The Wharton Comedies

Twelfth season with S&Co. Recent: George in WORD PLAY at Playwrights Horizons in NYC, Coleman in I Married The Icepick Killer at Stella Adler Theatre, NYC. Shakespeare & Company: The Dauphin, Canterbury, York, and Nim in Henry V, George Bailey/Jack Halloway in It’s a Wonderful Life, Lysander in A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Elyot in Private Lives, Dumain in Love Labours Lost, Dorante in The Liar, Sebastian in The Tempest, Clown 2 (12 Characters) in 39 Steps, Simon in The Real Inspector Hound, the World Premiere of Ballet Metropolis’ Dracula, (Jonathan Harker) at the Colonial Theatre. Film credits: David is currently completing the filming of a feature film for Oasis Seven Pictures called Penny Land.Other credits include: Romeo in Romeo & Juliet for The Boston Symphony Orchestra, roles in Feature Films: Douglas Burgdorf’s Damsel, Ang Lee’s Taking Woodstock, Glowing Screen’s Magdalena’s Brain. Et cetera: David moved back from NYC some years ago where he was in many Off-Broadway shows, commercials and a national tour of Man of La Mancha. In 2008 and 2010, David sang the National Anthem at Fenway Park.

twenty-seventh season (Abigail, Morning After Grace) S&CO: 30+ productions including Fullness of Life, Roman Fever, The Unexpected Man, The Memory of Water, A Winter’s Tale, Enchanted April, Jack and Jill, Betrayal, Fortune and Misfortune, House of Mirth, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Much Ado About Nothing, Hamlet. WAM/BTG: The Bakelite Masterpiece. BTF/BTG: Benefactors, Same Time Next Year, Homestead Crossing, Two-Headed. Wharton Salon: The Long Run, Autre Temps. Pythagoras: Roman Fever. National Tour: The Graduate with Linda Gray/Lorraine Bracco/Morgan Fairchild. Regional (selected): Portland Stage Co., Merrimack Rep., Syracuse Stage, Rep. Theater of St. Louis, Capitol Rep. Film: Split Ends (starring); Speck’s Last. TV: “House of Cards,” “Unforgettable,” “Law & Order,” “PBS: Evening at the Pops.” Playwright: Dancing With the Czar. Designated Linklater Voice teacher. Feldenkrais Method practitioner. Proud to be a union member: AEA, SAG-AFTRA.

twenty-second season (Hazel, The Children) Diane is thrilled to be at Shakespeare this season. Two years ago she was honored to play in one of Dennis Krausnick's last adaptations of an Edith Wharton short story called The Fullness of Life, for which she won a best acting nomination by the Berkshire Critics Awards. She has acted in many of Dennis' plays throughout the years, some of her favorites are Roman Fever and Summer. Other roles: Lotte in Enchanted April directed by Normi Noel and Lotte in Lettuce and Lovage. Diane is grateful to be able to use the influences and artistic gifts she has benefited from Dennis and her dear friend Karen Beaumont and to keep their spirits alive in her artistic work.

S&Co: Roman Fever, The Fullness of Life, Enchanted April, Hamlet, Alls Well That Ends Well, Betrayal, Chekov One Acts, Virginia, Off the Map, Betrayal, Mercy, Wharton One Acts, Jack and Jill, Fortune and Misfortune. Pythagorus Theatre: Roman Fever / The Promise . Actor’s Shakespeare Project: Henry V ; Ventford Hall: Dancing With the Czar, Belle of Amherst, Xingu. Nora Theatre: The Seahorse . Mixed Company: Talking With . Created and performed one person shows from interviews with women veterans ( Triage, Fine Lines ) ; No Background Music (Sony Award for best Radio Play, BBC, performed by Sigourney Weaver). Voiceover/narration work for Radio, TV, audio books.