Shawn McCarthy as

Lead Technician/
Pyrotechnician
1999

Locken Key the Gatekeeper/
Pyrotechnician
1998

Name: Shawn McCarthy
Birthdate: 9-5-65
Reason you joined the stunt show: Join?!?! When did I do that?!?!?
How many grueling hours has Craig made you work on the show?: 365X24/e
Favorite stunt: Any that don't involve me.
What advice would you give someone playing your part?: If you don't get help at Shick, please, get help somewhere.
Favorite line from any of the shows: I'm all right ....really!
Favorite fight partner in a show: Michael Winship
Favorite character from a movie: Ben Rumen from "Paint Your Wagon."
If you were stranded on a desert island with 1 other person, who would you prefer to be with?: My ever so supportive wife.
No, really: Come on, guys: You know she might read this.
How many articles of clothing would you be wearing?: Clothing? We don't need no stinking clothing.
If you could have 1 power of a super hero, what would it be?: I want to be Kronos!
Words to live by: What the hell; give it a shot.
Acting/Technical experience:
70-73 Rodeo Trick Roper's Assistant, Clown Act Assistant
'74 Novice Trick Roper - State Fair of Texas Parades.
'77 Gunslinger/Stunt Rider - Northside Coliseum Wild West Show
'79-'84 Announcer - Ellis County Horse Show Assn.
'81 Recorded 4-H Broadcast Segment - KBEC 1170 AM
'83 Played Leading Man and Tech Director - "Love Rides the Rails", a melodrama in two masturbatory acts.
'80-'84 Lighting Tech - Allen Meyer Show, an Elvis impersonator.
'85-'88 Sound Engineer - Starfire Showband. Lights, sound, fog, follow spot, and announcer for Starfire "X" rated grease show.
'89-'90 Returned as Light Tech - Starfire.
'88 Played Young Scrooge, Old Joe, and some other guy, Tech Advisor and Supplier for "The Story of Old Scrooge" - Omni Productions.
'92 Played Ebenezer Scrooge as a street theater character (twitch, twitch) for the Tiny Time Foundation Dinner - Omni Productions.
'90, '92-93, '95 Scarborough Performing Company
'92-93 Town Council
'93 Assistant Director of Music. Chess Fight - Weapon: Magic.
'94 Jouster, Master of the List - Cimmerian Combative.
'97-98 Hawkwood Medieval Fantasy Faire
'97-98 Shawnessy, stage performer/musician - Hawkwood
'98 The Stunt Show/Checkers conspiracy
'99 Sound Engineer - North Texas Irish Festival, North Texas Scottish Games, Old Bedford School Saturday Music Program
and that's all I can remember!
Achievements: The jury is still out on that one.
Any extra tidbits you want to offer: Never order catsup flavored ice cream!


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