Tribute from Steven Cole Hughes

Steven Cole Hughes, Playwright and Actor

Towards the end of Tony's time at the DCTC, when he was legally blind but still acting up a storm, the standard operating procedure when you saw Tony backstage or in the hallway was to identify yourself: "Hi Tony, it's Steve." People who failed to identify themselves properly – “Hey Tony. How are you?” – were greeted with a squint, a moment's pause and then in his smiling, smooth British accent "Hello Person." It was always funny, sincere and classy.