A Passion for Acting

My first role was as the son of Tessie Hutchinson in an adaptation of Shirley Jackson's The Lottery in junior high school - no lines and I stoned my mother.  In my 30's I joined a dance ensemble that performed at churches, conferences, and weddings.  I retired from a career in the legal field in 2020.  Classes, primarily at the Denver Center for the Performing Arts, and private voice lessons, have sparked my Second Act which began in July 2020.   Thank you to all who support community theatre!

• Stage -  Comedy, Drama & Musical Theater
• Educational - prior teaching experience on legal management and computer software topics as well as family counseling issues
• Stage readings and other performance and voice-over opportunities in stage, film, television, advertising, etc.
• See below about plays I have written.  A Manny for Us was produced locally in July 2024.

Theatre

• Feb-2024 The Triumph of Love - A farcical, gender-bending musical comedy based on the play originally written by Marivaux in 1732.  I played the prince's uncle, Hermocrates. (9 performances) Alex Romberg, Director, Wheat Ridge Theatre Company. 
• Aug-2023  Sherlock Holmes: The Case of Alice Faulkner - Written by Arthur Conan Doyle & William Gillette in 1899.  I played a less traditional version of Dr. Watson.  My Watson, per the director, considered himself smarter than Holmes and somewhat tolerated Sherlock's eccentricities. (10 performances).  Maru Garcia, Director,  Wheat Ridge Theatre Company. 
• May-2023  Diverse Voices Staged Reading - I was one of the actors participating in staged readings of excerpts from two plays presented by Wheat Ridge Theatre Company.  I was Robert in Housekeeping & Father in Worry Dolls. (1 performance). Selena Naumoff, Director.
• Mar-2023  The Irish Curse - I played Father Kevin who hosted a support group for men who had a TINY problem.  This adult comedy tackled issues of toxic masculinity with humor and heart.  I was also the Executive Producer and one of the Set Designers for the play. WINNER - One of the Best Comedies of 2023, OnStage Colorado's 2023 Awards for Theatrical Excellence;  Jim Hayes NOMINEE, Best Supporting Performer in a Play, 2023 Broadway World Awards- Denver.  (10 performances). Selena Naumoff, Director, Wheat Ridge Theatre Company. 
• Dec-2022  The 8: Reindeer Monologues - I was one of the reindeers, Cupid, who, along with others, had unpleasant things to say about Santa in this dark, drama-comedy with a social message.  I was also the Costume Director for the show.  Nominee, Best Costume Design of a Play of Musical, 2023 Broadway World Awards- Denver.  (10 performances).  Maru Garcia, Director,  Wheat Ridge Theatre Company.
• Nov-2022  Lysistrata - I played the Magistrate in this comedy written by Aristophenes in 411 BCE about how the women of Greece united to force peace:  No peace - No sex. (10 performances).  Mellisa Taylor, Director,  Wheat Ridge Theatre Company.
• Sept-2022  Queer Reading Series - I was one of the actors in a staged reading of one-act plays at Benchmark Theatre: Walter in The Waiting Room and Richard in The Pubic Works Department. (1 performance). Madison Kuebler, Director, And Toto Too Theatre Company.  
• July-2022  The Shadow Box - Three patients are dying of cancer and have been given the opportunity to live out their final days with family in cottages on hospital grounds. I played the unseen Interviewer who observes & counsels them as they discuss their emotional & medical challenges.  (As the understudy, I played Joe in 3 performances).  (10 performances). Selena Naumoff, Director, Wheat Ridge Theatre Company. 
• May-2022  Information for Foreigners - An interactive presentation which confronted the audience with diverse scenes related to the violation of human rights - throughout various rooms in a building.  I played one of the Guides.  (7 performances).  Maru Garcia, Director, Wheat Ridge Theatre Company. 
• Mar-2022  August: Osage County - as part of the DCPA's Adult Education Program's 2022 One Act Play Festival - Master Class - I played Charlie Aiken, the calming/ comedic influence, in the tense funeral dinner scene of the play. (3 performances). Patrick Elkins-Zeglarski, Director, Denver Center for the Performing Arts - Adult Education Program.  
• Feb-2022  Sordid Lives - I played Brother Boy, wrongly institutionalized for being a gay transvestite, and a little obsessed with Tammy Wynette.  (11 performances).  Maru Garcia, Director, Wheat Ridge Theatre Company.
• Dec-2021   Polar Express based on the children's book and movie, I played the Orange Conductor. (33 performances). Rachel Graham, Director, Colorado Railroad Museum.   
• July-2021  Colorado New Musical Festival 2021 - Rocky Mountain High - staged reading and performance of a musical.  I played a sleazy televangelist, Zachariah Wright. (1 performance). Mary Wilkie, Director, Backstory Theatre.
• July-2021  Colorado New Musical Festival 2021 - Showcase - staged readings of scenes & songs from original musicals.  I played Antonio in Foodies; Drew, a therapist in You Go On; Mark in This Year as well as a member of the ensemble in other scenes & songs. (1 performance). Kelly Bidstrup Graham, Director, Colorado New Musical Festival 2021. 
• June-2021  Skullduggery, a drive-thru COVID-safe murder mystery.  Lord & Lady Ribbons are involved in a murder investigation conducted by Scotland Yard.  I played Lord Ribbons in the final station.  (101 performances).  Maru Garcia, Director, Firehouse Theater Company. 
• May-2021  Perfect Mother, a drive-thru COVID-safe play tells the story of a mother who would do anything to keep her daughter happy...even murder.  I played the daughter's teacher, Mr. Roberts, in Scene/Station Five. (32 performances).  Maru Garcia, Director, Wheat Ridge Theatre Company.
• April-2021  Fuente Ovejuna, a drive-thru COVID-safe play based on true events in Spain in 1476 CE.  I was Mengo & Frondoso in Scene/Station Six. (49 performances) Maru Garcia, Director, sponsored by Red Rocks Community College. 
• Nov-Dec-2020  Polar Express, based on the children's book & movie, Santa (understudy - 6 performances).  Rachel Graham, Director, Colorado Railroad Museum.
• Oct-2020  Murder at the Drive-In, COVID-safe, immersive play in a drive-in theater setting, I played Chuck, 1 of 7 speaking roles in a cast of 17, who battled zombies. (6 performances). Ren Manley, Director, Audacious Theatre Company.
• July-2020  Magic in the Marsh, COVID-safe Theatre Hike - I played Barnelby the Bard who, with a minstrel, provided an overview of the quest through dialog, improvisation, & song.  My song verses were in the style of a minstrel, Frank Sinatra & finally, Elvis. (36 performances).  Melissa O'Rear & Tierra Izzo, Directors, Theatre Across Borders.

