LEGACY Has A New Stage Manager

I would like to announce that I’ve selected a permanent Stage Manager to step in as the tribute shows’ shot-caller in the control booth for the LEGACY show. 

Cecilia ‘Ceci’ Huffman has been with LEGACY since 2010. She began following the show as a show-goer and before you knew it, she became part of the LEGACY family. Ceci has worn many hats in the production in the last five years. She has served as photographer, audio operator during theatre shows, costuming assistant for myself and later became one of two stage managers alongside Gloria Kiffmeyer. 

As of January 1, 2016, Ceci will begin her new role with LEGACY as the only stage manager for the production. Ceci understands our culture, our mission, the challenges and the production that LEGACY is. More importantly, Ceci understands me artistically, which is a whole different challenge in itself. I need to be able to trust the person in the control booth at the same time I’m running onstage in complete darkness. While I’m standing in the spotlight with 400+ stares on me, I need to trust that she will not let me down on the next lighting queue at the slightest physical gesture that I make… and time after time, she reminds me that I can trust her.

I’ve always admired Cecilia for being very mature for her young age, logical and thorough when making decisions. That is a very important thing to consider when you have one person controlling 100% of the show. Many think that I hold the most power (figuratively speaking) during the live show but the truth is that technically and literally, I am the most vulnerable. A Stage Manager holds the best cards as they control your stage timing, change time, volumes, monitors, backstage crew, dancer positioning, everything. It’s a scary feeling unless you have someone you trust.

 I’m proud to run this show alongside a friend that I adore and trust. I was very sad to see Gloria and Marques go but I was left with the comfort of knowing Ceci would step in and run this show like nothing has changed.  Let’s keep them tight, Alexandria-Style, lady. I’m so proud of you and excited to do this with you. I couldn’t be happier.   -LC

"Trust your instincts, and make judgments on what your heart tells you. The heart will not betray you" -David Gemmell