BORN in
After short stay in
Dad has first breakdown, so we move in with his father and mother in
Moved up to
Moved to house on
Dad gets job with Louis Melind Co, so move to
apartment in
Saw my first MOVIE, "Pinocchio" also "Pride and Prejudice"
Moved back to
Kindergarten thru 3rd grade at
First ACTING EXPERIENCE: "Nutcracker Suite" 2nd Grade (understudy goes on as errant mushroom)
Billy Guyot
Moved to house at 110 Sunset Road, HP - went to
Produced, Directed and Acted in plays: "
Mary Schrey stayed with us (Xmas wrappings) ("Or would you rather be a fish?")
Tommy Peterson, Bron Hafner, Billy Britton
Moved to
Jonathan was adopted at 5 years old
Dad worked for Milton Bradley and Electric Game. He had problems and had to go back to work at Lewis Melind
I saw many movies in
Wayne (and Glen) Otanni, David Ryder
Moved back with Gramma at 626 Glenview Ave. HP -
Built friendship with Marianne and
Moved to
Herbie Becker, Bob Sumerall, Mary Lou Schultz
Moved back to
Highland Park High for Senior year - Drama Club and 'Elite' Chorus
"Old Lady Shows her Medals" and "Amahl and the Night Visitors"
Paul Beck, Moe Cimbalo, Rickie (?), Alan (Poopsie) Solomon aka "Carr", Gail Sloan, Sandy Edwards, Alan Engle, Jan Holmquist, Roger Seltzer, Chuck Kimbrough, Robbie LeClerc
Began
Worked at Music Theater - first encounter with set designer
"Claudia", "The Adding Machine", "A Room Full of Roses"
"Dark of the Moon" (learned guitar) - Madrigal Singers
Theater friends: Sheila Harkins, Alex Tapia, Paula Ernst, Vada Belshaw, Gretchen Galecki, Ros Chernoff, Janie Bergquist, Stu Cassell, Joan Kwekkeboom, Sue Brehmer
Professor friends: Franz Schulz, Marvin Dilkey, Jack Coutts, Werner Pese
Joined TAU KAPPA EPSILON, moved into fraternity house - Social & Choral Dir.
"Ah, Wilderness" (Best Actor), "Mousetrap" "Tea and Sympathy" (Best Actor)
Alpha Psi Omega (Dramatic Fraternity) - Senior Prom on lake-liner,
Trips to NYC with Franz and later by myself
TKE friends: Gary Madderom & Bill Mitchell (roomates), Paul Cheng, Bill Perrin, George Clebak, Tom Roller, Joe Schmitt, Marc Moingeon
Professor friends: Blanch (Ott) Coutts, John Converse, Ruth Thomas
GRADUATED
Worked on mink ranch - had my first car, a black
Moved to
Moved to
David Bradshaw
Worked at Office Temp - spent much time exploring
Everyman (1010 Players)
Moved uptown,
"1010 Revue" and "Plain and Fancy" (1010 Players)
Met Reynolds Lash Callender, who moved into
Sublet apartment on
Studied at HB Studio with Bill Hickey
Irene Dailey, Jerry
Jonathan came to NYC
Christmas in
Russel Dado, Cush and Diane, Tim Wengerd, Arlene Udoff
Moved to
QUIT PROFESSIONAL THEATER
Begin TEACHING JOB in WALDWICK, taught group guitar lessons, privately
Andy Wentink, Joe Wanco, Joe Handy
Bought a VW bug
Christmas in
Marilyn Morris, Arthur DeMario
Reynolds goes to
David Christmas, Jane Farnol, Shirley Guy
Move to
Fred Grades, Duke & Jeanette, Raymond St. Jaques ,
European Tour with Reynolds
Start Acting Classes for Waldwick kids
Andy Wentink, Joey Wanco, Joe Handy, Owen Luck
Classes at
Bruce Prince-Joseph, Bobbi Craig
Formed THEATRE THREE (with Ari VanEverdingen & Joan ?)
