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March 2009

People Connection

Knee-Deep Thoughts from our playwrights

Allen Moore

Allen Moore is the president and founder of Destination Theatre Company.  He got involved in theatre in high school (well, actually, in church, it was MUCH younger), playing Winthrop in The Music Man, Admiral von Schreiber in The Sound of Music, Mr. Kirby in You Can't Take it With You, roles in several one acts and playing viola for Mame and Fiddler on the Roof.  In college, he continued with on-stage roles as Mendel in Fiddler on the Roof, Andrew age 64 in Why Do We Laugh?, and Gonzalo in The Tempest as well as back stage roles in The Lion in Winter, Doll's House, A View From the Bridge, Charley's Aunt and several other plays, one acts and studio scenes.

Since graduating from Evangel University in Springfield, Missouri, he's done much more directorial and performance work through teaching at the middle school level and through church.  Some of those plays include This is a Test, Mame, The Fantasticks Rumors, Happy Daze, The Music Man Jr., Fools, The Living Last Supper, Who Will Call Him King of Kings, The Sounds of Christmas, What's Your Favorite Part which he wrote and many, many more.

He is married to Kristy (Kathy) and has three kids:  Isaac, 9; Rebekah, 6 and Rachel, 3 1/2.  At West County Assembly of God he is involved in the adult choir, the sound booth ministry and helping Kristy with the kid's choir.  His hobbies include reading (mostly plays), music and, of course, drama. 

It's always fun for me to get the opportunity to produce a play I've written.  It's always a challenge because the picture that I see in my mind's eye while I'm writing is invariably different than the picture I end up with on stage.  However, that's also why I love live theatre so much...no two people will have the same idea about any scene, line, act or play.  That's why every production that you see of any given play will be different from any other production of the same script.

The idea for the play came to me not long after last year's One Act Competition.  It was 6 months in preparation in my mind before I ever put...uh...fingers to keyboard (I don't use pen and paper much anymore).  Once I finally set down to type it in, the dialogue came fairly easily and the ending surprised even me when I finally got there.  Sometimes, before I start writing a play, I've pre-planned the whole thing and know the ending from the outset.  Other times, as with this one, I have a general idea and let the dialogue flow from the character's as they talk through my fingers and the keyboard. 

I hope you enjoy seeing this play as much as I did writing, directing and producing it.


[February 2009 News--Brad Lafferty] [March 2009 News--Forrest Thrasher]


 
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