Three Weeks Only!
Walter Cole as Darcelle
Walter Cole worked at a local grocery chain, then purchased the first Portland coffee bar. Land use moved him out twice until he purchased an old beer/wine tavern in the skid row part of town. One day a woman walked in, went straight to the restroom and within minutes came out as a man. That person was Jerry Ferris who Walter would get to know soon as Tina. Their friendship forged into a drag act that in 1974 became “Darcelle XV”. And through a chance encounter Walter would meet Roc Neuhardt, a local dancer and their relationship would last 47 years until Roc’s death in 2017.
With book and original song (with lyrics) by donnie, and additional lyrics and music by Tom Grant, Marv/Rindy Ross, Jon Quesenberry, Storm Large, Rody Ortega, Wesley Bowers. Additional songs like Rhinestone Cowboy, Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy, Hangem’ High, Send in the Clowns, and Proud Mary also featured.
triangle productions! presents the world premiere of this new work.
DARCELLE THROUGH THE DECADES (70s-2010s)
Meet the cast
Kevin C. Loomis*- Walter/Darcelle
Kevin is happy beyond belief to make That’s No Lady his inaugural production after moving back to his home State of Oregon, the first time he has lived here permanently since high school.
Kevin has lived and worked in Seattle (The Seattle Rep, The Fifth Avenue, The Empty Space, The Seattle Children Theatre, ACT Theatre, among others), in Toronto (The Buddy Holly Story), and most recently spent 12 years in New York.
On Broadway he performed in Inherit The Wind with Christopher Plummer and Brian Denehey and the ‘infamous’ Spiderman, Turn Off the Dark directed by Julie Taymor with music by Bono and the Edge.
He has toured nationally in a musical version of 101 Dalmatians, directed by Jerry Zaks and choreographed by Warren Carlyle, the same team that just presented Bette Midler in the award winning Hello Dolly.
Kevin has worked in television in shows as Law and Order, C.I., The Practice, Frasier, and The X-files. Along with several independent films.
His resume also includes performing in regional theaters doing musicals, Shakespeare and straight plays at such renown theaters as the OSF/Oregon Shakespeare Festival, Goodspeed Opera House, Paper Mill Playhouse, Theatre Under the Stars, Pioneer Theatre, Milwaukee Shakespeare, Willamette Rep, and Titan Theatre.
Kevin has done national and regional commercials, print ads, and voice overs. one of his favorites? portraying “the sphincter” for Sega Saturn. who says classical training doesn’t pay off?
*Kevin C Loomis is a member of Actors Equity Association
James Sharinghousen - Roc “Roxy” Neuhardt
James has recently seen in Pageant 2018 here at triangle/Darcelle XV Showplace, Clackamas Rep's Ripcord, and Oregon Children's Theater's Jason and the Argunauts and the remount of A Year with Frog and Toad. His other theater credits include Oregon Children's Theater's Fly Guy the Musical, and as Toad in A Year with Frog and Toad in 2014 (Drammy). Previous work includes companies such as Clackamas Repertory, Theater, Vertigo, Profile Theater, and as Will in Oklahoma! (Drammy) with Broadway Rose. With triangle, as Gabriel in An Act of God, Nicky/Trekkie in all Avenue Q casts, Alex in Buyer and Cellar, and many more! He's excited to share this topical show with you, and thank you for supporting the arts!
Jeff George - Tina/Ensemble
Jeff trained with Ballet Arts of Minnesota and Broadway Dance Center in New York. He performed on the East Coast Tour of Sesame Street Live and then moved on to travel the world for the next six years performing on various Royal Caribbean and Norwegian Cruise Line ships. Jeff now lives in Portland and has taught at a number of studios in the city including Artists Repertory Theater, Bodyvox, Northwest Academy, and the Multnomah Athletic Club. Jeff has had the opportunity to perform with many Portland companies, such as Bodyvox, Polaris, Dancing People, SubRosa, Broadway Rose Theater in there productions of Cats, Thoroughly Modern Millie, West Side Story, and Guys and Dolls, Lakewood Theatre Gypsy, Stumptown Theatre A Chorus Line, Smokey Joes Cafe, Artists Repertory Theatre Cube Libre, Skeleton Crew, Pixiedust Productions La Cage Aux Folles, Billy Elliot and Do Jump, where he got to join the company on Broadway. Jeff recently choreographed Drowsy Chaperone at Oregon city High School, Othello with Portland Actors Conservatory, Urinetown with Stumptown Stages which earned a PAMTA nomination for outstanding choreography, and Made To Dance In Burning Buildings with Shaking the Tree Theater, which earned a Drammy award for outstanding choreography.
Chris Bartell - Mitchell/Ensemble
Chris is honored to be a part of this superb cast and getting to share this iconic Portland story with the world. Chris has also had the joy of working with Portland Musical Theater Company ("Jean and the Wonderful Idea Machine" and "Not Another Christmas Letter" ), Stumptown Stages ("It's a Wonderful Life"), Broadway Rose ("The Music Man") and Journey Theater Arts Group.
Performance Dates
Thursday Sept. 19 @ 7:30pm - sold out
Friday Sept. 20 @ 7:30pm - sold out
Saturday Sept. 21 @ 7:30pm - sold out
Thursday Sept. 26 @ 7:30pm - sold out
Friday Sept. 27 @ 7:30pm - sold out
Saturday Sept. 28 @ 7:30pm - sold out
Sunday Sept. 29 @ 2:00pm - sold out
Thursday Oct. 3 @ 7:30pm - sold out
Friday Oct. 4 @ 7:30pm - sold out
Saturday Oct. 5 @ 7:30pm - sold out
ALL SEATS ARE RESERVED - NO HANDLING OR SERVICE CHARGE
