For Kathleen O’Boyle Walker, soon to star in Stratford Players’ “The Lion in Winter,” acting was the beginning — of everything. “In school I was very shy,” she recalled. “There were problems at home and I just went into a shell.” And as it has been with many artists, personal demons and difficulties can be…

She sees her future teaching music to young students   Hong Kong native Ashley Leung, third-year Idyllwild Arts Academy junior music major, is the next Idy Talks speaker. The long-standing speaker series, once done in conjunction with the Idyllwild Community Center, is now a solo series produced by IAA. An accomplished violinist, Ashley is preparing…