What's all this about theatre?

            Theatre has been one of my big hobbies ever since I was in high school. Over the past 15 years, I have been involved in theatre productions as a bit, supporting and lead actor, a chorus member, a sound person, a lighting person, a stagehand, a stage manager, an assistant director, a co-director and a director, and, of course, a well-entertained spectator (I can't write a script worth a damn, though). I've always enjoyed my involvement and the camaraderie that comes with each cast, club, group and department I've worked with. I've always said that if I thought I could ever make a living of it, I would have loved to have tried.

            Below is a list of the productions I have been involved with and my role in each. I've included some links to info about the productions, and to the producing group or program. Please click where appropriate.

Staten Island Technical High School Theatre Program

            April 1993 - A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens (read about it or read it) - Monsieur Defarge

            April 1994 - Auntie Mame by Patrick Dennis (read about it) - Mr. Upson

Rutgers/NJIT Theatre Arts Program

            April 1995 - The Vagabond King by Rudolf Friml (read about it) - Vagabond

            April 1996 - Irving Berlin Talks About Sin (revue - read about Irving Berlin) - Ensemble

            November 1996 - Einstein, Attila and Me (one-act comedies) - Ensemble

            April 1997 - The Death of Bessie Smith by Edward Albee (read about it) - Father

            November 1997 - Children of Eden by Stephen Schwartz (read about it) - Chorus

            October 1998 - The Good Doctor by Neil Simon, adapted from Anton Chekhov (read about it) - Ensemble

University Theatre Guild at UT-Austin

            November 2002 - Five Guys/The Devil's Psalms by Leslie Bumgartner - Scratch/The Devil

            March 2003 - The Real Thing by Tom Stoppard (read about it) - Crew

            April 2003 - The Nerd by Larry Shue (read about it) - Waldgrave

            October 2003 - The Laramie Project by Moises Kaufman and the Tectonic Theatre Project (read about it) - Assistant Director

            November 2003 - The Compleat Wks of Wllm Shkspr (Abridged) by the Reduced Shakespeare Company (read about it) - Stage Manager

            April 2004 - Seven Short Plays by Anton Chekhov (read five of them here) - Director

            October 2004 - Too Much Light Makes the Baby Go Blind by the Neo-Futurists (read about it) - Co-Director

            March 2005 - Beyond Therapy by Christopher Durang (read about it) - Director

            April 2005 - All in the Timing by David Ives (read about it) - Assistant Director

            October 2005 - Don Juan in Chicago by David Ives (read about it) - Leporello

            November 2005 - Black Comedy by Peter Shaffer (read about it) - Schuppanzigh

            March 2006 - Dogg's Hamlet, Cahoot's Macbeth by Tom Stoppard (read about it) - Director

I took a minor in drama/theatre arts from NJIT, and I have also been involved in a number of student films, showcases, impromptu and improv performances and other theatrical presentations. Feel free to e-mail me if you want to know more about my involvement in theatre, and how I have managed to reconcile it with my work in civil engineering, a totally unrelated (maybe) field.

A couple of organizations putting on regular productions on campus are TCNJ Musical Theatre, All College Theater (ACT), and Shakespeare '70. I am not involved with any of these organizations personally, but I still appreciate a well-put-on production...

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