It takes chutzpah to present a 1962 play about battling academics and hope audiences will relate. Bigger Dreams Productions, under the direction of Gary E. Stevens, took that chance not long ago when the ensemble presented George and Martha, the eternal couple who love each other but can’t help but tear each other apart.…
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Tom Russo
The fabulous comic trio of Sir Toby Belch (Tom Russo), Sir Andrew Aguecheek (Mark Murphy), and Maria the Maid (Mary Davis Fralick) keep the temperature up and the audience laughing with hijinks, lewd jests, and bawdy gestures. They are a perfect group, using brilliant physical comedy (a hilarious Russo) and racy banter while poking holes at the aristocracy.…
Tom’s charisma and powerful voice were tailor-made for the demagogue Buzz Windrip—a populist politician whose cult-like following echoes Hitler and Mussolini, and the ensuing march to the hell of World War II and the near-destruction of Europe.…
LETTER From TOM RUSSO Benton Energetic, Forward-Looking To the Editor: I enthusiastically support MacGuire Benton for election to the Cooperstown Village Board. I have observed and evaluated the perspectives and agendas of the candidates. No one has been more accessible to his constituents. No one has greater willingness to examine issues and listen closely to public questions and concerns. No one has more honest, pragmatic or hopeful insight into our community’s problems and needs. No one has more energy or…
