The REAL Theatre & The Rotary Club of Carrollton's "Rotary's West Georgia Got Talent"

The REAL Theatre, "Raw. Elemental. Artistic. Live", is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization, based in Carrollton, Georgia. The organization is committed to the creation of performing arts experiences in the pursuit of community connection and discovery. The mission of the organization is as follows:

Through Theatrical Performances, Professional Guest Artist Engagements, Adult Educational Programming, And Writer’s Workshops, The REAL Theatre Provides Exceptional Performing Arts Experiences That Enrich, Empower, And Engage The Community.

It was founded and currently owned by two amazing professional performing artists, Co-Artistic Directors, Patrick Yuran & Doug Chanselle-Hary. This artistically grounded organization hosts master classes, workshops, performances, school and organizational artist drop-ins, artist series, and artist talks within the community to expose and educate their community on the world of professional theatre. The events are led by  the Co-Artistic Directors and other working professional performing artists, such as Broadway Theatre actors.

I was connected to The REAL Theatre by way of The Sleepover film's Script Supervisor, Regina Wells. Regina Wells, also know as "Gena-Mae", and myself had an instant connection on the set of "The Sleepover", while fulfilling my role as Producer & 2nd Assistant Camera Operator for the film. There was a kindredness and camaraderie in which you would think that we were related. However, what we discovered was that though we are not related, we are 10 years apart in age, but our birthdates are the exact same date, February 20th. During my time of working alongside Regina, she learned that I was a professional in the digital marketing and marketing fields. After spearheading the private screening of "The Sleepover", Regina called me with a potential opportunity to interview for the role as Marketing Director of a professional theatre company that she was connected to. I was stoked! Due to God's divine timing and appointment, I was currently in search of freelance marketing work, and this opportunity fell right in my lap. Out of excitement for the potential lead, I accepted the offer to interview for the role. Though faced with technical challenges at a nearby Starbucks, causing a second interview to be held, I continued the interview process while behind the scenes of the set of "Cooking With Katina". Ironically, I successfully nailed the interview after completing the task of drafting a creative brief and proposal for their first event of the autumn season.  I had received  a 3 month contract designing, developing, and optimizing landing pages, social media management strategy, content creation & design, development, and execution, website editing, print design for programs, newspaper and magazine ads, and etc...., with the potential for the contract to become a long-term part-time role. Long story short, my 3 month contract was extended, and I have had such a delight in creatively expressing marketing concepts online for such an amazing organization. To learn more about The REAL Theatre, visit www.therealtheatre.com.


Patrick Yuran, Co-Artistic Director of The REAL Theatre, is also the President of The Rotary Club of Carrollton, GA. The rotary club is a local group of professionals who are leaders in business and various fields, who volunteer their time to serve their community by way of various humanitarian projects. Due to Patrick's position as President of the rotary club and his contentment with the established relationship and offered services, I was divinely given the opportunity to take the role as Web Editor and Designer of all of the marketing collateral for The Rotary Club of Carrollton, GA's annual event, "The Rotary's West Georgia Got Talent".  The West Georgia Got Talent is an amazing opportunity for the undiscovered talented jewels of Carrollton, GA to audition and showcase their talent in front of an audience in person and online, as well as a panel of judges. Not only does the winner receive a cash prize, but the event itself financially contributes to a chosen charitable organization. It was a blissful and rigorous experience in updating their website with new content for the current year's annual showcase, as well as designing the print ads and ticket design for the event. I am definitely looking forward to continuing in marketing this event every year. To learn more about The Rotary's West Georgia Got Talent, go to www.westgatalent.com.


Talk about a season of divine appointments! The steps of a good man are ordered the Lord. { Psalms 37:23}

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