CURRENT & RECENT PROJECTS

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Recently finished playing Mrs. Kendal in
THE ELEPHANT MAN
for TheatreWorks
at their Mt. View venue (650 seat theatre).

Lovely production and very well received. Here are some of the reviews received...

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A Rousing Revival, TheatreWorks' 'Elephant Man' borders on brilliant
(Los Altos Town Crier)




...Dines is a vision of bustled and corseted, flowing-gowned loveliness in Cathleen Edwards' rich Victorian costumes. When she takes his hand, a slight involuntary gasp and just perceptible shiver send a shock of electricity through his body and the entire theater.It's in such scenes that Artistic Director Robert Kelley's revival of Bernard Pomerance's 1977 drama best captures its underlying themes...(SFGate)


Now in a new run with TheatreWorks, the play is a fleshed-out and full-bodied re-imagining of this slice of history. It watchfully lingers over Merrick's mental anguish and his hopes for happiness, ......and his lust for the artless, unrestrained Mrs. Kendal, played to droll perfection by the superb Rebecca Dines.... (Mt. View Voice)







Rebecca Dines brings to the character of Mrs. Kendal a fragility that remains fiercely hidden, only to wither into existence for brief moments. When we are first introduced to her, she exudes confidence, vanity, and snobbery. It becomes clear that she rarely stops acting, never allowing others to know her real self, until she becomes acquainted with Merrick. In conversations with him, Mrs. Kendal reveals a vulnerability that Dines plays with sublime subtleties, leaving this woman more of a mystery, and far more intriguing, than ever. (WCities online)

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