Remembering Jerry Kernion

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We remember longtime RSC colleague Jerry Kernion, who passed away last week after a short illness. Jerry acted for us in multiple shows (shown below as, L to R, Rambozo in The Complete History of Comedy (abridged), and as Dorothy in “Star Wiz” and Snow White in “Snow White and the Seven Samurai” in Completely Hollywood (abridged)) and produced, directed, and edited our DVD film version of The Complete History of America (abridged). A much in-demand stage and film actor, we hear excerpts from previous podcast interviews where Jerry discusses performing both Dromios in A Noise Within’s The Comedy of Errors, Sir Toby Belch, and Colonel Tom Parker in the jukebox musical Heartbreak Hotel. (Length 23:01)

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