Lamar Alford (October , - March , ) was an American actor and
singer.Lamar Alford was born on October , in Troy, Alabama. He was
the youngest of five children (Fletcher, Franklin, Bertha, Stella, and
Lamar), and his father was a Baptist minister.Alford began taking
voice lessons in New York City at age , and later sang as a tenor with
the New York City Opera. Once in New York, he worked extensively at La
MaMa Experimental Theatre Club in the East Village of Manhattan. He
was a member of the Great Jones Repertory Company, a resident company
at La MaMa, during the s. He was also a member of Tom Eyen's Theatre
of the Eye Repertory Company.Alford first appeared in a production at
La MaMa in . He appeared in multiple Eyen plays that year, including
"Four No Plays by Tom Eyen" with the Theatre of the Eye Repertory
Company. He also appeared in excerpts from the "Four No Plays"
presented alongside excerpts from Why Hanna's Skirt Won't Stay Down
and Who Killed My Bald Sister Sophie, both written and directed by
Eyen. Eyen dedicated this production to the "West Village raid of June
, ", which would later be known as the Stonewall riots.
singer.Lamar Alford was born on October , in Troy, Alabama. He was
the youngest of five children (Fletcher, Franklin, Bertha, Stella, and
Lamar), and his father was a Baptist minister.Alford began taking
voice lessons in New York City at age , and later sang as a tenor with
the New York City Opera. Once in New York, he worked extensively at La
MaMa Experimental Theatre Club in the East Village of Manhattan. He
was a member of the Great Jones Repertory Company, a resident company
at La MaMa, during the s. He was also a member of Tom Eyen's Theatre
of the Eye Repertory Company.Alford first appeared in a production at
La MaMa in . He appeared in multiple Eyen plays that year, including
"Four No Plays by Tom Eyen" with the Theatre of the Eye Repertory
Company. He also appeared in excerpts from the "Four No Plays"
presented alongside excerpts from Why Hanna's Skirt Won't Stay Down
and Who Killed My Bald Sister Sophie, both written and directed by
Eyen. Eyen dedicated this production to the "West Village raid of June
, ", which would later be known as the Stonewall riots.
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