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Joseph Baldino
James and Stefania Horan
Mary Gould
Peggy McCay
Neal Lerner
Ines Basso Glick
Stanley Glick
Max Glick
Brad Kovnat

We lost our best friend, mentor, and adopted brother, Victor Hugo Basso on Saturday evening (Feb 7) from a massive coronery.
It is a great shock, and while we are glad for him that it was over in an instant, it has left a great gaping hole that will take time to repair.
It is safe to say that without his influence and help, South of Broadway and Summer in the City would never have come into being.
A few of our memories with Victor. Click on the images to see a larger size.
On February 7, 2009 South of Broadway Theatre Company's dearest friend and mentor, Victor Hugo Basso departed this planet.

Victor suffered a massive coronary at the home of his boss, Peggy McCay, in Los Angeles. It was over before we even knew what had happened. In the intervening months, to help everyone touched by this loss to cope, and as a way to honor our friend, the Victor Hugo Basso Theatre Legacy Fund has been established. With it we memorialize the generosity of his spirit and his lifelong pursuit of art.
This fund was created as homage to Victor's lifelong love of, and enthusiasm for, exceptional talent. We want to perpetuate for those who will never know him, his spirit of willingness to nurture and develop -- whatever the sacrifice. And he did sacrifice. Often.



Throughout his life Victor touched and influenced hundreds of artists. He always seemed to know exactly what was needed in any given situation and he always gave it. He was himself a great performer but always gave more of himself to others than he kept for himself.
If you were one of those people lucky enough to have experienced "The Basso Touch" first hand, this is your opportunity to 'pay it forward,' and to make sure that others can continue to be supported by the extraordinary passion he brought to everything he did. Take a minute to this page and use the Pay Pal donation above where you can donate whatever you will. Any amount is helpful and meaningful: $5 dollars or $5 thousand dollars. Your name will be on the list of donors on this page.

Some of the funds will be used this year towards scholarshipping a student to the milestone fifth year anniversary of "Summer in the City." Victor was fundamental in establishing this program. He unfailingly showed up every year - at his own expense - to lend his talent, enthusiasm and wisdom to each year's group of young artists. In future, we expect to make awards to a variety of artists who exemplify and embody the same spirit that Victor showed in practicing his art and and living his life. Guidelines are available on Victor's page. We thank you on Victor's behalf for validating the generous life he lived for people and art.
Victor worked with South of Broadway Theatre Company's (SOBTC) producer, Mary Gould, since 1990 in New York City, Brazil, Great Britain, California, and South Carolina.
An LA based actor, director, and coach, Victor appeared in "Permanent Collection" directed by Harry Lennix ("Matrix", "Commander in Chief"). Favorite roles include Kelly's hairdresser on "Married With Children," and he played the Coroner on "Days of Our Lives."
As an educator Victor was a teacher at the "Al Guarino Acting Classes" in LA and participated in SOBTC and YEA's "Summer in the City" program in New York. He directed the YEA "Summer in the City" scholarship winners show "We'll Take Manhattan" in the Fall of 2005 in Charleston, SC.
Victor's coaching clients include Peggy McKay, "Days of Our Lives", and the comic, ANT, a regular on "The Tonight Show" and host of "Celebrity Fit Club".