David is a member of the Actors Equity Membership Candidate program (AEA-EMC). He is an accomplished stage, film, television and commercial actor, stage director, and voice-over artist, having worked professionally in the industry for 30 years in Chicago, Minneapolis/St. Paul, New York, Madison and Denver.
American Federation of Television and Radio Artists
Park Square Theatre
Theatre in the Round
NUTS ltd
Great River Shakespeare Festival
Nominated for Best Actor in "Dawning," Terror Film Festival in Philadelphia, 2010
Named Best Supporting Actor for Ari Lev/Jacob Kahn in "My Name is Asher Lev" with Minnesota Jewish Theatre. Named by John Townsend, Lavender Magazine 2010.
Named Best Supporting Actor for Baylor in "A Lie of the Mind" with Starting Gate Productions. Named by John Townsend, Lavender Magazine 2000.
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ACTING STAGE:
Great River Shakespeare Festival: "The Two Gentlemen of Verona" (Antonio), "King Lear," "Henry IV, Part 1" (Owen Glendower, Earl of Westmorland), "A Midsummer Night's Dream" (Tom Snout), "Comedy of Errors" (Balthasar); "Othello" (Montano); "The Tempest" (Antonio); "Love's Labors Lost" (Const. Dull)
Park Square: "A Midsummer Nights Dream" (Egeus, Quince, 1st Fairy; Director Jef Hall-Flavin); "Diary of Anne Frank" (Mr. Van Daan; Director Scott Rubsom); "Harvey" (Dr. Chumley; Director Peter Moore)
Paul Bunyan Playhouse: "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest" (R.P. McMurphy; Director Zach Curtis)
MN Jewish Theatre: "My Mother's Lesbian Jewish Wiccan Wedding" (Garth; Director Michael Kissin), "My Name is Asher Lev" (Ari, Jacob Kahn; Director Miriam Monasch); "The Triangle Factory Fire Project" (Ensemble; Director Carolyn Levy); "The Twilight of the Golds" (Walter Gold; Director Jef Hall-Flavin); "The Chosen" (David Malter; Director Carolyn Levy)
Pillsbury House: "A Streetcar Named Desire" (Mitch; Director Leah Gardener); "The Sign in Sidney Brustein's Window" (Wally O'Hara)
Torch Theater: "Macbeth" (Duncan, Sieward; Director David Mann)
Starting Gate: "A Lie of the Mind" (Baylor; Director Matt Sciple)
50 Foot Penguin: "Twelve Angry Men" (Director Zach Curtis); "Escape from Happiness" (Tom; Director Zach Curtis)
TRP: "Twelfth Night" (Toby Belch; Director David Mann); "Ghosts" (Pastor Manders; Director Craig Johnson); "The Cherry Orchard" (Lopahkin; Director Craig Johnson); "Angel Street" (Mr. Manningham; Director Timothy McGivern)
DIRECTING STAGE:
Theatre in the Round: "Rabbit Hole" (2012), "The Reluctant Debutante" (2012), "Come Back to the 5 & Dime, Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean" (2011); "Enchanted April" (2010); "Rebecca" (2009); "The Devil's Disciple" (2009); "Sabrina Fair" (2008);
Starting Gate Prodcutions: "The Miss Firecracker Contest" (2008); "The Little Foxes" (2008)
ACTING FILM/COMMERCIAL:
"Little Words" (Maleck; Director Ann Prim), "Dawning" (Feature; Principal role: Richard Benton; Wholecrue Productions, Dir. Gregg Holtgrewe);
St. Croix Casino (Commercial Broadcast); Best Buy (commercial, industrial); Toro (industrial); Target (commercial, industrial); Kangaroo Project (Motorcycle Safety Commercial Broadcast by Voodoo Productions); Timberlodge Steakhouse (Commercial Broadcast; Wilson Griak); Galyan's (Commercial Broadcast; Youngquist)
>> MUCH MORE UPON REQUEST!!! <<
Bachelor of Science in Speech, Northwestern University, Acting/Directing, 1985
Dialects (British, Welsh, Maine, NYC, Chicago, NJ, Texas...)
Stage Combat
Want very much to do more feature film work. More stage directing. Equity membership coming soon.
73" tall
Plays ages:
40s
50s
Large
Fit
Football Player build
Caucasian
Actor
U.S. Southern
Irish
Chicago
General New York
Boston
Texan
British
Welsh
Maine
Southern - Gulf states, Deep South
Can learn any accent quickly
Combat
Fencing
Hand-to-Hand
Voice over
Firearms
Meisner training
Teleprompter
Earprompter Proficient
Film and Television
Comedy Situational
Naturalism
Shakespeare
Contemporary
Commercial
Meisner Technique
Realism
Film & Television
Absurdist
Marketing
Graphic Design
Graphic Design
Production
Director
Essay
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