Directing
Villanova University – M.A. Graduate Student
Episcopal Academy Community Players : “Animal Farm” (2015), “The Bold, the Young, and the Murdered” (13), “An Absolute Turkey” (12), “The Dining Room” (11), “Family Album (Cowards Tonite at 8:30)” (10), “…Forum” (09), “How to Succeed…” (08)
Classic Theatre Productions : “An Evening of Damon Runyon” – Philadelphia Fringe Festival (Adapted/produced/Directed/Acted), “Jacques Brel…”, “The Owl and the Pussycat”
N Shabel-Ebenezer Entertainment : World Premiers “Are the Lights Still on in Paris” (09), “Marty’s Back in Town” (12) by Norman Shabel.
Brick Playhouse (Playwrights’ Development Theatre) : “High Track”/”Last Minute Shopper” by Roger Cornish, “Understudies”, by Joseph Paprzycki, > PREMIER, “Space” by Steve McWilliams > Chosen for Best of ITs, “If Only” and “Reception” by Marc Cofta, Robert Christophe’s “Two Shadows Cast”. Acted in a hundred cold reading of new plays, Independent Theatre Staff Director
Glassboro State College/Rowan University : Asst Dir. Music Department Opera – “Gianni Schicchi”, “HMS Pinafore”, “Marriage of Figaro”
Central High School : (Director to the Drama Society 10 years) “Play On”, “You Can’t Take It With You”, “Lend Me a Tenor” (2 times), “…Charlie Brown”, “The Man Who Came to Dinner”, “God’s Favorite”, “The Night of January 16”, “The Crucible”
Association of Theatres of Higher Education : Participant 2001 / 2002 / 2003 / 2005
Acting
Highlights of Recent Acting Work
“She Loves Me”- Headwaiter– Matthew Decker, Dir. Villanova
“Translations” – Jimmy Jack Casey – Valerie Joyce, Dir. Villanova
“Three Penny Opera” – Reverend Kimball/Blind Beggar – Valerie Joyce, Dir. Villanova
“Chatting with the Tea Party”& Various Society Hill Playhouse– Deen Kogan, Dir
“Imagining Madoff”- Bernie Madoff – Theatre at KI Neill Hartley, Dir
“Broken Glass” – Phillip Gellburg Isis Productions Neill Hartley, Dir
FILM Featured: “Silver Lining Playbook” Dance Competition Sign-in Administrator Featured: “Law Abiding Citizen” – City Councilman
Featured: “It’s Always Sunny in Philly” – Trashman: Featured
Episcopal Academy Community Players:Director “.. Succeed”(’08)“ “..Forum” (’09) Family Album”(10) “The Dining Room” (11) “An Absolute Turkey”(12) “The Bold the Young & The Murdered (’13), “Animal Farm” (’13) (They ended productions)
Society Hill Playhouse:Director “branch: A Baseball Legend”(2/12)
Ebeneezer Entertainment: Director “Are the Lights Still on in Paris” (’08) Marty’s Back in Town (11/12) THEATRE
Classic Theatre Productions: Producer/Director
“An Evening of Damon Runyon” Adapted to Readers’ Theatre by Barry Brait
“Jacques Brel is Alive and Well and Living in Paris” – Society Hill Playhouse
“Owl & the Pussycat” – The Adrienne
Historic Philadelphia Inc.: “Once Upon A Nation” – Storyteller/Caleb Dither-Colonial
Associated Theaters of Higher Education
“Battle on a Playground” Lead San Francisco
“The Sunshine Game” Lead New York
“Shape Shifter” Featured San Diego
“A Question of Color” Featured Chicago
Brick Playhouse: Staff Director of minimum of 100 Cold Readings of new plays
Wilma Theatre: “The President” Featured B. Zizka, Dir
Marigold Theatre: “Love Letters” Lead A. Maurer, Dir
Dechardt-Rhoads/TroutmanPepper18 years Deposition Witness Actor UPENN – Medical Ethics Question – Neill Hartley
Other Plays: “Man of La Mancha”; “Company”; “1776” (Theatre by the Sea/Villanova University Summer Theatre); “Girl in the Freudian Slip”; “Tartuffe”; “Rougeries of Scapain”
FILM
“Simon” Featured Josh Burke,Dir, A. Kletzel, Prod
“A Bump in the Night” Featured Ben Kitchens, Kitchen Prod.,Inc#
“Fallen” Featured G Hoblitt, Dir. R. Clark, Chor
“Untitled” Featured J Takach NY School of Film
“Visiting Hours” Featured J. Cohen Simpleton+
“Company Policy” Featured M. Mowrer / Eric Gana – 12:12*
+ Selected Winner Annual Friese Award * Selected Semi-finalist Annual Friese Award # Best Advanced Film
EDUCATION and TRAINING
THEATER: Villanova University, MA 2014 >2020
Temple University, 1967. B.S. Theatre
VOICE: Settlement Music School M. McClellean, High Tenor (10 years)
DANCE: Koresh Dance – R. Koresh, & D. Lunsford; & Jazz Dance Center (15 years)
IMPROVISATION: Comedy Sportz Improvisation – M. Young, B. Block (3 years)
Barry Brait / Classic Theatre Productions 