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No Small Parts

Written by J David Moeller (playing Frank Coin)

“Scenes From the Big Picture” boasts, proudly, a huge cast of 21 seasoned actors.

In any live production, especially a large one, things can and do go wrong: timing can be thrown askew, lines dropped or forgotten (known as “going up”), cues or entrances can be missed.

There’s the old saying “there are no small parts…” and “Scenes…” features one of the smallest speaking parts you could imagine.

It is owned, thoroughly by Shane Kenyon, a seasoned young actor and recent BFA graduate of the Chicago College of Performing Arts. He’s graced the stages of Steppenwolf, American Theatre Company and First Folio Shakespeare Festival. Shane also has a role in the soon to be released film “Dog Jack”.

In “Scenes…” Shane plays a young hit man “in training” and never once has he missed his cue or dropped a line. Every night, without fail, his fellow actors can rely without question on him to “be there” for them.

Shane is definitely a huge actor, with a small, irreplaceable part. His line?

“No.”