I got certified as a Music Together specialist and from there, I started teaching a few adults voice lessons.

It clearly was the right thing to have happen. It is a grueling schedule, and we miss out on a lot. I have friends who would leave their kids at home, and being in pursuit of a Broadway show, you’re traveling all over the country trying it out. When you story tell it, it was quite profound. Jodi: As Scott is saying this story, it seemed to come together for me. She changed her career to the local venues and has worked in like every one of them since. Then he held me and said, “I miss Mommy so much.” So that Christmas, she asked what he wanted for Christmas and he said, “That you don’t go away again.” Jodi said okay and shifted her national touring and concerts and Broadway stuff, and made a decision to be a local mom. Scott: So finally, I said, “No, she can’t see you anymore,” and he broke down sobbing. Jodi: And he’s this little towhead, saluting me and waving, and I was crying. She’s on the dock, waving goodbye, and he keeps asking me, “Can she still see me? Can she still see me?” So, the first time we left, we were on the ferry and Jackson is waving to her. Jodi would go on the other side and meet us, and we would spend a few hours together and have a meal together. Jackson and I would go out on Mondays, and we would take the ferry out of Bridgeport and go to Port Jefferson. As a mother, early on, she did Sweeney Todd on Long Island.

I have a television and film career, and Jodi’s career has mostly been in theater. Scott: I think it’s been most profoundly different for Jodi. We were married in ’03 and our son was born in ’06.Īs actors, how have you had to make concessions in terms of work to accommodate family needs? Scott: We dated casually for a year, and at the end of the year, she said, “I know you want your freedom, but I can’t do this anymore.” I said, “Okay, let’s do this,” and it’s been this journey ever since. What are you doing?” I said, “I’m going to date that guy.” My girlfriend said, “Oh no! You just got out of a relationship. Jodi: You walked away with your two cups of coffee and I was watching him walk, and I had just gotten out of relationship. She had arrived the night before and was staying at her friend’s house. Three years later, I’m walking across the street in Los Angeles, and I was picking up coffees, and up on the balcony next door to my home, she’s sitting there. Scott: But we were both involved in other relationships at that time. So, I feel like that was the first time I met him, because I met him I knew that one day he would meet me! As I was going in, he said, “You go get that job.” And I did. We were the only two in the waiting room and I recognized Scott. I went to the audition and Scott was in the waiting room, also auditioning. It was in late 90s, and I was auditioning for Central Park West. We actually met three separate times, but the third time was the charm. The actors, who have appeared on both stage and screen, shared what makes their marriage work, parenting during a pandemic, and the beautiful humanity that performance arts creates. Jodi Stevens and Scott Bryce are living a totally charmed life.

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