Heather Krueger is a chameleon, both onstage and off. Her impressive vocal ability and stage presence make her a force to be reckoned with. But when the pandemic derailed her acting options, she added stage manager to her other roles as doting mother and charismatic performer/choreographer. Luckily for us, her bawdy persona was on full display as Linoleum (aka Lin) in Stageworks’ musical tribute to Florida trailer parks. She particularly ingratiated herself to packed houses when describing her neighbor’s affair as a “rendezvous.” Then, breaking the fourth wall with a naughty grin to make eye contact with an unsuspecting patron down front, she squeals with delight, “that’s French for fucking”—which brought a snorting roar from the crowd.
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This article appears in Best of The Bay 2023.

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