Well, it’s here at last! Tonight I make my formal Asolo Rep debut as we open Frank Galati’s eloquent production of Brian Friel’s early masterpiece, Philadelphia, Here I Come! Working with Frank has been a quiet revelation. His rehearsal room is a nurturing environment for organic collaboration; all ideas are given genuine and gracious consideration, and …
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Well, my goodness. Time is just flying by! I’m in rehearsals for two plays now, but I’m happy to report that the folks at Asolo Repertory Theatre make sure that all of us out-of-towners feel included when they take time out for holiday festivities. Last week there was a very entertaining Alice in Wonderland-themed holiday party …
Today, we had our first run-through of Philadelphia, Here I Come! directed by the amazing Frank Galati, at Asolo Rep. This production is wonderful; funny, truthful, and utterly heartbreaking. Frank works so quietly, so unassumingly, and so openly. And the result is such an organic, richly-textured depiction of a rural Irish community that at three …
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I’m thrilled to announce that I’ve just been offered a three-role, five-month season with the distinguished Asolo Repertory Theatre in Sarasota, Florida this winter. And I’m even more thrilled to share the list of plays, roles and directors: Philadelphia, Here I Come! by Brian Friel Role: Canon O’Byrne Director: Frank Galati The Grapes of Wrath by …
With the onset of the holidays, I’ve finally found time to sit down and add the reviews and a nifty photo gallery from my recent production of The 39 Steps at the Maltz Jupiter Theatre in Jupiter, Florida. I had a fantastic time there onstage and off, and am only sorry it was over so …
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I can certainly say that 2011 wasn’t dull. For one thing, The Smurfs movie came out. And even though only a few seconds of my one scene made it into the final cut of the film, that fleeting onscreen appearance was enough to make our 10-year-old nephew Nicholas very excited. Watching the film in 3D with …
It’s all happening so fast! Here we are at opening night already. We’ll do a few last-minute tweaks this afternoon, then the performance, and after that a grand party at a local restaurant. Our preview audiences have been wonderful, and we can’t wait to be officially up and running! It’s too bad the run is …
Wow, this rehearsal period has flown by! It feels like I just stepped off the plane in sunny Florida the other day, and yet last night we gave our first preview performance of The 39 Steps. It went very well indeed, and we’re looking forward to putting the show in front of more audiences this …
Okay. I’m super excited. First The Smurfs and now this! My agent Renée and her associate Joe called from About Artists this afternoon to tell me I’ve landed one of the two Clown roles in the Maltz Jupiter Theatre’s upcoming production of the hit Hitchcock spy spoof, The 39 Steps! I’ve been dying to do …
