“Having been raised in rural Georgia, I was fortunate to have lived in many marvelous worlds: my private domain of the open countryside, hobnobbing with raw rural folk, and eventually, witnessing t...view more“Having been raised in rural Georgia, I was fortunate to have lived in many marvelous worlds: my private domain of the open countryside, hobnobbing with raw rural folk, and eventually, witnessing the advent of suburban sprawl, which gobbled up every farm in sight. Change and diversity set me on the path of exploration and a fascination with where I fit into this beautiful collage. My father, a research chemist, taught me how to ask questions-- how to examine the unknown, how to dig beneath the surface. The answers he sought were in the laboratory-- mine are in a world filled with people, people who are revealed as characters in a story, discovered between the pages.”
Robert Paul Blumenstein lived in both the Carolinas before finding his way to Virginia where he completed his graduate studies in theatre, and now resides. “So far, Richmond has never let me down when it comes to diversity and change. There’s always an ample plenty of characters here.”view less