21 October 2009

Luvvies . . .

     Over the years I've participated in some community theatre (am-dram). Here's a résumé:

        School: 1966-8
                  Pirates of Penzance . . . . . .chorus
                  Mikado . . . . . . . . . . . . . . chorus
                  Under Milk Wood . . . . . . . .reading , various parts
                  Murder in the Red Barn . . . .Grandfather
                  Toad of Toad Hall . . . . . . . Policeman/ Front of Horse
                  Richard III . . . . . . . . . . . . Bishop of Ely

        Kelvedon Players: 1967-71
                  Murder in the Cathedral . . . 2nd Priest
                  Beggars’ Opera . . . . . . . . .Filch
                  Royal Hunt of the Sun . . . . .Filipillo

        Moonlighters’ Theatre Company: 1991
                  The Crucible . . . . . . . . . . Proctor

          Thetford Music and Drama Society 
         (Breckland Drama Festival 1992)
                  Deadline Dawn . . . . . . . . .Brother Luis

        Center Stage: 1992-96
                  Murder on the Nile . . . . . . Simon Mostyn
                  South Pacific . . . . . . . . . .Lt Harbison
                  Lion in Winter . . . . . . . . . Prince Richard
                  Cabaret . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cliff Bradshaw
                  Deathtrap . . . . . . . . . . . .Syndey Bruhl(rehearsed)
                  Real Inspector Hound . . . . .Moon
                  See How They Run . . . . . . Revd Toop

        Great Falls Performing Arts Center
                  Meet me in St Louis . . . . . .Mr. Alonzo (Lonnie) Smith

        The Malmstrom Character Company
                  The Red Lamp . . . . . . . . . .Bill Worth

        Quicksilver Productions: 1998
                  Oresteia . . . . . . . . . . . . . Agamemnon

What brought this to mind was tidying up a closet looking for some photographs and papers when I found a box of ephemera. Some of the plays and concerts I can't remember seeing but the ones I was in I sure do, especially as I have the video-tapes of a couple.



4 comments:

Anonymous said...

What was Murder on the Nile like? I have an affinity for her work.
Was Pirates of Penzance fun, as well? I haven't seen it live, but enjoyed Kevin Kline's performance. I don't normally like many musicals but found it to be an exception. But that might just be my fancy for Kevin Kline.
You have done quite a bit so far in your life. I really want to use you as inspiration to do more.

Alan Richardson said...

Pirates of Penzance was the first Gilbert & Sullivan we did at school. On the strength of that the lead, John Swoboda, went to audition at http://www.doylycarte.org.uk/ and was asked to come back when he'd had more voice training . . .

I'm going to write a short post about Murder on the Nile .

As for having done quite a bit in my life :-( it's all been in fits and starts.

Alan

Anonymous said...

Fits and starts?! That's me all over!
Like my taking a class to learn how to develop black and white film and photos and loving it and yet 4 years later I've still not set up my darkroom.
Like my education. I've gone back to school 3 times and I'm still a freshman in college. Albeit a great grade average, a freshman nonetheless.
Do the fits and starts change further down the road?

Alan Richardson said...

Some of the fits and starts have to do with the moves we made with the Air Force over a twelve year period.

The cure is perseverance

Alan