First time directing: "The Sandbox and The American Dream"
Mary Kleban, Thelma Cavellaro
Summer Theatre Workshop
"Time of the Cuckoo", starring Mary Kleban (Theatre 3)
Formed THEATRE WORLD FOUR (Mary K., Thelma C, Reynolds C. & DRU)
"Stop the World I Want to Get Off " (TW4)
Geoffrey Shields, Eric Jensen
"Once Upon a Mattress" (TW4)
Began teaching in
Edward
"The Miracle Worker", producer (TW4)
"Arsenic & Old Lace", assist. director w/ Darlene Mangold
(RPHS)
"The Roar of the Greasepaint, the Smell of the Crowd " (TW4)
"The Fantasticks", with Lisa Minogue and Joe Wanco (TW4)
"The Desk Set" (first time directing at RPHS)
"The Physisists", producer (TW4)
Ed Thom
Tour with
"The Emperor's New Clothes", "Pinnochio", "Aladdin", "Aladdin" (CBS TV)
"Bye Bye Birdie" (RPHS)
Donald Johnson
"The Emperor's New Clothes "(RPHS)
Worked on
Lahr Leightle (RPHS student), Scott Hinchman
Moved to
"Damn Yankees" (RPHS)
Mark Gerstein
Made Super 8 Movies with
"Diary of Anne Franck" (assitant dir. RPHS), "The Fantasticks" (Actor's Cafe)
David Kennedy
"Jack and the Beanstalk" (RPHS), "Hair " (
"The Music Man" with
"Stop the World, I Want to Get Off" , Reynold's directed, w/ Lisa Callender (Actor's Cafe)
"You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown" (RPHS)
Jimmy O'Rourke
"
Driving across country to
"A Thousand Clowns"(Actor's Cafe), "Up the Down
Staircase" (RPHS)
"Hello Dragon II" (RPHS)
"Mame" Judi Adams (RPHS)
Moved to
"The Skin of Our Teeth" (RPHS), "The Princess and the Pea "(RPHS)
Chuck Brown
Worked in
Switched from HS Speech to Middle School General Music
"Hello Dolly", Judi Adams (RPHS)
Ron and Ronnie Agnese
"The Man Who Came to Dinner "(RPHS), "Godspell "(RPHS)
"Funny Thing Happen on the Way to the Forum", directed by
Ted Kocielak
CELEBRATION PLAYHOUSE opens in
"How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying" with
Amy Epstein
"The Fantasticks" (CP), "Stop The World I Want to Get Off " (CP)
"Bells Are Ringing" (RPHS) "
Moved to
"Dames at Sea " (CP), "Boys in the Band" (CP),
"Pajama Game" (RPHS)
CELEBRATION PLAYHOUSE moved to
"Man of
"The Bad Seed" (RPHS), "Hello Dragon III" (RPHS)
Jon Evano
Acting Classes began at Celebration Playhouse
"The Devils" (CP) "Company " (CP), "Bye Bye Birdie II" (RPHS)
Moved to
"Funny Thing Happened on the Way to Forum" (CP), "Jesus Christ Superstar" (CP)
"El Grande de Coca Cola" (CP), "Once in a Lifetime" (RPHS)
Judy and Mickey Paraskevas
"A
Trip to
"Godspell" (CP), "Hot l Baltimore" (CP), "L'il Abner" (RPHS)
Linda Herman, The Linda Herman Page
"Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?" with Linda Herman (CP), "The Rocky Horror Show" (CP), "You Can't Take it With You", "Vanities" and "The Rocky Horror Show" (RPHS)
Michael
Quit Public School teaching and
THE ACTING STUDIO OPENS
"A Lion in Winter" (CP)
Doris Dunnigan, Ron Ohrbach
