Black Box Theater at McHenry Community College , Crystal Lake, IL – 2018 Husband, father, Charlie Aiken. This was the only time I was truly worried about a role. Not because of my performance, but because the cast was so strong in such a heavy play. I didn’t want to let them down. In the […]
Woodstock Musical Theatre Company, Woodstock IL, 2018 Fezziwig, Portly Gentleman, Ensemble The first of my forays into the world of Dicken’s Scrooge. In this production, I was one of the portly gentlemen, Fezziwig, and one of Fred’s party guests. While not a musical, there was music and dancing involved.
Woodstock Musical Theatre Company, Woodstock IL 2018 Pat Denning For me, Pat Denning in 42nd Street was an Irish comic. After all, Denning is Irish for brown. So, with a light Irish brogue and dyed red hair, that’s how I portrayed him. I must admit, this was me at my heaviest. Fortunately for both me […]
Town Square Players, Woodstock IL 2017 Papa Bear, Thelonious, Ensemble Shrek marked my triumphant return to the stage! After nearly 30 years away, I finally had the time to audition and rekindle my passion for performing. A huge thank you to my friend Angie Kells for posting about choreographing the show and inspiring me to […]
Camp Humphreys Theatre, Camp Humphreys, Korea – 1988 Emile DeBeque U. S. Army hobby production. Dyed black hair with hair-white to turn a recently turned 21-year-old into a middle-aged French man. Thank goodness my French accent from then cannot be heard now.
