Love Your Neighbor
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Love Your Neighbor
Bringing Theater to a Small Town
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On this episode I will be talking with Kimber Govett and will be asking some questions about the passion of theater.
Hi, I'm Olive, a young girl with a big heart to share God's love and truth through a family-friendly podcast for listeners of all ages. My hope is that as I grow in loving God in my neighbor's set, you'll be inspired to do the same. So let's get started. Miss Kimper is a loving person, and I know her through Young Hearts Theater Group here in town. I have the joy of being part of this theater group for the first time this year, it inspired me so much. We performed the Lion King Jr. Junior, and I love learning all about the production, meeting some new friends, and enjoying being part of the ensemble through dance. I know the theater group wouldn't be here if Miss Kimber hadn't put this all together and did an amazing job blessing so many families in Boulder City. So let's get started. Hi Kimber, could you tell us a little bit more about yourself?
SPEAKER_00My name is Kimber Govet, and I serve as pastor of Boulder City United Methodist Church here in Boulder City. I also serve as director of the Young Hearts Theater Group in Boulder City. I am married to Stephen Govett, who is also a United Methodist pastor, and we have two grown daughters. They are both married and starting families of their own. And I now have two young grandsons, which is very exciting. We lived in Phoenix, Arizona for many years before moving to southern Nevada about six years ago. We love the desert and we love to go hiking and we love riding our bikes. And I would say in my spare time, I enjoy playing my guitar and writing music. And family is very important to me. And when our family gets together, we love playing games and just spending time together.
SPEAKER_01So could you tell us a little bit how the dream of running a theater group started? And did you ever do theater when you were younger?
SPEAKER_00Sure. So I started this theater group four years ago really as a way to reach out to the young people in our community and provide a space where they could explore the arts, learn about theater, and grow in their confidence. The arts are so important for our youth because they nurture imagination, they build self-esteem, and they help young people see the world through new perspectives by engaging their imaginations in many different stories. Theater in particular invites our young people to work together, to support one another, and discover talents that they may never known that they had. And it's been very important to me that our group is welcoming to everyone and that all the kids can have a part and the opportunity to shine in a production. This is why we do not hold auditions. We say that everyone who comes gets a part. We currently have over 60 kids in our program.
SPEAKER_02Wow.
SPEAKER_00And we always have two casts for our shows. And I have watched these kids grow in so many ways over the years, and I have witnessed so many stories of transformation. Several of our young hearts who started off being a little shy or unsure of themselves on the stage have grown so much in their confidence. And yes, I was involved in theater growing up in school. I was involved in community theater and in college. And I was very shy as a child. And the theater was a way for me to grow in my confidence. And so now it's fun to be able to provide these same opportunities for our young people here.
SPEAKER_01What was your favorite show you did in college?
SPEAKER_00Oh my goodness. Oh, that's a hard one. We did a lot. Actually, a fun one that you probably haven't heard of because I didn't know about it until we did it. But it was Marasad, and it was actually a very serious, serious drama. But the characters were very, very complex, and so we had a lot of fun diving into serious acting and the complexity of the actors, and of course in college. And it was a very big cast, and so I made a lot of new friends. So that was a fun show to do.
SPEAKER_01Nice. What has been one of your favorite performances you've put on here?
SPEAKER_00Well, I love them all. The first one that we did uh was Narnia, and then we did Wizard of Oz, and last year was Sound of Music, the youth edition, and of course now the one that you were involved in was Disney's Lion King Jr. And they have all been very special. Um we've made so many great memories with each one. I would say probably just the most recent one we did, and only for the reason that each year it seems like we get better and better and better just because the kids grow so much each time, and we learn new things. I learn new things every year, so I grow every year. And what's been so fun to watch is each year new people in the community are coming into this program and giving their time. So when we started this, really it was just me. I was kind of running around doing everything. And now we have a choreographer, and now we have a music director, we have a lighting director, we have a tech director, and then just this year, um, one of the new dads he came to me and he said, You know, I build props, so if you ever need help building props, you know, I can help you with that. So it just seems like every year somebody new comes to us that can help us, and that just makes the co-production so much better. We can do so much more.
SPEAKER_01Yeah. So I like to end all of my podcast episodes with this question: Is there a piece of advice or wisdom you could give me or kid my age on how to love their neighbor better?
SPEAKER_00Absolutely. So one thing that I have learned in my life and in my ministry is that loving your neighbor doesn't mean that you're always going to agree with each other, but it means that you choose to treat each other with kindness and respect. It means remembering that every person you meet is going through something you might not see. And when we lead with compassion instead of judgment, we start to love our neighbors the way the world really needs. So I would say start small, look around, and notice who might feel lonely or left out and be that person who reaches out to them. Maybe it's sitting by someone at school who's sitting all alone or standing up for someone who gets bullied. Loving your neighbor isn't about always doing something huge, it's about choosing kindness in everyday moments. Mother Teresa once said, not all of us can do great things, but we can do small things with great love. And I love that. It is a reminder that each one of us, no matter how old we are, can do small, small everyday things that show our neighbors that we love them. So show kindness, show respect, help someone in need, say kind words, serve others, do good things in our communities that bring joy, just like our young arts theater group does.
SPEAKER_01Well, thank you, Miss Kimber, so much for being taking your time to be on my podcast. And thank you guys for listening to Love Your Neighbor. And don't be afraid to get up and sing, be on stage, just have a great time. So bye, thanks.