Mark de Castrique

I used to be young Mark de Castrique.  That would begin in summer of 1969 as intern trying to hang onto the other end of a set flat as Virgil propelled me through the scene shop.  I worked as a WBTV Producer/Director 1970 - 1972, left on the great northern migration to Washington with Tom Cookerly and Fred Barber 1972 - 1976, and then returned home to WBTV where I worked in Creative Services and Programming until 1984.  Now I am an independent writer/producer, primarily working with Silver Hammer Studios, the Children's Hospital, and various corporate clients.  In the past few years, I had the great pleasure to create a musical with Loonis, write a play staged by Charlotte Rep, and complete a mystery novel DANGEROUS UNDERTAKING being published in May.  My wife Linda and I live in Charlotte.  Our older daughter Melissa finished Davidson and works in DC, and our younger daughter Lindsay begins Davidson in the fall.  However, the most exciting moments of my career were pulling prompter copy for Fred Kirby singing ATOMIC POWER and flipping coins for the Harris-Teeter products after THE BETTY FEEZOR SHOW.  Now that was show biz!