Sterling Houston
November 8, 2006
Once again the San Antonio theatre community has suffered a great loss. Sterling Houston, one of the founding members of SATCO, passed away this morning after a long illness. We will all miss his talent, intelligence, wit and passion. He was a fearless supporter of good and innovative theatre. We knew him as one of San Antonio’s finest playwrights and actors, but also as a kind and giving friend. He will be greatly missed.
Allan S. Ross
A memorial service will be held at 1 p.m. Nov. 18 at Holy Redeemer Church at 1819 Nevada.
In lieu of flowers, Jump-Start Performance Co. will be accepting donations towards a fund for the preservation/production of his amazing body of work.
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Memories
I
first remember meeting Sterling at the 1982 revival of the
Cornyation. He was wearing a studded collar that was attached by a
chain to a dominatrix who demanded "powder me" and presented her
butt to be powdered. (I meekly powdered her). Sterling said
that we had met before but didn't elaborate.
I next met Sterling when he was in the 1985 production of "A Member of the Wedding" at the Harlequin Dinner Theatre. This production featured Gert Baker and Debbie Basham and Sterling as Honey Boy. In my estimation, a truly remarkable show.
I am glad to have known Sterling and considered him to be my friend. He was an original and singular personality who met the world on his own terms. I will remember him not with tears but with laughter and poetry.
Chris Champlin
My first memory of Sterling was the fine performance he gave in the role of Honey Boy in MEMBER OF THE WEDDING. That was at Harlequin Dinner Theatre in the winter of 1985, and it was always a pleasure to work with him, and also to see him out in the world.
Florence Bunten
Sterling Houston was a dear, kind, talented gentleman who will be missed by The Renaissance Guild. We had the pleasure to co-produce his premiere of The Living Graves which was our opening play for the 2005 - 2006 season and we also proudly produced one of his one act plays Miz Johnson & Mr. Jones for our ActOne Series.
Sterling was a positive person and a wealth of knowledge, the San Antonio community will be lacking without his presence.
We extend our prayers to his family.Sincerely,
Paul Riddle, Jr.
Sterling
Houston -- legendary experimental playwright, editor of
PlayWorks, and Artistic Director of Jump-Start. Photo by Joan
Fredericks.
About Sterling Houston:
Sterling Houston is a
prolific and innovative African-American writer living in San
Antonio. During a long career in professional theater as performer
and writer in San Antonio, New York and San Francisco, he has worked
with some of the greatest practitioners of modern American theater,
including Charles Ludlum, Sam Shepard, and George C. Wolfe.
Houston's plays are known for biting social commentary, combined
with burlesque humor and for his mastery of genres. A winner of
numerous awards and honors, Houston has premiered twenty-one plays
since 1988. He is currently artistic director and
writer-in-residence for Jump-Start Performance Co.
At left, Ruby Nelda Perez as Rosita in "Rosita's Day of the Dead," by Rodrigo Duarte Clark. In center, Brigette Williams as Governor Kinkaid and LeBron Benton as Saffronia in "Womandingo," by Sterling Houston. At right, Paul Bonin-Rodriguez in "Memory's Caretaker," by Paul Bonin-Rodriguez.
borrowed from: http://www.wingspress.com/Titles/JumpStart_PlayWorks.html
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