Foster Dickson: Theater (and Film), 1988-1993
Foster Dickson is a writer, editor and teacher in Montgomery, Alabama. He is the author of three books: Kindling Not Yet Split (Court Street Press, 2002), I Just Make People Up: Ramblings with Clark Walker (NewSouth Books, 2009), and The Life and Poetry of John Beecher (Edwin Mellen Press, 2009), and the general editor of Treasuring Alabama's Black Belt (AUM/AHF, 2009).
Foster Dickson's primary artistic interest as a teenager was theater, particularly the technical production side. He worked his first production as an eighth grader and worked his last show as a college freshman. In that time, Foster worked on shows at the Alabama Shakespeare Festival, the Montgomery Little Theater, Faulker University's Dinner Theater, Theater AUM, Huntingdon College's Dungeon Theater, the Davis Theater, and the Carver Creative and Performing Arts Center. Though he did have some small parts acting in school productions, the bulk of his theater experience was in set construction, stage crew and stage management. Foster quit theater work at age 19, in 1993, to change his college major from Theater to English in order to pursue writing as a career. Below is a complete list of Foster's theater credits, in reverse chronological order.
TECHNICAL PRODUCTION CREDITS
April 1993, Set Construction & Stage Manager, "Apple Tree" at Huntingdon College's Dungeon Theater
February 1993, Set Construction, "Come Back to the Five and Dime, Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean" at Huntingdon College's Dungeon Theater
June 1992, Technical Crew, "A Good Man is Hard to Find" (African-American touring show) at Davis Theater
January 1992, Light Board Operator, "Shirley Valentine" at Carver Creative and Performing Arts Center (CCPAC)
January 1992, Set Construction, "Recruiting Assembly" at CCPAC
December 1991, Set Construction & Stage Manager, "Christmas Gala" at CCPAC
October 1991, Set Construction, "Rumors" at CCPAC
July 1991, Set Construction, "The Boyfriend" at Faulkner University Dinner Theater
June 1991, Running Crew, "The Man who Came to Dinner" at Faulkner University Dinner Theater
May 1991, Technical Crew, "May Day Gala" (variety) at CCPAC
May 1991, Set Construction & Stage Manager, "You Can't Take It with You" at Saint James School
April 1991, Running Crew, "Recruiting Assembly" (variety show) at CCPAC
April 1991, Rigging, "Toulouse-Lautrec" (ballet) at CCPAC/Davis Theater
April 1991, Set Construction, "Anne of Green Gables" at CCPAC
April 1991, Light Board Operator, "A Touch of Jazz" (show choir) at CCPAC
February 1991, Set Construction, "A Man's a Man" at CCPAC
February 1991, Set Construction, "Spoon River Anthology" at CCPAC
December 1990, Set Construction & Running Crew, "Christmas Gala" at CCPAC
November 1990, Light Board Operator, "Girl in the Mirror" (one act) at Saint James School
November 1990, Set Construction, "Dracula" at CCPAC
April 1990, Set Construction & Stage Manager, "Phantom of the Soap Opera" at Saint James School
August 1988, Running Crew/2nd Kagebito, "Titus Andronicus" at Alabama Shakespeare Festival
July 1988, Running Crew, "Mame" at the Montgomery Little Theater
April 1988, Grand Drape, "Once Upon A Mattress" at Saint James High School
November 1987, Rehearsal Assistant, "The Ground Zero Club" at Saint James High School
ACTING CREDITS (Theater and Film)
October 1992, character name*, original cast of "Providence Convent" at Huntingdon College's Dungeon Theater
November 1990, character name*, "Limbo" (one act) at Saint James
November 1989, Tyson Mansfield, "Mirrors" (one act) at Saint James School
November 1989, Ned Wombly, "Boy Meets Family" (one act) at Saint James School
July 1988, extra, The Long Walk Home (starring Whoopi Goldberg and Sissy Spacek)
May 1988, Young Marvin Macy, "Ballad of the Sad Cafe" at Auburn University at Montgomery's Theater AUM
*Unfortunately, over time I have lost the records of these two characters' names.
