Theo Stockman

Theo Stockman
Born (1984-12-27) December 27, 1984
Brookline, Massachusetts, U.S.
Occupation Actor and singer
Years active 2007—present
Website http://theostockman.com/

Theo Stockman (born December 27, 1984) is an American actor, singer, 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 New York University'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 included Claude in Hair at Theater Mitu in 2006 and Dionysus in The Bacchae in 2005.[1] Stockman reprised his role as Dionysus at the International Theatre Festival in Warsaw in 2007, for which he was awarded the Best Leading Actor award.[4]

Career

Stockman was a cast member in the 2009 Broadway revival of Hair, performing as a Member of the Tribe, Hubert, the Principal, and John Wilkes Booth, while also understudying Dad.[5] He also performed in the September 2007 40th anniversary concert production at the Delacorte Theater, followed by the July to September 2008 Hair revival at the Delacorte Theater in Central Park.[6]

Stockman performed as The Representative of Jingletown in the production of American Idiot on Broadway after appearing in workshops and the original Berkeley, California run.[4][7]American Idiot premiered at the Berkeley Repertory Theatre on September 4, 2009.[8] 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 left the show on January 30, 2011.

From April 5 to May 26, 2012, Stockman starred as 'Danny' in the Off-Broadway play An Early History of Fire by David Rabe, produced by The New Group.[9]

Stockman starred in a reading of Veritas by Stan Richardson on June 16, 2011.[10] In May, 2009, he starred as Benvolio in a reading/workshop production of The Last Goodbye, a rock musical adaptation of Romeo and Juliet featuring the songs of the late Jeff Buckley.[11] Other readings and workshops include The Elephant Song, The Black Crook, and 36 Views.[12][13][14]

He has also performed at PS 122 and La MaMa Experimental Theatre Club.[15] La MaMa credits include Too Fast Waltz in 2007.[16] Regional credits include The Witching Hour (2005) and Fairy Garden at the Williamstown Theatre Festival.[17]

Stockman has made guest appearances on Shades of Blue, Inside Amy Schumer, Blue Bloods, 30 Rock, Cupid, Nurse Jackie, CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, Private Practice, and MTV's I Just Want My Pants Back.[18][19]

His film appearances include the adaptation of Stephen King's A Good Marriage, And So It Goes (2014), and Home.[18] Stockman also starred as Tom in the 2008 musical short The Steam-Room Crooner and played Mike Kenney in the 2003 film Freebox.[18]

Stockman provided backup vocals for "Cinema", a track from Declan Bennett's 2011 album, record:BREAKUP. He also works as a DJ in New York City under the name DJ Theocracy.[2]

Theo Stockman currently appears as "Tim Price" in the musical "American Psycho" on Broadway.

Works

Film

Year Title Role Notes
2003 Freebox Mike Kenney Short film
2008 The Steam-Room Crooner Tom Short film
2013 Broadway Idiot Himself Documentary
2013 Home Charles
2014 And So It Goes Pet Store Employee
2014 A Good Marriage Donnie Anderson
2016 The Boy Downstairs Eliot (Completed)

Television

Year Title Role Episode
2009 30 Rock Ephraim "Apollo, Apollo"
2009 Cupid DJ "Shipping Out"
2011 Nurse Jackie Kyle Finch "Fuck the Lemurs"
2011 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Slade "Bittersweet"
2011 Private Practice Wes "Step One"
2012 Blue Bloods Timothy Abbey "Parenthood"
2012 I Just Want My Pants Back Greg "Love Equation"
2012 Made in Jersey Micah Schraft "The Farm"
2013 High Maintenance (web series) Thomas
2013 Inside Amy Schumer Tim "A Porn Star is Born"
2014 The Following Patrick "Teacher's Pet"
2014 Olive Kitteridge Sean O'Casey "Security"
2015 Inside Amy Schumer Conor "3 Buttholes"
2016 Shades of Blue Officer Hollister "Good Cop, Bad Cop"

Stage

Year Title Role Venue / Notes
2007-2009 Hair Hubert Delacorte Theater

Al Hirschfeld Theatre (Broadway)

2009-2011 American Idiot Representative of Jingletown Berkeley Repertory Theatre

St. James Theatre (Broadway)

2012 An Early History of Fire Danny The New Group at Acorn Theater
2016 American Psycho Tim Price Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre (Broadway)

References

  1. 1 2 http://www.concordacademy.org/about_concord_academy/magazine/09-spring/stockman.aspx
  2. 1 2 http://culturebot.wordpress.com/2009/12/23/five-questions-for-theo-stockman/
  3. ↑ http://theostockman.com/educate.html
  4. 1 2 http://www.playbill.com/celebritybuzz/whoswho/biography/18238
  5. ↑ http://www.ibdb.com/person.php?id=482819
  6. ↑ http://broadwayworld.com/people/Theo_Stockman/
  7. ↑ http://broadwayworld.com/article/Berkeley_Rep_Theatre_Announces_John_Gallagher_Jr_Matt_Caplan_Michael_Esper_More_In_AMERICAN_IDIOT_20090803
  8. ↑ Itzkoff, Dave (March 30, 2009). "Punk CD Is Going Theatrical". The New York Times. Retrieved May 6, 2010.
  9. ↑ http://www.broadway.com/shows/early-history-fire/
  10. ↑ http://www.playbill.com/news/article/151679-Veritas-About-Harvard-Gay-Witch-Hunt-to-Feature-Nicholas-Galbraith-Theo-Stockman-Grant-Gerard
  11. ↑ http://www.broadway.com/buzz/147090/romeo-and-juliet-musical-the-last-goodbye-set-to-jeff-buckley-tunes-may-debut-next-season/
  12. ↑ http://nicolasbillon.com/english/en_theatre_elephant.html
  13. ↑ http://theatresm.com/?p=62
  14. ↑ http://archive.constantcontact.com/fs029/1101671080949/archive/1102126416945.html
  15. ↑ http://broadwayworld.com/article/Full_Cast_Announced_for_AMERICAN_IDIOT_Cast_to_Appear_on_Grammy_Awards_20100128_page2
  16. ↑ http://www.lamama.org/performances/playreading_archives.html
  17. ↑ http://williamstowntheatrefestival.org/performance?PerformanceID=505
  18. 1 2 3 http://www.imdb.com/name/nm2087489/
  19. ↑ http://www.cbspressexpress.com/div.php/cbs_entertainment/original/release?id=231&dpid=56&rid=29202

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