Thursday, June 14, 2012

Theatre--Performance (Cast Profiles)

This is the next in a series of cast profiles from THE GLASS MENDACITY, which opens on Friday, July 15th at Cite Des Arts.



Mary Gail Lamonte DeVillier (Amanda Dubois) - Mary Gail has been enamored with acting since high school when she saw her first stage play, a production of The Glass Menagerie and declared, "I can do that."  Years later she indeed did portray the story's matriarch, Amanda Wingfield, on two occasions, once with her daughter, Jody Lamonte Powell, cast as Laura. She has had lead or supporting roles in over 25 plays, over 60 years. Prior credits include Daisy in Driving Miss Daisy, Emma in Over the River and Through the Woods, for both of which she won the Eunice Players' Theatre's Best Actress Irving Award, and Louise in Always...Patsy Cline, all directed by Jody. She retired in 1998 after a 33 year career as a Children's Protective Services Worker. After the recent death of her second husband, she returned to Opelousas to be near her family. She has three children and eight grandchildren, one of whom lives in heaven. She is grateful to Jody, her frequent and favorite director, for casting her in such a delicious role and allowing her to be part of such a talented group of actors.  Much like Amanda, Mary Gail delights in having her children near her, and can always find the humor in any situation, tragic or otherwise.

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