The Pride had a wonderful opening weekend, and we’ve gotten some good buzz and great reviews. Here’s a rapid-fire list. REVIEWS John Olive at HowWasTheShow.com raved, calling it “a terrific play.” Claude Peck at the Star Tribune says, “It’s easy to recommend an evening so full of tears and laughter, pathos and insight.” INTERVIEWS On the [...]

Somehow, someone conned Minnesota Monthly into including me in their Fall Arts Preview, dubbing me an “Artist We Love.” They refer to me as a “Southern Gentleman,” gracefully looking past my lack of social aptitude. Check it out! http://www.minnesotamonthly.com/media/Minnesota-Monthly/September-2011/Artists-We-Love/ They mention my upcoming role in Alexi Kaye Campbell’s The Pride at Pillsbury House, directed by [...]

Hamluke‘s final performance (unless we snag the Encore slot Sunday night) is today at 4:00 PM! Be there!   Hamluke photos by Eric G.Y. Petersen are available on Flickr. Pioneer Press dubs Hamluke a Must See! City Pages calls Hamluke an “entertaining mix” which tells a “fast-paced and engaging version of the original [Hamlet] story.” “Hamluke delivered not only what it promised, but much more. Just [...]

We opened Hamluke last night to a SOLD OUT crowd! Whoo! We were happy, the audience was happy, and it was just a super fun night of theatre and goofing around. We had another great audience today (though not sold out this time), and reviews have started pouring in. The audience reviews on the Fringe [...]

Matthew Everett has written a rave review of Hamlet, calling it “one for the ages.” He really dug our approach, lauding the production’s clarity, immediacy, accessibility, and emotional resonance. Some excerpts: I ran into a gentleman the other evening who admitted, “It’s my third time seeing this production of Hamlet. It’s the best one I’ve ever [...]

Hamlet Theatre in the Round Trailer from Matt Sciple on Vimeo. I’m playing Hamlet! Right now! One audience review on Minnesota Playlist calls it “a truly moving performance, a noble mind indeed! Wethern is scary good!” It’s on the internet and true! Director Matt Sciple assembled the trailer above using video he’s shot during performances. [...]

Reviews are coming in for Jeeves in Bloom, and they’re mostly positive: ‘Jeeves’ is a crowd pleaser by Ed Huyck, Lakeshore Weekly News Old Log finds comic butler in Jeeves by William Randall Beard, Minneapolis Star Tribune Ed Huyck calls it “breezy and madcap,” and Randy Beard says it’s “quite funny and entertaining.” Jeeves in [...]

And we’re off! Jeeves in Bloom is now playing through February 5th, 2011 (whoa, that’s a long time). The Lake Minnetonka area paper Lakeshore Weekly News has published an article about our show by Ed Huyck. Check it out: Bertie Wooster, Jeeves come to Old Log For more info and to purchase tickets, head over [...]

Some of us from The Spanish Tragedy recently appeared on the Twin Cities Theater Connection podcast with Josh Humphrey.  In attendance were: Carin Bratlie, director Keith Prusak, actor – “Heironimo” Me, actor – “Lorenzo” Kit Gordon – dramaturg Go listen! http://bit.ly/d16639

This morning, I was one of several actors featured in a Minnesota Public Radio piece about how actors memorize their lines.   The piece also included Mo Perry, Leigha Horton, and Steven Epp. Chris Roberts caught up with me at Caffetto last week for an interview and to record snippets of me actually working on line [...]