Tina Parker hasn’t been on stage since playing a goat in Kitchen Dog Theater’s production of Alabaster. Four years and one pandemic later, she not only returns but also makes her Theatre Three debut in Misery.
The veteran actor-director plays the obsessive fan of a romance novelist, holding him captive after rescuing him from a car accident. The show marks a reunion of sorts, as Parker appears opposite Cameron Cobb and is directed by Christie Vela. Cobb and Vela are company members of Kitchen Dog, where Parker is co-artistic director. Vela is also associate artistic director of Theatre Three.
“This seemed like a really fun one for us to explore together,” Parker says. “I’ve wanted to work with my old friend Christie as a director for a while now.”
Hollywood screenwriter William Goldman adapted Stephen King’s comic horror-thriller for the stage. The 1990 film version starred Kathy Bates, who won an Oscar for the role, and James Caan.
Outside North Texas, Parker is best known as Francesca Liddy, the secretary of Walter White’s lawyer, Saul Goodman, in Breaking Bad and Better Call Saul. Misery also stars another Theatre Three newcomer, LaQuintence Canady II.
Details
Misery runs through June 2 at Theatre Too, 2688 Laclede St., Suite 120, Dallas. Tickets are available at theatre3dallas.com.
