Drama Queens, a five-star arts journal focusing on female artists

by Jen Bush

Leslie Lynn Meeker will be portraying Carson McCullers in an exciting new play about to premiere called Carson & Huston. 

Since using her flashlight as a microphone under her quilt during her super-secret radio program at the age of five, she has been lighting up the stage and the screen with her artistic prowess.  The world turns with her recurring character of Nurse Fredericks on that popular soap opera.  Some of Mr. Meeker’s notable theatre roles have been Lady Capulet and Mrs. Bob Cratchit.  Speaking of quilts, she can make you one or a dozen being the designer and creator of Second Life Quilts.

To say that Leslie Lynn Meeker is thrilled to portray Carson McCullers is an understatement.  She’s doing cartwheels because she can actually do cartwheels.  She honored this literary luminary by taking the time to do comprehensive research into her life and her work to lend genuine authenticity to her portrayal. Ms. Meeker tells us about her creative process in her own words:

“I was familiar with some of Ms. McCullers’ works when we began our rehearsals, but I did not know much about her personal life. I have thoroughly enjoyed exploring her on every level.  She had a great passion for life. That passion was conveyed not only through her work, but also her relationships.  It is exciting to me to portray a woman of such strength in spite of her many physical challenges and vulnerabilities.

She had a spine of steel when confronting her goals. Her artistry survives as a testimony to her powerful determination to speak her own voice regardless of criticism or public judgement.  I feel quite fortunate to have this opportunity to embrace this powerful woman through Mr. LeVrier’s story.”

Trading a flashlight for a spotlight, you can see this lovely leading lady step into the shoes of a great American wordsmith in Carson & Huston starting on August 30,