"And what I love about being at this point in my life is truly understanding who I am and being able to look at other women in leadership roles and empathize with what I know has been their journey and what they've experienced." "It has made me confident in who I am and that I can support other women who are perhaps newer to the experience and empower them to stand up for themselves," she said. "I was encouraged to explore assistant directing, which eventually led me to direct."Īnd these limitless experiences inspired Armstrong to play the role of mentor. As a musical theatre leading lady, I was still allowed to do plays. And the thing that I have loved about being involved with Drayton specifically is that there has been no limit to what I could do. "I was fortunate to come into contact with Drayton Entertainment. None of the directors, or artistic directors, were women then. That's largely because I wasn't exposed to female directors. She finished a Master's Degree in Arts and Cultural Management and continued to pursue her dream of directing. The celebrated actress and owner of Enchanted Entertainment shared that soon after theatre arts was forced to draw the curtain, her capacity to embrace a slower pace was quickly replaced with forward thinking. In 2020, as gathering restrictions swept the globe, Jayme Armstrong watched the fabric of her soul unravel.
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