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(news was last updated on 8/23/10)

Reading of FAT CAT KILLERS by Adam Symkowicz, directed by Luke Harlan. (9/20/09)

Reading of EMMANUEL by Gary Winter at Abram’s Artists. (8/26/10)

Reading of THREE by Jonathan Caren at the Atlantic Theater for the Potomac Theater Project, directed by Kate Pine. (7/20/10)

Reading of LOVE FOR LOVE by William Congreve for The Red Bull Theater Revelation Reading series, with Richard Easton, directed by Micael Sexton. (6/14/10)

Reading BONNY GIRLS by Jennifer Fawcett at the LARK Play Development Center, directed by Kristin Horton. (5/26/10)

Reading of DRAM OF DRUMCHIHCHIT by Arthur Kopit for Christopher Ashley and La Jolla Playhouse. (5/17/10)

Closed reading of INTELLIGENCE SLAVE by Kenneth Lin at for Ted Mann at Circle in the Square. (5/5/10)

Closed reading of THREE by Jon Caren. (5/4/10)

Reading at the LARK Play Development Center of Joan Rosenfel’s GOLD STAR BEHAVIOR. (4/29/10)

Workshop and reading of ISAAC’S EYE, by Lucas Hnath as part of Ensemble Studio Theatre’s First Light Festival, directed by Linsay Firman. (4/12/10-4/16/10)

Reading of a new screenplay by Kevin O’Donnell, Michael Equi and Justin Swain. (4/14/10)

Reading of ROAD KILL CONFIDENTIAL, by Sheila Callaghan, directed by Kip Fagan, for Clubbed Thumb. (3/21/10)

Reading of FAT CAT KILLERS, by Adam Szymkowicz, directed by Luke Harlan for The Working Theater. (3/19/10)

Closed reading of BEE EATER, by Adam Szymkowicz, directed by Sam Gold. (3/11/10)

Performed in The Working Theater’s first-look production of Ed Cardona Jr.’s play, AMERICAN JORNALERO, directed by Victor Maog. (2/14/10-3/16/10)

The short film, THE MOMENT, was shown in the 2009 Gotham Screen Film Festival at Tribeca Cinemas in NYC. The film was written by Adam Szymkowicz, directed by Scott Ebersold and also stars Susan Louise O’Connor

Reading of THE COWARD, by Nick Jones, directed by Sam Gold. (2/15/10)

Reading of THE TRUTH WILL OUT, by Jordan Seavey, at the HotINK Festival, directed by Josh Hecht. (1/31/10)

Reading of VERTIGO, by Jonathan Holloway, at New Jersey Rep, directed by Mark Shanahan. (1/26/10)

Reading of HERBIE, POET OF THE WILD WEST, by Adam Szymkowicz, for OFF Theater Company, directed by JoshVasquez. (1/25/10)

Reading of MUZUNGU, by David Myers for LAByrinth Theater Company, directed by Liesl Tommy. (1/12/10)

Reading of A WOMAN KILLED WITH KINDNESS, by Thomas Heywood for The Red Bull Theater Revelation Reading series, directed by Kate Matschullat. (12/28/09)

Reading of AND SO IT GOES, adapted from Kurt Vonnegut short stories by Aaron Posner at Two Rivers Theater, directed by Sarah Rasmussen. (12/9/09)

Performed in THE ALCHEMIST at The Shakespeare Theatre in Washington, DC, directed by Michael Kahn. (10/6/09-11/22/09)

The short film, THE MOMENT, has been accepted into the 2009 Gotham Screen Film Festival to take place at Tribeca Cinemas in NYC this October. The film was written by Adam Szymkowicz, directed by Scott Ebersold, and also stars Susan Louise O’Connor. (10/1/09)

Begins rehearsing for THE ALCHEMIST at The Shakespeare Theatre in Washington, DC, directed by Michael Kahn. (8/31/09)

Workshop of David Adjmi’s play, MARIE ANTOINETTE, as part of the Drama League Directors Project retreat in the Berkshires, directed by Davis McCallum. (8/24/09-8/27/09)

Workshop of a new play by Daria Polatin, GUIDANCE, at the Berkshire Playwrights Lab, directed by Bob Jaffe. (7/12/09-7/15/09)

Workshop of a new play by Thomas Bradshaw, JOB, for Soho Rep, directed by Sarah Benson. (6/29/09-7/3/09)

Closed Reading of a new play by Joan Rosenfel, GOLD STAR BEHAVIOR. (6/21/09)

