A Conversation
with DAOR President
TANC AGIUS
with DAOR President
TANC AGIUS
(Tanc is the fellow in the photo above)
Refurbishment of the Performing Arts Studio is about to begin. What can we expect to see in our refreshed home in the way of technology, convenience, comfort, decor?
Work beginning January 20, 2020 includes stripping off the popcorn ceilings, followed by replacing wall panels and repainting the room grey (similar to the large Diablo Room). Thereafter, we plan to install a “professional” stage lighting system, a projector and upgrade the ceiling lights so that we can dim them as needed. Further down the road, we will move the speakers from the back of the room to the front beam facing the audience, and upgrade the air conditioning.
What are you especially excited about regarding plays or events in 2020?
I am pleased that we will be starting “Curtain UP" to encourage more opportunities for the membership. And I am pleased to see that we have a full book of “Your 2 Cents” to look forward to.
How would you like the DAOR membership to participate. What skills are needed?
We desperately need to train two sound board technicians with a view to using mics in all our performances. And I encourage more members to participate as stage hands, costumers and ushers.
About Tanc
DAOR president Tancred “Tanc” Agius was born in England in 1939. He studied at the London School of Oriental Studies, served in the Royal Artillery for two years, and worked in India from 1958 to 1964 and in West Africa in 1965. Tanc came to America in 1978 and worked for AT&T for 48 years in the Yellow Page Division.
His acting credentials include stage, TV and film roles. He particularly loved playing Lady Bracknell, the leading female character in Oscar Wilde's comedy The Importance of Being Earnest.
Along with theater, Tanc’s favorite pastimes include rugby, football, tennis, pickleball and gardening. He has been married to lovely Nikki for nearly 50 years; children Alex and Gigi live in Danville; grandchildren are Carter, Max and Emily.
Drama Association of Rossmoor (DAOR) is engaged in a love affair with theater and all of its aspects: writing, acting, directing, gathering props, creating sets and costumes, engineering light and sound, reading plays, and, of course, as members of the audience.
We enjoy classes and workshops, social events, and free and discounted tickets for local performances. We present the Jean Wilcox Scholarship award to young actors. We nurture our members' works-in-progress and hone our skills in productions of old favorites and avant garde provocateurs.
We agree with Thornton Wilder, who regarded theater "as the greatest of all art forms, the most immediate way in which a human being can share with another the sense of what it is to be a human being."
Please join us for a theater adventure.
We enjoy classes and workshops, social events, and free and discounted tickets for local performances. We present the Jean Wilcox Scholarship award to young actors. We nurture our members' works-in-progress and hone our skills in productions of old favorites and avant garde provocateurs.
We agree with Thornton Wilder, who regarded theater "as the greatest of all art forms, the most immediate way in which a human being can share with another the sense of what it is to be a human being."
Please join us for a theater adventure.
Send information and photos for DAOR website to:
Donna Kaulkin
dk@dkedit.com
Donna Kaulkin
dk@dkedit.com
DAOR is a proud member of the Performing Arts Guild of Rossmoor