Ron K. Palmblad

ron K. Palmblad
(Candy)

Ron’s love of theatre began when he was cast as the Mayor of MunchkinLand in the eighth grade. He remained very active in his high school theatre department where he was one of the few students that earned enough points to be inducted in the International Thespian Society as a freshman. After school he took a break from theatre, starting a career with Tri-Met and beginning a family. When his children were ages 9 and 11, his wife noticed a posting in the newspaper that the local community center was starting a summertime community theatre group. That began a family summertime project for the next ten years. He also produced and directed musical theatre productions at his children’s high school for nine years.

Over the years Ron has worked with many theatre companies as a performer and a director, including Pentacle Theatre in Salem, Nutz-n-Boltz Theater Company in Boring, Clackamas Repertory Theatre in Oregon City, Broadway Rose in Tigard, Stumptown Stages in Portland, New Century Players in Milwaukie, and Sandy Actors Theatre. Among some of his favorite rolls have been Joe Keller in “All My Sons”, Weller Martin in “The Gin Game”, Harold Hill in “Music Man” and Tevye in “Fiddler on the Roof”. An avid director in the community, his latest show “Fox On The Fairway” just enjoyed a successful run at Sandy Actors Theatre.

Ron is an avid outdoorsman who enjoys hunting, camping, target shooting and ammo reloading. He is happily married — 41 years and counting — to his loving wife Marylin. They have two children and four grandchildren. Some of his most cherished moments have been sharing the stage with his family and he looks forward to seeing his grandkids on stage someday.

Ron is excited about working with this new theatre company Life In Arts Productions, and especially looking forward to bringing to life to the character of Candy in Of Mice and Men.

“None of us are going to deny what other people are doing. If saying bullshit is somebody’s thing, then he says bullshit. If somebody is an ass-kicker, then that’s what he’s going to do on this trip, kick asses. He’s going to do it right out front and nobody is going to have anything to get pissed off about. He can just say, ‘I’m sorry I kicked you in the ass, but I’m not sorry I’m an ass-kicker. That’s what I do, I kick people in the ass.’ Everybody is going to be what they are, and whatever they are, there’s not going to be anything to apologize about. What we are, we’re going to wail with on this whole trip.”

— Ken Kesey