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Search every verified Jamie Pierson interview, podcast appearance, and on-the-record quote — each transcript cross-checked by AI and human review to confirm speaker identity. In a September 2020 interview, Jamie Pierson discussed his son's involvement in the Avalon Theatre's production of *The Lion King* during the COVID-19 pandemic. Pierson said his son was "really excited" about the role and "disappointed when things had to shut down," but noted that online rehearsals provided "a little bit of structure" and helped maintain a connection with the cast. Pierson credited director Kimberly for giving his son "the leeway to come to it on his own," which he described as "really good." Pierson also spoke about the broader impact of the Avalon Foundation, stating that the pandemic "highlighted how important the Avalon Foundation and the theatre are to the cultural life of this community." He noted that the foundation is "so much more than" the theater building itself, citing events such as the multicultural festival, farmers market, and summer concert series as activities he found "missing the most" during the shutdown.
“Well, he is first of all he loves it; he's really excited about the prospect of doing it and he was really disappointed when things had to shut down.”
“It has been really good continuing a connection, having a little bit of structure to do the online rehearsals.”
“Kimberly worked with him and said you don't have to really sing it too much; you can kind of chant it or speak it, and giving him the leeway to come to it on his own has been really good.”
“I think that this has really highlighted how important the Avalon Foundation and the theatre are to the cultural life of this community.”
Short Interview with Jamie regarding The Avalon's Lion King during the crisis Site: https://avalonfoundation.org/ Facebook: ...
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