wall.

Wes Murry is an investor and mentor to numerous start-ups and founders, and was a Founder of Castle & Key - a spirits brand and distillery. In this conversation, Wes shares his thoughts on servant leadership, creativity, collaboration and bettering your community.

Ben & Andrew Smith (who happen to be the kiddos of our Producing and Artistic Director) chatted with us last summer for our "Creative Conversations" podcast. When talking creativity, we thought it best to check in with the experts - children! With vivid imaginations, curiosity and fearlessness all of our kiddos can teach us adults a lesson or two. Hope you enjoy spending a little time with Ben and Andrew!

Today we're looking back at this chat with Justin "Squigs" Robertson, recorded last summer for our "Creative Conversations" podcast. Justin is a Broadway illustrator and caricaturist who signs his name as "Squigs" and has been featured on Broadway.com, the New York Times and Variety to name a few. We hope you'll be inspired by his creative process and thoughts on practicing creativity and sharing what you've created with others.

Today we look back at our chat with Central Kentucky Chef and James Beard Foundation Award Nominee, Ouita Michel, recorded last summer for original podcast "Creative Conversations." We have loved our collaborations with Ouita on our "Script to Table" and "Behind The Curtain" events for The Lex. She shares with us the taking creative risks, finding your creative voice and the power of innovation.