The Notables

Biographies of Members

Tony McQuilkin  has been a member of The Notables since 1989.  He has appeared as Cord Elam in Oklahoma! with The Aerospace Players, and as the TV Announcer in How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying. He also has appeared in three different church productions of Amahl and the Night Visitors, once as the Page,  and as one of the priests in the Manhattan Beach Community Church production of Jesus Christ Superstar, and in the MBCC production of Brigadoon. He also sings with The Concert Singers in Westchester, and with the choir at All Saints Episcopal Church in Beverly Hills. By days, Tony is a community college math teacher. By nights, he also enjoys Scottish country dancing. He being head and shoulders above the crowd, you'll usually find him upstage of the rest.

Don Norton hails from Kansas, and has been a member of The Notables since 2000. His musical performing life began at the age 11 as The Fox in a school production of Pinocchio. As a young man he performed roles in such shows as The Student Prince, The Desert Song, Carousel, and Jesus Christ Superstar. Don sang in the Gilbert and Sullivan Productions at El Camino College. In Richard Sheldon's Opéra A La Carte production of The Sorcerer, he sang the role of Sir Marmaduke Pointdextre. As a founding member of the South Bay Light Opera Society, he produced and sang in all of its major productions. He played Pooh-Bah in The Mikado, the Pirate King in Pirates of Penzance, Dick Deadeye in H.M.S. Pinafore, Don Alhambra in The Gondoliers, and The Foreman in Trial by Jury. He has been a bass soloist with the Ellis-Orpheus Men's Chorus and the Riviera United Methodist Church. On the stage and TV he has sung the roles of all three kings (not at the same time!) in Amahl and the Night Visitors. For fun he sang with the Four Tunetellers Quartet. He adds, "I want to thank my wife, Pat, for her support of my singing ventures."

Chauncey Robertson, a recent addition to The Notables (April 2002), has appeared numerous times with The Aerospace Players, where his most recent role was that of the "Persian Peddler" Ali Hakim in Oklahoma! He also appeared as an apostle (and leper) in the Manhattan Beach Community Church production of Jesus Christ Superstar, and in the MBCC production of Brigadoon. Away from the "bright lights" he is an extremely proud father of a beautiful, just turned teenage, daughter. With his long wavy hair, and broad stature, Chauncey is certainly a "big part" of every production.

Kathy Rudolph has been a member of The Notables since 1990.  She has also sung with The Torrance Civic Chorale, The Norris Chorus, and two barbershop groups, The Sweet Adelines of Santa Monica and The Treble Makers.  Kathy has appeared in the Norris Theater productions of Little Mary Sunshine as Blanche, Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying, Guys and Dolls, Bells Are Ringing as Donna and Celeste, and Once Upon a Mattress as Lady Maybelle.  A retired speech and language therapist, Kathy now has time to play tennis and bridge, to volunteer at Meals on Wheels for shut-ins, and to take classes in tap and acting.  She wants to thank her husband Ron for his continuing support and for making chicken soup for her to enjoy after Wednesday night rehearsals.