Roswell Community Little Theatre Spotlight: Randy Nolan

Moving with his military family, Randy Nolan grew up in Germany, Texas, and North Carolina. Randy is a proud father and a husband to his wife who was an Olympic athlete in volleyball. Following the family tradition of military service, Randy is a Navy chaplain and now interim pastor at First Presbyterian here in Roswell, NM.

Randy began his love of community theater in high school while living in El Paso Texas, where he was cast in Royal Hunt of the Sun. But he had been acting and enjoying the theater since the first grade. He played the White Rabbit in Alice in Wonderland at the ripe old age of six. Since then, he has been in over fifty shows and worked with over twelve different theaters.

Early on he admits to being drawn to theater to meet girls. Soon he grew to enjoy being on stage, hearing the laughter and applause. He claims he basically played himself in, You’re a Good Man Charlie Brown, and laughs remembering a line in the play. “You were born to play this part.”

Randy recalls a role in George Bernard Shaw’s Major Barbara, where he had to stand for 45 minutes without acting. It was difficult to say the least. While performing in Avalanche at El Paso, one cast member kept showing up drunk and Randy had to think quickly and learn to ad lib.

One of Randy’s favorite memories is playing the “ugly and wizened,” Judge Wargrave in Agatha Christie’s And Then There Were None, sometimes known as Ten Little Indians. Randy remembers being boo-ed every night at curtain call and said playing a “bad guy” was tremendous fun.

In his latest role in Clue: On Stage, Randy dies again and again.

Come see Randy in Clue: On Stage, opening Friday May 6 There will be six shows: May 6 and 7 at 7:30 p.m. and May 8 at 2:30 p.m. also May 13 and 14 at 7:30 p.m. and May 15 at 2:30 p.m. in Roswell Community Little Theatre. For more information go to: https://roswelltheatre.com/events/clue-on-stage/