The interior design is all his, from the layout (to) the black box. "All I wanted was to be there when he stepped into that building. "This loss is profound, and not having the building done makes it harder," McAlinden said. The facility was destroyed by Hurricane Michael in 2018, but reconstruction was accelerated because Charlie had already designed a new facility. Kaleidoscope has mounted about 300 productions since 1971. We used to laugh about some day actually having (standing room only) shows. "Charlie was a good friend for almost 50 years," said Lois Carter, "We “played” together watching Kaleidoscope go from a tiny audience in many venues to a well-respected theater. An accomplished painter, one of his works included an art deco mural at the Martin Theatre.
He also worked as a linotypist for his father at the Panama City News Herald, and later as a commercial artist with Creative Printing and Screen Design.
He married Sandra DePietro that year, and they spent two years teaching with the Peace Corps in Sfax, Tunisia, before returning to Bay County to become teachers. “I have spent most of my life doing this type of activity, and it is very rewarding because of what I have learned about theater and all its aspects, and the multitude of wonderful people I have had the opportunity to work alongside.”īorn Feb. 25, 1946, in Montgomery, Alabama, to Woodrow and Carolyn Avinger Wilson, Charlie graduated from Bay High School in 1964 and Eckerd College in 1968 with a bachelor's degree in literature.
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"I devoted most of my time to the theater, learning to build and paint some very complicated sets, how to design and sew costumes, how to light the stage and design and record sound for productions,” Charlie told me in an email last summer. He also received a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Bay Arts Alliance. Gard Superior Volunteer Award from the American Association of Community Theatre. One of the young artists Charlie influenced there was Matthew Lopez, now a world-renowned, award-winning playwright, who memorialized Charlie on his social media this week as one of the "most selfless and committed artists" in American theatre.Ĭharlie's work was recognized nationally just last year, as he received the Robert E. But I saw him many more times in the following years for interviews and videos about productions at Kaleidoscope Theatre in Lynn Haven, which he co-founded in 1971.Ĭharlie contributed to hundreds of productions over those 49 years - directing, designing programs, building sets, sewing costumes or just being available for advice. I believe I first met Charlie when he was playing "Claudius" in Shakespeare's "Hamlet" for a Shakes by the Bay summer production. And he is sorely missed.Ĭharles Woodrow Wilson died on Jan. He was a writer, graphic designer, costumer, actor, director and painter.īut he was also enthusiastic, a gentle man, a husband, father and grandfather. Charlie Wilson will be remembered for a host of reasons, not least of which were his artistic talent and his dedication to stagecraft.
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