Estelle Parsons Thrives On the Stage

She has long been one of my favorite character actresses and at 84 years young, it is hard to believe her age. Surely age is a state of mind. Now if I can only convince myself of that, I'll drop 30 pounds and start rejuvenating.

Golden Boys

with lee roy reams

Renee Greenberg Presents a Reading of Born Yesterday by Garson Kanin

1950 film with judy holliday, broderick crawford, william holden

Reading Cast
Billie Dawn   ....................  Renee Greenberg

Harry Brock   ..............   Don Grigware

Paul Verrall   ...........     Doug Haverty

Ed Devery ...............     Henry Holden

Eddie Brock .............. Bix Barnaba

Senator Norval Hedges ...Patrick Skelton

Mrs. Hedges ....................Colette Rosario
Helen, a maid .............    Laura Coker
Stage manager ...............    Linda Alznauer

Directed by Fran Freedman

Monday evening, February 27
8pm

Group rep @ Lonnie Chapman Theatre

Burbank Blvd, NoHo

left to right: Patrick Skelton, Laura Coker, Colette Rosario, Henry, Don, Renee, Doug, Bix Barnaba, Linda Alznauer, Fran
"We carried it off, gang!"

Reading to be followed by party at Corral Cafe

left to right: Henry Holden, Don Grigware, Renee Greenberg, Doug Haverty and Fran Freedman

"What do you think, we were Born Yesterday?"

mmmmmmm...Forbidden City

photo by Lily Lim

some friends in shows

Jacque Lynn Colton costars at Group
rep in If We Are Women. I have
admired her work for some time.

Laura Sydney Gleason (right) is an old friend. We did a play together at Actors Alley - John Guare's A Day for Surprises - in 1980.

Here's her family. Her husband James Gleason (right) is costarring in Sidetracked at the Macha Theatre.

Transitions

Oops! Now the world knows!

Christmas Morning 2011

My tree is small, and my apartment cluttered, but there's just as much brightness and love here on Christmas Day!