Author: Neal Saye

So a while back, grandson Daniel (young Savannah actor/singer—and now high school senior) played one of his most serious and evil roles so far. (And he’s been in over three dozen plays, since he started acting as a little kid.)

For this play, Daniel did not get a leading role. He was a supporting actor, the dastardly Mayor Josiah Dobbs, in Steve Martin’s very serious musical Bright Star.

Here he is (far left) in a light moment during rehearsals with his three best buddies, all in the play.

But Daniel’s character was anything but light. When the mayor’s son got a girl pregnant, Mayor Dobbs intervened and stole the baby from the mother’s arms. (More about THAT hideous heist in a minute.)

Robert and I went to opening night, and the play was VERY well done, especially for a high school performance.

The second night, too, went swimmingly.

But the closing matinee, well, was quite a different story.

Let me have Daniel explain. The short video below is actually part of D’s prescreens/prep for musical theatre college applications. For a portion called “the wildcard,” Daniel took a risk and decided to explain about what went wrong with the closing performance of Bright Star.

Yes, at least Daniel got to keep the head as a bizarre “souvenir”!

Next up, Daniel is Shakespeare in Shakespeare in Love here in Savannah.

P.S. Here’s the feedback Daniel got about his “wildcard” from the folks he’s working with in New York: