As a child, Sheila Wofford would stage mini-productions of “Good Times” in the street in front of her house.
“I would be Thelma,” she said. “My mother said I always had it [acting] in me, but she said I kept running away from it.”
Then, about six years ago, she signed up to take a film acting class from Karl Gardner and his new Destiny Theatre group.
Those classes inspired her to join her husband in writing and directing productions for the youth at Living Stones Ministry. They have done two films a year over the last five years. She’s also done a few plays at the Chattanooga Theatre Centre.
Last winter, Wofford auditioned for a role in the Chattanooga Theatre Centre’s production of “The Crucible.” She earned a bit part, but when the reviews came out after opening night, Wofford was stunned to see she had been noticed.