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And Britton's Richard starts to look more brutal as he disposes of courtiers such as Hastings (an energetic Joe Palka) and Rivers and Grey (the subtly libertine Evan Crump and Gabriel Swee), and the stage becomes emptier.

Washington Shakespeare Company's haunted 'Richard III' isn't haunting enough Celia Wren 2010

The preening "Paycock" read: peacock of the play's title is "Captain" Jack Boyle, played by Joe Palka.

Backstage at Washington Shakespeare Company's 'Juno and the Paycock' 2011

Palka, who is married to WTTG-TV's weather person Sue Palka, just had a successful run of his family-dysfunction comedy "Mookie Cranks a Tater!" at Buffalo's Alleyway Theatre.

Backstage at Washington Shakespeare Company's 'Juno and the Paycock' 2011

It is snowing so hard that the snowflakes have now turned into little mini Sue Palka heads...

And the awards for 'Best Snow Comments' go to... Ann Posegate 2011

Palka has worked with WSC for several years, but never in a role this size.

Backstage at Washington Shakespeare Company's 'Juno and the Paycock' 2011

"I gave up drinking 12 years ago, and I recall the euphoria, not produced by the alcohol, but by the illusions that were created," Palka observes.

Backstage at Washington Shakespeare Company's 'Juno and the Paycock' 2011

There's another character, Cary Palka, who has inherited a family duty that must be carried out with a bloody axe - and while this does add an interesting element to the story (and is like a lighthouse toward an expected ending), it's not enough to overcome prose that is so occupied with spinning mystique that it forgets to balance characters and plot.

REVIEW: Interzone #225 2009

Palka was an award-winning liberal talk-show host on WWRC-AM in the 1990s, and knows all about chat for chat's sake and, he claims, self-delusion - both talents that figure prominently in his take on the Captain.

Backstage at Washington Shakespeare Company's 'Juno and the Paycock' 2011

"Tonight, all the galaxy's a stage!" proclaimed company member Joe Palka, the evening's master of ceremonies, kicking off the proceedings on a dais near a large red Klingon flag.

Theater Review: Washington Shakespeare Company's evening of the Bard in Klingon Celia Wren 2010

GOOD DICK (Director and Screenwriter: Marianna Palka) — The tale of a lonely girl drawn from her isolated life and solitary apartment by a doting young video store clerk who strives to capture her affections.

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