Playwright, Historian, Dancer and Unofficial Ambassador of Arts & Culture
Although he doesn’t consider himself a playwright, he has penned 14 plays and 6 skits
His work can be seen at Aruba's International Theatre Festival.
The U.S.A., Canada, Belgium, Holland, and the Netherlands Antilles are also locations where his plays are performed.
Being the first professional dancer from Aruba, his mother made sure to always tell him: “Don’t tell ‘m you’re Aruban, tell ‘m you’re a Statia-man!”
Raised in Aruba (southwest to Statia)
He began writing plays in 1978 for a drama festival in Aruba.
The realization of his gifts in the arts occurred while working at an oil company with the encouragement from his boss.
He learned ballet in Alaska with the Anchorage Civic Ballet Company while enlisted in the U.S. Army for 2 and a half years due to the Cuba crisis.
Singing in their choir and appearing on television was also apart of his time there, which he cites as his best days.
In addition to ballet, he did training in ballroom dancing and jazz when he was discharged in New York City.
The Fred Astaire Dance Studio is where he taught for 5 years.
The methods he uses for his writing is very collaborative with his actors. They are chosen before anything is written down, pick their own characters and decided on dialogue with him.
He utilizes what he reads in newspapers or overhears as well.
Working with the St. Eustatius Historical Foundation, the St. Eustatius Action Theatre, and the Statia Folkloric Dance Group, he strives to give a voice to the issues faced by his community.