Workshop of THE WATER PROJECT with Shelia Callaghan and Daniella Topol. They received a Princess Grace Award to develop this project at the Baryshnikov Arts Center. (6/8/09-7/1/09)

Reading of PARRAFIN, Part II of Adam Rapp’s new Trilogy at Rattlestick. (4/27/09)

Performing in AROUND THE WORLD IN 80 DAYS at the Westport Country Playhouse, directed by Michael Evan Haney. The cast received a Connecticut Critics Circle nomination for Best Ensemble. (4/21/09-5/15/09)

“… the polished, fast-paced, unabashedly theatrical (in the best sense of the word) production of “Around the World in 80 Days” at the Westport Country Playhouse is an extremely pleasant surprise. … played with lightning-fast wardrobe changes and flashes of comic brilliance by Andrew Grusetskie or Mr. Biehl.”

— Anita Gates, The NY Times

Reading of Part I of Adam Rapp’s new Trilogy at Rattlestick. (4/20/09)

Reading of GUIDANCE, a new play by Daria Polatin as part of the NYTW Suspect Studio, directed by Carolyn Cantor. (4/9/09)

Rehearsing for AROUND THE WORLD IN 80 DAYS at the Westport Country Playhouse, directed by Michael Evan Haney. (3/31/09)

Performing in VENICE SAVED: A SEMINAR, with David Levine and Gordon Dahlquist at PS 122. (3/18/09-4/5/09)

Recorded voiceover for the videogame BIOSHOCK 2. Playing the character of Danny Wilkins. (3/18/09)

Shot an episode of LAW & ORDER. Title of the episode is PROMOTE THIS! and Jeff plays a juror that behaves badly. (3/12/09-3/17/09)

Reading of a Pilot by Patch Darragh and Erin Gann. (3/6/09)

Rehearsing VENICE SAVED: A SEMINAR with David Levine and Gordon Dahlquist for PS 122. (2/9/09-3/18/09)

Reading at New Georges of a new play by Anne Washburn, THE SMALL. (2/8/09)

Reading at Rattlestick Playwrights Theater of a new play by Christine Evans, PUSSY BOY, directed by Alice Reagan. (2/8/09)

Reading at the LARK Play Development Center of a new play by Adam Symkowicz, FAT CAT KILLERS. (2/6/09)

Reading at the LARK Play Development Center of a new play by Arthur Kopit, DISCOVERY. (2/4/09)

Reading at New Dramatists of a new play by Chiori Miyagawa, RESTLESS SOULS AND HAUNTED SPIRITS. (2/2/09)

Is reading in the LARK Play Development Center’s Playwright’s Workshop with the 2008 Fellows. They include Thomas Bradshaw (Southern Promises) , Samuel D. Hunter (Lark’s 2008 PONY Fellow) , Lisa Kron (Well) , Deirdre O’Connor (Hero) , and Playwright-in-Residence Arthur Kopit (LarkPlaywright Advisor) . (1/26/09)

Reading in the hotINK Festival of a new play by Christine Evans, TROJAN BARBIE, directed by Daniella Topol. (1/25/09)

Reading at New Dramatists of a new play by Australian Exchange Playwright, Ross Mueller. The play is titled CONCUSSION and was directed by Ari Edelson. (1/22/09)

Performance in the Youngblood Sunday Brunch in a short play by Patrick Link, KNOT THEORY, directed by Jordan Young. (1/4/09)

Workshop of Sheila Callaghan’s new play with Clubbed Thumb, ROADKILL CONFIDENTIAL, directed by Brooke O’Harra. (1/5/09-1/10/09)

Reading at the LARK Play Development Center of Thomas Bradshaw’s new play, JOB, directed by Sarah Benson. (12/17/08)

Performing Off Broadway in Red Bull Theater’s production of WOMEN BEWARE WOMEN by Thomas Middleton, directed by Jesse Berger. (12/9/08-1/18/09)

2008

Closed reading of Sam Mark’s play, BRACK’S LAST BACHELOR PARTY, directed by Sam Gold. (11/13/08)

Reading in Hartford Stage’s Brand:NEW festival in Christopher Shinn’s NOW OR LATER, directed by Maxwell Williams. (11/7/08)

Presentation of Little Theatre at the new Dixon Place of LIES I WISH I’D TOLD YOU: A PLAY ABOUT HOOKERS, by Mallery Avidon, directed by Jose Zayas. (11/3/08)

Rehearsal with Andre Gregory and Wallace Shawn for The Master Builder. (10/25/08-10/26/08)

