(March 3 to 21, 1993) He played Papa Tommy Semple in Regina Taylor's play, "Watermelon Rinds," in Various Small Fries (A Pair of One Act Plays) Humana Festival production at the Actors Theatre of Louisville in Louisville, Kentucky with Roger Robinson (Jes Semple); Kalimia A. Baxter (Lottie Semple); Donald Griffin (Willy Semple); Regina Byrd Smith (Liza Semple); Elain Graham (Pinkie Semple); Yvette Hawkins (Mama Pearl Semple) and Judy Tate (Marva Semple-Weisse) in the cast. Novella Nelson was director.