Comedy Corner:
The Time of Your Life: (role: Kitty Duval), Bear Republic Theatre
“The principals all deliver first rate performances…The vision belongs to the playwright, but director (Meredith) Dallas is the one who brings it together. His influence is obvious, …in the sensitivity, strength and imagination displayed in the work of Fritsch, Hamlin, Cato and Griggs….”
-The Santa Cruz Sentinel
Ten Little Candidates: (role: various, including French maid, coffee
addict woman, ‘Glenn Close”, secret agent/dancer…)
The Cast Theatre, LA
“LA needs a resident political satire group and GNP has the nec essary potential—the cast is energetic and seems to know what they’re doing.”
-LA Weekly
A Night for Colored Glass: (role: Dorothy), Actors Alley Repertory, LA
“A Night for colored Glass captivates its audience with a combination of an intriguing tale of mind clashing with reality and an excellent cast of characterizations…the play revolves around a..distraught yet cleverly manipulative young woman portrayed by Phyllis Hamlin…”
-Warner Center News
“Phyllis Hamlin is a beautiful and engaging actress…”
-Dramalogue
“…a well crafted performance by Phyllis Hamlin…”
-LA Times
Me Third: (role: Stella), Actors Alley Repertory, LA
The 30’s comedy has…an excellent cast….Phyllis Hamlin as Stella Hazlett (Harlan’s timid, demure, saintly, ignored wife)…plays her role straight, acting in the comedy’s romantic subplot with sensitivity and reserve.”
-LA Weekly --Theatre Pick of the Week
Quotable Quotes:
A favorite definition of Insanity: Repeating the same behavior over and over again, and expecting a different result….
“Anything worth doing, is worth doing to excess.”
“Nature abhors a vacuum”….is that why I’m always hungry?…
“The mark of a true leader is their ability to withstand ambiguity…”(???)
“The gem cannot be polished without friction, nor man perfected without trials”—Chinese proverb
A couple of “gems” from Woody Allen:
“I’m not sure if there’s an afterlife, but I’m bringing a change of underwear, just in case.”
“The lion shall lie down with the lamb, but
the lamb won’t get much sleep.”