Shows & Projects

I perform and direct improv comedy, write comedy and fiction, and occasionally flex my atrophying dramatic muscles. I'm always interested in new projects, new opportunities, and new collaborations. Drop me a line if you're interested in learning more about anything listed here (or better, come see a current show).

Current Shows & Projects

The Wasteland Comedy Hour with T.S. Eliot

writer/actor/co-producer, June 2007–present

The Wasteland Comedy Hour will debut in November 2007, and run on Fridays through December 07, at ImprovBoston. This showcase show is under development, and as details are made public they will be published on wastelandcomedy.com.

ImprovBoston Mainstage

actor - mainstage improv, April 2007–present

I joined the MainStage cast of ImprovBoston after a few months with IB's Thursday-night show. We perform two shows every Saturday night, 8:00 and 10:00, at ImprovBoston. The show has been modestly described as: "Blending skillful storytelling, memorable music, audience participation, and joyful chaos, an elite cast of Boston's best improvisers creates a show that redefines itself with every performance. No rules. No boundaries. Just spectacular comedy and incredible improvisation."

The Uncommonwealth

writer/actor/director - sketch comedy, February 2007–present

The Uncommonwealth is a sketch comedy troupe filled with Boston-area comedians. It's also an official channel of MyDreamNation.com. We produce filmed sketches for distribution on the vast internets.

Code Duello: Hamilton & Burr

actor (Aaron Burr) - improv show, April 2006–present

My friend Matt Tucker and I created our own postcolonialhistoriocomedic fully-improvised play. It's based on the infamous Burr-Hamilton duel, set in America, 1804. It's performed in costumes, wigs, and authentic dialect, and it's hilarious. You don't even have to be a history nerd to enjoy this show. We've taken it to the 2006 Providence Improv Fest, Del Close Marathon, and Toronto International Improv Fest, and we do shows in Boston and NYC. We'll also be performing at the 10th annual Chicago Improv Festival in April 2007. Check out the Code Duello site for more information, media, and bookings.

ImprovBoston Harold Team

actor - longform improv, January 2007–present

In January the artistic director of ImprovBoston brought together a bunch of improvisers with previous longform experience to form IB's first dedicated Harold team. The troupe, directed by Jeremiah Jordan, will begin performing in late April.

Past Projects

The Chagoon Conspiracy

writer/director/producer - radio play

I wrote, directed, and produced a radio play... well, audio play, for free publication on the internet. It's a science fiction comedy. Installments were published every ten days on chagoonconspiracy.com from April–June 2007. You can listen to the entirety of the play on the site. If you like what you hear, please, send it to a friend.

Tiny Little Lungs

director - musical improv

I'm proud to direct Tiny Little Lungs, a two-woman musical improv show starring ImprovBoston performers Jaime Connors and Sarah McClean. They're immensely talented musicians, gifted actresses, and quite funny. Check out their upcoming shows on TLL's MySpace page.

ImprovBoston's Comedy Thursdays

actor - resident improv show, June 2006–Feb. 2007

I joined the cast of UnNatural Selection at ImprovBoston shortly after the collapse of The Tribe. In UNS, anonymous improvisers did short- and long-form improv in an faux-competitive battle to claim their identities. UnNatural Selection happened every Thursday night at ImprovBoston.

Novell Software

actor - commercial, Nov. 2006

I filmed a commercial for Novell Software along with some other Boston improvisers. It was not flattering.

The Tribe Players

actor - mainstage improv, Sep. 2005–June 2006

This was my regular improv gig from fall '05 to summer '06. I performed every Friday on The Tribe Theater's mainstage, which was located in downtown Boston, in the theater district, before it shut down in July '06. The Tribe Players performed short-form and long-form improv, did some fun outgigs, and generally rocked up the stage.

Improv Classes at The Tribe Theater

teacher - improv

I sometimes teach improv classes with The Tribe. They're worth every penny. If you're even remotely interested in taking a class, jump over to the classes page at tribeboston.com.

Speak1337

writer & actor - sketch comedy, Apr. 2005–Apr. 2006

Speak1337 was a two-man sketch comedy show that exploited geek subculture to get laughs from mainstream America. My friend Evan McGee and I developed this multimedia sketch comedy show, which utilized video, music, dance, and terrible rap. Speak1337 debuted in April 2005 at Improv Asylum in Boston, and played for audiences at Improv Asylum, Tribe Theater, and various outgigs.

ImprovBoston Family Show

actor - resident improv show, Apr.–Oct. 2005

I'm proud to have been a part of the first permanent cast of the ImprovBoston Family Show. The cast was wonderful, the format was fun, and the crowds were big. I left this show to pursue other projects, and because I hate children.

Wrong Kind of Funny

actor - improv troupe, Jan.–Apr. 2005

I performed with WKoF for about four months before we were tapped to become the first permanent cast of the IB Family Show (see above). Members of the Family Show still perform under the name WKoF around Boston, and they are so sweet.

DayJob

actor - improv troupe, July 2004–Apr. 2005

DayJob performed long-form improvisational narratives under the auspices of The Tribe, then in the basement of the Cantab Lounge in Cambridge, MA. We told some funny stories.

Bass Red Triangle Comedy Tour

actor & writer - sketch comedy, Jan. 2004–July 2004

I performed at the Red Triangle Comedy tour with my sketch group at the time, The Mumbling Prophets. Shortly after, I might have been overheard saying "What a great learning experience!"

The Compleat Wrks of Wllm Shkspr (Abridged)

actor (Neil) - scripted play, Strider Theater, Jan. 2002 & 2003

All of Shakespeare's plays and sonnets boiled down into an hour and fifteen minutes of comedy. I love this show.

Politian

actor (Politian) - scripted play, The Cellar Theater, Jan. 2003

I played the lead role in a "revival" of Edgar Allan Poe's lost, incomplete, and totally obscure play, Politian. Poe died before he could make the end of this play coherent, but the first two-thirds are a rollercoaster of dark delight.

The Living

actor (Ensemble) - scripted play, Strider Theater, Mar. 2001

I juggled several roles in this play about the bubonic plague, written by Anthony Clarvoe. I don't think any of my characters got out of London alive.

Colby Improv

actor & director - improv troupe, Feb. 2001–Feb. 2003

Like so many other young white males, I started my improv career in my college's short-form improv team. Colby Improv continues to dominate the central-Maine improv scene.

Photography

photographer

I've been photographing performing artists in the Boston area since 2003, and doing publicity shots for Boston theaters since 2004. My photos have appeared in papers and 'zines such as the Boston Globe, Boston Herald, Boston Metro, and Panorama Magazine. The thing that separates me from other photographers is that I use a camera to take pictures. Please hop over to my photo portfolio if you're interested in seeing my work.