Workshop with Page 73 Productions of a new play by Tommy Smith, SEXTET, directed by Davis McCallum. (10/13/08-10/25/08)

Reading at New Dramatists of a new play by Chiori Miyagawa, COMET HUNTER, directed by Stephanie Gilman. (10/6/08)

Reading at New York Theatre Workshop of a new play by Keli Garrett, SPACE, directed by Dominic Taylor. (10/2/08)

Reading at Rattlestick Theatre of a new play by James McClure, BASEBALL GAME OF THE WEEK, directed by Evan Cabnet. (9/29/08)

Presentation at The Prelude Festival of a work-in-progress called THE WATER PROJECT. It is a collaboration between Daniella Topol, Shelia Callaghan and William Cusick. (9/27/08)

Production of a new play by Thomas Bradshaw, SOUTHERN PROMISES. It was directed by Jose Zayas and performed at PS 122. It ran from September 6th to September 27th, 2008.

Workshop at The Long Wharf Theatre of a new play by Peca Stefan, GIGANTIC, directed by Eric Ting. (9/23/08-9/26/08)

Benefit Reading of Amy Freed’s RESTORATION COMEDY for The Red Bull Theater, directed by Jesse Berger. (9/15/08)

Reading at New Dramatists of a new play by Susan Mosakowski, BALONEY HEAVEN, directed by Daniella Topol. (9/10/08)

Workshop with New York Theatre Workshop at Dartmouth, to work on the new play by Thomas Bradshaw, DAWN, directed by Anne Kauffman. (8/11/08-8/17/08)

Workshop with The Berkshire Playwrights Lab of EGGS IN A BASKET, a new play by Daria Polatin, directed by Evan Cabnet. (7/11/08-7/17/08)

Law and Order: Criminal Intent episode airs! The title of the episode is “Contract,” and Jeff plays a Louisiana Doctor that may have falsified an autopsy report. To watch the video clip [Click Here]. (6/15/08)

Shot a short film by Adam Symkowicz, directed by Scott Ebersold, called THE MOMENT. (5/29/08-5/30/08)

Reading at Ensemble Studio Theatre of a new play by Daria Polatin called GUIDANCE. (5/27/08)

Workshop of Paula Vogel’s new play, A CIVIL WAR CHRISTMAS, directed by Tina Landau for The Long Wharf Theatre. (5/5/08-5/16/08).

Reading at New York Theater Workshop of Kelly Stuart’s SHADOW LANGUAGE, directed by Gordon Edelstein. (4/28/08)

Reading at Ma-Yi Theater Company of IF IT’S SAD, I DON’T WANT TO SEE IT, by Rehana Mizra, directed by Linsay Firman as part of Lab Fest 2008. (4/27/08)

Shoots new episode of LAW & ORDER: CRIMINAL INTENT. Scheduled to premiere at 9pm on Sunday, June 15th on USA network. Jeff plays a Louisana doctor who may have falsified an autopsy report. The title of the episode is “Contract.” ( 4/25/08).

Reading at The Flea of BRIGHT CAPTIVES written and directed by Gordon Dahlquist. (4/21/08).

Reading at Primary Stages of THE SECOND HOUSE by David Caudle, directed by Lucie Tiberghien. (4/15/08).

Reading at Soho Rep of THE PAST IS NOT A FOREIGN COUNTRY – (VERY PERSONAL) MAPS OF SEATTLE by Mallory Avidon as part of the writer/director lab. Directed by Jose Zayas. (4/14/08).

Workshop at The Lark Play Development Center of THE NIGHT SKY, written by Lisa D’Amour, directed by Kip Fagen. (4/6/08-4/10/08)

Reading of Thomas Bradshaw’s new play, SOUTHERN PROMISES at The Flea, directed by Jose Zayas. (4/8/08).

Closed reading of Richard III directed by Ken Rus Schmoll. (4/7/08).

Workshop at The Lark Play Development Center of AMERICAN CAR, written by Catherine Leger, translated by Chantal Bilodeau and directed by Sturgis Warner. (3/24/08-3/29/08)

A second Workshop of Moliere’s MONSIEUR DE POURCEAUGNAC with the Katharsis Theater Company, directed by Henry Wishcamper. (3/17/08-3/22/08)

Production of Donald Margulies’s new play, SHIPWRECKED, at The Long Wharf Theater in New Haven, directed by Evan Cabnet. (1/15/08-3/16/08)

Production of THE WATER PROJECT, created by Daniella Topol, Shelia Callaghan and William Cusick. Presented as part of the Culturemart at HERE. (1/8/08-1/9/08)

Production of Chisa Hutchinson’s play, SHE LIKE GIRLS, directed by Kristin Horton at The Lark Play Development Center. (1/9/08-1/13/08)

2007

Reading of Jailbait by Deirdre O’Connor at the Cherry Lane Theater, directed by Suzanne Agins. (12/13/07)

Workshop of SLAVEY by Sigrid Gilmer as part of Clubbed Thumb’s Boot Camp series, directed by Daniel Alexander Jones. (12/10/07-12/16/07).

