Mr. Penn Returns Again in Episode 408 of Gotham on Thursday, November 9th!

Great news!  Mr. Penn returns to Gotham again tonight for a couple of scenes in Episode 408 of Fox’s hit drama Gotham.  And he has some news for Mr. Cobblepot (aka The Penguin).  I can’t reveal anything beforehand, of course, but I can promise it’s another episode filled with the show’s signature dark humor and deliciously …

Mr. Penn Returns to Gotham for Episode 406 on Thursday, 10/26 on Fox!

I’m delighted to announce I’m making my third appearance as Mr. Penn on Season 4 of Fox’s Gotham this Thursday evening, 10/26.  This time I’ll appear in a couple of scenes. I’m also delighted the fabulous Gotham wiki has added a profile page for my character: http://gotham.wikia.com/wiki/Penn Tune in and see what Mr. Penn gets up to …

Mr. Penn Reappears on Gotham Episode 405 Thursday October 19th!

I’m delighted to reveal that Mr. Penn resurfaces on Season 4 of GOTHAM this Thursday evening (October 19th) on the FOX network.  I pop up in a couple of scenes in the course of the episode.  I’m having such great fun working with this spectacular group on set and off–what an absolute treat every time! …

I Begin a Small Recurring Role on “Gotham” with the 9/21 Season Premiere on Fox Network!

I can’t say who I play or what happens, but at last I can reveal that over the summer months, I’ve been shooting with the fabulous cast, crew, directors, and producers of the hit Batman prequel, Gotham.  My first appearance will be in the Season 4 Premiere tonight (9/21) on the Fox Network. I’ve never …

I Have a New Recurring Role on a Hit Prime-Time TV Show This Fall!!

I can’t tell you the name of the show. Or of my character.  Or what my cool costumes are like. Or anything. Yet. But I CAN tell you I’ve booked a fun little role in a hit prime-time TV series, and that the role has just become recurring!  Whether I’ll appear more than a couple …

Premiere of Mike Reiss Play “It’s All in the Execution” at 2017 Writing the Rockies Conference

This July, I had the great pleasure of sharing the stage with Sam Robards (so great in The 39 Steps on Broadway, among other projects) for the finale of the fantastic 2017 Writing the Rockies conference at Western State Colorado University in Gunnison, CO. Such a smart, sweet, and funny man. And the pleasure was increased …

Teaching Presentation Skills to Graduate Student Poets and Novelists

This was my second year as a member of the graduate creative writing faculty at Western State Colorado University, in Gunnison, Colorado.  I was first hired in 2016 by my Harvard classmate David Rothman, head of the program and of the poetry concentration, to teach a summer intensive on presentation skills to second-year grad student …

Watch for me in “The Good Fight” on CBS All Access March 12th!

Despite the sudden closure of the Cheers Live on Stage tour, I did land one nifty bit part before the end of 2016. I was cast as Nicholas Haight in the upcoming streaming drama, The Good Fight, which will premiere this Spring on the new CBS All Access channel. My role was small; most of my lines were …