Brendon Bates
Director: Let It Out
Brendon is a playwright, actor, and teacher in New York City. He is on the faculty of the New Actors Workshop, where he graduated from the two-year professional actor-training program. He is also the director of Full Circle's annual summer project, "Let it Out!" Brendon holds a B.A. in Theatre and Psychology from Allegheny college and an M.A. from Antioch University. Before moving to New York City so he could train under George Morrison, Brendon performed as a professional actor in Denver, Colorado, where he starred in The Complete Works of William Shakespeare, Abridged and The Dinosaur Play. In New York, Paul Sills has directed him in a Story Theatre production of The Stories of Red Hanrahan, where he appeared as Red Hanrahan. He also appeared as several chorus characters in the Full Circle Production of Jeffrey. In December 2002, Brendon will star in The Savior of Fenway, a three-act play which he wrote. He can also be seen performing long-form improvisation at The Upright Citizen's Brigade Theatre, as well as stand-up comedy around New York and Philadelphia.
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