Ira David Wood III is the founder and Executive Director of Theatre in the Park, which puts on several theatrical performances each season. A native North Carolinian, Wood graduated from the North Carolina School of the Arts and spent time in the cast of The Lost Colony (a production he has directed the past few summers) before coming to Raleigh for a state government job in arts.
Wood and Raleigh formed a long-term relationship, culminating in his original musical comedy adaptation of A Christmas Carol--the show that will have its 45th annual run this December at the Duke Energy Center for the Performing Arts and the DPAC, and that has become a staple of Christmas in Raleigh.
We talked to Wood about the beginnings of Theatre in the Park and A Christmas Carol, theatre and the arts in Raleigh, his legacy as Raleigh's Scrooge, and what his wonderfully creative mind is working on next.
Before we talked to David, we discussed a new development in (the area some people call) Midtown, a new Q spot, and the upcoming (potentially weather impacted) Raleigh Christmas Parade. And we share nominees and our picks for the #Top3Raleigh SOUPS.
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