She wouldn’t touch the rabbit pelt prop already a conscientious objector at such a young age.Ĭarol-Anne Caswell, second from left, in Harvey.īarefoot in the Park, Harvey & Not Now Darling were my dinner theatre appearances.
Quite the controversy when a couple of the schools pulled out of their attendance for the show at Victoria Hall: Papa (JR) was gonna shoot Santa…ET was nine years old then. Papa had lost his Mama, left with a brood of children. My acting soon improved.Īs Granny in Papa’s Angels, I lived up the hill from the family’s log house in the Ozarks. Props were my thing watching over them, organizing the props cupboards, sorting out props no longer applicable to our shows…Norma Connor & I were props ladies for shows as well over the years.
In the beginning, the Firehall Theatre was my sanctuary spending time most days of the week cleaning the theatre for a small stipend & in later years catering workshops so I could attend as well.