Looking Glass Playhouse, Lebanon, IL – 2021 Tito Morrelli My return to the stage after the COVID-19 pandemic was in a new area, the St. Louis metro. In this show, I played Tito Morelli, an Italian tenor with more than a few issues. Tito arrives at his hotel suite in Cleveland, Ohio, to perform at […]
Theatre121, Woodstock, IL – 2019 Troupe Director, Various A Christmas Carol: A Play in Five Acts was an original adaptation of Dickens’ work, using the premise of a troupe of actors performing the story to frame the play. My multiple roles included that of the theatre director and various characters in the show itself. For […]
Theatre121, Woodstock, IL 2019 Ensemble Such a fun show! Ensemble again, which meant a lot of work, a lot of singing and dancing, and on top of all of that I was also Prop Master. So I’m not in a lot of these shots, but my props might be.
PM&L Theatre, Antioch, IL – 2019 Ensemble One of my favorites, I have a deep appreciation for Guilbert and Sulivan and growing up watching the Movie with Linda Ronstadt and Kevin Kline every time it showed on HBO just reinforced it. Gladly in the ensemble for this playing both a pirate and a policeman. I […]
PM&L Theatre, Antioch IL – 2019 Ferris Layman, An ordinary man in a not-so-ordinary world. A single father doing his best to run his business and raise his children (a sexually emerging daughter, and an extremely special needs son) hoping the ex-preacher stranger who just walked into his life may help.
Black Box Theater at McHenry Community College , Crystal Lake, IL – 2018 Husband, father, Charlie Aiken. This was the only time I was truly worried about a role. Not because of my performance, but because the cast was so strong in such a heavy play. I didn’t want to let them down. In the […]
Woodstock Musical Theatre Company, Woodstock IL, 2018 Fezziwig, Portly Gentleman, Ensemble The first of my forays into the world of Dicken’s Scrooge. In this production, I was one of the portly gentlemen, Fezziwig, and one of Fred’s party guests. While not a musical, there was music and dancing involved.
Woodstock Musical Theatre Company, Woodstock IL 2018 Pat Denning For me, Pat Denning in 42nd Street was an Irish comic. After all, Denning is Irish for brown. So, with a light Irish brogue and dyed red hair, that’s how I portrayed him. I must admit, this was me at my heaviest. Fortunately for both me […]
Town Square Players, Woodstock IL 2017 Papa Bear, Thelonious, Ensemble Shrek marked my triumphant return to the stage! After nearly 30 years away, I finally had the time to audition and rekindle my passion for performing. A huge thank you to my friend Angie Kells for posting about choreographing the show and inspiring me to […]
Camp Humphreys Theatre, Camp Humphreys, Korea – 1988 Emile DeBeque U. S. Army hobby production. Dyed black hair with hair-white to turn a recently turned 21-year-old into a middle-aged French man. Thank goodness my French accent from then cannot be heard now.
