I’m thrilled to announce that I’ll be playing the role of everyone’s favorite consulting detective, Mr. Sherlock Holmes, in a reading of fellow UNC-Chapel Hill PATP alum Greg Oliver Bodine’s new play A Requiem for Sherlock Holmes, as part of WorkShop Theater’s Sundays@Six development series. The play is adapted (very faithfully!) from “The Final Problem” and …
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A while back, I reported on filming a very brief scene with Mark Ruffalo for John Carney’s new independent feature film. The film was titled Can a Song Save Your Life? back then, and when it was shown at the Toronto Film Festival in Fall 2013, the Weinstein company fought for and won the right to distribute …
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I know that our wonderful Asolo Repertory Theatre production of The Grapes of Wrath closed last Saturday night. But three of us actors have been invited to perform two scenes from our production as part of a celebration co-hosted by the Smithsonian and the National Steinbeck Center this Thursday evening in D.C. The evening pays tribute …
Okay, how did 5 months of acting work go so fast?? Oh, right–it was rotating repertory! Today we give the final two performances of this wonderful production of “The Grapes of Wrath” and then there will be many tearful farewells late tonight. Honestly, I’m so filled with emotion that I can’t even think about it. This …
Well, all good things must come to an end, they say. Last night, we gave the final performance of Frank Galati’s beautiful production of Brian Friel’s Philadelphia, Here I Come! And at this afternoon’s matinee, we also say farewell to Peter Amster’s sublime production of Chris Durang’s uniquely wonderful Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike. My thanks …
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Here’s the new promo “sizzler” reel for The Grapes of Wrath in which I appear as Jim Casy. This production is a beauty, and plays at Asolo Rep through 4/19. Come down to Sarasota and see this and Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike (through 4/13 only)! (If the video doesn’t display, try reloading this …
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We opened The Grapes of Wrath at Asolo Repertory Theatre on Friday night, and it will go down as one of the most exciting nights of my career. Everything came together to tell the incredible story, and the audience response was amazing. My heartfelt thanks to director Michael Donald Edwards for entrusting the role of Jim Casy …
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“The Grapes of Wrath” opens tonight at Asolo Repertory Theatre. I am so honored to be playing Jim Casy in this remarkable ensemble (onstage and off), in this remarkable production, telling this remarkable and much-needed tale. This year may mark the 75th Anniversary of the publication of the novel, but the story needs to be heard–and …
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Our hit production of Chris Durang’s wonderful comedy Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike directed by the equally wonderful Peter Amster continues its record-breaking run at Asolo Rep. Some performances are already sold out for the rest of the run, so if you’re going to be in the area and are thinking of seeing the show, …
Here’s the first trailer for “Grapes of Wrath,” which starts performances on 3/12 at Asolo Repertory Theatre in Sarasota, FL. I’m not shown in this teaser, but am busy growing my beard to play former preacher Jim Casy. We’ll have fire, a river, rain, a truck, great live music, and a lot of wonderful performances. Stay …
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