Mamma Mia!
Theatre121, Woodstock, IL 2019 Ensemble Such a fun show! Ensemble again, which meant a lot of work, a lot of singing and dancing, and on top of all of that I was also Prop Master. So I’m not in a lot of these shots, but my props might be.
The Pirates of Penzance
PM&L Theatre, Antioch, IL – 2019 Ensemble One of my favorites, I have a deep appreciation for Guilbert and Sulivan and growing up watching the Movie with Linda Ronstadt and Kevin Kline every time it showed on HBO just reinforced it. Gladly in the ensemble for this playing both a pirate and a policeman. I […]
42nd Street
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 […]
Shrek the Musical
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 […]
South Pacific
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.