Rebecca Dines

Aldo Billingslea & Rebecca Dines in The Elephant Man Full Company The Elephant Man TheatreWorks' is a very stylish version of the Victorian melodramatic play with two inspired performances by Aldo Billingslea as John Merrick and Rebecca Dines as Mrs. Kendal. Rebecca Dines excels as the breathless, intellectual and kindhearted actress Mrs. Kendal, called upon by Treves to provide womanly companionship for Merrick. There is obvious chemistry between the two upon their first meeting. Their scenes are the highlight of this two-hour with one intermission play. The scene which shows Merrick shyly asking to see Mrs. Kendal's body is touching. Director Robert Kelley has been gifted with the mesmeric talents of Aldo Billingslea and Rebecca Dines.

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... ******************* 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,...