We would just like to say thank you to everyone who had any PART in the premiere production for Performing Arts Renaissance Theatre. We truly appreciate all involved and could not have done it without you.
A very special thanks to Jordyn Chelf who serves as our Director of Development, as well as being one of the inaugural members of the Gypsy Players. Your dedication has been indispensable.
Andrew, Thanks for playing with us even though you don't like musicals.
To our Mom - what can we say other than you taught us everything we know? We love you and anything we accomplish, we owe it all to you! Our endless gratitude for the greatest influence in art and life.
We hope you all enjoy the journey . . . Into the Woods!
Founded by Kimilee Bryant and Candice Bryant, PART is a non-profit, professional-community theatre. The sister team comes from a theatrical family, so they were, as the saying goes, basically born in a trunk. Their parents met doing theatre at the Greenville Little Theatre, and their mother ran a dance studio in the area for over 50 years. Their grandfather did plays with Joanne Woodward during her time in Greenville, and their three brothers have also performed and taught at many local theatres and schools.
Both Kimilee and Candice have performed extensively in Greenville and the surrounding area, and they actively teach in several schools and universities. They are members of SAG/AFTRA and AEA, the screen and stage actors' unions, and have worked in NY, LA, across the country, and around the world. However, Upstate SC is home and the place that gave them the love and training to succeed in such ventures. Their goal now is to be able to give back to the community that gave so much to them.
PART'S Mission: By connecting plot and performance genre, PART strives to expose all members of the community to the brilliant wonders of opera, plays, and musical theatre with professional productions of new and classic works. The shows of our season will reveal links to each other, history, culture, and education. We hope to attract new audiences locally and afar to our company by providing an exclusive opportunity to see these artistic worlds meet. Our main goals are to educate, entertain, unite, and inspire the community through professionally presented theatrical works.
