Macon Magazine

What they say about her: She is the current co-chair of the board and president of production. She has directed the youth summer camps for the last two years, and she's currently working on creating more opportunities for children and teens throughout the year. In her own words: What drew you toward becoming a part of this theatre? My first show here at Perry Players was "Ragtime." I love theatre, I've acted with all the theatres in Middle Georgia. They're all amazing. I think my very first one was Warner Robins Little Theatre, when I was a kid. I happened to live in Fort Valley, so this was the closest theater to me. I really love musicals—I love to sing, so I was like, how can I sing more? Musicals are the way to sing more! How do you impact Perry Players? I am on the board of directors, and I also take the promo pictures that you see, and the headshots. I've completed my fourth show as the summer camp youth director this last year, and we hope to do more shows throughout the year that involves specifically just the youth, to build up the children. The summer camps are ages seven to 18, that whole span, and we put on a full production in two weeks. We did "Peter Pan" and "The Little Mermaid" this year with 50 kids each. Do you have a favorite moment in time from a show? I was in "Tuck Everlasting." I played Mae Tuck. There was a bad thunderstorm that night, and the electricity was completely knocked out, but a lot of cast members had family in the audience that were from out of town that could not come back. So, we all kind of rallied together and said, "Let's make the show go on." We set up cell phone lights to light the stage, and brought a piano on to do the score from, basically, sight reading. We finished the show with no mics, no music, just the piano and some cell phone lights. That experience is still talked about as one of the coolest to be in the audience for. Kimberly Lochner P E R R Y P L A Y E R S 42 maconmagazine.com | October/November 2025

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