(Metellus, "Androcles and the Lion")
 

I have been performing on stage in one form or another since elementary school. Since college, I have been involved in a handful of South Florida productions, including Picnic (Alan Seymour), Tallu (stage manager), Bedroom Farce (Nick), Dark of the Moon (Uncle Smelicue), and Romeo and Juliet (Abram). Androcles and the Lion marks my first visit to the North Carolina stage.

Although acting is a favorite hobby, it often gets pushed to the back burner due to professional obligations. I have completed my first year of study toward a Ph.D. in Journalism and Mass Communication at UNC-CH. I'm lucky that my reduced course work during the summer (only two statistics classes -- some break) has provided a small window of opportunity to get involved.

Beyond school, I stay busy as a freelance writer. I am a Contributing Editor with Television Broadcast magazine and the Educational Television Field Editor for Government Video magazine. I usually publish two or three features between these magazines monthly. In addition, I am involved in a number of projects with The SilverKnight Group, a PR agency based out of New York City. Plus, I recently published my first book, The Guide To Digital Television, 2nd Edition, co-edited by Michael Silbergleid.

Before I cooked up this crazy back-to-school scheme, I had worked as a television station program manager, university editor, magazine managing editor, and college instructor.

Theatre is great fun, but it requires a great deal of work and dedication. I recommend it highly for individuals who enjoy expressing themselves artistically and are willing to devote the necessary effort. (For those few individuals who think talent can serve as a replacement for professionalism, I recommend a life of solitary performances in front of a mirror -- less bad feelings and wasted time all around.)

I have been honored to work with many gifted performers who taught me more every time the curtain opened than any textbook ever could. I expect this experience to be no less enriching, and look forward to a continued association with the Anti-Shakespeare Festival.