Peggy Friesen

MO Rep Credits: Mrs. Fezziwig, Harpist (A Christmas Carol)
                Mrs. Cratchit, Belle, Ghost of Christmas Past (A Christmas Carol)
		Alma Carroll (WMKS: Where Music Kills Sorrow)
		Reba Freitag (The Last Night of Ballyhoo)
		Julia (A Delicate Balance)
		Bananas (The House of Blue Leaves)

 Other Credits: The Unicorn: Dr. Vivian Bearing, PhD (W;t)
			     (Mercy Killing)
			     (Woman in Mind)
			     (Aunt Dan and Lemon)
	  The St. Louis Rep: Mrs. Alving (Ghosts)
 American Heartland Theatre: Birdie (The Little Foxes)
	      Feature films: (Ang Lee's Ride With the Devil)
			     (The Big Brass Ring)
		  TV movies: (Monday After the Miracle)
			     (A Will of Their Own)

Pictures

Vivian with Dr. Kelekian (Darryl Stamp) in The Unicorn's production of W;t (Wit).

Vivian being read to by E. M. Ashford (Janie Fopeano) in W;t.

My Thoughts

The first time I saw Peggy, I thought she seemed to be a bit frail, like a slight breeze might blow her over. But every time I see her, I am shown how she is so strong. She has been in The Rep's A Christmas Carol for 15 seasons, enough to wear out any lesser actor. She does well at comedic roles like Reba and Alma, and tragic roles like Vivian. I must say, it takes a lot of dedication to shave your head for a role like she did for Vivian. And to top it off, she is an accomplished concert and Celtic harpist.