Esther Cryderman`s list of occupations stretches from teacher, to illustrator, to television producer and to mother of four. It is this last occupation that she considers most precious and feels a passionate need to defend.
Soon to spring from Cryderman`s imagination and persistent creative streak is ”Doughball City, Soap Opera Substitute” a cable access show that Cryderman hopes will ”give a shot in the arm to people who feel that parenthood is a second-rate occupation.”
The show is a series of vignettes, many contributed by other access producers at Centel-Wheaton Ch. 37, that are designed to tickle the funny bone, entertain and ”should give parents a feeling of worth in doing this type of work.”
”I was so overwhelmed with the seriousness and weight of raising human beings,” Cryderman explained. ”We don`t have to put so much pressure on ourselves. This society is so stressful.”
A theme song composed by Cryderman and an animated clay sequence set the show`s playful tone while the opening credits roll. Original music written by people solicited by Cryderman is used as a backdrop for the creative imagery that follows. ”I look at it as a joint venture for everybody to have a good time and get a message across.”
Cryderman literally becomes a part of the show as Mary Margitan, a scatterbrained housewife whose domestic adventures serve as segues between sketches.
”Doughball City” is tentatively scheduled to debut during the last week of September on Wheaton-Centel Ch. 37.
