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In between his studies at Moorhead State
College and the University of Minnesota Sorbo also performed onstage in
several plays, which rekindled an interest in acting.
(06.01 TV Zone #139)
Kevin appeared at least in three plays in
the University Theatre and in one staged in Chanhassen Dinner Theatres,
which are located 30 minutes from downtown Minneapolis. Can't
say about 20 years ago, but now student and professional actors put on
musicals, comedies, and dramas in the University Theatre, a four-theater
entertainment complex at the University of Minnesota.
"Death
of a Salesman"
drama by Arthur Miller (character - Biff)
-- An insecure, self-decepted traveling salesman, Willy Loman candidly
believes in the American Dream of easy success and wealth, but he never
achieves it. Nor do his sons. When illusions begin to break under the
press of reality, Willy's mental health is broken too. Biff Loman, Willys
thirty-four-year-old elder son, led a charmed life in high school as a
football star with good male friends and female admirers. However, he
did not have enough credits to graduate. Since then, his kleptomania has
gotten him fired from every job that he has held. Biff represents Willys
vulnerable, poetic, tragic side. Biff sees himself as trapped in Willys
grandiose fantasies. Unlike his father and brother, Biff acknowledges
his failure and eventually manages to confront it.
"Sexual Perversity in
Chicago" comedy by David Mamet
(character - Danny) -- This is a rapid fire
sequence of brief scenes about two young men, Bernie and Danny, and two
young women, Joan and Deborah, trying to sort out their sex lives. The
play narrates the brief love affair of a white collar office worker Danny
and Deborah, a nice young girl who falls in love with Danny and moves
in with him. Unfortunately, within a few weeks, they are throwing shocking
accusations at each other and building up fiery hatred. We see them falling
in and out of love in a comedy of failure to learn. There is much truth
and good humour about the gender battles of the 70s and macho braggadocio
/ feminist rhetoric.
"A Hatful of Rain"
drama by Michael V. Gazzo (character
- Polo) -- The story centers on Johnny Pope, a Korean War hero
and former POW, struggling to hide his addiction of morphine from his
pregnant wife Celia and father, and relying on his brother, Polo, to hide
his secret. Polo sincerely tries his best to help him, but find himself
trapped between his loyalty to Johnny and his growing love for Johnny's
wife. Brotherhood and fidelity are put to the test.
"The Only Game in Town"
drama by Frank D. Gilroy (character
- Joe) -- This witty, gritty, bitter-sweet and sexy love story
pairs Fran Walker, a veteran Las Vegas showgirl, with Joe Grady, a piano
player who works with lounge comic Tony when he isn't succumbing to his
addiction to gambling. Fran and Joe agree at the start that their relationship
is to be about sex and nothing more, but before long, the two have fallen
in love. Gilroys characters shelter themselves with a sardonic sense
of humor as they gamble on the elusive long shot.
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KS: "I had a chance to join a theatre
group down in Dallas, Texas, of all places, theatre mecca of the world.
... I moved down to Dallas and just got involved with a theatre group
down there doing local plays." (13.01.03
Cityline, Canada TV)
KS: "I was in Dallas working at a theatre
group." (11.12.02 Vicki Gabereau show, Canada TV)
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