Big Treehouse Records -Artists

Bob Colonna, co-writer

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Credits
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Co-writer on:
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Ukulele Ragtime Blues
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Playwright:

The Outcasts Of Poker Flat
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Links
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Email -
Bob Colonna
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A Book by Bob:

Cover of Zoe's Vaudeville Act and Other Stories by Bob Colonna - click to go to the Publisher's website

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Bob's Jerry Colonna Website:

Jerry Colonna - click to visit Bob's site in memory of his father, beloved comedianJerry Colonna

Photo of Bob Colonna, ©2000 Constance Bronw, courtesy of Bob Colonna

Bob
©2002 Constance Brown,
courtesy of Bob Colonna
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. Ed: The first draft I heard of "Ukulele Ragtime Blues" was Bob Colonna singing it, unaccompanied, on a cassette - I'm pretty sure the cassette came from Doug's answering machine too. There it was, and I could hear practically the whole chord structure, just from his melody. Later, when we were at a piano, he fleshed it out by telling me it should be something like "Um-papa um-papa dee deet dee..." and further instructions like that. What the hell was I doing all those years learning how to read music? Who needs manuscript paper and ink when Bob's around? Pure genious.

Bob is an entertainer to the last cell in his body. I have been an admirer of his since the first time we worked together on a play at the Rhode Island Shakespeare Theater in 1977. We continued that collaboration on and off into the '90s when the theater closed its doors, and it was always fun, as well as a learning experience.

I was thrilled to work with Bob and Doug on that song, and look forward to the next one. I don't know what else it will be, but I guarantee you it will be funny.

Look for Bob on stage, on line, on the air, or on the book shelves. This guy gets around.

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Some Bob Colonna Statistics:
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70+ productions with Trinity Rep since 1966

21 years as Artistic Director or The Rhode Island Shakespeare Theater
where he directed over 60 productions

5000+ Commercial voice-overs

Years in show business: about 55
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Plays Ed wrote and/or directed music for
at the RI Shakespeare Theater:
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Much Ado About Nothing
As You Like It (twice)
A Midsummer Night's Dream
Coriolanus
Medea
The Outcasts Of Poker Flat (twice)
The Tempest
The Threepenny Opera
Mother Courage
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