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Who Am Us, Anyway?

The_Doge of St. Louis has been my on-line "personality" since the late 1980s. Back then I was the host/producer of One Step Beyond, a free-form radio show on KDHX-FM in St. Louis that featured comedy, an absurdly wide variety of music (which is one reason it's no longer on the air; even on public radio they're highly allergic to programs that don't have a consistent play list), assorted weirdness from The Church of the SubGenius, and banter with my friend and co-host Deborah, a.k.a. "The Pope of University City" (University City being an interesting suburb of St. Louis). During an early episode, I remarked that if she was going to be The Pope then, logically, I should be The Doge since the Doge was the chief magistrate of Renaissance Venice and would therefore be the secular counterpart to the Pope, more or less.

At about that same time, I started cruising the Internet (back when it was all UNIX command line and we didn't have them slick GUI thingies you young whippersnappers have today) and used variations on "the doge" as my nom de net. It stuck. And I'm still stuck with it.

Last revision: Sunday, October 25, 2009

Still Radio After All These Years

One Step Beyond may be no more, but they just can't seem to keep me off the air. Here's what I'm producing these days:

• The KDHX-FM Arts Calendar
• The KDHX-FM Performing Arts Reviews
• Stage Left, formerly a theatre/film/cabaret/whatever music show on KDHX-FM, is now an independently-produced podcast of CD reviews, news and interviews from the worlds of theatre/film/cabaret/whatever. Listen to it right now at:
  • The Stage Left Blog, or
  • The Stage Left site at blip.tv

Live and on Stage

I've been appearing on stage for over 40 years now and will probably continue to do so until they make me stop.

• I'll be one of several special guest vocalists for Three-Legged Productions' special benefit Christmas cabaret, Baby It's Cold Outside December 17, 18 and 20 at the Kranzberg Arts Center. Check out their web site for details.

• September 19th through 28th, 2008, I appeared as Niels Bohr in the West End Players Guild production of Michael Frayn's Copenhagen.
  • Listen to an interview with yours truly on Break a Leg, KDHX-FM's theatre interview show.
  • Andrea Braun at KDHX-FM says Copenhagen is "one of the best productions of 2008 [...] Don't miss it." Read the full review.
  • "A strange and enchanting show that gets stronger as it goes on, and continues to do so even after the lights come up", says Paul Friswold in The Riverfront Times. Read the full review.
  • And Gerry Kowarsky, in The St. Louis Post-Dispatch, says Copenhagen is "an absorbing intellectual drama in the West End Players Guild's fluent production" and praises the "excellent cast". Read the full review.
• On October 19th, 2008, I narrated Peter and the Wolf with the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra in the opener for their Family Concerts Series.
• I was back at Stray Dog Theatre October 23rd through November 8th, 2008, as Charles in their production of Stephen Schwartz' Pippin.
  • Chris Gibson's review for KDHX-FM
• I appeared as Judge Taylor in Metro Theater Company's To Kill a Mockingbird January 9th through 18th, 2009, at Washington University's Edison Theatre. For ticket information, call 314-935-6543.
  • Andrea Braun's review for KDHX-FM
• July 9th through 18th, 2009, I was the Narrator in the Stray Dog Theatre / [insert name here] Theatre Project production of The Rocky Horror Show.
• September 25th through October 11th, 2009, I was in the The West End Players Guild production of Tomfoolery, the satirical musical revue based on the songs of Tom Lehrer.

• Alice Sit-by-the-Fire - Act Inc [through 7/24/2005]
• Amadeus - St. Louis Shakespeare [through 8/15/2004]
• The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas - New Line Theatre [through 6/28/2003]
• Corleone: the Shakespearean Godfather - The NonProphet Theatre Company [September 27 - October 7 and November 9 - 18, 2007]
  • Here's the "Once and Future Don" poster for the November production.
  • And here's the "Rose and the Orange" poster.
  • For that matter, check out the immensely cool video trailer for the show.
  • And let's not forget the KDHX-FM review of the September production
  • Or the KDHX-FM review of the November production
  • Or the one in The St. Louis Post-Dispatch!
• Diana of Dobson's - Act Inc. [through 10/3/2004]
• Escape From Happiness - Muddy Waters Theatre Company [through 2/14/2004]
• Morning's at Seven - Stray Dog Theatre [June 12 - 28, 2008]
• My Fair Lady - Stray Dog Theatre and the Clayton Symphony Orchestra [through 2/18/2007]
• Smoke on the Mountain - City Players of St. Louis [through 12/29/2002]
• Separate Tables - Act Inc [through 7/31/2005]
• Under Milk Wood - West End Players Guild [through 2/3/2006]
• The Waiting Room - St. Louis Actors' Ensemble [through 2/3/2008]
• Witness for the Prosecution - Repertory Theatre of St. Louis [through 4/14/2006]

Is That All There Is?

Not a chance! The links located stage right (that's left to you non-actor types) will give you some idea of the kinds of things I spend my not-so-copious free time on. There are also some pictures of yours truly as well as my acting resume, in case you're casting a film or show.