Dale Raoul puts the word “act” in actress but many don’t know she simultaneously puts the word “act” in activism; beginning, in fact, when she committed to the Artists Confronting AIDS production of “AIDS/US” at the Skylight Theatre.
When the women who appeared in the groundbreaking docudrama were unable to perform because of the physical deterioration caused by AIDS, Dale would “perform” their words, she noted, “It was the most heartbreaking, life-affirming experience I’ve had in the theatre.” Since that 1986 experience, she has combined acting with social activism, raising funds for organizations such as Five Acres Orphanage, Caring for Babies with Aids, The Foster Care Project, and Lamp Community on Skid Row. She has headlined benefits for the MAMM Alliance which raises money for the performing arts under the CSU Fullerton’s Philanthropic Foundation, and for the past seven years performed “A Christmas Memory” to benefit her favorite local charity, Housing Works.
