My most recent co-star was playing Kenneth Battelle on Ryan Murphy’s second season of FEUD. Directed by Gus Van Sant and acting alongside Tom Hollander and Ella Beatty was a dream come true. I’m so grateful for the laughter on set that day.
The insanely talented cast also includes Demi Moore, Calista Flockhart, Diane Lane, Chloe Sevigny, Jessica Lange, and Treat Williams…alongside some of my own personal friends….Jessica DiGiovanni, Jo-anne Lee, and Scott Zimmerman.
June of 2023 finds me deep in the midwest! I’m currently rehearsing the role of Bud for McLeod Summer Playhouse’s production of THE BRIDGES OF MADISON COUNTY. This is my first time returning to a musical since Lubbock Theatre’s productions of THE BEST LITTLE WHOREHOUSE IN TEXAS (Sheriff Ed Earl) and NINE TO FIVE (Mr. Hart).
Very excited to be working with fellow Texas Tech University’s School of Theatre and Dance alumna Angela Shulz who is directing this beautiful production!
My first indie film of 2019, BIG BREAK, is now on Amazon Prime!
I play Richard, a love/yoga guru, who apparently has a lot to learn. Brian Luna and I had so much fun creating these characters, so thank you John Cannon for the opportunity! The indie also co-stars Michael Piper-Younie, Enrique Novello, and Samantha Moyer!
What happens when a priest listens to heavy metal? Find out in my newest indie feature, Batsh*t Bride!
You can’t say no to a project when Amanda Brooke Lerner asks you to take part. This insane comedy co-stars Amanda, as well as some of my colleagues, Rose Pedone, Kayla Conroy, Ernesto Nodal, and Alicia Giangrisostomi.
The indie film, written and directed by Jonathan Smith, recently won Best Comedy at the Breckenridge Film Festival and is having its LA premiere this November.
Here’s a brief synopsis:
On April Fools' Day, just before her wedding, a bride pranks her fiancé by saying that she thinks that they've lost that spark and that they should call off the wedding and break up, only to discover that he feels the exact same way.
You can catch the film on streaming soon!
I recently co-starred in Oliver Mann’s indie film SUCH A FUNNY LIFE.
I play Dale, a stand-up comic who serves as a mentor to the film’s lead. Dale is the no-nonsense, get your sh*t together, kind of man who has his literal and metaphorical glass half-full.
The indie also includes performances by some of my talented colleagues, Nastasha Strang, Vanessa P. Thorpe, and Tom Ashton. Who doesn’t love a day of filmmaking with friends. Recently, we were selected as LA Weekly’s Pick Of The Week!
You can check out SUCH A FUNNY LIFE on streaming platforms soon!
I think there’s something in that coffee….
I’m thrilled to be returning to Lubbock Community Theatre for the role of Mr. Hart in their end-of-season production. The movie and the musical have kept me guffawing and chortling for decades, and I’m happy to be knocking my head on the credenza for one of the roles of a lifetime.
Performances will be the final two weekends of May at LHUCA, the Louise Hopkins Underwood Center for the Arts.
Tickets are available at: www.lubbockcommunitytheatre.org
I’ll be returning to The Duplex this December to take part in AS THE YEARS GO ON: A RETRO CABARET!
This show will explore our current climate using songs from the American Musical Theater of the 1960s and 1970s. All proceeds go to Retro Productions Theater Company, a NYC-based indie theater company (2017 NY Innovative Theatre Awards Caffe Cino Fellowship Winner for continually outstanding work in the off-off Broadway community) now in it's 14th Season. The cabaret be directed by Ricardo Rust with musical direction by Emily Errickson.
Featuring Performances by:
Christopher Borg, Heather E. Cunningham, Michael Lapinsky, Chad Anthony Miller, Ricardo Rust, Ben Schnickel, Alisha Spielmann, and Sara Thigpen.
Performances:
December 9th, Sunday at 4:30PM
December 10th, Monday at 7:00PM
December 12th, Wednesday at 9:30PM
Tickets:
$20 Ticket in Advance
2 Drink Minimum in the Cabaret Theatre*
$25 Ticket at the Door (plus service fee) & a 2 Drink Minimum in the Cabaret Theatre*
*Drinks Must be purchased In the Cabaret Theatre to count towards the Minimum.
