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New performances added for Peace In Our Time
We’ve added new shows. My scheduled performances are as follows…
Friday, November 25 – 8pm
Sunday, November 27 – 2:30pm
Thursday, December 1 – 8pm
Saturday, December 3 – 8pm
Sunday, December 4 – 2:30pm
Friday, December 9 – 8pm
Sunday, December 11 – 2:30pm
Friday, December 16 – 8pm
Saturday, December 17 – 8pm
Sunday, December 18 – 7:30pm
I hope to see you there! BUY TICKETS
LA Times Loves Peace In Our Time
We received a very nice review in the LA Times for PEACE IN OUR TIME. Here are some highlights:
“Peace in Our Time,” stunningly revived by the Antaeus Company
This beautifully mounted production, directed with poise by Casey Stangl, deserves to be a smasheroo in Los Angeles.
Jason Henning strikes just the right balance between courtesy and menace in his portrait of a German officer known as “the pride of the Gestapo.”
Did I let that last one slip in there? Eh, it’s my blog. Read the full Peace In Our Time – LA Times Reveiw
I hope you’ll come see it if you can. We’re pretty good.
We run through mid December. We’re double cast and share each role so…
Here are my specific PIOT dates:
Sunday, October 30 – 2:30pm
Thursday, November 3 – 8pm
Saturday, November 5 – 8pm
Friday, November 11 – 8pm
Sunday, November 13 – 2:30pm
Thursday, November 17 – 8pm
Saturday, November 19 – 8pm
Sunday, November 20 – 7:30pm
Friday, November 25 – 8pm
Sunday, November 27 – 2:30pm
Thursday, December 1 – 8pm
Saturday, December 3 – 8pm
Sunday, December 4 – 7:30pm
Friday, December 9 – 8pm
Sunday, December 11 – 2:30pm
I hope to see you there! BUY TICKETS
Peace In Our Time – Opens October 20, 21, 22, 23
Premis: The Nazi’s won the Battle of Britain in 1940 and England is occupied by Germany. I’m playing Herr Albrecht Richter “The Pride of the Gestapo.” Hilarity ensues (not really). It’s shaping up to be a wonderful production loaded with terrific actors.
From the program: “The idea of Peace in Our Time”, Noël Coward wrote, ”was conceived in Paris shortly after the Liberation. I began to suspect that the physical eff ect of four years intermittent bombing is far less damaging to the intrinsic character of a nation than the spiritual eff ect of four years enemy occupation.”
This mind-bending play, written by a master playwright at his devilish best, poses a most intriguing and terrifying question – What if the Nazis had won the Battle of Britain? Written in 1946, the play takes place in a South London pub with a diverse cast of characters – writers, artists, young members of the resistance, working-class Brits and of course, offi cers of the Third Reich. It presents a curious and fascinating look at London in the 1940′s.
Previews begin October 13, 2011
Opening Nights: October 20, 21, 22 at 8 pm & October 23 at 4 pm
Through December 11, 2011
Thurs—Sat at 8 pm, Sun at 2:30 pm
TICKETS
They double cast every role so pay attention to the ticket calendar and come attend an Epps Cocoas production…
Epps Cocoas
Emily Chase • Kendra Chell • Chris Clowers • John Combs • JD Cullum
Paul Culos • Jason Dechert • Etta Devine • Drew Doyle • Joseph Fuhr
Christopher Guilmet • Graham Hamilton • Jason Henning • Steve Hofvendahl
Raleigh Holmes • Danielle Jones • Susan Boyd Joyce • Lily Knight • Peter Larney
Richard Levinson • Zoe Perry • Joanna Strapp • Amelia White
Stubbs Specials
John Allee • Daniel Bess • Bill Brochtrup • Josh Clark • Chris Clowers
Mark Doerr • Karianne Flaathen • Eve Gordon • Belen Greene • Anna Mathias
Rosalyn Mitchell • Rebecca Mozo • Rob Nagle • Ann Noble
John Francis O’Brien • Melinda Peterson • Philip Proctor • Jesse Sharp
Brian Tichnell • Rebekah Tripp • Patrick Wenk-Wolff • Abby Wilde • Buck Zachary
Juno and the Paycock – Opens April 16
It seems as though we’ve been rehearsing this puppy forever but we’re finally ready to show it off. We’ve got our irish brogue finely polished (kindof) had our first invited dress rehearsal last night and all went swimmingly. No major accidents. A window closed on Armin’s head but he’s a big boy and pulled through just fine.
