Alexander Rich joined The World Newspaper as a staff writer in August 2006. Four months later, he was singing in choir at St. Monica Catholic Church when a fellow parishioner told him Little Theatre on the Bay was still casting for a production of Anything Goes. The director cast him as Billy Crocker, and so began his adventures in community theater. 

 

Rich played Lucas Brickman in Laughter on the 23rd Floor, which ran through Feb. 6. He’s also plays the Scarecrow in Wizard of Oz, which ran through May 16 at Little Theatre on the Bay in North Bend. He started blogging about his experience on the stage this year.

 

Before moving to the area, Rich performed in productions of The Music Man and Damn Yankees with Piedmont (Calif.) Light Opera Theater. He also played Leonato in “Much Ado About Nothing” and Mr. Kirby in “You Can’t Take it With You” as a high school student.