Film

• June-2022  Mortimus, short film where I played Hank, friend of Mortimus.  Austin Anderson, Director, Storybook Creative.

Voice Over

• Aug-2024  The Bonfils Girl -  the story of Helen Bonfils with 2 performances at the Ellie Caulkins Loft and 2 at the Historic Elitch Gardens Theatre.  I performed the role of her father, Frederick Bonfils, in a voice over. (4 performances) Selena A. Naumoff, Actor & Director.  Act One Productions.
• Nov-2021   A Gift to Remember - I voiced the Train Conductor's Announcements.  (3 performances) Jo Ramsey, Director, Broomfield Community Players. 

Improv

• Mar-2021 to Present  Dinner Detective - I am a cast member of the Dinner Detective, a murder mystery dinner theater cast performing private and public shows.  I have performed all roles including host, co-host, victim, murderer, and detective, which include scripted lines and improvisational interaction with audience members.  I perform one or two times per month (more during the year-end holidays) at either a private or public show; usually in the Denver area, but occassionally in Colorado Springs as well.  The Dinner Detective - Clearly Confused Intertainment, Inc.  

Writer

• July-2023   A Manny for Us ©2023, 2024 - My first play concerns a senior gay couple who decides to hire a live-in assistant to help around the house - a male nanny - a Manny.  The interview process does not go as easily as they expect; nor does adapting to having a 3rd male in the household.  "Funny and touching."  World premiere was July 26, 2024 for ten performances at the Wheat Ridge Theatre Playhouse, Wheat Ridge, Co.
• Oct-2023 - Camp Survivor ©2023 - Camp Survivor is a two-week program run by Dr. Thompson and his assistant, Dr. Stevens, for mental health patients who have survived a suicide attempt. The camp is located in a secluded mountain area in Colorado. The only access to the civilized world is a satellite phone system and weekly food deliveries. The “campers” arrive for intense individual and group therapy sessions designed, as Camp Survivor’s motto puts it, "To Not Only Survive, But To Thrive."  But the campers are not thriving!  A series of unusual deaths start taking their toll on the camp’s guests and staff. But are they accidents or is something more sinister afoot? The audience faces the question: How do people, who recently attempted to kill themselves, react to a situation where someone is trying to kill them? Do they surrender or fight back?  
• Jan-2024 - Who Says (the Show Must Go On)?  ©2024 - The board meeting of a small theatre company in Denver is much like any other, or is it?  Its members include the aging, original owner getting ready to retire, the former Miss Denver who still believes she is young enough to play the princess in the annual musical, the social climbing professional,  the foreign-born accountant who never seems to get credit for carrying more than her share of the work load,  the restaurant owner who is always attempting to squeeze in his advertising to theatre promotions and a few others to season up the mix, including the sexually-confused attorney who suggests that its new board member be "Blanche," an advanced, artificial intelligence, speaker-computer system.  Join the first meeting with Blanche and see how AI mixes with typical theatre people.
• June-2024 - Tim the Titan ©2024 - Teenager Tim has only one real friend, Blaine.  Blaine encourages Tim to run for class president against the most popular kid in school -- not with the goal to win, but with the goal to make friends.  Tim reluctantly agrees and transforms in the process and in doing so faces a reality he has long hidden away.  It may also cost him his friendship with Blaine.  The play touches on mental health and the human need for connection with others.
• July-2024 - Justice is Served  ©2024 -  Two “Karens” (self-absorbed, entitled people) meet weekly in a little coffee shop to complain about everyone and everything making life hell for the barista. This short 11-minute play highlights the ridiculousness of their self-absorption and suggests a possible just reward.  
• Aug-2024 - Incident Interviews ©2024 - An ethereal being interviews three individuals while in between life & death to get their take on life, their feelings on what might happen and what they hope will happen.  The interviewees' incidents involve an auto accident, a heart attack, and a suicide attempt.  Do they have any input on the decision?  Do you have an opinion on what should happen?  What would you chose in their place?