"That Championship Season" (CP), "Murder Among Friends"
(CP), "Only in My Song " (CP)
"Starting Here, Starting Now" (CP), "Private Lives" (CP)
"Tommy" (CP)
Trip to
Met
DAD DIED, Feb. 22 - Miami/Ft. Lauderdale -
Eastern Airlines Movie Critic Job
"Bad News" (CP), "
Marcy Repp
Trip to
"Say Goodnight, Gracie" (NJPT)
Cara Bleyker, Eileen Balmuth
DAVID MUNRO moves to
"Working" (ACT Bloomfield)
Building David M's loft on John St. NYC
Trip to
"Boys in the Band" (ACT), "Side by Side by Sondheim" (
Bill and Cara wed
"Dames at Sea" (NJPT)
Trip to
Trip to
"The Royal Family" (NJPT), "Butterflies Are Free" (NJPT)
Ken Alan, Paul
Trip to
Merv and Jan visit
The World's Fair in
"Beauty and the Beast" (NJPT), "Beyond Therapy" (NJPT)
Sharon Sullivan
Trip to Baltimore and Washington
"Married Again and Again and Again" (with Linda Herman)
Arsenic and Old Lace (NJPT), Actor's Nightmare (NJPT)
Directed Kennywood Magic Show
Cruise to the
"Applause" (Unicorn Players), Halloween Magic
"Sweeney Todd" (Unicorn Players), "Watergate Musical" (Plays in the Park)
David M. took his mother to
"Night of the Iguana" (NJPT), "Our Town" (Solomen Schlechter)
Tom Devaney
Trip to
Replaced Ken Alan as Magician at Kennywood
Christmas in
Trip to
Halloween Magic
Gilding workshop begun
"The Fantasticks" with
Mary Quinn, Pat Mangan, Jerry Scaglione
Dwight in
"Philemon" (NJPT), "The Fifth of July" (NJPT), "Snoopy" (G&G)
Tony Gudell, Ginny McMillan
"Frankenstein: the
Peter Barkworth visits
"Man of
Midwestern trip to visit both the Mothers
Diana McCague
50th BIRTHDAY PARTY
"Video Violence" (Video Movie), "Pete's Dragon" (Acting Studio)
Magician at
"Alone Together" (EVP)
Cathy Dumazeau, George Lafon
"Camelot" (Plays-in-the-Park), "Snoopy" (Sol. Schechter)
Art & Jackie Neil
Painted exterior of House at
Jean-Marc Ferrer, Pierre Julien
Got the Macintosh
Interviewer on "Spotlight on Cranford"
"
Andy Regiec
Mark Gerstein died of AIDS
Trip to
"Barnum" (RPHS), "Video Commercial "(Penn Treaty Ins.)
Cousin Marianne visits
"La Navaraise" (Living Libretto)
"Camelot" (Revival at PIP), "Peter Pan" (PIP)
Thom Warren
Jean-Marc & Pierre visit
A trip to Boston & Provincetown, MA
"1940's Radio Hour" (NJPT in Berkely Hights)
John Metcalf
Got Mr. Max (the cat)
Trip to Disney World with Mother & Marianne
Trip to
Christine Buxereau & Thomas
"A
Trip to
Work on Studio renovations, with new room and costume loft.
"The Fantasticks" (Circle Players)
Mother's Surprise 80th Birthday Party
Trip to P'town with Tom & Barry
Trip
Began yoga classes
"Love Letters" (with dedication of the new "Linda Herman Room" in The Acting Studio)
Start modeling for Warren Chang, photographer/artist
Trip to No.
"Mame" (PIP), "The Peanuts Play" (Studio), "The Cocktail Hour" (EVP)
Molly Barber
John Metcalf stays with us
Thanksgiving in DC - Xmas in HP with David M.
