CityView Magazine - Fayetteville, NC
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teacher in Raleigh, Kirstie Tyce, had graduated from the North Carolina School of Arts and Grady barely made it into the last audition spot for the school and was immediately accepted. He knew the training would be excellent and that the school was a good fit for him. When most kids were hitting the beach for spring break, Grady and a group of friends spent their time in New York City and he became enamored with the city on each trip and began looking into auditions. During his junior year of college Grady attended The Broadway Theater Project in Tampa, Fla. and had the chance to work with Ben Vereen, who singled him out and offered him a role in the international tour of “Fossie”. But the role required him to take a year off from school. Once he had worked up the courage to break the news to his parents, he got excited about the prospect of getting paid to travel and to perform in places like England and France. After the tour he returned to school for one year before moving to New York City in the summer of 2005, where he lived as a true starving artist, bunking on his cousin’s couch for two months and auditioning for any and everything. As a non-equity actor he would show up at auditions and sometimes wait all day for the chance to audition. Typically, he would try out for up to 10 jobs a week. He admits that job stability and big pay checks are not typically a part of the theater business. However, with his recent engagement to a fellow dancer and actress and a desire to move into the choreography end of the business, perhaps some of that could change. He choreographed a production of “Beauty and the Beast” in Vermont at the Northern Stage Theater that ran from Dec. 2007 to Jan. 2008. Most recently he choreographed “Elephant Shoes” as a first project to begin putting his choreography role together and that video can be seen on Youtube.com “My end state would be to choreograph musicals in New York and also do some concert work and delve into commercials and the world of television,” Grady said. “I get more from that — though I do love dancing.”CV OL D E S T AND L A R G E S T S TONE FA B R I C ATOR IN T H E A R E A Spring-time! Renovate-time! Renovate your kitchen, remodel a bathroom, add an outdoor kitchen, need a vanity top, or building from the ground up – let our expert staff assist with your next project. We have an exceptional variety of natural products for every budget at competitive pricing. Visit our 2500 square foot showroom for details and FREE estimate. Largest local inventory. www.ol iveglassandmarble.com u 714 Robeson St . u Fayet tevi l le, NC u 910.484.5277 Custom residential/commercial glass and stone since 1985 910.797.2753 or Call today www.d2md.com Visit us at AFTER YOUR FIFTH CAR WASH, GET ONE FREE! McCoy Wiggins Cleveland & O’Connor PLLC Richard M. Wiggins • Alfred E. Cleveland • Steven J. O’Connor • Anne Mayo Evans Jim Wade Goodman • James Albert McLean III • Nicole Jones Civil, Commercial & Business Litigation Condemnations Business Organizations Buy, Sell & Restructuring Wills & Estates Large Estate Administration Real Estate (Commercial, Residential & Zoning) Immigration Law Banking Law Municipal & Institutional Bonds Bankruptcy In practice since 1955. One of southeastern North Carolina’s most established firms. Lawyers have been recognized in NC Legal Elite and Best Lawyers of America. Listed in the Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers. AV Rating in Martindale-Hubbell. 202 Fairway Drive • Fayetteville, NC 28305 • 910.483.8104 CityViewNC.com | 31