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Theo Stockman
Born
Theo Stockman
OccupationActor
Years active2008—present
Websitehttp://theostockman.com/index.html

Theo Stockman (born December 27, 1984) is an American actor and disc jockey, best known for his roles in Broadway musicals.


Early Life

Stockman is the son of author Jayne Anne Phillips and physician Mark Stockman. He graduated from Concord Academy in 2003. While there, he was an active member of the theatre program, performing as Nick Bottom in A Midsummer Night's Dream and multiple characters in The Laramie Project. In his senior year of high school, Stockman adapted The Perks of Being a Wallflower for the stage and directed it as part of CA's Directors Seminar.[1][2]

Stockman graduated from NYU's Tisch School of the Arts with a BFA in Drama in 2007 after studying in the Stella Adler Studio of Acting, the Experimental Theatre Wing, and the International Theatre Workshop in Amsterdam.[3] Roles inlcuded Claude in Hair at Theater Mitu in 2006.[1]

Career

Stockman is currently a featured ensemble member in the production of American Idiot on Broadway after appearing in workshops and the original Berkeley, California run.[4][5]American Idiot premiered at the Berkeley Repertory Theatre on September 4, 2009.[6] The show's run ended on November 15, 2009 and transferred to the St. James Theatre on Broadway, where it began previews March 24, 2010 and officially opened on April 20, 2010.

Stockman was a cast member in the 2009 Broadway revival of Hair, performing as a Member of the Tribe and Hubert, while also understudying Dad.[7] He also performed in the 2008 Hair revival at the Delacorte Theater in Central Park.[8]

In May, 2009, he starred as Benvolio in a production of the The Last Goodbye, a rock musical adaptation of Romeo and Juliet featuring the songs of the late Jeff Buckley.[9]

Stockman starred as Dionysus in The Bacchae at the International Theatre Festival in Warsaw in 2007, for which he was awarded the Best Leading Actor award.[4]

In 2009, Stockman made guest appearances on 30 Rock and Cupid.[10] He also works as a DJ in New York City under the name DJ Theocracy.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b http://www.concordacademy.org/about_concord_academy/magazine/09-spring/stockman.aspx
  2. ^ a b http://culturebot.wordpress.com/2009/12/23/five-questions-for-theo-stockman/
  3. ^ http://theostockman.com/educate.html
  4. ^ a b http://www.playbill.com/celebritybuzz/whoswho/biography/18238
  5. ^ http://broadwayworld.com/article/Berkeley_Rep_Theatre_Announces_John_Gallagher_Jr_Matt_Caplan_Michael_Esper_More_In_AMERICAN_IDIOT_20090803
  6. ^ Itzkoff, Dave (March 30, 2009). "Punk CD Is Going Theatrical". The New York Times. Retrieved May 6, 2010.
  7. ^ http://www.ibdb.com/person.php?id=482819
  8. ^ http://broadwayworld.com/people/Theo_Stockman/
  9. ^ http://www.broadway.com/buzz/147090/romeo-and-juliet-musical-the-last-goodbye-set-to-jeff-buckley-tunes-may-debut-next-season/
  10. ^ http://www.imdb.com/name/nm2087489/



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