Reading of Jason Grote’s play BOX AMERICANA at Playwrights Horizons, directed by Jackson Gay. (12/10/07)

Workshop of Moliere’s MONSIEUR DE POURCEAUGNAC with the Katharsis Theater Company, directed by Henry Wishcamper. (12/3/07-12/9/07)

Workshop of THE WATER PROJECT, created by Daniella Topol, Shelia Callaghan and William Cusick. Presented at HERE. (11/20/07)

Reading of Gordon Dahlquist’s new play BRIGHT CAPTIVES at New Dramatists. (11/13/07)

Reading of RED STATE BLUE GRASS by Josh Tobiessen, directed by Peter DuBois as part of the Alliance Theater’s Kendeda Graduate Playwriting Competition reading series, sponsored by SPF. (11/12/07)

Workshop with The Lark Play Development Center as part of their weeklong Word Exchange U.S./Mexico Playwright Exchange Program of THE SADNESS OF THE LIMES by Veronica Bujeiro, translated by Andy Bragen, and directed by Alex Correia. (11/11/07-11/19/07)

Reading of HERBIE: POET OF THE WILD WEST by Adam Symkowicz, directed by Evan Cabnet at The Lincoln Center Library for the Performing Arts. (11/5/07)

Reading for Red Bull Theater’s Revelation Reading Series or THE JUST by Albert Camus, adapted and newly translated by Anthony Clarvoe. Directed by Ethan McSweeny. (10/29/07)

New York Theatre Workshop Debut !! Went on for Bill Camp as Alceste in Ivo van Hove’ s production of THE MISANTHROPE. (10/25/07)

Understudy for Alceste (Bill Camp) in Ivo Van Hoe’ s production of THE MISANTHROPE at New York Theatre Workshop. (10/11/07-11/11/07)

Made a Usual Suspect at New York Theatre Workshop. (10/8/07)

Reading with this fall’s 24SevenLab, featuring the work of playwrights Annie Baker, Edith Freni, Jason Grote, Melissa Roth and Joe Waechter. (10/7/07)

Closed reading at The Lark of Arhtur Kopit’s new play. (10/2/07)

Reading at MCC of Adam Szymkowicz’s play HERBIE: POET OF THE WILD WEST. (10/1/07)

Reading at New York Theatre Workshop of Thomas Bradshaw’s new play, DAWN, directed by Jose Zayas. (9/10/07)

Reading of Winter Miller’s play IN DARFUR directed by Awoye Timpo to benefit CARE, a world-wide non-profit organization that tackles the underlying causes of poverty so that people can become self-sufficient. (9/6/07)

Performed in the 2007 Summer Play Festival at Theatre Row, in Anna Ziegler’s new play NOVEL, directed by Michael Goldfried. (7/17/07-7/22/07)

Reading of Ty Jones’ play EMANCIPATION for The Classical Theatre of Harlem, directed by Chris McElroen. (6/20/07)

Performed in Karl Gajdusek’s play GREEDY, directed by Drew Barr for Clubbed Thumb’s Summerworks 2007. (6/3/07-6/9/07)

Reading of Jason Grote’s BOX AMERICANA, directed by Jackson Gay, as part of the The Lark Play Development Center’s 1st Annual Playwrights’ Workshop Fellows Readings. (5/11/07)

Reading of the screenplay MIKE’S MAKEOVER, by David Simpatico, directed by Stephen Williford. (5/7/07)

Reading of the screenplay SUGAR, by Michael Henry Brown, produced by James E.Sewell. (5/4/07)

Reading in Ars Nova’s Outloud Series of Adam Szymkowicz’s play INCENDIARY, directed by Kip Fagan. (4/30/07)

Reading at The Public Theater of Edith Freni’s TOTAL POWER EXCHANGE, directed by Victor Maog. Part of the Public’s collaboration with NYU’s MFA writing program. (4/23/07)

Reading of Karl Gajdusek’s GREEDY, directed by Drew Barr for Clubbed Thumb. (4/22/07)

Cameo performance in GUTENBERG THE MUSICAL! as “a Famous Broadway Producer”, directed by Drama Desk Nominee Alex Timbers. (4/6/07)

Reading at Ensemble Studio Theater of the Sloan Commissioned play CHANCE AND NECESSITY, by Joe Klein, directed by Jordan Young. (4/5/07)

Closed reading of WINDMILL, a new screenplay by Mike Batistick, directed by Nick Sandow. (4/2/07).

