The Tribune

By JEFFARAH GIBSON

Tribune Features Reporter

jgibson@tribunemedia.net

THE Bahamas’ most famous female comedic character will be “dressed to kill” when she bids her final farewell during a special red carpet event this Friday.

The audacious Dynamite Daisy, whose boldness, wit and humour on stage Bahamians have grown to love over the past 15 years, will make her last appearance during a gala ball at the Meliá Nassau Beach Resort.

Terez Davis-Nixon, the Bahamian actress who created the character, is asks everyone attending to put on their finest threads for the event, as Daisy will be clad in a show-stopping ensemble, she said.

“Daisy will be in her finest. She will be dressed from head to toe, in Daisy style of course. She will be wearing custom-made shoes,” Ms Davis-Nixon told Tribune Woman.

“I will give a little bit away about her ensemble. Her gloves will be canary yellow. The dress is a big ball gown similar to a Cinderella style. I, along with someone else, usually designs my dresses, but I have another person doing it this time. I also have someone designing the head piece for me as well. But that is as much as I will give away. I think people will be very shocked,” she said.

“Comedy Says Goodbye to Daisy” will also be a recognition event that will honour several individuals who have worked tirelessly with Dynamite Productions over the years. They include Nicole Watson, Kendia Simmons, Tina Lynch, Trent Davis, Sharell Pratt, Krista Petty, Desiree Taylor.

“These people have worked so hard over the years to make things flow smoothly and I just want to take the time to honour them in the right way,” Ms Davis-Nixon said.

The evening will feature a dinner, comedy and entertainment. The gala ball will be hosted by David Wallace and Will Stubbs.

Since the character’s grand entrance into the world of theatre, she has grown in popularity and has appeared countless times on television, in ads and on the stage.

Daisy’s staggered, slurred speech, over-the-top hair, garish makeup and outlandish attire serve to present the big picture she desires all to see.

“I really want the Bahamas to know that I appreciate the support over the years. I will take the time to not only reflect, but also announce that some new things are on the horizon for me. I plan to really mentor people in the art and possibly manage acting or singing careers. I also plan to move more into the singing and speaking arena,” she said.

Ms Davis-Nixon said the road has been a long one for Dynamite Daisy, and Friday’s climax to more than a decade of inspiring people through comedy is bittersweet.  

“The sweet part is that I feel I am coming to the end of a race. And I feel like there is one more week to go before I cross the finish line. I feel like, please, Lord, help me to make it to Friday, and that is the feeling. And what I am going to miss the most is seeing people laugh and seeing people’s mood change,” she said.

“I have been places where people had screw face, and I walked out and they are looking at me like, ‘Make me laugh if you bad, I had a terrible day’. And by the end of it, I see them crack a smile. That is what I am going to miss. I am going to miss that feeling of family with my cast, because every December for the past 15 years we perform together every Boxing Day and those nights leading up to show.”

Dynamite Daisy has toured every Bahamian island with the exception of Acklins, Crooked Island and Mayaguana. She has also travelled to the Turks and Caicos Islands, Antigua, Detroit, North Carolina, Washington, DC, and Canada.

Ms Davis- Nixon said that going forward her desire is to work in the church ministry. “I believe Daisy was ministry for me, even though it was an unconventional form of ministry. It showed me that God could use you wherever you are,” she said.

“To be honest, before I started Daisy I had the heart to actually go to seminary, believe or not. A lot of people don’t know that. I wanted to do social work first and I wanted to go to Bible school. And now I feel that I am being led to work in the ministry.”