Off Off Broadway
MANLY MEN: AN EVENING CHOCK FULL OF LIES & TESTOSTERONE, The Actors Loft, New York, NY
COMPANY, Friendship Theatre Co., New York, NY
LUV, Friendship Theatre Co., New York, NY
MOONCHILDREN, Friendship Theatre Co., New York, NY
DOES A TIGER WEAR A NECKTIE, Friendship Theatre Co., New York, NY
THE BIRDS DO IT, Friendship Theatre Co. (*World Premiere (also the playwright), New York, NY
AN EVENING OF FRIENDSHIP, Friendship Theatre Co. (Musical Review), New York, NY
Regional
PLAYER’S JOY, Actors Repertory Theatre, (*World Premiere), Frederick, MD
SUPERNORMAL CLUTCHES, Actors Repertory Theatre, (*Virginia Premiere), Norfolk, VA
THE APPLE TREE, HRCPA, VA Beach, VA
TOMFOOLERY, The Generic Theater, Norfolk, VA
STANDING ON MY KNEES, The Generic Theater, Norfolk, VA
SOCIAL SECURITY, The Actors Theatre, VA Beach, VA
BLOOD TIES, The Generic Theater (*World Premiere/Comedy), Norfolk, VA
ANNOYED WITH FREUD, Boston Theatre Guild (*World Premiere/Farce (also the playwright), Boston, MA
Other
LOVERS & OTHER STRANGERS, Limelight Productions Tour, VA Beach, VA
THE PLAYERS (Sketch & Improv Comedy Troupe) VA Beach, VA
PUTTING MY MUSIC WHERE MY MOUTH IS(Cabaret featuring original music of Chip Orton & Doug James), Norfolk, VA
FREELANCE ACTOR/WRITER/DIRECTOR
(May 1975 to Present)
• Artistic Director of two professional, non-profit AEA-affiliated theatre companies, and one nonEquity company.
• As an actor, numerous roles covering theatre, television and motion pictures ranging from off off Broadway and national tours to industrials and feature films. Active member of Screen Actors Guild and Actors Equity Association. Resume upon request.
• Two plays produced off off-Broadway. Currently, have one play/screenplay, The Reel Life, in development with the Actors Repertory Theatre Co.
• Have directed more than 50 musical and dramatic productions for professional companies throughout the United States, designing light and sound plots for many of them.
• Acting instructor and coach for the past 25 years, having taught at professional schools, various theatre companies and privately in NYC, Virginia and Maryland.
EDUCATION:
School for Film & Television Actors Institute
New York, New York New York, New York
Weist-Barron School Actors Theatre of America
New York, New York New York, New York
Lee Strasberg Theatre Institute Emerson College, BFA
New York, New York Boston, Massachusetts
REFERENCES
Betty Xander,
The Generic Theatre (VA), Managing Director (Retired)
Elizabeth Kraus,
Independent Film & Theatrical Producer (NY)
Cell: 917-573-6840