Acting

• Aug-2021 Irish Dialect, Jennifer Thomas, Instructor,  Denver Center for the Performing Arts (DCPA)
• Mar-2021 Approaching a Play: The Laramie Project, Timothy McCracken, Instructor, DCPA
• Jan-2021 Advance Acting: Gruesome Playground Injuries, Allison Watrous, Instructor, DCPA
• Sept-2020 Introduction to Commercial Voice Over, Tia Marlier, Instructor, DCPA
• Jun-2020 Craft of Acting: Character, Allison Watrous, Instructor, DCPA 
• Jun-2020 Video Auditions, Grady Soapes, Instructor, DCPA
• Apr-2020 Helen Mirren Teaches Acting, Helen Mirren, Instructor, www.Masterclass.com (28 online sessions, ~5 1/2  total hours) 
• Jan-2020  Scene Study II: Noises Off, Patrick Elkins-Zeglarski, Instructor, DCPA
• Oct-2019  Actor’s Process: Tablework, Patrick Elkins-Zeglarski, Instructor, DCPA
• Jun-2019  Scene Study I: The Three Sisters and Fool for Love, Sam Wood, Instructor, DCPA
• Apr-2019  The Craft of Acting, Timothy McCracken, Instructor, DCPA
• Feb-2019  Beginning Acting for Adults, Kate Gleason, Instructor, DCPA

Voice

• Oct-2019 - Oct-2020 & Jan-2021-Present (sporatic)  Private Singing Lessons, Jerome Sibulo, Instructor

• ACTING
•  Irish Curse, role of Father Kevin, Nominee, Best Supporting Performer in a Play, 2023 Broadway World Awards- Denver. 
• Irish Curse, actor & executive producer, Winner, One of the Best Comedies of 2023, OnStageColorado's 2023 2023 Awards for Theatrical Excellence.
• COSTUME DESIGN
• The 8: Reindeer Monologues,  Nominee, Best Costume Design of a Play or Musical, 2023 Broadway World Awards- Denver. 

• Make-up Artistry - Workshop for theatrical and trauma make-up (see photos in gallery below), Feb-2020, Rachel Taylor, Instructor, DCPA
• Costume Design - Costume Director for WRTC's production of The 8: Reindeer Monologues which included developing the concept, purchasing and modifying items to suit our needs. This included theatrical blood, fire, duct tape, twigs, metal chain, a weedwacker, a BBQ grill cleaner, an SUV tire, glitter, iron on patches, sewing, glue and assorted "trade secrets."   Nominee, Best Costume Design of a Play or Musical, 2023 Broadway World Awards- Denver. 
• Dance - 8 Years of public performance of jazz, ballet and lyrical dance styles; solo, pas de deux & company performances; venues includes churches, conferences and weddings.  Choreographed and performed pas de deux for two weddings. Choreographed a solo and a company performance.  Wheat Field Christian Fellowship Dance Troup, Vineyard Aurora Dance Troup.
• Props - assisted with preparation of scenery & props, including theatrical blood & blood balloons for Murder at the Drive-In.
• Set - assisted with the set design for Irish Curse and prepared all the church news posters for same. 
• Legal & Accounting - as a former attorney and having managed CPA and law firms, I am very familiar with these office environments and their professional terminology should they be a necessary component for a role. 
• Wedding Officiant - I have officiated 8 weddings in Colorado.  I have extensive experience in projecting my voice to an assembled audience without the benefit of a microphone, often at odds with guests exhibiting elevated levels of intoxication. 
• Accents & Languages - I have had an Irish dialect class and I have studied Gaelic.  Although only fluent in English, I have had multiple years of training in Spanish, German and Latin.  I can, with little coaxing, sing Downtown in German, having learned it in 1970.  I lived in New York for 12 years and can still recoup that accent.  I have had some experience with British accents as well.

• Height: 5' 11"
• Weight: 185 lbs.
• Age: 71
• Voice: - Tenor/High Baritone
• Hair: Grey 
• Eyes: Blue-Grey (Glasses needed for reading, not performing)
• Facial Hair:  Willing to shave it off as I have done in the past.
• Status: Non-union
• Member: Colorado Theatre Guild, Entertainment Community Fund (formerly, The Actors Fund)
• Board of Directors: Wheat Ridge Theatre Company (Jan. 2022 - Oct. 2024)