Greetings from the stage!
Hello everyone! My name is Jacob Dowdy and I am very excited to be playing the role of Patsy in CharACTers Entertainment’s summer performance of Monty Python’s SPAMalot!
First off I suppose I should tell you a little bit about myself. I am 15 years old and attend Gadsden City High School. I love to sing and act and have been involved in the theatre since I was 8 and partook in my first show, The Jungle Book KIDS, under the direction of Cody Carlton. I’ve been in many other performances since then, some among them being Oliver!, Ragtime, Titanic: The Musical, and most recently Annie.
Theatre to most people is just a hobby, but to me and others like me, it a lifestyle. If you were to ask me what my favorite part about it was, I honestly couldn’t answer you. The answer you would probably get would be something along the lines of, “What isn’t there to like?!” You fall in love with all of it. The people you meet become family, the stage and the theatre itself becomes like a home, and the singing, dancing, and acting is like the food and drink put on your table for dinner. It is best feeling in the world to be able to come to practice and walk in to warm smiles and greetings and all the laughter you could ask for. For me you could say the theatre is what I’m addicted to, because whenever I take a break from the stage I go through what I call “theatre withdrawals” and find myself dying to get back to what I love! Whether it be back stage, out in the lobby, or on the stage performing.
Throughout my almost 8years of doing productions I’ve met friends – or rather “family” – that I hope keep throughout my whole life. People like my director, Cody Carlton, whom I have looked up to as an inspiration for many years. Being involved in an environment like this, one which inspires and is uplifting in every way, has allowed me to blossom not just socially but academically as well. I honestly believe that I would not be the person I am today without my time in the theatre and the people that I have come across along the way. They mold you; build character in you that you never knew you had before, and overall, bring out your inner “thespian” (which is without a doubt any person’s best side).
Being a part of this production is specifically special to me in the regards that I am an avid Python fan. I was first introduced to these talented men in Monty Python’s the Holy Grail when I was 11 years old and have been hooked ever since. Since that point I have become the owner of all three Python films, every aired episode of Monty Python’s Flying Circus, as well as special DVDs like un-aired recordings of the German productions, private and public interviews with the troupe, and Monty Python: LIVE at the Hollywood Bowl. These six men’s witty and hilarious, yet outrageous senses of humor have sent audiences to their knees crying from laughter for decades and from personal experience I can honestly say that they still do today.
This is sure to be an excited, extravagant, and entertaining show to say the least and I can’t wait for opening night! I’ll see you there! Until then, remember: “Always look on the bright side of life!”
Sincerely Yours,
Jacob Dowdy
Hello everyone! My name is Jacob Dowdy and I am very excited to be playing the role of Patsy in CharACTers Entertainment’s summer performance of Monty Python’s SPAMalot!
First off I suppose I should tell you a little bit about myself. I am 15 years old and attend Gadsden City High School. I love to sing and act and have been involved in the theatre since I was 8 and partook in my first show, The Jungle Book KIDS, under the direction of Cody Carlton. I’ve been in many other performances since then, some among them being Oliver!, Ragtime, Titanic: The Musical, and most recently Annie.
Theatre to most people is just a hobby, but to me and others like me, it a lifestyle. If you were to ask me what my favorite part about it was, I honestly couldn’t answer you. The answer you would probably get would be something along the lines of, “What isn’t there to like?!” You fall in love with all of it. The people you meet become family, the stage and the theatre itself becomes like a home, and the singing, dancing, and acting is like the food and drink put on your table for dinner. It is best feeling in the world to be able to come to practice and walk in to warm smiles and greetings and all the laughter you could ask for. For me you could say the theatre is what I’m addicted to, because whenever I take a break from the stage I go through what I call “theatre withdrawals” and find myself dying to get back to what I love! Whether it be back stage, out in the lobby, or on the stage performing.
Throughout my almost 8years of doing productions I’ve met friends – or rather “family” – that I hope keep throughout my whole life. People like my director, Cody Carlton, whom I have looked up to as an inspiration for many years. Being involved in an environment like this, one which inspires and is uplifting in every way, has allowed me to blossom not just socially but academically as well. I honestly believe that I would not be the person I am today without my time in the theatre and the people that I have come across along the way. They mold you; build character in you that you never knew you had before, and overall, bring out your inner “thespian” (which is without a doubt any person’s best side).
Being a part of this production is specifically special to me in the regards that I am an avid Python fan. I was first introduced to these talented men in Monty Python’s the Holy Grail when I was 11 years old and have been hooked ever since. Since that point I have become the owner of all three Python films, every aired episode of Monty Python’s Flying Circus, as well as special DVDs like un-aired recordings of the German productions, private and public interviews with the troupe, and Monty Python: LIVE at the Hollywood Bowl. These six men’s witty and hilarious, yet outrageous senses of humor have sent audiences to their knees crying from laughter for decades and from personal experience I can honestly say that they still do today.
This is sure to be an excited, extravagant, and entertaining show to say the least and I can’t wait for opening night! I’ll see you there! Until then, remember: “Always look on the bright side of life!”
Sincerely Yours,
Jacob Dowdy
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