MY LIFE IN COMMUNITY THEATER, PHASE ONE

Dave on the Stage

The following is a chronological list of the thirty plays that I performed in during "Phase One", the initial (and quite turbulent) five-year period in which I did live theater, before taking a five-year hiatus. This phase covers all of the shows that I did while attending high school and college, both on and off-campus.

THE THIRTY PLAYS:

1994:
* THE KING AND I (Slave/Priest/Buddha)
* MURDER AT THE VICARAGE (Ronald Hawes, priest's assistant)
1995:
* LADY, BE GOOD! (James Jenkins, butler)
* CRAWLING ARNOLD (Barry Enterprise, eccentric father)
* DOWN IN THE VALLEY (Guard)
* TAKE FIVE (an actor/Alex Cane)
* THE RUSSIAN NUTCRACKER (Parent)
1996:
* HAMLET (Rosencrantz, courtier)
* ANOTHER OPENING, ANOTHER SHOW (GREASE's Danny Zukko/Chorus)
* ELIJAH (Chorus, bass section)
* SEVEN BRIDES FOR DRACULA (Count Dracula, vampire)
* GRACELAND (Radio D.J.)
* BELLS ARE RINGING (Blake Barton, actor/Chorus)
* THE RUSSIAN NUTCRACKER (Parent)
1997:
* ROMEO AND JULIET (Sampson, servant)
* TEN LITTLE INDIANS (Anthony Marston, college student)
* GRACELAND (Radio D.J.)
* THE MOUSETRAP (Christopher Wren, "architect")
* FUNNY GIRL (Stage Director/Paul, waiter/Actor)
* THE RUSSIAN NUTCRACKER (Parent/Arabian)
1998:
* A VISIT TO THE GOLDEN AGE OF RADIO (Officer #1/Ed Rolland, outlaw)
* FOR WHOM THE SOUTHERN BELLE TOLLS (Lawrence Wingvalley)
* ROMEO & JULIET (Townsman/Man)
* NOISES OFF! (Fredrick Fellowes, actor/Phillip Brent)
* MURDER IN THE AIR (Western Union Messenger/Terry Mason)
* OLIVER! (Bill Sykes)
* THE ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW (Doctor Frank N. Furter/Brad Majors)
* CRIMES OF THE HEART (Doc Porter)
* HOPSCOTCH (Will)
1999:
* THE ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW (Brad Majors/Rocky Horror)
2000:
* THE IMPROV SOCIETY (self, various)

THE ALMOST-PLAYS:

1996:
* FOR WHOM THE SOUTHERN BELLE TOLLS (Lawrence Wingvalley)
1999:
* DANCING AT LUGHNASA (Michael Evans)
2002:
* THE BUTLER DID IT (Michael Severino, actor/Aldo, butler)

BONUS FEATURES:

* DAVE IN THE CREW- A list of shows I did only crew work for.
* DIRECTORS LIST, Phase I- People who have directed me in the above plays.
* THE WIVES OF DASjr, Phase I- Women who've played characters' wives.
* MY HISTORY WITH THE CCC TWO-BIT PLAYERS- Everything I did involving my college theater group.
* PRAISE FOR DAVID- Written in 1998 by some of my previous stage directors.
* THE PLAYS I'VE SEEN- Non-Dave plays I've seen since my interest in theater began.

Info on each play is separated into the following categories:
* Title
* Author
* Area of performance(s)
* Date(s) performed
* Director(s)
* Clubs or organizations involved with the show
* Main cast members, with selected extras and crew
* Plot
* My experiences within the production
* Times and ticket prices (only for upcoming shows)
* Photos from the show
All performances were given at one per day except where indicated.
All shows were performed in the United States of America.

LAST UPDATED: February 1, 2006

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