Inside this episode with your host, Mitch Hampton

This episode of my discussion with married couple Tina Stafford and Andy Patterson will be the second episode I have created with a goal of featuring a couple who happen to be in the same or related profession or occupation related to the Arts. With this episode I got to discuss with one married couple the world of acting, live performances on stage involving musical song as much as spoken conversation as well as screens of many sizes.

Like my conversation with the Cawdreys in Montana I was struck by the genuine love of two people in relationship and the fact of this love as intertwined with work. As an ex New Yorker myself I felt that I was temporarily back in midtown Manhattan during this episode, if only for a time.

As you watch this episode I hope you feel the sense of hopefulness regarding the possibility and potential of human relationships and that one couple's shared craft and career of the performing arts supports their life together overall and at least one important union of art and life.

More about Tina

www.tinastafford.com

Originally from Northern California, I’ve been living in NYC for 30 years and I’m married to the actor and my long-time best friend Andy Paterson.

I play multiple instruments, mainly guitar and accordion, but also fiddle, piano and clarinet, and although acting is really my first love, I’m what you’d nowadays call an actor-musician. It is important to me above all to make human contact a pleasant experience, and collaboration a priority.

Andy and I both remain in New York City helping our community in any way we can. Although theatre work is my passion, I find the work of being a citizen of this great nation a full time job, and one that I’m proud to do. Peace.

More about Andy

ANDY PATERSON, ACTOR

Andy has played extensively across the country and in New York City and is tickled to be part of the RAC. Among the many theaters he has worked with include American Repertory Theater, Yale Rep, McCarter Theatre, La MaMa ETC, New York Classical Theatre, Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park, Repertory Theater of St. Louis, Milwaukee Repertory Theater, Indiana Repertory Theatre, Pig Iron Theatre Company, Portland Center Stage, Baltimore Center Stage, San Francisco Mime Troupe, Paper Mill Playhouse, North Shore Music Theatre, Great Lakes Theater, Geva Theatre Center, Virginia Stage Company, Arizona Theatre Company, Pioneer Theatre Company, Florida Studio Theatre, Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey, Shakespeare Festival St. Louis, The Acting Company.

See you at the theater!

Upcoming Performances https://www.racnyc.org/performances

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