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Ronald Goshop hailed for mentorship
Ronald Goshop, the veteran actor who died this week, was an influential figure at Excelsior High School, where he served as a teacher for over 20 years in the arts department.
Among the many who have been under his tutelage was Stede Flash.
Known in Jamaican theatre circles as Jookie Jam, Flash credits Goshop with spurring his interest in acting.
“My first time meeting Ronald Goshop was 1980 at Excelsior High School, when I was in second form. He was our art teacher, and I had a lot of conversations with him about drama. At that time I was doing a lot of church plays and school festivals,” Flash recalled in an interview with the Jamaica Observer. “Third and fourth form I was totally into drama; I was president of Excelsior Drama Club and Goshop would come over each day to help us rehearse. We entered [Jamaica Cultural Development Commission annual] Festival that same year and won gold for our piece.”
Based in New York, Flash says he has not seen Goshop in many years, but never forgot his role as a mentor.
No details of Goshop’s death were available at press
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Flash returns to depiction stage
It’s been almost 30 years since Stede Blaze made his first smooth in playhouse, his proclaimed love.
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