Take Creative Writing class -- join gym
Produce and direct "The Park Bench Plays: Zoo Story/Duck Variations" (Studio)
DM starts at
Cathy Dumazeau, Christine &
Trip to
"Dracula" (PIP)
Trip to
"Social Security" (CDC),
"
Darlene Bowen
David M's disastrous trip to
Trip to
"Emperor's New Clothes" (PIP)
"Jake's Women" (at the Studio), "Jake's Women" (EVP)
2nd floor bathroom renovation -- Nat West Promotion job
Had to begin Temp typing, which led to Merck job (University Relations)
Cindy Zarsky, Wyn Jones
Got Beast, the cat
New Merck job in the Dept. of Membrane Biochemistry & Biophysiology
Finish 2nd floor renovationþ
Trip to
"
Trip to
David's #4 Regulator sold to Teddy Hall, so we travel to
Cathy, Christine and Tom visit again from
"Stepping Out" (PIP)
"Murder at the Vicarage" (Carnival), "Making a Killing", replace Chris F. (EVP)
Trip to
"Arsenic and Old Lace" (PIP)
Trip to
CLOSED THE ACTING STUDIO after 20 years
"My Fair Lady" (PIP), "Morning's at Seven" (Bickford)
Linda Herman dies.
First Easter in NYC
Trip to
Arcadian Clock Co. moves into the Studio
MOTHER DIES the day after Mother's Day
"Deathtrap" (Bickford), "Hello, Dolly!" (PIP)
Trip to
Easter in NYC, with Marianne and Ray Cimbalo
"That Championship Season" (Bickford)
Ana-Rosa Linda-Arias
New Year's Eve in
"The Subject Was Roses" (Bickford)
2 trips to the Berkshires, Memorial Day in P'town.
"Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum" (PIP)
Christmas in
"Pride and Prejudice" (
"
Michele Mossay-Cuevas
Trip to Europe:
Retired from Merck
"Sylvia" (Bickford)
Trip to
Kitchen renovated, and later hardwood flooring with marble fireplace
Visit
Met
Tom Buxereau visits solo
Max and Beast die
Trip to
Learned and put together "Barrymore", directed by
"Barrymore" (TheatreWest in
Get 2 new kittens, Barrymore and Chaton
Trip to
London Theater Trip with
San Filippo tour in
Doug,
Tom Buxereau visits for a 2 month stay
"Wizard of Oz" (PIP); Tom ran follow spot
"Barrymore" 4 week run at the Bickford
"Educating Rita" (Bickford)
"She Loves Me" (
Trip to
"Kiss Me, Kate" (PIP) (Click for photos)
Tom Buxereau visits (3rd summer)
"Reluctant Dragon" (PIP) (Click for photos)
Begin square dancing with Times Squares
Met
Umbach/Lyons reunion in
"Aida" (PIP) (Click for photos)
"Barrymore" at the Grand Re-opening of EVP
Trip to
New Year's Eve in
"A Thousand Clowns" (Bickford)
"Ragtime" (Kean)
"Seussical, the Musical" (PIP) (Click for photos)
Week in the Berkshires, lots of theater
Munro began work on the Clock Tower / Pizza Oven (Click for photos)
“Art” (EVP) with Chris Fitzgerald &
“Mrs. Bob Cratchit’s Wild Christmas Binge” (EVP) (Click for photos)
Xmas trip to
Got to know Anthony Cantalupo
Trip to Chicago: Marianne’s new home,
Got the Chevy HHR
“Manuscript” (EVP) (Click for photos)
IGASDC Square Dance Convention in
“Thoroughly Modern Millie” (PIP) (Click for photos)
“Wonder of the World” (Dreamcatcher)
Vermont New Years at Andy and
“Love Letters” (EVP) with
“The Musical of Musicals, the Musical” (EVP) (Click for photos)
Catherine Munro begins George Washington Univ.
