The end of era

Many years ago, after graduating from theater school, I arrived in Los Angeles as so many other young, trained actors do each year. I worked hard, continued to study hard and pursued a passion that was instilled in me from the minute I first stepped on a stage. I found some success financially, but mostly my love for live theater kept my passion alive.

As the years passed, and after a move to Westlake Village with my husband and two children, circumstances, especially time, kept me away from the theater until I discovered The Stage Door Theatre and Gale Trumbeaux and Michael Monteleone. There was an audition notice in The Acorn that caught my eye, and a part that sounded right for me. The bug hit me smack in the face, and without much thought, I went to the audition.

When I first walked through the door I thought of the small theaters you'd find back east in quaint towns and quaint areas. But what struck me even more was the professionalism of all those around me. I thought, I had found my theater. I was lucky enough to get that part and make my Stage Door debut with Gale and Mike playing my parents in a darling comedy. Most importantly, I formed a wonderful relationship with Gale and Mike and went on to direct them in two shows.

When I read that the theater would be closing its doors, my heart broke. This theater performs many services for our area besides entertaining us. It keeps a piece of history alive in Agoura, and it affords creative people a home. I know I will miss it terribly.

Thank you, Gale and Mike, for keeping my passion alive. Jeanne Harrison Westlake Village