Great Expectations
Loss: 20.6 pounds in 22 days Attitude: Optimistic.
I arrived home Tuesday night after a long weekend in Fort Worth. I spent the weekend there with my entire family – my parents, my four siblings and their spouses and an even assortment of ten nieces and nephews. We celebrated my nephew Alex Krus’ graduation from Texas Tech where he received a BFA in Theatre with a specialty in Acting.
Alex - The Actor
When Alex was in high school, he surprised us all when he decided to migrate from a behind-the-scenes worker in school plays to a performer. The biggest surprise was that he could sing – and sing on key.
My whole family loves to sing but, in general, we are vocally challenged. I remember going to mass as a kid and watching people turn to look at us when my Dad would belt out a hymn in his deep, rumbling voice. Dad’s voice is so deep that I once heard his signature tremor as he was leaving a message on an answering machine – I was outside of the house. Mom sings at the drop of a hat. She may be the only one in the family, other than Alex, who can really hold a tune. One of my earliest memories is Mom teaching my sister Susan and I to sing “Daisy, Daisy” and “I’m Looking Over A Four Leaf Clover” while we were taking a bath. My sisters and I used to sing while doing the dishes every night. We would sing the score to “Hair” especially “Frank Mills”. We would sing “Swing Low, Sweet Chariot”, which always got a “Would you girls shut up!” from my Dad who was trying to watch the news. I have a reputation for singing “Me and Bobby McGee” after a bit of tequila. I know I am a lousy singer. I was blessed with a loud but off-key singing voice. It hasn’t shut me up yet.
So, my nephew Alex… the actor. Some of my friends may remember Alex as a little nine year old kid at the first Houston Trivia Bash. He was every where, talking up my friends, offering people drinks, being entertaining even then. Alex has never met a stranger. Years ago, on one particularly cold Easter weekend, we went to a ballgame in Atlanta. We were all freezing our canoodles off. Alex disappeared. His mother found him in a club house with a group of strangers enjoying their buffet and making friends.
Alex’s acting career in college was highly successful. He scored big parts as a freshman which, from what I understand, was unusual. Among others, he has been Duke Solinus in “A Comedy Of Errors”, Tom in “The Time of Your Life”, Stanley in “Death of a Salesman”, and Dave in “The Full Monty”. Most recently, he played James Leeds in “Children of a Lesser God” with the Lubbock Community Theater and Oscar Shapiro in “Curtains”. He does sound design and lighting design. Alex’s plan is to work in Fort Worth this summer and save money so he can head to the bright lights of Chicago to pursue an acting career.
If you know someone who is looking for a bright, witty, talented actor and singer, hit me up for his resume. His star is on the rise!
Donna
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