Well, dadgum. I’m just happier than a pig in a sh*t. I’ve just been cast as Sheriff Ed Earl Dodd in LCT’s production of Whorehouse, which will be performed at LHUCA this October. I’ve loved this musical ever since I was introduced to it by my mother. Dolly and Burt? Magical.
Details to come!
My artist-in-residency at Lubbock Community Theatre continues into their 29th season. I’ll be playing the role of Officer O’ Hara in Arsenic and Old Lace. Very happy to be working under director Erin Castle and stoked to be reunited with a fellow actor from RIPCORD, MIchael McKinin.
Performances:
Lubbock Community Theatre
4232 Boston Avenue
Lubbock, Texas
September 14 - 16; September 21 - 23; September 28 - 30
Tickets can be purchased at www.lubbockcommunitytheatre.org
On August 25th, Lubbock Community Theatre held their annual awards gala. The theme this year was THE GREATEST SHOW, which I had the pleasure of serving as the Master of Ceremonies. We had several youth from the community, as well as Lubbock luminaries perform covers from THE GREATEST SHOW movie.
The evening also served as an opportunity for us to thank our donors, patrons, audience members, and artists who had given over the course of the season. Toward the end of the gala, we announced the winners of the current year's G. W. Bailey Awards. This year, I won Favorite Male Performance in a Leading Role for RIPCORD. The award is such an honor as LCT is the theatre that gave me my start back when i was in a high school student performing in "Anne of Green Gables." I'm incredibly grateful for this community that continues to cultivate and nurture young artists. Thank you, LCT, and all of the voters!
I'm thrilled to be sharing that I will be performing the role of RYAN in Gina Femia's WE ARE A MASTERPIECE, which will be produced by Retro Productions Theatre Company this April at the 14th Street Y.
I will also be joining Retro as their newest company member!
Synopsis
WE ARE A MASTERPIECE takes place at the dawn of the AIDS crisis, when the disease was still a mystery. In Kalamazoo, Michigan, Joan, a no-nonsense nurse, becomes a sort of fairy godmother to the town’s gay community when no one else will step up to care for them as they die one by one. She becomes their friend, their mother, their sister, as they navigate life and death with this new plague; caring for them, taking in John - an artist who becomes like a son to her, burying the dead on her property. Out of the ashes of their collective lives, lifelong bonds are forged and beauty is found even at the darkest of moments.
General Admission: $25 || Seniors/Students: $22
Tickets date and info here!
So happy to be returning to the role of RYAN in Gina Femia's WE ARE A MASTERPIECE!
On Tuesday, January 23rd, Retro Theatre Productions will be hosting a sneak peek/fundraiser for the spring production of Femia's work.
If you remember the relationships of LONGTIME COMPANION, you will be very at home with this piece.
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DETAILS
Hope to see you there!
This December, I'll be participating in a reading workshop of SUBMISSION. This original new work, written and directed by Justin McDevitt, is being presented by Theatre For The New City as part of their SCRATCH NIGHT series, which offers the opportunity for artists to present work in progress to an audience for one night only.
Synopsis of SUBMISSION:
As a hurricane descends upon New York City, devoted Stephen discovers that his boyfriend has been experimenting in the subculture of S&M under the pretense of research. At the insistence of his sharp-tongued friend, Jack, Stephen confronts his boyfriend's infidelities and, ultimately, the man who has come between them.
I'll be playing the role of WILL, a conflicted man searching out his identity within subculture of S&M.
READING DETAILS
December 11th at 7pm
Theatre For the New City
155 First Avenue
Suggested $5 Donation
Looking forward to joining the cast of Alan Safier's new play!
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What does it mean to be male in the 21st century?
Ask Rick, Ed, Trey, Kody and Skyler, five men of different ages and varied backgrounds, each with his own unique way of looking at life:
an actor who’s harboring a secret …
an accountant who considers himself a real man’s man …
a lanky Texan who’s had more than his share of challenges …
an auto mechanic with a 119 IQ who doesn’t like to talk about himself …
and a coltish young dude who’s still trying to figure out who he is.
