User:Williamj74/Victor buono

Victor Buono enrolled in Villanova University in September 1956. I was a senior that year. The dramatic society (Belle Masque) also had a new director that year, Richard Duprey, who had just earned a master's degree in theater at Tufts University. As his first play, Duprey chose Billy Budd. Victor was cast as Mr.Claggart. The play, though difficult, was a success, in no small part due the Victor's ability and stage presence. After I graduated, I learned that Victor had left to pursue his career in Hollywood. Mr Duprey went on to establish the theatre department at Villanova, and it's a monument to his hard work and vision.