Donnie Neubauer, a gifted actor who had been ill for a while, died Tuesday. Plans are afoot for a memorial service at the San Pedro Playhouse. At this point, it's tentatively scheduled for 7 p.m. Monday (April 20). His sister, Linda Humphreys, says that the service will include performances and a slide show capturing him in action. One of his final performances was a funny turn in "Divorce, Southern Style" at the Steven Stoli Playhouse in 2007, playing the object of an ex-wife's scheme. Other memorable credits from the past few years include directing a solid "House of Yes;" a turn as Rudolph's dad in "The Reindeer Monlogues," one of the last shows by Actors' Theatre of San Antonio during its stint at the Woodlawn Theatre; the jokester uncle in a sparkling staging of "Ah, Wilderness!" at the San Pedro Playhouse; and a particularly strong Peck in ATSA's "How I Learned to Drive." He also wrote one of the strongest pieces of 2005's edition of TheatreASAP.

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The Celebration of Donnie's Life will be this Monday, April 20, 2009 at 7pm at San Pedro Playhouse

I am very sorry to hear that, He is in better place.

Harvette Ellington

Express News Obituary

Donnie Neubauer

07/28/1950 ~ 04/14/2009

If there were a season, occasion or event, Donnie always had a joke on hand. Growing up in the entertainment world, Donnie emerged as a gifted actor, singer, writer, director, producer, and clown. As a child Donnie was a national roller-skating champion and continued to be an avid sports enthusiast his entire life. After attending Edison, A&M and SAC, Donnie entered the professional world of advertising. He starred in countless TV and radio commercials as well as some film, but he always stayed true to his roots in live theatre. Donnie was preceded in death by his parents CJ and Hazel Neubauer and is survived by his son, Benjamin; grandson, Greg; fiancé, Shelly Chance; brother, John; sister, Linda, numerous nieces and nephews and a treasure trove of life long friends.

A celebration of Donnie's life will be held Monday, April 20th at 7:00 p.m. at the San Pedro Playhouse. Contributions can be made to the Extended Run Players at UIW and the Texas Organ Sharing Alliance.

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