Reading of Ann Washburn’s ONKEL TOM’S HUTTE as part of the America-in-Play Festival, directed by Lynn Thompson. (3/27/07)

Workshop of Daria Polatin’s EGGS IN A BASKET, directed by Hal Brooks, as part of Columbia University’s: New Voices, New Play Festival. Featuring the work of the MFA Playwriting Class of 2007. (3/19/07-3/23/07)

Performed Off-Broadway in Katharsis Theater Company’s production of THE POLISH PLAY at Soho Rep’s Walker Space. (1/13/07-2/17/07)

Ongoing readings with The Lark Playwrights’ Workshop with Rachel Axler, Anton Dudley, Marcus Gardley, Jason Grote, and Jeroen van den Berg. Hosted by Arthur Kopit.

2006

Reading in MCC Theater’s holiday play series in pieces by Mike Batsitick, Mark Shultz and Rami Metal. (12/10/06)

Private Reading of Jason Schafer’s play, NOTES ON THE LAND OF EARTHQUAKE AND FIRE. (12/10/06)

Reading of Joan Rosenfel’s play, BEER DEER for The Lark, directed by Giovanna Sardelli. (12/6/06)

Workshop for Clubbed Thumb’s “Boot Camp” series of Malachy Walsh’s play BEYOND THE OWING, directed by Matthew Arbor. (11/29/06-12/6/06)

Readings of new plays in Marsha Norman’s NYU Graduate playwriting class. (11/28/06)

Reading with Kathleen Turner of Vaclav Havel’s THE CONSPIRATORS, directed by Kay Matshullat for the Vaclav Havel Festival. (11/20/06)

Reading for New York Theater WOrkshop of SILENCE OF THE COMMUNISTS. (11/20/06)

Workshop of BUCHAREST CALLING, directed by Victor Maog for The Lark. (11/1/06-11/3/06)

Played Satan in Les Freres Corbusier’s production of HELL HOUSE at St. Ann’s Warehouse (10/1/06-10/29/06).

Reading at New York Theatre Workshop of INTIMATIONS FOR SAXAPHONE by Sophie Treadwell, adapted by Michael Kinghorn and directed by Liz Diamond. (10/2/06)

Performed in C.i.N.E.’s workshop of VENICE SAVED with Gordon Dahlquist and David Levine. Sponsored by Drama League’s New Directors/New Works grant. (9/28/06-10/1/06)

Reading at The Lark of Jason Grote’s THIS STORM IS WHAT WE CALL PROGRESS, directed by Victor Maog. (9/26/06)

Read an excerpt from Jason Grote’s THIS STORM IS WHAT WE CALL PROGRESS at New Dramatist’s New Playwright Welcome for the class of 2013. (9/11/06)

Rehearsing THE MASTER BUILDER with Andre Gregory and Wallace Shawn.
(9/8/06-9/15/06)

Travelled to Scotland to perform in A.R.T.’s production of THREE SISTERS at the Edinburgh International Festival. (8/21/06-9/2/06)

Performed in PARTY as part of CiNE and Soho Think Tank’s ACTORS AT WORK project
at The Ohio Theater, directed by David Levine. (8/12/06)

Reader for Stuart Howard during auditions for THE MILLINER by Suzanne Glass.
(7/25/06-7/27/06)

Reading of a new screenplay by Jeffrey LaHoste of a film to be directed by
Moises Kaufman. (7/10/06)

Performed in a ten minute play by Kate Moira Ryan directed by Josh Hecht as part of the THE AUSTRALIA PROJECT. (6/29/06-7/2/06)

Attended New York Theatre Workshop’s retreat at Vassar to do readings of plays for possible production with director Dahlia Ibelhauptaite. (6/20/06-6/23/06)

Reading with Young Playwrights Inc. of three new plays written by high school students. (6/13/06)

Performed in Ann Washburn’s new play I HAVE LOVED STRANGERS produced by Clubbed Thumb at The Ohio Theater and directed by Johanna McKeon. (6/4/06-6/10/06)

Reading of Mike Batistick’s new play TEMPO at Studio Dante. (6/5/06)