Starring:
JUSTIN GARASCIA
TYLER JOSEPH
CHAD ANTHONY MILLER
THOMAS F. WALSH
ALAN SAFIER
Admission is FREE. The reading is presented under the auspices of Working Actor Studio.
Incredibly happy to be working on another indie film.
We begin shooting this month for BIG BREAK: An uplifting comedy drama that tells the story of Bill, a struggling comedian, going through a midlife crisis who's given an opportunity to compete for an opening spot on a comedy tour.
I'll be playing a yoga instructor...cherubic and charming, of course.
Thank you to Jay Cannon for including me in this project! The project also reunites me with several past collaborators and serves as an opportunity for me to work with friends on our first shared project.
More details coming soon.
Here is the IMDB link
Here is the Indiegogo Campaign
Here is the film website
On October 20th and 21st, The Anthropologists will be performing Phase 3 of THIS SINKING ISLAND at University Settlement (on the corner of Rivington and Eldridge Streets). We are performing as a part of CCTA (Climate Change Theatre Action). This particular devised theatre piece encompasses refugee narratives, original music, and a call to action. It is a 30-minute family-friendly play that celebrates the courage of climate refugees.
I'm very fortunate to be working with such a talented group of artists who are committed to research, art, and social action. Getting to use both parts of your brain on a project. is intoxicating.
Below is the poster as well as various rehearsal photos:
I hope that you will be able to join us.
In April 2018, I will be making my directorial debut with Lubbock Community Theatre. I've been asked to direct "RIPCORD," which will be the last play of their 2017-2018 season.
I'm so happy to return to a venue and organization that gave me my first acting opportunities so many moons ago.
More news to come!
Happy to announce that I'll be joining the cast of a new independent feature: BATSH*T BRIDE. I'll be playing the role of a priest. Filming begins in two weeks.
Synopsis:
Batsh*t Bride is a wedding comedy about a bride who, days before her wedding, plays an April Fools prank on her fiancé by telling him that she thinks that they've lost that spark and that they should call off the wedding and break up...only to find out that he feels exactly the same way!
This is the third feature from writer/director Jonathan Smith. Production begins in two weeks!
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Here's a picture of me in a costume that I crafted together for the oddition.
On June 20th, the birthday of my beloved mother, I will be performing in PHASE 2 of "This Sinking Island," which is being produced by The Anthropologists. This is my first production with the company other than an exploratory/investigative session which I had with them during PHASE 1 of this production. We will performing PHASE 2 in Washington Heights as part of the Uptown Arts Stroll.
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Inspired by the disappearing Kiribati Islands of the South Pacific and Virginia’s disappearing Tangier Island, "This Sinking Island" contemplates Manhattan’s own uncertain fate as an island. This family inclusive play follows a group of children and their families as they are forced to flee the only home they’ve known and must decide what they will save, what they will leave behind and how they will make a home in a foreign land. The show asks: what happens to a culture when the physical place disappears?
An ensemble of multi-faceted performers, designers and technicians will devise this research-driven allegorical play. A world alive with dreams and artifacts, This Sinking Island is told through evocative, mythic language derived from found text and source material, punctuated by shadow play and music. Performed in an intimate setting, the physical relationship between audience and performers invites proximity and gentle participation. As with our previous works, This Sinking Island is deeply rooted in research, physical theatre and a collaborative scripting process guided by rigorous dramaturgy.
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Shakes, rattle, and roll!
I'm finally delving back into Shakespeare with a reading of "King Lear," where I'll be playing the Fool. Thanks be to two of my talented colleagues, Rose Pedone Maloney and Amanda Brooke Lerner, for recommending me for the project.
Event Details:
Public reading of William Shakespeare's KING LEAR
Monday, May 1st, 7pm - 9pm
Opera America
330 7th Avenue
featuring
Angus G. Hepburn, Donovan Christie Jr., Michael Early, Courtney D. Ellis, Amanda Brooke Lerner, Daniel Levitt, Chad Anthony Miller, Maury Miller, Celeste Muniz, Harry O'Conor, Michael Satow, John William Schiffbauer, Vincent Torres
Reception to follow with wine and cheese
