It is brag time again! Several weeks ago, my son Patrick received the Best Local Actor Award at the Free Times Celebration for the Best of Columbia! Patrick caught the theatre bug in middle school and still has it to this very day. After getting his undergraduate degree in Theatre at the University of South Carolina, Patrick traveled to perform in Chicago and then New York where he was selected to be in the Graduate Acting Program at the Tisch School of the Arts at New York University. He has starred in numerous plays in Chicago, New York, Columbia, Norfolk, and other locales. He is well known on the Columbia stage at USC and at the Workshop and Trustus Theatres. To say I am proud of him is an understatement! He also teaches theatre as an Adjunct Instructor at the University of South Carolina Department of Theatre and Dance in addition to his full-time job and being an excellent parent to his beloved daughter Helena.

Some current projects that Patrick is working on include directing Sweeney Todd at Trustus Theatre, which is running from September 29th through October 28th. He is also producing The Laramie Project which is being performed at the University of South Carolina School of Law (my alma mater) on October 17th and 18th.

Sometimes early in the mornings when I sit back and reflect on the highs and lows of my life, I am thankful to God for all my blessings! Patrick along with my baby boy Mac are at the top of my list!

We’re here for the people of South Carolina!