ENTERPRISE's helmsman takes center stage

Photos from Anthony Montgomery's new play!

By Sue Schneider     June 24, 2003

Last Saturday in Hollywood at The Elephant Theatre on Santa Monica Blvd. I got a chance to watch Anthony Montgomery, (Ensign Travis Mayweather) from ENTERPRISE on stage in the production of DUTCHMAN. Also attending was none other then Dominic Keating (Malcolm Reed), Montgomery's castmate from the show.

Montgomery plays Clay, a 20-year old African-American who is riding the New York subway on the way to a party. It's a hot summer night and boarding the train is an attractive older white woman whom he had first noticed standing on the platform. Lula (Deborah Dir), who in my opinion is a bit off-the wall, starts by introducing herself to Clay. From then on the drama starts as during the long ride they seduce and repel each other until Lula angers Clay and this ultimately leads to his unfortunate destiny.

DUTCHMAN, written by LeRoi Jones, first hit the New York theater scene in l964 was an Obie-Award winning one-act play.


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