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Mrs. Kay doin' her thang ...

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Very proud of Mrs. Kay and her play!

Brava! 🍾🥂

Congratulations to Kim Cozort Kay and Kay-Squared Productions!

The North Carolina Society of Historians has honored Kim Cozort Kay with the "Award of Excellence" for her history-based play, “Silver Shadows: Dark Side of the Mountain.”

The award is in recognition for invaluable contributions toward the preservation and perpetuation of North Carolina History. Kim penned the one-woman show and performed it this past July in Morganton at the Historic County Courthouse there.

The play is based on the short life of Frankie Silver who was hung for murdering her husband Charlie in 1831 leaving behind their infant daughter, Nancy. The events of this fateful tale are set In and around Morganton, North Carolina during that time.

In her efforts to bring this story to the stage Ms. Cozort Kay extensively researched surviving court documents and interviewed several descendants of Frankie Stewart and Charlie Silver.

According to the judges of the state award, her attention to detailed research, accurate costumes and music of the time period led to her being awarded this prestigious honor.

Kim’s husband, Kenneth Kay directed the production that featured an original costume design by Jeri Boerger and authentic music arranged by Bill Harbinson. Kim and Kim were in residence in Morganton with their company Kay-Squared Productions. “Silver Shadows: Dark Side of the Mountain” was followed by Ken’s performance of “The Things They Carried.”

“This project has been a part of me for years,” said Ms. Cozort Kay. “I wanted to draw a parallel between Frankie’s plight and women living in modern Appalachia, dealing with loneliness, isolation, and women’s rights. I tried to bring the research I found to help us understand the young woman we know as Frankie, not just the legend. I am truly grateful to be recognized, but the work continues.”

Brava, Kim! 👏👏

It was another good outing. A lot of vets in the audience this time.

As one told me, "I won't sleep tonight, but I'm still glad I came."

Worth the work to hear that.

Mrs. Kay ripped the socks offa this one. So proud of her work.

How I spent my summer vacation ... 😎

Kay completes 'double feature' with poignant Vietnam era drama MORGANTON — After former Blowing Rock actress and Drexel native Kim Cozort Kay explored the story of Frankie Silver and the alleged axe murder of her husband in 1831, Kenneth

https://morganton.com/news/local/foundation-partners-with-theatre-company-for-double-feature/article_b49e5cf0-f32d-11ec-a5b5-67555c00ad56.html -source=home-top-story

Foundation partners with theatre company for double feature A theatre company with local ties is bringing two plays to the stage at the historic Burke County courthouse:

So ... after much doubt and a heapin' helpin' of actor angst it all turned out pretty good. We were sold out and the audience could not have been more responsive to the work. The ol' Melon Patch was rockin'!

So grateful for that and the fact that many Nam vets were also in the audience.

Plus, we raised some very serious money for great charity, Forward Paths. Look 'em up.

And ... I got to see many of my classmates from days gone by. Some I've known since kindergarten. A few I hadn't seen 55 years. Weird that we could still recognize each other after all that time.

Well, not all of them.

Thank goodness for name tags! And trifocals. 🤓

Hoo-rah!

A little more self-promotion ...