“Beauty and the Beast” (PIP) (Click for photos)
Made a music video with
Begin classical guitar lessons
Visit the Munros in
Cruise on the Crown Princess around the
Direct one-act play for Theater Project, “Queue”
“History Boys” (Eatontown) (Click for photos)
“Match” (
“Singin’ In The Rain” (PIP) (Click for photos)
Trip to
Lost Miss Barrymore
Christmas in
“The Champagne Charlie Stakes” (
Oliver married to Brieanna
“Tintypes” (EVP) (Click for photos)
Trip to
“The Wedding Singer” (PIP)
“The Fantasticks” (Circle Players) (Click for photos)
“THIS” (Dreamcatcher Rep) (Click for photos)
“According to Goldman” (
“Gypsy” (CDC)
“Hairspray” (PIP) (Click for photos)
Trip to
Hurricane Irene flooded the house and studio
Southeast Asia Cruise and Tour (Click for photos)
Replace flooded HHR w/ Hyundai Tucson
(Car History from 1962: VW bug,
yellow Pontiac Firebird convertible,
white Toyota Corona, maroon Honda Accord, red Ford Mustang, blue Geo Prism,
red Chevy Cavalier, blue Oldsmobile Intrigue, teal Chevy HHR, cream Hyundai
Tucson, red Ford escort, red Ford Edge)
Christmas in
“Shooting Star” (Dreamcatcher) (Click for photos)
“The Temperamentals” (Alliance Rep.) (Click for photos)
“All Male Importance of Being Earnest” (a reading) (EVP)
Visited Marianne in
“David Christopher’s Dream Musical” (EVP) (Click for photos)
“Damn Yankees” (PIP)
Mediterranean Cruise (Click for photos)
Finished reconstruction of the basement after Irene
Christmas in
Turner Classic Movies Cruise, with
“The Dream of the Burning Boy” (Alliance Rep.) (Click for photos)
Breaking Character, A Memoir is published
“Tick Tick Boom” (EVP) (Click for photos)
“Tormented” (Strawberry Festival)
Chris Gibbs
“Marcus Is Walking” (Strollers)
Trip to
Prostate Cancer treatment
The WEDDING of David M. Munro and David R. Umbach (Photos of the wedding)
“Christopher Durang Lampoons Theater” (EVP) (Click for photos)
“Our Town” (Main Street Theater)
South and Central American Cruise (Click for photos)
“The Normal Heart” (CDC)
“Our Town” (Central Players) (Click for photos)
January in
“Rapture, Blister, Burn” (Dreamcatcher) (Click for photos)
Bought a co-op in Fort Lauderdale, in Georgian Court, 6162 NE 19th Ave. #1109
“Venus in Fur” (Alliance Rep) at Mondo and Joria (NYC) (Click for photos)
“Trying” (Alliance Rep) (Click for photos)
“Buyer & Cellar” (Theater Project) (Click for photos)
Our first winter in
Met Sean Mallee and George Schellenger
Cruise of the Adriatic, from Rome to Venice (Click to view slide show)
“A Song at Twilight”, a staged reading (Alliance)
“The Vandal” (
Our trip Down Under: Part 1: New Zealand, Part 2: Australia, Part 3: Hawaii
Reconnected with Jim McPhillips & Mike Mednick
Washington DC Pride March
“Standing on Ceremony; the Gay Marriage Plays” (CDC)
“Later Life” (Alliance) (Click for photos)
Cruise to Cuba
Pride of the Ocean, LGBTQ Film Festival, on Royal Caribbean’s giant “Allure of the Seas”
Brian McNaught & Ray Struble, Sean Mallee & George Schellenger
Judi Laganga and Emily Bengels visit Florida
Cruise to Croatia, then on to
Paris. (Photos:
Split) (Photos:
cruising) (Photos:
Dubrovnic)
(Photos:
Zagreb) (Photos:
Paris #1) (Photos:
Paris #2) (Photos:
Paris #3)
“Heisenberg” (Alliance)
“Oh, Those Eyes” (reading) (Cast photo)
Trip to England with Andy Wentink, visiting Jill Hunter, Penny Courtenay & Lizzie Hughes.