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News April 16, 2022 Brown Returns to RCCT Stage flats with rollers, I don’t know, of those characters. The play Tbuild a little and I have a shop takes place in North Caroline,” behind my house,” Brown said. he explained. He will also be debuting as Brown is married to Judy, a director in the next produc- and they have two daughters, tion of “Sweet Delilah Swim Club,” by Jessie Jones, Nicho- Robin Murphy and Christy las Hope, and Jamie Wooten. Lister. He moved to Elk City It will open June 17 and run in 1970 asa local attorney and through the 19th, and again has made this his family home. the 24th through the 26th. “My Fair Lady” is being Auditions will take place May sponsored by Hutton, Inc., 2nd and 3rd at 7 p.m. in the First National Bank, Legacy VL Red Carpet ‘Theatre. Brown will Bank, and Zybach and Fair- Jim Brown; Henry Higgins played byBrandt dArguubeight and Eliza Doolittle played by Melissa Javorsky; Director, be looking for five seasoned child, CPA's with the help of Zach Pery. adults, whose age range is 44 the Oklahoma Arts Council. through 77-years-old. By Sheryl Ponce sidekick, Colonel Hugh Pick- to the show knowing what to massive set, and Brown has “This show is a character The show opens on Saturday, ering. The character goes to expect. stepped in to assist them. study, basically that is what I April 23rd. To purchase tickets It was about 12 years ago England to meet Higgins, but “I'm hopeful that the audi- “I just worked backstage to see in it. I am hoping the audi- or season memberships go to that local attorney and Elk is more courteous and polite to ence will really enjoy it. It’s build the frames and those ence will learn to love all five rect.org. City Judge Jim Brown first ap- Eliza Doolittle. He assists Hig- a classic everybody's heard peared on the stage of the Red about, or almost everybody. gins in the experiment to teach Carpet Community Theatre. At her to speak like a duchess. Brandt (Arganbright or Profes- that time, he played the butler sor Higgins) and Melissa (Ja- “Pickering is impressed with vorsky or Doolittle), who are in “The Importance of Being Professor Higgins, accomplish- Earnest.” Before stepping on ing what he does with Eliza. the leads do a good job of both WESTERN, EM acting and singing. We actually the stage, he officiated football He's a little gentler soul than and arguably have the demand games across the state. Brown Higgins and tries to keep him for all of that. People will enjoy said that when he was no lon- from being too hard on her,” them,” he said. ger able to run the field, he Brown said. ‘The audience will see actors turned to theatre and has en- Because the musical is who are professional and tal- joyed doing it ever since then. set in England, the cast has ented. Brown believes that will “I like working with a group been practicing their British be the highlight of the produc- of people to accomplish some- and Cockney accents. Brown tion. thing together, and my favorite laughed when he said he wasn’t “{ hope the audience will be character was probably Morrie doing the accent very well. surprised with how well the ac- that I played in ‘Tuesday's with “This is the second musical tors do, because I've been im- Morrie,” he said. I have been in. Musicals are pressed with the other people For Brown, the hardest part scary. I was in “Addams Fam- in this way,” Brown comple- of being on stage is the fear ily,” witch was a musical, sing- mented the other cast mem- ing eight words. This one I have bers. that he will not execute the a few more, but not much. I'm Not only is Brown part of the character or make a mistake. just not good at it,” he contin- cast, he has also contributed to “Fear that you're going tojust ued. building the set. He has had mess up right there in front of Brown said that he thinks a history of putting together everybody is the hardest part the audience will enjoy the pro- sets at RCT, and this produc- of acting,” Brown added. duction. Because many people tion is no different. 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