Foster Dickson is a writer, editor and teacher in Montgomery, Alabama. He is the author of three books: Kindling Not Yet Split (Court Street Press, 2002), I Just Make People Up: Ramblings with Clark Walker (NewSouth Books, 2009), and The Life and Poetry of John Beecher (Edwin Mellen Press, 2009), and the general editor of Treasuring Alabama's Black Belt (AUM/AHF, 2009).
Foster Dickson's primary artistic interest as a teenager was theater, particularly the technical production side. He worked his first production as an eighth grader and worked his last show as a college freshman. In that time, Foster worked on shows at the Alabama Shakespeare Festival, the Montgomery Little Theater, Faulker University's Dinner Theater, Theater AUM, Huntingdon College's Dungeon Theater, the Davis Theater, and the Carver Creative and Performing Arts Center. Though he did have some small parts acting in school productions, the bulk of his theater experience was in set construction, stage crew and stage management. Foster quit theater work at age 19, in 1993, to change his college major from Theater to English in order to pursue writing as a career. Below is a complete list of Foster's theater credits, in reverse chronological order.
TECHNICAL PRODUCTION CREDITSApril 1993, Set Construction & Stage Manager, "Apple Tree" at Huntingdon College's Dungeon Theater
February 1993, Set Construction, "Come Back to the Five and Dime, Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean" at Huntingdon College's Dungeon Theater
June 1992, Technical Crew, "A Good Man is Hard to Find" (African-American touring show) at Davis Theater
January 1992, Light Board Operator, "Shirley Valentine" at Carver Creative and Performing Arts Center (CCPAC)
January 1992, Set Construction, "Recruiting Assembly" at CCPAC
December 1991, Set Construction & Stage Manager, "Christmas Gala" at CCPAC
October 1991, Set Construction, "Rumors" at CCPAC
July 1991, Set Construction, "The Boyfriend" at Faulkner University Dinner Theater
June 1991, Running Crew, "The Man who Came to Dinner" at Faulkner University Dinner Theater
May 1991, Technical Crew, "May Day Gala" (variety) at CCPAC
May 1991, Set Construction & Stage Manager, "You Can't Take It with You" at Saint James School
April 1991, Running Crew, "Recruiting Assembly" (variety show) at CCPAC
April 1991, Rigging, "Toulouse-Lautrec" (ballet) at CCPAC/Davis Theater
April 1991, Set Construction, "Anne of Green Gables" at CCPAC
April 1991, Light Board Operator, "A Touch of Jazz" (show choir) at CCPAC
February 1991, Set Construction, "A Man's a Man" at CCPAC
February 1991, Set Construction, "Spoon River Anthology" at CCPAC
December 1990, Set Construction & Running Crew, "Christmas Gala" at CCPAC
November 1990, Light Board Operator, "Girl in the Mirror" (one act) at Saint James School
November 1990, Set Construction, "Dracula" at CCPAC
April 1990, Set Construction & Stage Manager, "Phantom of the Soap Opera" at Saint James School
August 1988, Running Crew/2nd Kagebito, "Titus Andronicus" at Alabama Shakespeare Festival
July 1988, Running Crew, "Mame" at the Montgomery Little Theater
April 1988, Grand Drape, "Once Upon A Mattress" at Saint James High School
November 1987, Rehearsal Assistant, "The Ground Zero Club" at Saint James High School
ACTING CREDITS (Theater and Film)
October 1992, character name*, original cast of "Providence Convent" at Huntingdon College's Dungeon Theater
November 1990, character name*, "Limbo" (one act) at Saint James
November 1989, Tyson Mansfield, "Mirrors" (one act) at Saint James School
November 1989, Ned Wombly, "Boy Meets Family" (one act) at Saint James School
July 1988, extra, The Long Walk Home (starring Whoopi Goldberg and Sissy Spacek)
May 1988, Young Marvin Macy, "Ballad of the Sad Cafe" at Auburn University at Montgomery's Theater AUM
*Unfortunately, over time I have lost the records of these two characters' names.