The Little Theatre of Alexandria

Tell us about yourself.  What are some of your other hobbies? I was born in Washington D.C., along with my siblings.  My parents came from South Dakota in 1941.  I lived in Prince George's county and graduated from Suitland High School in 1963.  My parents wanted me to go go college (and they would have paid for it) but I wanted to get a job and earn money.  I got a job with PEPCO and had a long career there for 38 years, retiring in September 2001.  I earned a good salary but was glad to be able to retire early.  I was especially glad to not have to go to work after 9/11/01.  I had just retired and felt like the world was coming to an end.  During that time, I lived on Arlington Ridge Road and I felt the concussion when the plane flew into the Pentagon.  I walked up the street and could see the Pentagon on fire. After retirement, I spent a lot of time helping my parents who moved out to Warrenton, Virginia, near my brother and his fa...

Tell us about yourself. I was born in New York and moved around a lot as a child.  I spent my High School  and College years in Pennsylvania.  After graduating from college, I moved to D.C. and went to work for the C&P Telephone Companies.  I worked on the Executive Staff handling the Residence Telephone Construction Budget and Inventory Management.  I met my husband Frank while working at C&P.  We moved to New Jersey when I was promoted to AT&T handling the Inventory Management for Residence Service Centers and 900 phone centers across the country.  After I left AT&T, my best friend talked me into starting the Blind Spot and we sold blinds, shutters etc together for over 23 years.  In my spare time, I play and teach duplicate bridge, play Maj Jong and work on social events at Watergate at Landmark, where I live.  I also enjoy Tai Chi and walking. When did you first get involved in theatre and LTA?  What areas ...

Give us a short bio about yourself.  What hobbies do you have other than theater? I am from the Philadelphia area (as is my wife Robin Fradkin), and we moved to Northern Virginia in 1980 when I began my over three decades of public service with the Federal Government. Our son, three daughters, their spouses, and our grandson live in VA, NJ, and NY. Robin’s father (age 96) lives with us and has even joined us at LTA a couple of times. Since retiring a few years ago, I have been fortunate to be able to spend most of my free time in promotion of the arts and local community service. I enjoy volunteering each year at the Smithsonian Folklife Festival and Washington Folk Festival, and had the special opportunity to help at the recent Sounds of Freedom Festival celebrating the grand opening of the National Museum of African American History and Culture. I also volunteer as a pro bono attorney in DC and as a Tax-Aide counselor in Northern VA.   This Autumn, I began taking ...

Tell me a little bit about your character. My character is like her Mother. She looks up to her and always wants to get involved.  What do you hope audiences will take away from this play? The true meaning of Christmas and to be thankful and kind to everyone.