Allen Pontes

I went to high school with Alan we were in the drama club and shared quite a few plays together. One of my favorite memories was when a group of us in the drama class had went to Ashland Oregon, we raise money to rent a Winnebago to drive there the laughter the good times going to The Shakespearean festival was a blast. He had sent me a video that he had taken during a rehearsal that I was in. You will be missed I have a lot of wonderful memories you were always so kind and a great sense of...

I first met Allen Pontes at the Sacramento Shakespeare Festival when we were both cast in Julius Ceasar. I had been out of theatre for a decade when I auditioned, and was cast as Brutus. Allen was Marc Anthony. He was a great cast mate, even as we were bitter rivals onstage, on separate sides of a civil war. I recall marveling at his stage presence and commanding voice. After the big act of assassination near the end of the first half, Allen had a long monologue. At the Land Park...

Allen and I worked together in the theater, first at The Magic Circle in Roseville and later at Main Street Theater Works. He was a terrific actor and director and a joy to work with; but oh, what a friend! He and I could talk about anything. We used to have chance meetings at the grocery store when he was in my neighborhood to visit his parents, and we always wound up talking for a long time. Whenever I went to his apartment to pick up a script, it turned into party for two. His love for...

Allen was my baby brother. I loved him so much. We always assumed I would go first since I was 11 years older. Cancer is such an awful grim-reaper. I will miss him the rest of my life. Rest in Heaven, dear brother.

After a friendship that spanned 25 years, I have too many wonderful memories to count, but some of my favorites were everytime we were onstage together. We shared the stage in 13 full-length plays , dozens of one-acts, 12 live radio shows, and countless school assemblies. But most of all, Allen was my very dearest friend, and just hanging out and talking with him, laughing together, planning our next big project and adventure are memories I will cherish forever.