Old Eagle Graffiti

Backstage at the Eagle Theater in Old Sacramento, and in the back stairwell, musical theater actors have scrawled their signatures everywhere over the years. The signatures are fun to read, and many of them were made by acquaintances and friends (e.g. Dena Lozano, Kathleen Reilley, Kris David, Kathy Davi, Pheonix Vaughn, Jason Stevens, Mara Davi, Andrea Thorpe, J. Scott Browning, Amber Jean Moore, etc.) The signatures seem to date from 1992 forwards, with many from 1999-2000: Runaway Stage's last season there. Since the Theater is already under the administration of the California Railway Museum, there is a reasonable chance the graffiti will become a relic of our time.

Most graffiti give names and dates of various shows. Some give a little more information:

"Dignity, Always Dignity," (director John Lee)
"Dance Belts, Always Dance Belts," (Pedro the Sparrow).

Dena-stank-la-wena was here and there and everywhere.

Esteban acted here 6/90 (Not according to the reviews)

Thomas, get your hands off my butt: "Mrs. Greer"

Don't you wish you were me?

Do us a favor, pass out after Act II.

Do I really look like a Peter?

No Minderellas Any Time.

More cleavage?

Look at what we're in jail for, little girls!

I was here - that's all you need to know.

"Little plasticy swords!!"

Excuse me, is your filthy rotten cow taken?

Put some stank on it!

(arrow pointing to a calcified wad of gum) What flavor is this?

Cows
Cows cows calm me
Black and white cows
on green pasture
green cows on a
Black and white pasture
Cows cows calm me

Bob Baxter in a dress. Who'd a thought? He's the bomb!

So many memories!
So many laughs!
So many gay men getting
all the girls!

(Plus there is now my own contribution, taking slight liberty with one of the signature lines from Ola Na Iwi:)

You island women give me hot Polynesian boils!
Ach du mein gott!