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Colton Ballet Company will be sporting a brand new Act 1 set for our 50th anniversary production of the Nutcracker from the festive Party Scene all the way to our exquisite Snow Scene, made complete with new Snow costumes.
Act 1 Set designed by Curtis Trout, professor of Theatre Design at Illinois Wesleyan University.
Snow Costumes designed by Ken Busbin, resident Costume Designer/Head Draper etc. for Boston Ballet Wardrobe.
Our beloved Drosselmeyer, Richard Justice, succumbed to Covid-19 on August 27. He was a most valued and important part of our ballet family. Our relationship spanned more than 30 fruitful years. He has performed on our stage as Drosselmeyer for the past five years. He portrayed a befuddled Van Helsing pursuing Count Dracula in the Company’s six productions of Dracula. He was most poignant in the speaking role of Friar Lawrence in Romeo and Juliet. He was a proud papa McCoy in Peter Powlus’ The Legend of the Hatfields and McCoys. In our Three Musketeers he created a very foppish King Louis XIII, deftly handling the theatrical sword play. Richard produced characters that were vivid and memorable. His knowledge of the theatre was extensive and his taste impeccable.
He and Debi Ballas pulled the Augusta Players from the ashes in the 1990’s. The organization’s rebuild was stunning. Richard worked tirelessly by Debi’s side to make the Players the success it is today. Richard was most certainly a renaissance man – actor, singer, director, designer. He was multifaceted and generously lent his talents to organizations like our company and the Fort Gordon Dinner Theatre.
He was one of the founders of Le Chat Noir.
With all his creativity and talent, he excelled especially at being a remarkable human being with all the best of human attributes – kindness, empathy, integrity, and humor. He will be truly missed by the entire Augusta community.
Richard was a shining star yet he walked with such grace upon this earth.
Phone: 706.733.5511
2941 Walton Way
Augusta, Georgia 30909
Mailing Address:
PO Box 3348
Augusta, GA 30914
You may donate online or send donations to Colton Ballet Company at PO Box 3348 Augusta, GA 30914. All donations are tax-deductible and will be recognized in our season program. Donations received after Nov. 11th, will be recognized in our spring program.
