Charlie Sloin is Ma’s beleaguered manager Irvin in ‘Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom’
On stage through March 11 in the Foulds Theatre at the Alliance for the Arts is Theatre Conspiracy’s production of August Wilson’s Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom. Playing the role of Ma Rainey’s beleaguered manager, Irvin, is Charlie Silon.
Charlie has been acting for many years in Connecticut, Ohio and Pennsylvania. Since relocating to Southwest Florida in 2013, he has appeared with the Cultural Arts Theatre, Naples Players, ETC 
Theatre, Bonita Springs Center for the Arts Community Players and the Gulf Coast Opera/Theater Zone production of Brigadoon. Some of his favorite roles include Teyve in Fiddler on the Roof, Marryin’ Sam in L’il Abner, Willie Clark in Sunshine Boys, Weiler Martin in The Gin Game, Henry Drummond in Inherit the Wind, Joe Keller in All My Sons, and Noah in Two by Two.
February 27, 2017.
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Tom Hall is both an amateur artist and aspiring novelist who writes art quest thrillers. He is in the final stages of completing his debut novel titled "Art Detective," a story that fictionalizes the discovery of the fabled billion-dollar Impressionist collection of Parisian art dealer Josse Bernheim-Jeune, thought by many to have perished during World War II when the collection's hiding place, Castle de Rastignac in southern France, was destroyed by the Wehrmacht in reprisal for attacks made by members of the Resistance operating in the area. A former tax attorney, Tom holds a bachelor's degree as well as both a juris doctorate and masters of laws in taxation from the University of Florida. Tom lives in Estero, Florida with his fiancee, Connie, and their four cats.