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A long
long time ago in a galaxy far far away (Philadelphia,
PA), I was a theater critic
for the Welcomat and a church and concert
singer. I moved to the San Jose
area in 1995, and promptly crawled back on stage for the first time since
I played an Al Jolson impersonator in "Kaddish for Rubenstein" (a comedy about the
Holocaust) in 1987.
At right, you can see me as I first appeared with Bay Shore Lyric Opera
Company, as Countess Ceprano and Giovanna in
"Rigoletto." Both pictures were taken
in my luxurious trailer dressing room, which I only had to share with 12
other people.
The book on Giovanna's lap is The
Rise and Fall of the Third Reich
by William L. Shirer.
Above, you can see
me in my first appearance as the Old Lady in Candide
(Monterey Opera Association). For more on this production, click here!
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The Mikado, concert performance by Redwood Symphony, San Mateo Center for Performing Arts.
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Below: me
backstage at the Lucie Stern Theater in Palo Alto, during vocal warmups for Aspects of Love. For more on
this production, click here.
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Two views of me in the first
staged production of Doctor Faustus
Lights the Lights, an opera by David Ahlstrom
on a libretto by Gertrude Stein.
On the left, me as the Woman with a Sickle (YES I KNOW THAT’S
A SCYTHE I’M HOLDING), with Denée Deckert as Dog, John Warner as Doctor Faustus and Kelly
Ann Lawson as Boy. I also got
to sing the Intermezzo:
“Butter better very well, butcher whether it will tell, well
is well and silver sell, sell a salted almond to Nell.” It wasn’t supposed to make
sense.
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Now,
if only I didn't have to look for a real job....
Anyway, I got my first theater review into the Welcomat
in 1987. (No, it wasn't for "Kaddish for
Rubenstein.") The Philadelphia
theater scene then provided me with an unending source of free
entertainment from 1989 to 1995. Then, one day, in the ineffably romantic
setting of the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia,
a handsome stranger crossed my path… and I followed him all the way
to the Silicon Valley. I promptly crawled back on stage
for the first time since I played an Al Jolson
impersonator in "Kaddish for
Rubenstein" (a comedy about the Holocaust) in 1987.
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Now,
I live in the western reaches of San
Jose. Stores, park and neighbors all within
walking distance.
Unlike some Californians, I think of driving as an unavoidable necessity
rather than a God-given right. So, I have a link below that provides
everything you ever wanted to know about car-free transport in the Bay
Area.
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