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Jerome
De Silva-The
Man of Many Acts
Jerome de Silva-the man of many acts
is well known onstage for his plays such as 'Cats".
The head of " Workshop Players"
Director of their plays.
He has a passion for drama,
which sprang from wee days.
Born in nineteen fifty one,
with bed sheets Jello would play
dressing up, talking to-himself,
imitating everyone that came his way.
Kandyan dancing too-
Jello loved as a child.
A red cloth at his waist
he would dress up in style.
In school-the then young Jello
had a bit of a quiet phase,
until he joined St.Peter's
in which he did his A's
which he says 'I failed miserably".
A Dr. de Silva, he was expected to be
but Mr de Silva was by then set out
for the entertainment industry.
Having no formal training
singing and elocution prizes he won.
Doing broadcasting while still a schooling
his journey to his passion had begun.
A then nineteen year old Jerome
sang away in the chorus
of the play "The Boyfriend"
a Wendy Whatmore production.
Drama being his passion
Jello says,"It's very much a part of me.
I'm a highly dramatic, histronic person,
whose very much on stage even off it".
Having been an actor, director, choreographer and broadcaster
a fifty one year old Jello says his had a very exciting life
"It's been full of adventure and drama
both in acting and real life".
He loves travelling, talking to himself
eating lots of fatty food.
Says, "I've got a very adventerous palatte
which experiments a lot with its goods".
He hates socialising, body ouder
dishonesty and for some reason-Pink.
He's strongest personality strait's determination
getting what he wants and "sharing".
Weddings and parties he's bored by
but, if you get him there he could have a time.
Say's 'Solitude is my best companion"
which explains his not taking the aile.
"I can't devote myself to one person
I like sharing things with everyone.
My best companion is Myself.
I best love sitting in the jungle under the sun".
Short shorts and t-shirts
with rubber slippers his most comfy in.
Crisply ironed shirts and highly polished shoes
he likes to wear when partying.
Lastly he says,
'Don't bother much of what other's think of you
they are too busy-thinking of themselves,
to be thinking of you".
By Farah Macan Markar
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