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<DIV><FONT face=Georgia>While I didn't know or work with Lucia, I remember her
and her sister well from theatre projects at Regina High School where we both
attended. It was always a delight to me to see her develop into a top notch
professional and continue to serve and represent her community so
well.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Georgia>Beverly Kristy</FONT></DIV>
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style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=learnedhand@live.com href="mailto:learnedhand@live.com">Christopher
Fortunato</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=neohiopal@listserve.com
href="mailto:neohiopal@listserve.com">neohiopal@listserve.com</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Monday, January 05, 2009 12:09
AM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> [NEohioPAL] RIP- Lucia
Colombi</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>
<DIV>It's sad to hear Lucia Colombi passed away.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>The first Colombi I knew was Christopher Colombi, Jr., who was JCU
'64 and came back to school in 1984 when I graduated to do a play with current
JCU students. He also brought fellow JCU alum Bernard Canepari
with him. The Colombis contributed greatly to the arts scene in
Cleveland. There are pictures of them in displays at the Kent State
Drama Department where they studied.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>I shall miss Lucia, who cast me in my Ensemble debut in "A View >From the
Bridge" a few seasons ago. I appreciated her fine direction and learned
a lot from her how she developed a whole project and saw things
differently from her perspective than an individual character in a play would
see things. Lucia seemed to envision the play three or four movements
ahead of us much in the way a top athlete could see down a field on the way to
a touchdown or basket. Her insight was an education for me. It was
also wonderful working at the Brooks where the Playhouse cast was using
the Drury for "Streetcar."</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>At the time we did "View", Lucia was not feeling well, but she was ably
supported by her husband, Martin Cosentino, whom I enjoyed working with.
(My late mother was a Cosentino, and I don't doubt we may have a common
ancestor somewhere.) Martin and Lucia's relationship reminded me, a bit,
of my own parents- my father assisting my (now) late mother in her endeavors
while she was in decline. On top of being ill and directing the
play, Lucia made a sumptuous feast of lasagna with all the
accoutrements of a fine Italian dinner for the cast and crew.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Lucia, you were ill off and on for several years. Now, you are no
longer ill; you are now in Heaven where you can have Ensemble Theatre in
perpetuity. May you rest in peace with your wonderful brother,
Christopher, and we'll be getting our monologs ready to audition for you once
we get up there.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Love,</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Christopher Fortunato<BR></DIV><RTE_TEXT></RTE_TEXT><BR>
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