Bridget Regan has taken a hands-on approach to her involvement in the Camp Wanatachi project.  At the Camp Wanatachi Benefit Concert on June 3rd, Bridget was seen before the show lugging equipment bins in a stunning red dress, dealing with the box office and greeting people at the doors to the event.  She was classy and gracious and was busting her butt to make sure everything went without a hitch, as any good producer should.  I got a chance to speak with her after the concert and asked her what her motivation was for becoming involved in Camp Wanatachi.  She responded by saying that she has always had a passion for musical theater since she was young.  When a friend had her listen to a song written by Natalie Weiss, creator of Camp Wanatachi and a friend of Bridget’s from their time at acting school, she was immediately blown away by the distinctive sound and felt inspired to lend her support to the project.  She has done this by becoming a co-producer, adding her name to the project to increase interest and dedicating a tremendous amount of time and effort to its success since returning to the U.S. after wrapping up her role on Legend of the Seeker in New Zealand.

Camp Wanatachi is a unique production that was written and composed by the talented Natalie Weiss.  She has taken a story from the pages of her own life and turned it into a soulful expression of teenage angst and sexual confusion.  Self described as “experimental theater”, with its adventurous and sometimes lighthearted score, unprecedented use of graphic design and sound, and both sincere and irreverent views of Christian rhetoric, Camp Wanatachi is trying to take a major step towards a run as an off-Broadway production.  As with all projects of this sort, it needs love, nurturing and most of all, financing.  From the overwhelmingly positive response the cast received at the end of the concert, it is worth the effort to help make this show blossom into the thought provoking force it can one day become.  If you wish to support the show and Bridget’s efforts go to http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1757805840/camp-wanatachi-a-new-musical?pos=1 and consider donating to the cause.

As stated previously, Bridget Regan made herself available to her fans and other guests after the event was over and I had the opportunity to speak with her.  I was so impressed and put at ease with her charming, laid back manner.  It felt like I was chatting with a friend I hadn’t seen in years, as opposed to a beautiful actress from a popular TV series.  Our conversation ranged across all sorts of topics, about her current and upcoming projects and her experiences in show business up to this point.  However, the one thing that she could tell me without reservation is that she has no idea about the current status of Legend of the Seeker.  I would like to extend my thanks to Bridget for her time at this event.  After my brief interaction with her I came to three conclusions: she’s the kind of person who is a great friend to those around her, she is genuinely kind, sincere and straightforward, and she is a hell of a lot of fun to be around.

This is told from Richard’s perspective during the episode Fury.

It is the same old loneliness,
Hasn’t changed a bit
It is the same old sundown,
Over the mountains
To the horizon of the ocean;
It is the love we share desperately
My love has the color of your eyes
My hopes like your hair;
Scattered by the wind

I don’t need a hint to find love
I know it found it.
Beside you I have the wings of an angel
Beside you I share the world
It is like heaven
It is called KAHLAN.