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RDutch

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My Bio

Costume, Scenic, Props & Lighting Designer, Director & Playwright, (Most recently the 2018, original THE UNFORTUNATE CASE OF MR. RENFIELD; a spin-off, slightly steampunk, prequel to DRACULA, THE MINA HARKER JOURNALS, 2013. Others are a short SiFi, UNRAVELING THE THREAD, an Irish ghost tale THE AMHRANAI, a musical about the infamous Teamsters leader, Jimmy Hoffa; HOFFA, THE UNCOMMON MUSICAL FOR THE COMMON MAN). Painter, Carpenter, Welder, Crafts/Artisan at American Indian crafts (esp. Lakota/ Sioux).

College MFA Theatre, MSS Museums, BA Psychology & Am. Indian Studies, AS Recreation Services.

Reside in San Francisco area. Spent considerable time in Central WA, Tucson AZ, Eastern MT, South Dakota, NH & MA.


Favourite Visual Artist
MADmoiselleMeli, Rembrandt, Rafael, Dali, Frazetta, Michelangelo, Baugerauex, Royo, Hildebrandt
Favourite Movies
Brazil, Dr. Strangelove, Smoke Signals, any Star Trek, Pan's Labyrinth, Time Bandits, Fargo, Golden Compass, Sherlock Holmes, 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea, Super 8, Bram Stoker's Dracula
Favourite TV Shows
Ripper Street, X-Files, Northern Exposure, Star Trek (all, including Discovery & Picard), Copper, Doc. Martin, Chef, Red Dwarf, Outer Limits (original series)
Favourite Bands / Musical Artists
Abney Park, Clockwork Dolls, Steam Power Giraffe, Cog is Dead, Enigma, Waterboys, Pogues, James Gang, Vernian Process, Robbie Robertson, Gypsy Kings, Los Lobos, Lead Zeppelin, Korsikov,
Favourite Books
Lord of Rings, the Volcano Lady series, Boneshaker, Moby Dick, Shogun, 20,000 Leagues ...Sea, Time Machine, I Sing the Body Electric, Queen of the Desert, The Outfit, I Heard You Paint Houses
Favourite Writers
NK Jemisin, Jules Verne, TE MacArthur, Cherie Priest, Stephen Baxter, James Clavel, Steinbeck, Bradbury, HG Wells, Melville, Tolkien, LeGuine, Zane Grey, Hammett, Gusss Russo, Dumas, Louis-Stevenson
Favourite Games
Scrabble, Chess, poker, Risk, Monopoly, Broadside (an old tall ship battle strategy board game)
Favourite Gaming Platform
N/A
Tools of the Trade
Words, Ideas, Sewing Machine, Fabric, Computer, Drafting Table, Power Tools, Welder, Stage, Leather, Feathers, Beads, Wood, Paint, lighting
Other Interests
History, Steampunk, SciFi, Cultures, Cooking, Wild Country Camping, Canoeing, Sailing, horses

WORKING Again

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Returning to the stage after a year and a half of pandemic induced shut-downs with the Studs Terkel inspired musical WORKING. It was glorious to be on the move again. Check out the production photos and design renderings in my gallery files for Costumes, Musicals or Palo Alto Players.
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   from script THE UNFORTUNATE CASE OF MR. RENFIELD    by RDutch (https://www.deviantart.com/rdutch), 1 hour and 43 minutes ago  Journals / Literature Features       Listening to: dark, atmosheric, gothic, new age  Drinking: deep red wine   ACT II Scene 1 (Music fades to underscore as sound of rain resumes and Lights fade up on Dr. Seward’s study. She enters with refreshed cup of coffee, sits and adds a few splashes of the brandy. She pulls another diary from the box, loads a fresh cylinder, and switches on Dictaphone.) DR. SEWARD. So, Mr. Renfield, we have solved the riddle of who Abbey is. Your sister Felicity had mentioned some details about Patrick and the fat
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ACT ONE Scene 1   At top of show, Grande drape is drawn or lights focused tight on a bench down stage. Preshow/overture fades as we hear sound of train whistle, steam engine at throttle, wheels rolling along tracks. Lights come up on mother and child sitting in private coach seat. Both are dressed in the fashion of 1905. The child, a boy about seven yrs. of age appears to be getting sleepy as looking through a kaleidoscope, he nestles close to his mother. Sound of train fades to low level.   CHILD.         Mother, will it take us long? MINA.           Not long my good, strong boy. Now, if you’ll take a bit of a nap, by the time you wa
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Thank you for the abundance of love :+fav: you've shown my gallery.

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Thanks for the inclusion of 3D World to your favorites, my friend!