Small World Department: I’m really excited about this bit of news: Once again, the magic of Lewis Carroll makes itself felt in surprising ways. As many of you know, I’m a big fan of Lewis Carroll, and even recently served for four years as President of the Lewis Carroll Society of North America. Currently, I …
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If you’ve read my prior blog posts, you know that I’m very excited to be heading down to the Asolo Repertory Theatre for three plays this Winter. And I’m delighted to announce that their web site now offers a full season brochure, as well as a detailed calendar of performance dates and times. The Asolo …
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Here’s another installment of my tips for aspiring actors series: Anytime you’re asked to perform a scene for an audition, the casting director or producer will provide a person to act as the Reader opposite you. The Reader may turn out to be an excellent actor, or in some unfortunate instances, a casting admin drafted …
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 …
I was at an appointment-only commercial audition recently where I was reminded that there are still plenty of actors out there who are getting in their own way even before they set foot into the audition room. The audition was running late, and the monitor checking people in and collecting headshots had her hands full. …
United We Stand: I would like to offer a heartfelt Happy 100th Anniversary to AEA and all the people past and present who help keep it running strong. Thank you for protecting and promoting professional stage actors and stage managers in this country for a full century. Here’s to many more!
This week, out of the blue, I received a lovely email: Andrew: we have seen many of your performances at Vermont Stage and we were wondering if there are any DVDs or tapes of any of your performances that we might purchase, such as The Foreigner. You have been a special gift to the Burlington …
While I was born in Cambridge, MA and raised in Belmont, MA, the vagaries of Fate are such that for all these years I had never actually been hired to perform at a theatre in Massachusetts! That all changed in a wonderful way in November and December of 2012, when I was hired to play …
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There are only two papers that review Shadowland Theatre productions up here in Ellenville, NY, but happily reviewers from both came to see The Dangers of Electric Lighting and both loved it. The first link also has a number of photos from the show. I’ll be posting a few pix or a slideshow soon. Enjoy! Review …
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This all happened so quickly that I didn’t even find the time to post that I was cast in this production, but I open tonight as Nikola Tesla in the NY Premiere of The Dangers of Electric Lighting, about the War of the Currents between Thomas Edison and Nikola Tesla. It’s at Shadowland Theatre in Ellenville, …
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