S1E14-pt 1 Rhonda Clark

Rhonda Clark is a mainstay of theatre in This Town as the executive artistic director of Carpenter Square Theatre. In the first part of this two-part interview, she tells of growing up in the Ozarks and what inspired her to seek a life in theater.

From her high school performing, to attending Northeast Oklahoma A&M Junior College, and transferring to the University of Oklahoma, Rhonda remembers fondly those fabulous years. And the stories of OU Theatre in the 1970s and of doing rep in Odessa, Texas (with most interesting travels on days off)! She also talks about doing a dinner theatre performance for an audience of two in Paducah, Kentucky (shortly before the place went bankrupt).

Once back in Oklahoma, Rhonda tells of finding work in a variety of jobs at the Oklahoma Theater Center (later renamed Stage Center) and also performing in some traveling troupes as artists-in-residence. It was during this period that she met some other actors who would become lifelong friends: Doobie Potter (RIP), Joe Long, Albert Bostick and others.

At OTC that Rhonda mounted a production of "Lonestar" that went on to win regional and national competitions and eventually play in Monaco.

In part two of this podcast, Rhonda recalls her history with Carpenter Square Theatre.

Post-production by Fred O. Bishop
Sponsored by Carpenter Square Theatre