Fingers crossed that those who join us, enjoy us. So join us…
Juno and the Paycock @ The Odyssey Theatre:
Opening: April 16, 2011
Closing: June 5, 2011
TICKETS HERE
I = BERNARD in Death of a Salesman for L.A. Theatre Works
I’ll be playing BERNARD in DEATH OF A SALESMAN for L.A. Theatre Works’ weekly syndicated radio show: “L.A. Theatre Works’ National Radio show” carried on NPR stations. Directed by Eric Simonson (writer of LOMBARDI now on broadway), and an impressive cast in Stacy Keach as WILLY, Jane Kaczmarek as LINDA, Sam McMurray, my good friend John Sloan, Steven Culp, Maureen Flannigan, Kathryn Meisle, Tim Monsion, Kate Steele and Kenneth Williams.
L.A. Theatre Works has created the largest library of recorded stage plays in America through this show. We’re performing the staged reading March 16-20 at The Skirball Cultural Center.
I’m so very thankful to Cathy Reinking, Associate Producer and Casting Director for this project. Bottom line: Thank you Cathy for the invitation to be a part of this!
Tickets here: Death of a Salesman
UP NEXT… Juno and the Paycock @ The Odyssey Theatre
“You sew a thousand seeds and sometimes one takes root and grows.”
– me
So, this project for me started out as a staged reading with the amazing Antaeus Company during their ClassicsFest 2010. And lo and behold it makes it to the stage as a full production. I’ll be playing JERRY DEVINE “about twenty-five, well set, active and earnest.” yep. Sounds ’bout right.
Terrific cast and directed by Allan Miller (from Wikipedia:”Allan Miller is also known as one of the greatest living acting coaches of our time. He has coached Meryl Streep, Geraldine Page, Barbra Streisand, and hundreds of the leading actors at The Actors Studio since Lee Strasberg took him under his wing in the 1950s.” – Allan, did you write that? - Jason)
Cast includes: John Apicella, Kitty Swink, Josh Zuckerman, Jeanne Syquia, Armin Shimerman, Rhonda Aldrich, Janellen Steininger, Joe Delafield, Tim Davies, Aaron Lyons.
Gonna be a good one.
Juno and the Paycock @ The Odyssey Theatre:
Opening: April 16, 2011
Closing: June 5, 2011
TICKETS HERE
In King Lear at The Antaeus Company as Duke of Burgundy
I’m excited to have been cast as the Duke of Burgundy in King Lear with The Antaeus Company. Not only is it an increadible cast, creatives and crew but it is the company’s first full season and their first fully produced Shakespeare play. King Lear is about the Duke of Burgundy who comes for the hand of King Lear’s daughter Cordelia… and some other stuff happens.
Here’s the lowdown on the production as written in PlayBill.
The Antaeus Company production of Shakespeare’s King Lear, which double-casts three-time Tony Award nominee Harry Groener and Dakin Matthews as the failing king, begins previews June 12 in Los Angeles.
Bart DeLorenzo directs the dual-cast engagement that will continue through Aug. 8. Two gala openings, one for each respective cast, are set for June 26 and 27.
Groener (Crazy for You, An American in Paris) and Anteaus founding artistic director Matthews (2010 Bridge Project) lead a company that Read more
I Once Went On For Hamlet With Two Hours Notice
It was with the Denver Center Theatre Company and probably a few days after we actually had our understudy rehearsal which is taken about as seriously as a… as a… not usually very seriously. I was playing Guildenstern at the time. No Rosencrantz. No. Anyway.
From Theater Critic John Moore’s article in the Denver Post Sunday, October 25 2009:
As much as audiences grumble about understudies, they make for some of any company’s most legendary tales. Like when Scott Ferraro came down with food poisoning at 4 p.m. the day of a 2002 preview performance of “Hamlet.” Jason Henning, a third- year conservatory student, was called on to perform the title role having had not one second of rehearsal. Then-artistic director Donovan Marley called it “a world-class performance.” Said Henning afterward: “I was very glad to die.”
You know, because Hamlet dies in the end and so I was very glad that… Anyway, after “And flights of angels sing thee to thy rest!” etc. and the house went black I immediately stood up and promply walked my shins square into the king’s throne. Nice.
Anyway, I made the fridge again with this clipping.
There are loads of good little stories within this one. I’ll tell you the full story over a pint.